Inflammation. Ouch, it hurts. But what came first? The chicken or the egg? Inflammation or the tick bite?
Here is a formula I learned from a nurse at the Jemsek Clinic:
BUGS = TOXINS=INFLAMMATION=SYMPTOMS
The answer is the BUGS come first. It is the TOXINS from the spirochetes that cause INFLAMMATION. Toxins must be detoxed out of your body. As a matter of fact, when I had my first appointment with Dr. Jemsek he told me he could not start treatment until we got my inflammation under control. Antibiotic treatment brings out the spirochetes, which increase toxins, which increases inflammation, which increases symptoms. If we had started treatment right away, the killing of of the spirochetes would increase the toxins in my body and cause even more inflammation. That may have been too much for me. I spent the first three to four months detoxing and decreasing inflammation. I did this by taking a number of supplements including Magnesium Malate, B12 sublingual, Methylfolate, green teas, Epsom salt baths, and a number of other things. I also went on a strict diet meant to decrease inflammation. This was a gluten free/sugar free diet. A challenge. I was encouraged to use Stevia for my sugar. I took a number of naturally occurring supplements, found in our cells, to develop a health immune system.Within a few months, my inflammation was down to a level that he could work with.
All in all, it has proven to be a winning combination.
