Dear Stephen,
I have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, mild rheumatoid arthritis, and high levels of NK killer cells. I have been advised by an herbalist not to use astragalus as it seems that I am Th-1 dominant and that astragalus stimulates Th-1 activity (I have not been able to get pregnant/or hold a pregnancy because of my overactive immune system). I live in a lyme endemic area and am looking for a good preventative. I tested positive for band 23 on IGM Lyme western blot. I have never been symptomatic but feel like I most certainly have been exposed to lyme as I am a professional gardener. Could my overactive Th-1 response have kept the spirochetes at bay? Your book is so intelligently written…Thank you, for all of your work!!!
I have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, mild rheumatoid arthritis, and high levels of NK killer cells. I have been advised by an herbalist not to use astragalus as it seems that I am Th-1 dominant and that astragalus stimulates Th-1 activity (I have not been able to get pregnant/or hold a pregnancy because of my overactive immune system). I live in a lyme endemic area and am looking for a good preventative. I tested positive for band 23 on IGM Lyme western blot. I have never been symptomatic but feel like I most certainly have been exposed to lyme as I am a professional gardener. Could my overactive Th-1 response have kept the spirochetes at bay? Your book is so intelligently written…Thank you, for all of your work!!!
Stephen’s response:
A high Th-1 immune system does seem to help prevent infection and at the least help prevent severe infection if an infection occurs. I would suggest using cat’s claw daily since you are in an endemic area.
A high Th-1 immune system does seem to help prevent infection and at the least help prevent severe infection if an infection occurs. I would suggest using cat’s claw daily since you are in an endemic area.
Stephen
fdear stephen, what should one do if i have chronic lyme and new tick bite to which i react turbulently. what then? i wanted to start protocol and then i got this new bite, also tested positiv with with ureaplasma, garganella, klebsiella and yersinia and ehrlichia. i also am positiv with HLA B27 and while starting to take cats claw i had such a severe joint reaction that i had to stop talkin iut ( im blood gruop 0 rh- nd it seems that cats claw boosts immune system and it may attack my cells as well or its not possible and it was only attacking spurochetes?? this is really inportant to me) .
so what if soneone has chronic not cured lyme and new bites ? what then, thats a pity chrinics cant take astragalus for even prevention and new bites, as i assume but id be terrified if You, dear Stephen, somneday saw this question, since its impossible now to add new questions:(.
Why Astragalus cannot be used for chronicle lyme? Thanks