Sonya Fights Lyme

Conference Call Recording

2012-02-13T12:41:00.000-08:00

I couldn't figure out how to download the recording to my blog so this is the 2nd best thing (it's just an MP3 or wav file so if someone knows how, please let me know).

You can listen to to the conference call unedited by calling in to the following phone number and then entering the pin. I apologize for the wait, I have had a huge response to this and I hope it can help someone in some way. There is no charge unless you are charged for long distance. The call is about an hour.

Dial - (712) 432-0899

Enter Access Code - 818978#

For more information on Dr. Vinayak please check out his website. Or you can send an email to chronicallyhealthy@gmail.com and I will forward any emails to him. I have had a big response to this conference call so it may take a couple of days to get a response.

To answer a few questions that have been directed at me:

NO, I do not think this is a cure for Lyme disease. I think it is a tool. I am not making any claims and I am not a medical doctor. I just promised myself that if I found something that worked for me I would shout it from the roof tops.
I feel that I am about 80% well since I started seeing Dr. Vinayak back in the beginning of December 2011.
I have seen him about 8 times since December and my last session we did right after the conference call remotely using a hand cradle here at my house. Out of the 8 or so sessions, only 3 have been regular Zyto balancing sessions, the rest have been EVOX.
EVOX is Preception Reframing (please read more below).**
I still have bad days and I still have a Lyme cycle (flare). The bad days are few and far between and the flare time is DRASTICALLY different. I am not suffering anymore. I suffered. The pain and sickness was unbearable to me and it was a life of just existing alone.

I am able to do things in my life like shower daily, get dressed daily, do my hair and make up, go out to dinner with my husband, go to the movies, go window shopping, hit the mall (for the first time in December), walk my dogs, start exercising (very lightly), help out my step kids, visit with friends, clean my house, etc. I attribute all of this success to ripping out my PiCC line, getting off antibiotics (I think the Bionic 880 helped me do that and I may revisit that treatment sometime soon to get the other 20%), and to seeing Dr. Vinayak and balancing my body holistically. Here is a picture of me yesterday. I have gained back the weight I had lost, well most of it, I don't want the rest! I was down to 97 pounds and if you know me it was a big issue of self esteem for me being so skinny and looking so sickly.

I just posted this pic to Facebook yesterday, my husband snapped it of me as we were getting ready to go out to lunch and swing by Costco.

One of the kids and I (and Martini) a couple of weeks ago.

**EVOX is on the Zyto and it is Perception Reframing. It is healing one's personal trauma's. After I started doing it someone pointed out that it is mentioned in the book Insights Into Lyme Disease Treatment by Connie Stasheim (pages 149, 165, 267). I was able to read the section written by Dr. Lee Cowden and I wish I could quote what he wrote. Something along the lines of the EVOX & Zyto helping one heal from Lyme disease. It was much better than that, but I haven't eaten yet today and I can't remember.

Here is an article written by Better Health Guy, Scott Ferguson where Cowden mentions EVOX

Here is Scott again on his blog explaining his ongoing treatment and he uses Zyto

Be Well!! Be Happy!!

xoxo

-Sonya

Conference Call for Healing

2012-02-01T13:20:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

I'm inviting you to listen in on a conference call I asked my practitioner to do with me. My practitioner is Dr Vinayak. You can read his bio on his website electrumhealth.com

How I found Dr. Vinayak:

I had an online friend with Lyme disease make a truly miraculous recovery after discovering him. I was very concerned about her and her family so I would try and keep up with her in a private Facebook group I am a part of. I noticed she had left our private Lyme group. I hadn't seen her post in a couple of months. So I went to her Facebook page and scrolled down and noticed she was living her life as a healthy person. She was volunteering at her children's schools, she was cooking meals and cleaning her house. She would take pictures of herself out and about. It intrigued me. So I made an appointment with her practitioner. I felt I had nothing to lose and I was desperate.

Low and behold, here I am. I would say I am at about 80% functioning. When I am able to work a full time job and be athletic again, I will be at 100%. I just started doing restorative yoga at home so I'm on my way.

I promised myself if something helped me get well, I would shout it from the roof tops. So here I am and this is me shouting. By doing this conference call. There is nothing in it for me and I do not profit in any way except to hopefully inspire and help others and maybe open a door they hadn't opened before.

Not everything works for everyone but I hope somehow this can help even one person get closer to getting their lives back.

On Tuesday, February 7th at 1pm (Pacific Time), call in to the number below:

(712) 432-0800

Enter code 818978# when prompted

Once on the call please press *6 immediately to mute your phone. To unmute your phone, press *6 again to speak and then you may enter it again to mute.

There is no fee for the call unless you are going to be charged long distance by your phone provider. Seems most people have unlimited long distance these days on home phones or cell phones.

I have no idea how many people we will be having on this call. Individual questions can be asked via email given out at the end of the conference call.

I hope this goes smoothly!

Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease

2012-01-25T17:26:00.000-08:00

Click on the picture of the book for more info.

There was a lot of "buzz" on Facebook recently about a new book that was published about Lyme disease. The book is a collection of essays by a founding member of the IDSA (Infectious Disease Society of America), Dr. Burton Waisbren. This book consists of 51 essays regarding the treatment of his own patients diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease. People are really talking about this book and some are saying it is one of the most important books written on the topic to date. A book written by a founding and current fellow of the IDSA.... exciting!

http://tinyurl.com/LymeBooks

Proof That Chronic Lyme DOES Exist

2012-01-13T20:29:00.001-08:00

Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Rhesus Macaques following Antibiotic Treatment of Disseminated Infection

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029914

http://m.discovermagazine.com/2012/jan-feb/90

Green Juice Recipe

2012-01-12T13:49:00.000-08:00

I wanted to post the green juice recipe I have been doing daily. I feel it has really been a factor in healing my body. When I first started I could literally feel it going into my muscles. I think "it" specifically was the ginger. My muscles would tingle and get warm, my entire body would flush. My husband said he could feel things "firing" in his brain. In a good way, like things had been connecting that maybe hadn't connected or worked in a while. We both felt it the other day. Felt a buzz, but not like an alcohol buzz. An actually buzzing feeling.

GREEN JUICE RECIPE

(Choose all organic whenever possible. The only thing I will slide on is lime because I peel it first. The most important would be celery & cucumber. If you can't get organic, don't get it at all.) Do not peel anything except the lime.

Parsley, celery, apple, lime, cucumber & ginger in the middle. Kale is missing this day.

1 granny smith apple

1 cucumber

1 lime (peeled by knife)

1/3 bunch of kale

and/or

1/3 bunch of red leaf lettuce

1/3 bunch of parsley

3 celery pieces (leaves included)

1 chunk 'o ginger (about 2 in piece - I no longer peel this, just wash it)

Sometimes I will do spinach (MUST be organic) in place of the lettuce or kale.

Depending on your juicer, this should get you about 16 ounces of juice. I just upgraded my juicer and got 28 ounces in the photo above. Stir it and drink it right away. It starts to oxidize and lose it's goodness within 30 minutes.

I had been using a Jack LaLane Juicer prior and it worked fine but since I am a daily juicer and felt I was wasting produce, I upgraded to the Hurom. It is a different type of juicer. The Jack LeLane is a centrifuge juicer and it spins around and grinds/shreds the food. The Hurom is a masticating juicer and it squeezes and presses the juice reserving more enzymes. The clean up is a lot easy since I upgraded as well. Regardless, I find juicing to be therapeutic. Stick with it. Make it a part of your every day. You'll see changes in your skin, eyes, energy, etc. I buy my produce every 3 days.

An FYI: Carrots and beets have a LOT of sugar so I don't use them.

Healing from Lyme Disease

2011-12-28T12:13:00.000-08:00

I am healing. I feel I am recovering from this disease. Yes I have been here once before Back in July, August, September 2010. But I was on IV meds and had just gotten off of a round of 8 months of twice weekly injections. This time it's different. I am on NO DRUGS what so ever. Ok, that's not entirely true. My only prescriptions are Ambien and occasional Ativan. I don't know if it was the Bionic 880 (I did 8 treatments using nosodes) or the therapy I am currently doing (I have a healer that uses ZYTO). I am guessing it is a combination of the two and of juicing. Juicing a green juice every morning reduces the inflammation in my body. I feel better when I do it.

I have accomplished more in this month than I have in the past year. I finally made it to the eye doctor at Costco. Haven't worn contacts since my wedding in 2009. I got the exam I needed and FINALLY got new glasses! I cannot wait for them to come in. CAN-NOT-WAIT!

I am stronger, healthier, living my life. I went out to dinner last night with a gift card we got, I have been Christmas shopping three times (in 1 hour increments & close to home), I have been getting dressed in CLOTHES (not sweats or PJ's) daily, and not stuck in the same clothes for 3 days at a time on my good days. I have been showering almost daily (bad days I may skip it, but even my bad days aren't too too bad anymore).

I am not saying I am returning to a "normal" level of functioning. I may never be like I once was or like other "healthy" people. However, the fact that I can get up out of bed and do things in spurts is amazing to me. I may still miss out on 2 weeks of life a month, but the other two weeks.....

This is it guys. 2 years and 5 months of acute illness (and possibly years of it weakening my immune system before hand). Of being told I should "just get out more", be positive, take an anti-depressant, get back in shape, push myself, of becoming disabled by a disease that isn't truly recognized by ANYONE for what it is and what it is capable of. I am so grateful to my husband for sticking by me. For doing his best to get me what I needed regardless of our life circumstances. With no regard to the people that we thought loved us that tried to bring us down and tear us apart. He could have abandoned me like most everyone else. Life would have been so much easier on him...

Daryl Hall talks about living with Lyme Disease...

2011-12-09T10:00:00.001-08:00

Pop legend Daryl Hall talks about living with Lyme disease, why he is "ticked off" by the local deer population and how he stays youthful at 65. (I love him, can you tell?)

See article here

Great News!

2011-12-02T13:23:00.001-08:00

Since stopping my antibiotics just about a month ago (+/-), I have not declined. In fact, my husband thinks I've improved. I did go through my lyme cycle (flare) with limited suffering. That is a HUGE plus. Maybe this light therapy that I am doing is working. I have had 6 treatments and if all goes as planned I will finish the 10 treatments within the next 2 weeks. I had 3 consecutive weeks where I could only go once a week. 1 week because of a lack of funds, one week because of the holidays and then this week because I had to cancel an appointment because my husband had horrible food poisoning and couldn't take me. GREAT news (in order of appearance): I was approved fully for disability. After almost 2 years, 2 denials, an attorney and a hearing before an administrative judge, and then a two month wait, the judges decision was "Fully Favorable". It was sometimes a stressful process. I don't think I would have been approved without my attorney. He countered the expert witness testifying against me on several instances. This is a huge relief to me and my husband. I got my PiCC line out!!!!! I have been begging my doctor for months and he finally agreed. It was a fast and

Old picture of my PiCC line

painless process. My skin underneath the dressing is not happy . I have a rash from my stat lock but it will go way. The hole is healing. It is now a little slit where the made the scalpel cut but it isn't sealed yet so I am keeping it covered and sterile. Cannot WAIT to take a normal shower!!!! I will also try to find some way to be submerged in water. 17 months is a long time to go without full submerging! 2 summers no swimming!! Not that I've felt well enough to go swimming often, but it would be nice to cool off in the heat and be able to wade in the ocean. A hot tub and bath will be nice, and I am hoping I can do some swimming for therapy. I feel FREE!!! I feel liberated!! I hope I never have to get another one. 2 was plenty.

I have the hole covered and the rash exposed so it can heal.

And finally, my stepson made the HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM! He has tried out twice and not made it and this year, he has made the JV team! We are THRILLED and so proud of him. This is a REALLY big deal as baseball is his life. He hopes to become a professional baseball player one day.

There is some not so good news..... My oldest and largest dog, Rover (we call him big boy) was unable to get up off my bathroom floor the other morning. I had slept in and when I awoke, I knew something wasn't right with him. Home alone, no way to get him down the stairs (95lbs) and to the vet, I stayed with him until I could reach my husband and he could make it home. He did not appear to be in any pain, just couldn't get up. So I took all his vitals (temp, respiratory rate, heart rate) and just sat on the bathroom floor petting him. We got him in the car (with difficulty) and to the vet. The vet seemed to suspect something right away and he was right. Rover has a large mass on his spleen. We are to just spoil him and give him love until the time comes or he let's us know it's time for us to intervene. The vet's own dog happens to have the same issue. We love our Big Boy and will do all we can to keep him comfortable but will not allow him to suffer. He is very valuable to our family. He is a fearless guard dog and an all around good family dog. Love all members equally. My handsome boy.....

Daryl Hall on Howard Stern Talking About Lyme Disease

2011-11-15T12:09:00.001-08:00

Daryl Hall on Howard Stern talking about having Lyme Disease. Says his wife and his step kids have it as well.

Light Therapy & IV Vitamin C

2011-11-08T22:48:00.000-08:00

Went to my doctor yesterday in San Diego. Did my 2nd light therapy treatment and did my first IV Vitamin C. I had done a Myer's Cocktail with a glutathione push the week before. Did feel a little better that evening. But this time it was 25 grams of IV C with several other vitamins mixed in. As soon as it started to drip, I felt it. Apparently it was the magnesium. It came over me like a drug. Fast and smooth, putting me into a trance like state. I guess it has a way of calming you. It made me feel weird. My husband was asleep on the lounge chair in front of me but my trusty friend we'll call Hawaii was a couple chairs over. He said "just go with it". The acupuncturist said it was the magnesium and he loves the feeling. But then I got hot. REAL hot. My skin even flushed. I slowed the IV way down. My doc double checked it and slowed it back down a bit. My husband woke up and wanted to go home so he asked the doctor if we could speed it up. Everyone just looked at him. He has an excuse. He was asleep! I felt herxy and not so good afterwards. Could it be that the magnesium isn't so good for me. It was like night and day. I was feeling pretty darn good and then I was feeling REALLY bad. Even had to have my husband come to the bathroom with me because I was afraid I would fall. INTERESTING. I am supposed to do these once per week.

We made it home back to Temecula from San Diego for my husband to get back to work (he's a workaholic) and I just laid there in the car. Feeling pretty crappy. Got in the house and went to bed. CRAPOLA for several hours and developed a headache. But I still forced myself out of the house. My husband got a paycheck that day and so he wanted to take the family out to dinner. I didn't want to ruin for everyone so I sucked it up and went and I am happy that I did. We went to Pat & Oscars and got a family meal of gluten ;)

My doberman, Mango has had some bad luck with her health lately. She had an infected eye. It was so HUGE that it had swollen shut. Now she has a UTI. Her antibiotics after the culture were $111 and guess what? It's back and she just finished her last dose today. Taking in her urine tomorrow to get looked at. The last month, this dog has cost us about $500. YIKES!

Going back for my 3rd light treatment Thursday. Wish me luck. This is a very expensive treatment. $150 per treatment (twice weekly) plus time off of work for my husband to take me an hour each way, then an hour there, etc. The IV's are $100 per..... Aye aye aye! So far so good being off the antibiotics....

Stopping the Antibiotics

2011-11-06T11:05:00.000-08:00

Not the most attractive picture.

Happy Fall-back savings time......

I stopped my antibiotics. Again. I stopped the IV Rocephin 12 days ago (feeling ok with that) and stopped the doxycycline 2 nights ago. Last dose was Friday and it's now Sunday. I could barely lift my head from the pillow this morning. I am giving it 2 weeks. I promised my mother I would not insist my doctor pull my PiCC line out when I see him tomorrow. If in 2 weeks I feel as though I am dying, I will incorporate herbals. I will be in a rush to get them to my door. I don't feel as though I can continue with antibiotics. My gut (read instincts) tell me it's time to stop. I've been here before and got right back on after 2-3 weeks. Couldn't hack it. I will either do the Buhner Protocol or Susan McCamish protocol. For the past year, I have not seen much improvement. Only in the first year did I go uphill. When I relapsed back in September 2010, I never gained much ground again.

I am doing a light therapy using nosodes. According to the developer of the therapy, you must be off all killing antibiotics and killing herbs for the treatment to work. I haven't even told my doctor that I stopped. I will spring it on him on Monday. He should be thrilled I have my second treatment Monday. I am looking forward to it. If my blood results from the G6PD test are ok I will start IV Vitamin C therapy once per week. I would rather be poked with a needle every week than keep my PiCC line in.

I have had a rough month. 28 bad days. Just about as bad as it gets. I am making sure I leave my house almost daily regardless. I don't feel too bad today. Just feel like I have a really bad hangover. But I will have a little bite to eat and then accompany my husband to the local health food store for my daily juice. Organic: celery, cucumber, kale or spinach, pineapple, parsley, lime, ginger

God help me......

Juggling Medications

2011-10-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

I've been sick in bed or on the couch (mostly bed) for the past 2 1/2 weeks. I crashed after my nieces came to visit me. It was so great to see them and meet my new nephew. I am not sure if I over did it preparing and then accommodating guests or what but I haven't had a "good" day since. When I go for a long time with no good days to break up the bad, I get down and my positivity goes out the window. I start to feel hopeless. The light at the end of the tunnel has gone out. I am questioning my treatment and what my future holds. I am wondering if I will ever recover or if doctors will ever find the "key" to what is keeping me from getting better.

I decided to be more proactive. I've done this before. It is so HARD to take oral meds on time and eat properly, etc. when you are sick. When your husband is working at maximum capacity just to make ends meet. So I am going to have my friend make me a spread sheet for my meds and supplements. I no longer take a lot of supplements as it's too difficult and expensive. A lot of supplements and medications must be taken on either an empty stomach, with food, away from each other, etc. I am trying to work out a schedule to get this together. Any suggestions anyone has would be GREATLY appreciated. Here is what I am juggling with my oral medications:

Doxycycline (antibiotic, 2 times daily, empty stomach)

Activated charcoal (once daily, detoxifies, away from everything!)

Nystatin (anti fungal, to be taken away from all of the above, 3 times daily with meals)

Probiotic (twice daily before meals taken 2 hours away from all of the above)

Living Waters Probiotic (I take it at same time as regular probiotic)

Chlorella (3 times daily with meals can be taken with probiotic but at least 2 hours away from anti fungal & antibiotic and activated charcoal)

Corvalen (twice daily with meals, doesn't matter what it's taken with)

Vitamin C powder (mix it with the Corvalen?)

Vitamin D3 drops (once daily away from doxy)

Vitamin A (once daily, away from doxy)
Milk Thistle (up to 3 times daily)

I'm Back

2011-10-12T17:27:00.000-07:00

I have been away from my blog (and the rest of the online world) for the past 2 months because I didn't have access to internet at home. But we finally gave in as my husband needs it for work and the kids need it for school. I was also going a little nuts being housebound with no cable or internet.

I am so glad to be back.

An Update
I have been doing well health wise. Still on IV Rocephin and taking the oral doxycycline DR. My doctor wanted me to stop the doxy and go on rifampin (my stomach cannot handle doxy and alinia together and the alinia seems to be key to my treatment). Within 4 days of being off the doxy, I went downhill. Fast. I got permission to start up the doxy again. I need to get to make the trip to the doctor again to see if I can add the rifampin to the doxy but I need to wait.

Disability
I have my disability hearing on October 18th. It's about a 45 minute drive. I am VERY nervous. They will have a vocational expert testifying against me. Interesting..... I don't know. I am pretty scared. My anxiety has kicked in. I have been denied twice and this is the last chance. It would make a world of difference for me to be accepted. For myself and my family.

Loss of Love
On a sad note. A little over a week ago, I was transferring my bird from my indoor cage into his outdoor cage for outside time and a garbage truck spooked him and he flew away. It then stormed for 3 days straight. My husband made me a bed outside and I laid in the rain for hours that day hoping he would make an appearance. My beloved bird never made it home.... I was devastated and mourned the loss of that precious creature.

Doctor tomorrow & update

2011-08-03T13:38:00.000-07:00

2 weeks ago, I started to feel better. Not a "good" day where I do my hair and make up and get out of the house, that really hasn't happened since my last doctor appointment 2 weeks ago and even then, I didn't even get a chance to shower. My friend had donated IV glutathione (doctor's ok) to me and I also started doxycycline. Not sure which it is. I started the doxycyline to combat the Anaplasma that I tested IgM positive for. I think it was IgM, it's the 2nd one, I get them confused. but it also helps with lyme and I was watching the Burrascano DVD from the March 21st conference in Northern California and it does something that I can't remember now. Go figure. I started with 100mg of doxy twice daily and then eventually upped it to 2 100mg doxy twice daily. Doing ok. Still doing the IV rocephin twice daily 3 days a week.

I also think the 2 week Alinia pulse helped to possibly open some cysts and kill some parasites, so when I did my IV rocephin pulse, things died. I herxed mildly. I think I posted previously that on the first 3 days of just 1 dose of Alinia per day, I herxed pretty good for 3 consecutive days.

I am excited to see my doctor tomorrow and will watch more of the Burrascano DVD today as I have started a list of questions. One thing I LOVE about my new doc is that he can answer my questions! I get excited to go because it seems like I learn something new and I am on my path to wellness (again).

Blessings and Bloodwork

The other thing I am excited about is that I was blessed in several ways. In one day, someone donated the money I need to get my Igenex co-infection test done. I only needed another $195 since LymeTap funded the other $580. So I'll be getting that test done tomorrow. I love to see what new surprises my last blood test I did at his office will bring me as well.

We tested for HHV-6. Has anyone had experience treating HHV-6 with Valcyte?

I also was able to get the doxycycline and the Alinia that I needed to cover this month and also able to help out another person with their medications at the same time. Yay to my girlfriend from high school and another perfect stranger for making that happen for me. I also had a friend saving some IV supplies that I DESPERATELY neeed (saline & heparin flushes & dressing change kits). My grandpa gave me some money for my birthday and I was able to send her the money to be able to ship it (she is in the same situation as most of us, no money). I also had a friend of one of my BFF's who is also disabled call me and offer to help in what way she could. It was so sweet. She really wanted to help me and she is sending me a check for $25. It was such a sweet gesture to call me and we have both been friends with my BFF for many, many years yet have only met once! I had several people help me and it all came within 24 hours. It's giving me hope and faith.

I saw someone on Facebook mention that their wife recovered from lyme after a year of IV antibiotics. I emailed her and asked her what antibiotic & she said Rocephin. She said, stick with it! I am so glad I got back on it. There was a reason I stopped for a couple of months. A. to give my body a break and B. to let my mind know that it was working. I started to herx mildly right away, and it straightened out my menstrual cycle right away. So instead of having my Lyme Cycle every 3 weeks (they come together for most women) I am now back to every 8 weeks. I was able to skip last lyme cycle like I was before, I was only getting my lyme cycle with every other menstrual cycle. So here comes my cycle. Supposed to hit on Friday and I'm already feeling my Lyme Cycle come on. Not going to be fun having to go to the doctor. But the temperature out there is so much cooler and I hope hubby gives me a chance to go for a quick stroll on the beach.

My husband has been working 3 jobs. Having to hire the attorney a couple of months back really put us in a worse situation than we were already in. Struggling to make ends meet. To keep gas in our cars, our kids & animals fed, and trying to keep our car and house at the same time. I am glad that is over with even though it has left a deep wound in our lives. My husband is my hero and so are all of you.......

Thank you for being there. Thank you for taking care of me friends. Thanks Jen for the wonderful birthday gift!

Please Vote for Anne's Lyme Awareness Video!

2011-08-02T13:26:00.000-07:00

Please vote for my friend Anne Mears! She created a video and submitted it to Capella University to win a scholarship. She is on a mission to spread awareness of Lyme Disease throughout Southern California. Please vote for her video. The instructions and the link are from her below:

I have moved into 7th place, with over 100 votes needed to get into 6th place. Go to http://www.facebook.com/l/3AQAmR7-UAQBqDX79GZ2QiwirG1AZRY6lBfy-nsZV9YG8Bg/www.youtube.com/user/CapellaInspiresand scroll down to the Public Service section. That is the first section. Click on the “Most Recent” tab, and then scroll to the right one time. My video will be in the middle, named “Lyme Awareness Booth”. Click on the video and scroll back to the top, where the video will be playing. The Vote button will be on the right side of the screen. You can vote once each day. If I win, I will receive a $10,000 scholarship for my doctoral studies.

Nutrient Balance

2011-07-29T13:09:00.000-07:00

David Rodgers from Nutrient Balance did a great webinar the other day. I thought it was so great that I asked him if I could share on my blog so that I could share this great information with all of you.

- David Rodgers is a nutritionist from Michigan with a masters from the University of Bridgeport.
- Specialty: Chronic Lyme Disease as well as four other somewhat similar conditions: fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and lupus.
- An all natural approach to healing: combining the latest in nutrition research with proven vitamins, minerals, herbs, phytochemicals, fatty acids, amino acids, detoxification measures and lifestyle/exercise modifications.
- Lab testing and natural treatments: for specific pathogens, hormone / neurotransmitter imbalance, vitamins, minerals, fatty acid, and amino acid testing, food allergy testing (including gluten sensitivity), and standard blood testing with corresponding therapies to bolster the health of the heart, liver, kidneys, thyroid, etc.
- Analysis of past labwork
- Creation of herbal protocols that matches specific pathogens and symptoms
- The vast majority of therapies at the Nutrient Balance Center are scientifically proven

Here is the webinar:

http://nutrientbalance.wiziq.com/online-class/589232-chronic-lyme-disease-7-natural-proven-steps-to-reduce-symptoms

It takes about 15 minutes or so before the content is actually started, so you can fast forward. There was a Powerpoint glitch, but I didn't create a new version of the webinar because I thought that the questions asked during the real event were quite good and I can't recreate them in a remake. Therefore, I apologize for the bland slides - they were supposed to look a lot nicer and better formatted.

Please see the website at www.nutrientbalance.com for more information. Be sure to click on the "about us" section, and also sign up for the free e-report which has lots of natural health information.

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

2011-07-27T14:18:00.000-07:00

http://www.crowhousestudio.com
It's entitled Transfusing Lyme

If you are familiar with this horrible disease (Lyme Disease) it not only takes away your freedom, your livelihood, your zest for living, your family, your friends, but it also takes away your ability to work and to pay for your medications. The very medications you need to survive. Yes I have tried going off them to see if I would be ok. To sum it up. I was not ok.

Here is what I need. If you feel so compelled to help me in some way by helping me to do a fundraiser, or knowing someone that can do it. I am desperate.

I need $560 by 7/30/11 to pay for my Alinia That would cover my deductible and co-pay

I need $195 for a test ASAP

I need $250+ for my IV rocephin. I have a 2 weeks supply left.

I need $150 for IV Glutathione

I also am in need of about $300 worth of supplements.

I currently have no income and my husband is working his butt off 18 hour days at his full time job and then 2 side jobs.

We are not lazy bad people, we have just fallen on really, really hard times. My husband hasn't had a paycheck in over 4 months, yet he works full time at his own business. We need money for rent, but I am not asking for that. I am only asking that people to possibly help with my medical supplies & medications. There are many more meds that I need, but this is the basic necessity.

If you have ANY ideas for fundraisers, please let me know. I am on my own here. I don't know a single person in the town I live in and therefore have no resources. My family has their own stuff going on and I cannot borrow any more money from people.

I am asking because I have to. I have no choice.

Here is my donate button through PayPal. If you can spread the word and help me, that is all that I ask. I just feel so desperate.

Another free and practically effortless way to help is to spread the word about my Amazon account. If you or someone you know uses Amazon for purchases, those purchases can be helping me directly! Just use this link when you shop and spread the word about my link. It's THAT easy. I would greatly appreciate any and all help that I can get. I have to reach out the community at this point. I have no choice.
http://tinyurl.com/AmazonSonya

We are about to lose our car and our home. We are days away. But I cannot go without my medications. I am finally feeling some relief and gaining headway.

Urine Nasal Spray & Klinghardt

2011-07-23T16:44:00.000-07:00

Clearly NOT urine...

This is A LOT of information to absorb. I actually know someone that uses a neti pot and rinses their nasal passages with their 2nd morning urine. This person is a patient of Klinghardt. I'll NEVER tell..... but hey, if it works!!??

http://betterhealthguy.com/joomla/blog/242-a-deep-look-beyond-lyme

Lyme Disease All-Natural Therapy Webinar Scheduled July 26

2011-07-22T02:50:00.000-07:00

This may be interesting!

Lyme Disease All-Natural Therapy Webinar Scheduled July 26

BREAKING NEWS: Sugar helps antibiotics work better, says study - Health - msnbc.com

2011-07-20T23:38:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it's over 2 months old so not exactly "Breaking News", however, I just discovered it. So could this help the "hibernating" or cyst form of Lyme Disease?

Okay so I think it only works with a specific class of antibiotics. But if the sugar brings it out of "hibernation", then wouldn't it work with any antibiotic? Just a thought. I'm off to eat some s'mores.

Sugar helps antibiotics work better, says study - Health - Health care - More health news - msnbc.com

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/05/12/sugar-helps-antibiotics-kill-dug-in-bacteria/

http://io9.com/5801111/adding-a-little-sugar-boosts-the-power-of-antibiotics-against-superbugs

http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/16/could-a-spoonful-of-sugar-help-the-medicine-work/

http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/990263--sugar-makes-antibiotics-more-effective-study-finds

Christie Rampone of the US woman's soccer team has Lyme Disease

2011-07-19T13:20:00.000-07:00

Christie Rampone adds a special story to U.S. women's Cup quest - Grant Wahl - SI.com

Off to see the good doc

2011-07-17T23:35:00.000-07:00

I had to stop my Alinia yesterday. Only took one dose. I need to be able to make it in the care ride to see my doc without the GI issues. I was just a couple days shy of my 2 week pulse.

I think it is entirely possible that I am herxing today. NO WAY!

But maybe. Strangest headache. Really weak legs. I've been having minor freak outs where I think something bad is going to happen and it doesn't.

I am trying to get to sleep by midnight. My goal was 11pm but that's gone & went & I am still hooked up to my IV pole so that's not going to work.

I will write an expensive post probably on Tuesday after the appointment. I am going to go to the beach if my body cooperates. I will love it!

Good days to all today!!!! xoxoxo Sonya

Oh and I am going to try to pick up this book to read at the beach. COMPELLING!

Life is Tough!

2011-07-15T14:07:00.000-07:00

I didn't need to tell you life is tough. Chances are if you're reading my blog, you already know it.

I need a break. I need a break from worry, anxiety, stress, finances, side effects, depression, illness.

I have been praying for "us all". I read somewhere that if you wish and or pray for good for everyone that will include yourself.

I hope no one minds if I vent a little......

I don't feel like I can take good enough care of my dogs. I feel guilty. I know things will turn around but it's so hard. They are eating properly and good food, but they have issues they all need taken care of. I am not about to give them away because I know the situation will turn around. It's just a matter of time. All poop may hit the fan before relief comes though. It's just so hard.

I am still not well enough to leave the house. I am finally up to my 2 doses of Alinia a day. It affected me at first, minor herxing and then side effects from the Alinia. Even if I felt good enough to leave my house I can't because of the GI issues. Wondering how I am going to make it 1 hour and 15 minutes each way in a car to the doctor. If all is well with me health wise, I plan to lay on the beach for a while that day as well. He is 10 blocks from the ocean.

I am rambling and bouncing around mentally. I am worried about my husband and his health. It's not good. The added stress and depression is not helping him. I feel helpless and don't know what to do to help him. I watched him breathing last night when he fell asleep. Kept checking with my finger to make sure I could feel him breathing through his nostrils.

My friend's experience at John Hopkin's for Babesia

2011-07-13T21:44:00.000-07:00

Herxed, Birthday, Cycle

2011-07-13T01:29:00.000-07:00

I am finally up to the full Alinia dose. 2 pills per day. Doing fine. A little worse for ware and worthless today but it'll get better. My lyme cycle hit (it's now) and it barely has phased me. This is good news. This means that the rocephin is working. That the Alinia kicked my butt, but I think things died. I just need to make a lot more progress before I can start to feel better & actually leave my house!

I see my doctor on Monday and since he has been on vacation for what seems like FOREVER, I need to bring him my MRI results & point out that my Anaplasmosis (Ehrlichia) test was positive and see what he'd like to do from there.

I family has been having a rough time financially. Oh how you can really fall......... Trying to stay positive, but it's hard. I don't want to be one of those negative poopers.

I saw my parents, they came over the day before my birthday to celebrate. I have to be honest, as far as appearance, my dad looks bad. Since he still has so many sores in his mouth & throat from chemo & radiation, he can't eat, only drink certain things. He has no facial hair but has eyebrows. Once he can eat again, he'll be in tip top shape. But geez, it's been over a month since he stopped treatment and they don't know why he isn't healing. Go figure. Regardless it was good to see them. Even though they don't "buy into" my illness. I just had to accept that long ago and realize that if it's not accepted in the hospitals like say, cancer is, then it's not going to be accepted by your family and most of your friends.

Sonya Fights Lyme

Conference Call Recording

Conference Call for Healing

Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease

Proof That Chronic Lyme DOES Exist

Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Rhesus Macaques following Antibiotic Treatment of Disseminated Infectionhttp://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029914http://m.discovermagazine.com/2012/jan-feb/90

Green Juice Recipe

Healing from Lyme Disease

Daryl Hall talks about living with Lyme Disease...

Great News!

Daryl Hall on Howard Stern Talking About Lyme Disease

Light Therapy & IV Vitamin C

Stopping the Antibiotics

Juggling Medications

I'm Back

Doctor tomorrow & update

Please Vote for Anne's Lyme Awareness Video!

Nutrient Balance

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

Urine Nasal Spray & Klinghardt

Lyme Disease All-Natural Therapy Webinar Scheduled July 26

BREAKING NEWS: Sugar helps antibiotics work better, says study - Health - msnbc.com

Christie Rampone of the US woman's soccer team has Lyme Disease

Off to see the good doc

Life is Tough!

My friend's experience at John Hopkin's for Babesia

Herxed, Birthday, Cycle

Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Rhesus Macaques following Antibiotic Treatment of Disseminated Infection

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0029914

http://m.discovermagazine.com/2012/jan-feb/90