Dr. Andrew Cutler - SAFE amalgam removal info

Many Lyme patients suffer from high levels of heavy metals in their tissues. This may be the result of an interruption of the natural detox mechanism that works to rid the body of contaminants. That interruption may be caused by microbial infection, or by genetic defects such as the MTFHR gene mutation.

The official name of this gene is “methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NAD(P)H). Say that ten times fast.

Amalgam fillings in teeth, now outlawed in some countries, may be implicated, due to the mercury in the compound fillings leaching into the body. Dr Andrew Cutler, a dentist, has written two books on the subject.

There are a few sensational claims in the article (click link below) about Dr. Cutler, but there are good resource links in the article and a concise explanation of Dr. Cutler's careful approach to mercury detoxification. I believe Cutler is important reading for anyone considering undergoing heavy metal chelation. If not done correctly, you can end up worse than when you began.

http://curezone.com/faq/q.asp?a=3,76&q=102
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Part One: Lyme Disease Management-Immune Health

Full link to previous post about GI tract:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1y8sObdKVhHysVJzQa67lOMS9mpapUixNR-F6VtWhgmE&pli=1

Inflammation, GI tract, and Lyme

I found this today, in my searches:

Most chronic diseases have been linked to excessive or persistent inflammation. This chronic

inflammation is a systemic phenomena with local manifestations. Chronic inflammation occurs when the injury is ongoing or a predisposed immune system fails at counter-regulation. Unaddressed chronic inflammation can completely obstruct the path to recovery from an infection such as Lyme disease. In order to properly manage Lyme disease the immune system needs to be optimized. The first area of optimization is the GI tract.

For any further information please visit this website page on Lyme disease: 

http://www.alternativemedicinehealthcare.com/immune-health/lyme-disease.

Peter J. Muran, MD, practices Integrative Medicine in San Luis Obispo, CA, specializing in immune conditions such as Lyme disease. www.longevityhealthcare.com

Tel: (888) 315-4777

Summer's first Lyme case reported in Orinda, CA

The article cites the summer's first reported case in Orinda, just east of Berkeley, in the SF area. Several Lymies seem to have posted comments.

Watch out for Mr. Tick. If you walk around these parts - or have a pet who does the same - you may want to check to see if you have any tiny hitch-hikers aboard...

Read article and see video at:
http://lamorinda.patch.com/articles/first-lyme-disease-case-this-summer-recorded-in-lafayette

Stanford University CFS Report useful for Lyme patients also

Utilizing innovative technologies such as mass tag, PCR, Green chip, or 454 deep sequencing (which have never been tried with CFS patients), researchers may find known or unknown organisms.

Read the article here:

http://medicine.stanford.edu/newsletter/2011-spring/DOM_NL_Spring2011.pdf
Scroll to page 4 of the article.

Also of note from Stanford:

Current Areas of Study

Infection-associated chronic diseases that our group studies include Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Lyme Disease, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, and other unexplained chronic illnesses. We are interested in learning more about how infectious agents may play an etiologic role in these diseases. These infectious agents include human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6), retroviruses such as xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii, fungi such as Coccidiodes immitis, and bacteria such as Borrelia burgdorferi (the cause of Lyme disease).

More at: http://chronicfatigue.stanford.edu/
 

Pyroluria , theory that it is caused by Lyme

Interesting treatment suggestion for anxiety attacks, OCD, etc. with niacin, zinc, and inositol.  Also, some discussion of Lyme disease coverup.

http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=1561126

An example of my hand and foot tremors

Here's what my right-hand tremor currently looks like:

  

Here's what my left-foot tremor currently looks like:

BioResource 2011 Conference

The "Better Health Guy" (Scott Forsgren) has posted excellent notes of the BioResources Conference that took place in Burlingame, CA in the spring of 2011. Some of the best Lyme docs in the US presented at this conference. This link will take you there.

http://betterhealthguy.com/joomla/blog/238-bioresource-2011-conference
 

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New dermatitis update

What is this stuff?? Aargh.

Seems I have gotten a rash again. Not sure what it is, but it happened when I had the supposedly hypoallergenic bandage (IV 3000) on, though it began only under the gauze pad in the very center. Feeling something amiss, I took off the bandage 5 days ago and it has continued to spread, even with no needle, washing only with water, etc. So I will see the dermatologist and see what this is about. In the meantime I am not on Rocephin, obviously. I suspect this is a fungus....

[Next day] After seeing the dermatologist today, it was her opinion that what is going on is simply contact dermatitis (again), not a fungal infection or bacterial infection. We decided that next time I insert the needle I have to use probably just paper tape and nothing else. Then I will use that water protection barrier when I take a shower, and then remove it.