Coiling for Lyme

using the coil machine

  • Compassion

    On Monday I had my first Reiki session. I’ve been thinking about it for quite a while, ever since I met up with my former roommate from graduate school a few years ago. She thought it would be a good… Continue reading

  • Cheating without consequences

    In August, I learned about a few more food sensitivities and decided to get strict with myself. For the past several months, I’ve been doing a fair amount of detoxing and completely avoiding these foods. So on Tuesday night, I… Continue reading

  • Shifting Herx Pattern

    Ever since I started taking diatomaceous earth, my Herxes have shifted. I still get headaches, but the rest of the cascade has gotten milder. Even the headaches aren’t as bad as they were this summer. Even still, I could feel… Continue reading

  • Draft Lyme Coiling Plan

    I decided today that I needed to write out the whole weekly Lyme Disease coiling treatment plan so I can tape it up next to my coil machine. I’m not at the full time yet for all the days, but… Continue reading

  • Resting and catching up

    It was a funny kind of a weekend. I rested a lot. I spent a bunch of time on the phone lying in bed. I felt unproductive and a little tortured. Then when I had rested enough, I went out… Continue reading

  • Sleep and insomnia

    One of the issues that arises repeatedly is getting the right amount of sleep. In the early years of debilitating Lyme Disease, I slept a lot, 10-16 hours a day. It seemed like I couldn’t get enough. When that phase… Continue reading

  • Coiling isn’t for everyone

    For most of the time I’ve been treating Lyme Disease and my other tick-borne infections, the main treatments were antibiotic pills and other supplements, rest and, when I was up to it, exercise. Things got better as I did more… Continue reading

  • New Lyme Coiling Plan

    I spoke to one of my fellow Lyme-combattant-coilers last week. She sent me a different coiling schedule than the one I was using. (I mentioned this the day I spoke to her.) It’s an interesting idea that I’ve been processing… Continue reading

  • Craniosacral Therapy

    About once a year or so, I get a craniosacral therapy treatment. It always moves something for me, but I don’t really understand how it works. Apparently there is a lot of controversy about whether craniosacral therapy does anything at… Continue reading

  • Little decisions

    As I continue to experiment with new treatments, to modify my protocols for bacteriacide and detoxification and diet, I have to make tons of decisions. Today, I’m pondering two of them. First, should I stop florinef on Saturday? My doctor… Continue reading