Hi Rainee,
Here's part 2 of my answer to you re: Lyme disease: There are several Lyme chat forums available on the internet devoted solely to the topic of Lyme disease where you can find suggestions and protocols having mainstream or alternative viewpoints. Doing a little research will open up to you many possible options to investigate. Here are some of the Lyme alternative ideas I have seen. Some people claim getting relief using a Salt and vitamin C protocol. Some other ideas include: "Rife" machines, high powered magnetic pulsers, the DP-100 random frequency device, blood electrification devices, light therapy, sound therapy, herbal protocols, ozone saunas, immune response training, and MMS. One thing which is important to remember with all bacterial infections, from a layperson's point of view, is that they multiply in the presence of sugar in all its forms. Modifying the diet to exclude unnecessary sugar and starches is one of the key strategies people report to be helpful on the alternative Lyme forums. Also believed to be extremely important is taking measures to improve the immune response through careful nutrient-dense dieting and the avoidance of "empty calories". There are supplements many people take to try to boost their immune systems, such as transfer factors, beta glucan, mushroom extracts, vitamins/minerals, and L-glutathione or its precursors, to name a few. Moderate, graduated exercise is also reported to help, in addition to prayer, stress reduction techniques, supporting endocrine and hormonal systems and other bodily functions such as lymph circluation. Recovery is reported to be multi-faceted with many considerations to cover. A silver bullet approach for Lyme and many other disease states may result in total failure or only temporary improvement while improving the health of the whole human organism is a more holistic approach believed to be superior and is shared my many. Many people claim that detoxifying the body is important for maintaining good health and that detoxifying while killing Lyme bacteria is especially important. The chat forums and books available on Lyme can offer many suggestions for this. Here is a place to begin gathering alternative Lyme disease information if you are inclined: http://www.lymebook.com/ To answer your questions, many people here make their own CS believing it to be superior to the more costly alternatives. Dosage and duration of CS consumption is a personal choice, if you won't be following a doctor's advice (most docs I know and have heard of won't openly advise you to take CS, as medical regulations prevent that.) Some people take CS only when they are feeling something coming on, some take a mouthful or so per day as a preventative, while some, I have heard, while battling Lyme, drink copious amounts throughout the day, such as a up to a quart. That is not to say you should do likewise. The FDA has its own guidelines for silver comsumption which you could use as a guide. In addition, only a doctor can legally make dosage recommendations for medications but since CS is only a type of mineral water, which comes with its own set of caveats and potential benefits, I don't think anyone here would be willing to offer you dosage advice. The people here are extremely helpful in guiding list members mainly in the "how-to" of making properly made CS (EIS) and can answer just about any question in that regard. Other health related topics are also brought up here and I find them to be very valuable too! There is a collective wealth of knowlege available here, from people with many backgrounds. I hope you enjoy what the list has to offer as well....hang around for a while...you'll find a lot here if you can spare the time. I hope this has been of some help to you, best regards, Peter
