On 07/29/2011 07:29 PM, Kristina Carlton wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It's been a while since I posted. Some of you may remember me with
> digest issues, abdominal distention, food allergies, fatigue, POTS,
> and more and just not getting better. Well, it looks like I might
> have Lyme disease. I asked my doctor for a CD57 blood test which came
> back at 20 - apparently anything below 60 is a chronic infection and
> anything below 20 is serious illness. My doctor says it's a chronic
> bacterial infection but not necessarily Lyme. A search on the
> internet indicates a low CD57 is chronic Lyme.
>
> Anyway, my doctor ran a Western blot and co-infections panel with
> Igenex. He treats with abx which I would like to avoid. I searched
> the archives but couldn't find much on Lyme disease. Any suggestions
> how to address it in addition to staying Paleo?
>


I would look at digestive issue first:

ask your farmer what he uses for fertilizer; mine says he has to plow, 
fertilize and re-seed. If there is no iodine in the animals' diet you 
are iodine-deficient and must supplement.
(we need iodine, zinc, and vitamin B1 to make stomach acid. From 
Tennant, who also writes that our immune system uses iodine to kill 
infections. Two birds, one stone :) )
And ask if he ever uses anything for fodder other than grass.

There are many possibilities for pollution, such as foam in furniture, 
electrical devices, stuff in water, air quality etc.
Local knowledge is needed for that.

For a quick fix, some have successfully used betaine HCl.

I can't think of anything else.

William