I had plantar fasciitis years ago, but not from lyme disease. We moved into a house with stairs, and all that up and down made the calf muscles very stiff, and because the achilles' tendon was stronger than the plantar fascii, guess which one got hurt. I looked up all sorts of stuff online, not knowing what the actual problem was. Thought it was a bone spur, arthritis, etc. Reading some obscure article somewhere, it mentioned "inflexible calf muscles" could cause the plantar fascii to be damaged. So, I started to gently stretch my calves. The relief was immediate!! I kept stretching the calf muscles a few times per day, making sure not to stretch so much that I hurt the plantar fascii again, until the muscles stayed. Even now, if I'm going up and down the stairs a lot, I will feel a little pull, and have to remember to do my stretches.
Debbie On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Guyot Léna <drumr...@stny.rr.com> wrote: > Hi Lola, > This is good, detailed info on herbal treatment of Lyme! > > I'd begun my treatment with Rife, (luckily, because I had the weaponized > Lyme with the full set of co-infections and had had them for 40 years.) > Tried the herbs along with, and eventually settled on Rife and S&C for the > most potent combo for killing the most co-infections for the least expense, > after the initial purchase of 'hardware'. > I still have Cat's claw and artemesinin on hand,(just in case) and > regularly use milk thistle whenever too much die-off makes my liver crabby. > I've learned that what might not work at one point in the process might be > exactly the right thing at another point, so all info is potentially > important. > At 65, I'm resigned to the idea of some sort of maintenance, probably for > the rest of my life, to remain feeling as 'normal' as I do. I'm so grateful > to have come back so dramatically after circling the drain, that every day > is an amazing gift, even with occasional aches and pains. Still, many of my > non-Lyme contemporaries complain of these, so I'm feeling pretty average > these days. > If you ever have plantar fasciitis again, a simple arch band ($4 at > Walmart) keeps the fascia from stiffening and shortening up and helps the > healing process considerably. I always have one with me, just in case. > > Be well and thanks! > Léna > > On Sep 5, 2011, at 1:28 PM, phoenix23002 tds.net wrote: > > Hi, Lena... I think I had just 'normal' (if you can call it that..lol) > tendonitis. It has been a while (almost twenty years) but the worst > pain remember having was first thing in the am, getting out of bed, > standing for the first time and then 'gimping' down the hall, bracing > myself on the walls. I had to walk on tip-toe on the bad foot, > couldn't bear any pressure. Then, as the day went on, the pain would > ease somewhat. I have no stairs in my house, but just thinking about > going up or down steps with the horrible pain isn't something I would > have tackled back then, I bet. > > Although the Dr. dx achilles tendonitis, I have often wondered if I > didn't have plantar fasciitis since I did have arch pain also. Who > knows?.. but the Lane Labs Shark Cartilage sure got rid of it. > > I subscribe to Dr. Williams newsletter and he spent the whole > newsletter in Dec. 2004 addressing Lyme disease. He noted a "six > month study that showed that cat's claw (uncaria tomentosa) was more > effective than antibiotic therapy in eliminating the Lyme spirochete. > 12 of 14 sufferers in the study tested negative at the end of the > study. The product used is marketed under the Samento lable by > NutraMedix at www.nutramedix.com. Their product differs from other > cat's claw products in that it is devoid of certain chemicals called > tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids (TOAs) that can be harmful to the human > central nervous system and negate the positive effects of the herb. > It is extremely important that you are very specific in choosing the > right cat's claw product if you want to be successful. He has no > financial interest in the product. It comes in either liquid or cap > form (caps being phased out). The successful dosage is generally 5 > drops added to 4 ozs of water taken 3 times per day (total 15 drops > daily). You may have to work up to this dosage. Two other sources he > mentions are .. Vitamin Research Products at 222.vrp.com and > Nutricology at www.nutricology.com . Nutricology's product is call > Prima Una de Gato." This info is over 6 - 7 yrs old so... ck > carefully. > > He cautions that "in severe infections, you may experience a > Herxheimer reaction for several days or a few weeks, depending on the > severity of the infection. You can help minimize this by getting lots > of rest, drinking plenty of water, making sure bowels are moving > regularly and using supplements that support the liver such as NAC and > milk thistle extracts. If reaction is too great, reduce the dosage > and gradually work up to the higher dosage over a week or so until the > reaction begins to stabilize." > > "Cat's claw can lower both blood sugar levels and blood pressure. If > these are potential problems, you may need to monitor them more > closely." > > "Cat's claw also stimulates the immune system and helps it work more > efficiently, so don't use it if you are taking immuneosuppresant drugs > (to prepare for organ/bone marrow transplants." Also ck w/dr if you > are pregnant..etc. > > "To completely eliminate it from the body, you will probably have to > keep taking the cat's claw for at least a couple of months after all > your symptoms have cleared. It is not unusual to continously take the > supplement for as long as 8 - 16 months. If you stop too soon, > there's a great likelihood of a relapse. The Q-RIBb test can confirm > that the Bb spirochete is truly gone from your system." > > "Avoid alchohol consumption and avoid all products containing > aspartame (Nutrasweet). Some researchers now feel that aspartame > impedes the removal of the Bb spirochete and allows it to remain > 'locked' in the body tissues. Some doctors have found that cat's claw > alone doesn't resolve Bb completely and they are using the herbal > extract artemisinin. The recommended dosage is 1 cap (100 mg) taken 3 > times per day w/o other medications or supplements." . that is.. > taken alone, away from food and supplements. I have used artemisinin > and it is a fat soluble herb so I take a 1/2 tsp of coc. oil with the > artemisinin. Nutricology makes a good artemisinin product, available > from BetterHealthInternational or from Vitacost. > > Sorry to be so lengthy but I do think this was important info and I do > trust Dr. Williams. I only hit the high spots of his six page report > so if you need additional info, just contact me. Lola > > > > > > >
