Natural Options to Wellness
Eradicating Lyme and its coinfections require a slightly different method than what I utilize for the daily clients of Live Intentionally, LLC. I apply all the same principles, but with an initially more aggressive approach because of the nature of the pathogens which make up the disease. It is a delicate balance to provide enough power behind the therapy to maximize the results of the treatment and be gentle enough to keep the body in a state of rest and repair.
Lyme is considered the great mimicker. Many walk around without knowing they have the disease. Symptoms have such a wide array of description that it is difficult for those suffering with the illness to identify what is going on from day to day. The recovery of the disease is no different. The variation of experiences and concerns lead to additional stress for those who have chosen treatment. Everyone has a different story to tell and different concerns. I unfortunately cannot predict with certainty exactly what you will experience, but I can give support and suggestions to what is happening. Stress exasperates any healing journey. Our goal is to minimize the stress involved with the therapeutic journey.
I am passionate about helping those with Lyme Disease as I have seen lives stolen from the effects of this disease.
One great motivation for learning all the science and therapies I have pursued was to bring hope to those suffering with this illness.
When people are sick and conventional medicine fails, they seek unconventional means to bring relief. Most every therapy I have learned has come from doctors who developed their own healing methods and now share their discoveries with the world.
Although I have learned a great deal from Dr. Tony Smith and Dr. Ben Erlandson, I have combined several bioenergetic and bio-informational therapies to develop BRIT and Stop Lyme with N.O.W. But I am forever grateful for the experience of learning CBT and continuing on this amazing journey of discovery!
Here is a list from Dr. Tony Smith’s webpage of possible symptoms of Lyme Disease.
Lyme Disease can cause any of the symptoms listed below. You many have just a few of them, or many of them. The amount and severity of your symptoms are usually directly related to the amount, location and severity of any Lyme-related infections you may have – and how well your immune system is dealing with them.
- Symptoms that are gradually getting worse
- The feeling of “prematurely aging” or “slowly dying”
- Persistent swollen glands
- Sore throat
- Fevers
- Sore soles of feet, especially in the morning
- Pain in the fingers, toes, ankles, wrists, knees, elbows or shoulders
- Swelling of the fingers, toes, ankles, wrist, knees, elbows, hips or shoulders
- Unexplained back pain
- Stiffness of the joints or back
- Muscle aches or cramps
- Obvious muscle weakness
- Twitching of the face or other muscles
- Confusion, difficulty thinking
- Difficulty with concentration or reading.
- Problems absorbing new information
- Word search, “name block”
- Forgetfulness, poor short term memory, poor attention
- Disorientation – getting lost, going to the wrong places
- Speech errors – using the wrong word or misspeaking
- Mood swings, irritability, depression
- Anxiety, panic attacks
- Psychosis (hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, bipolar)
- Tremors
- Seizures
- Headaches
- Abnormally sensitive to light
- Abnormally sensitive to sound
- Double vision, blurry vision, “floaters”
- Ear pain
- Buzzing or ringing in ears, decreased hearing
- Increased motion sickness, vertigo, spinning sensation
- Off balance “tippy” feeling
- Lightheadedness, wooziness, unavoidable need to sit or lie down
- Tingling, numbness, burning or stabbing sensations, shooting pains, skin hypersensitivity
- Facial paralysis – Bell’s Palsy
- Unexplained tooth or gum pain
- Neck creaking or cracking, neck stiffness, neck pain
- Fatigue, tired, poor stamina
- Insomnia, interrupted sleep, early awakening
- Excessive night time sleep
- Napping during the day
- Unexplained weight gain or weight loss
- Unexplained hair loss
- Pain in genital area
- Unexplained menstrual irregularity
- Unexplained milk production or breast pain
- Irritable bladder or bladder dysfunction
- Erectile dysfunction
- Loss of libido
- Queasy stomach or nausea
- Heartburn, stomach pain
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Lower abdominal pain or cramps
- Heart murmur or valve prolapse
- Heart palpitations or skips
- “Heart block” on EKG testing
- Chest wall pain or sore ribs
- Sinus congestion
- Breathlessness, “air hunger”,
- unexplained chronic cough
- Profuse sweating at night
- “Brain fog”