Nov 16, 2016 | astragalus, children/teens, Herbs, Lyme, teasel root |
Dear Stephen,My 3 year old was diagnosed with lyme last May while living in Connecticut. She had three bull’s eye rashes approximately 27 days after being bit. She ran a fever with the rash, developed a cough and would complain of a belly ache, too. Doc gave her...
Nov 1, 2016 | astragalus, Herbs |
Dear Stephen, I have seen variations of this question in your Q & A. Basically, I’d like to know why astragalus is contraindicated for people with chronic lyme? I noticed this information on your site here, but have not noticed any such information in the...
Jan 27, 2013 | astragalus, chronic lyme, Herbs, Lyme |
Dear Stephen, I have read your book (THANK YOU for sharing your tremendous knowledge!) and am starting your lyme protocol. I am stumped however on some of the instructions such as “astragalus – not for chronic lyme, new tick bites only”. I was bitten...
Jan 16, 2013 | astragalus, autoimmune/immune, bartonella, Co-Infections, Herbs, Symptoms |
Dear Stephen, My bartonella infection is a very late chronic stage one, and blood tests show a Th1 towards Th2 shift, which is the other way around than with lyme. You don’t recommend astragalus for late stage lyme as this is a Th1 condition which will be...
Jan 5, 2013 | antibiotics, astragalus, breastfeeding, Herbs, Miscellaneous, pregnancy, Transmission |
Dear Stephen, Should I keep taking antibiotics through the end of my pregnancy and breastfeeding, or can I go off of antibiotics and trust that herbs will keep my baby from contracting lyme in utero and via breastmilk? I am concerned that the antibiotics will damage...
Nov 4, 2012 | astragalus, dosage info, Herbs, Lyme, lyme recovery, prevention, The Basics, Transmission |
Dear Stephen, I just discovered your book after completing 21 days of antibiotics. It is a fantastic resource. I’m guessing I was infected about 4 months ago. My symptoms (fever, muscle aches, night sweats, swollen lymph node and surrounding area) were mild and...
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