Coiling for Lyme

healing process

  • Dry Skin

    Back when I was 27, I was at a weekend retreat with a friend who had minor skin break-outs, the kind I was starting to get. This was just under 1 year after I think I contracted Lyme disease, babesiosis… Continue reading

  • Hungry

    Last week, I read an article in the New York Times Sunday Magazine about the low fat, high carbohydrate diet. In “Is Sugar Toxic?“, Gary Taubes looked critically at the evidence that was available in the 1980s when we all… Continue reading

  • Reading Tea Leaves

    My little experiment with coiling for Babesia to end a bout of fatigue was partially successful. I had enough energy to get moving this morning and go for a walk by 1pm. The success did not last the full day,… Continue reading

  • Constrained Liver

    My liver is showing signs of irritation. I spoke to my acupuncturist about the lump in my throat and she said that my Eastern/energetic liver is irritated, too. It’s a condition called “Constrained Liver Qi” and is a kind of… Continue reading

  • Getting Aggressive

    I’m lucky enough to have a bunch of friends who want to talk to me. I’m wishing for the part of the Herx where I just want to lie around and sleep ends so that I can call each one… Continue reading

  • The Policy of “No Guilt”

    Today was a particular kind of tired day. It has been part of the Lyme disease cycle and part of the Herx progression since the beginning of the illness. I woke up long after 9:30am, fighting off a series of… Continue reading

  • First things Herx

    I like to say, “First things first. Everything else in no particular order.” I haven’t really caught up with my life yet. I thought I would make more progress on my kitchen, my paperwork and my correspondance today. Instead, I… Continue reading

  • The Quiet before the Storm

    I was feeling okay when I woke up this morning. No sign of a Herx from the Lyme coiling session. No sign of a Herx from the Bartonella coiling session. The only thing going on was a lump in my… Continue reading

  • Candida Protocol

    One of my projects in support of the goal of getting my health back is to permanently rid myself of intestinal inflammation. There are two infections I know I need to tackle: Bartonella and Candida. In addition, I avoid foods… Continue reading

  • A Body at Rest

    I spent today recuperating. Besides the trip to see my sister and her family, I had a few weeks straight of high stress at home. Things are now essentially resolved. Today was the day to decompress and hang out with… Continue reading