NOTE: Items discussed on this page are forward looking and thus I make no claims as to the efficacy of future or recent treatments.  This is simply a way to provide insights to a question I receive often which is "What are you doing now or planning to do next?".

NOTE: Ratings on this page are how effective I found the treatment to be for me personally, not necessarily how beneficial I think the treatment may be for others.  The benefit of any of these treatments is quite individual.  Thus, a lower rating may indicate that a treatment did not help me significantly, but it may not mean that someone else may not find an entirely different result.

Again, please remember that some of the products or treatments on this page have not been part of my program long enough to provide you with any final thoughts.  They are approaches that I have decided to pursue based on information available to date.  Thus, I cannot say that anything here will work. It may.  It may not.  This is all part of my exploration.  It's your own personal decision working with your healthcare practitioner to decide whether or not these may be viable options for your own use.

This page is intended to be a brief update on how I am doing today and provide some insights on several new options that I am looking into to further improve my overall health and well-being.

How Am I?

As of August 2010, I am doing very well overall.  My CD57 has moved from 58 last October to 114 in March.  I'm following the McCamish Protocol for my overall Lyme disease treatment.  I continue to work full-time, write articles, dialog with people through the web site, and now and again, still find time for something fun.  I have been off all antibiotics for 22 months (with the exception of a 4 week course for nasal staph as part of the Shoemaker protocol) and am optimistic that I will be able to continue to manage my health without a need for them in the future.  I actually, looking back, wish I had stopped far earlier than I did.

I still have a few ongoing symptoms that may or may not resolve with continued treatment.  These include visual issues (floaters, squiggles, etc), muscle twitching, and some muscle stiffness.  Other symptoms come and go but have lessened over time.  Overall, I am about 80-90% of where I would like to be at some point.  My experience has been that the last 10-20% has been the most difficult to make continued progress.  I continue to employ a solid treatment program as outlined on My Treatment.

iinnLight

I have received about six treatments thus far on a light device called the iinnLight.  By summer, they will have a home unit available for sale that I plan to purchase as I do think it is beneficial.  One of my energetic practitioners commented recently that my ATP (cellular energy) was high and that is something iinnLight may be responsible for.  I'm still doing sessions with a practitioner from time to time but hope to have the home unit soon.  My recent blog entry on iinnLight can be found here.

KPU/HPU

Possibly the most profound thing I have done over the past year is to treat a condition called KPU or Kryptopyrroluria.  This is a condition that Dr. Klinghardt has found is present in more than 80% of his patients with Lyme disease.  A comprehensive article on this topic is available here.  A presentation given by Dr. Klinghardt in 2009 is available here.  This is not a do-it-yourself treatment as it can be VERY difficult.  However, after being on it for twelve months, I am feeling that it is providing benefits and have lowered my dosages to a maintenance level for life.  It can take up to 12 months to fully re-balance the depleted nutrients caused by KPU.  This will likely be a lifetime maintenance program to keep from becoming deficient in those nutrients which KPU depletes.

EVOX

In learning from my teachers such as Dr. Klinghardt, there is little doubt in my mind that there is an emotional component to chronic illness.  This isn't the same as saying "It's all in your head", but emotional traumas and conflicts are a part of the illness for many people with Lyme disease.  This may be fact and may be opinion depending on who you ask, but I do know prominent LLMDs that agree that past trauma is a factor in the majority of patients.

Continuing with my "leave no stone unturned" approach to my recovery, I have used a number of techniques over the years to ensure I don't forget that emotional issues must also be dealt with.  I've done EFT, BSFF, NET, MFT, Ask & Receive, and a series of other therapies.

EVOX is a system (from the makers of ZYTO) which is intended to help the body process trauma and emotions.  The device "records short voiceprints, analyzes them, and converts the results into frequencies, which then play back to your patient as part of a multi-sensory experience with amazing results", according to ZYTO.

As of October 2009, I completed a series of about eight sessions on the EVOX.  I did not notice any significant shifts as a result of the treatment.  It may be the case that subtle changes may have taken place, but I'm not able to identify them at this time.  I am continuing to do some additional sessions after having heard some very powerful stories at a recent conference.

It is not clear to me whether the previous work on the emotional front made this later EVOX therapy less necessary or not.  I do think that emotional work is key to recovery, and I know there is more work to be done on that front as well.

Photons

In October 2008, I stopped all prescription anti-fungals, anti-virals, and antibiotics.  I had been on antibiotics daily since July 2005.  The primary reason for stopping antibiotics was to go to Germany to do an energetic treatment for Lyme disease called "photons", aka Bionic 880.  After fourteen months on photons, in terms of infections, the therapy looks helpful.  It appears that the photons may be helpful weapons in dealing with chronic infections.  I've now had 100 sessions on the device.

As of December 2009, I have been off all antibiotics for 14 months.  This is an amazing step forward after having been on daily antibiotics for over 3 years.  I have incorporated a handful of natural infection management agents in addition to the photons to control infection.  I continue using the photon therapy 1-2 times per week.  This is not a "cure" but rather a potentially powerful "tool".  It is my opinion that the cure for Lyme disease will come from energetic medicine, not from taking more and more pills (or band-aids).

F165/SC1

Another frequency therapy that I have been exploring is from Dr. Jeff Sutherland at Frequency Foundation.  I am using the F165 with SC1 to run through his set of frequencies for Lyme disease and related infections.  Dr. Sutherland is a brilliant researcher.  It takes months to get through these and then after I was through the basic sets, I consulted with him for an additional set of frequencies which I am running now.  I'm not yet clear on how much benefit this will provide, but I continue to use it.

Ozone

With the ongoing talk around XMRV, I decided to get more serious about using my ozone therapies on a more regular basis (2x/week).  I do think ozone therapy can be quite profound and there is a clear die-off reaction that occurs after each treatment.   Currently, I am doing insufflation on a regular basis and ozone sauna on a less frequent basis and will continue to incorporate ozone into my protocol for what will likely be quite some time to come.

Summary

There are so many options out there that may be beneficial to those of us with chronic illnesses.  What will work and what will not remains to be seen.   I am optimistic that through our continued trials of various options, we will continue to find beneficial items to help return us all to a better state of wellness.

We will see....

Previous Treatments

CES Ultra

The CES Ultra is a device I learned about at the LIA 2010 conference from Dr. Klinghardt's presentation.  It may be helpful with symptoms associated with anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep disturbances.  The device sends a healthy brain frequency via the clips that are placed on the earlobes.  Over time, the device is no longer needed as the brain modulates more permanently on the proper frequency and ongoing support from the device is not required.

I just started working with the CES Ultra in April.  It is inexpensive and anything that can be done to help with stress response sounds like a good thing to me.  For now, it's still early, but I am looking forward to seeing what benefits the CES Ultra might bring.  Information can be found here.

Update: I did several sessions on the CES Ultra and did not experience any notable changes.  I've stopped using it.

Quantum Neurology

In June 2009, I attended the LIA conference in Arizona.  I had heard of Quantum Neurology (QN) from a practitioner friend in the past but never had the opportunity to do it locally.  I had a session at the conference which showed that my nervous system is significantly impacted by many things related to vision - something I knew.

I witnessed one person at the conference in a walker that I have known for a couple of years that left her walker and ran up and down the exhibit hall after a session with QN.  The theory, as I understand it, is that we have certain challenges to our nervous system that result in a weak response.  These challenges could be smells, eye movements, physical challenges, facial challenges such as puffing up your cheeks, smiling, etc.  Then, when a weak response is found through muscle testing, this is strengthened using infrared light.  Over time, the nervous system becomes stronger and these challenges no longer produce a weak result.

As of October 2009, I've had about 15 QN treatments.  We've treated a number of things specific to the Lyme disease as well.  Challenges such as various infections, heavy metals, and bodily fluids have all been tested and treated in addition to the normal challenges that are part of QN.  I've observed strengthening of many previously weak challenges via the muscle testing.  I cannot identify specific physical improvements in my larger condition as a result of the QN work at this point, but I do think that my neurological system has been strengthened as a result of the sessions.  I suspect that patients with more neurological presentations might observe a more clear benefit.  Even if it doesn't work miracles for me, I have seen this firsthand do some pretty amazing things.  It seems to be a powerful tool for many of the autistic kids as well.

As of December 2009, I have a few more QN sessions planned and then will do only occasional check-ups to ensure that the corrections have held.  For someone with significant neurological issues, this treatment may be worth a look.  For me personally, I cannot yet identify anything significant that took place as a result of the therapy though it was re-assuring to see that for the most part my neurological system appears to be in tact.

Bee Venom Therapy

In August 2009, I started Bee Venom therapy.  I did a total of about 16 series of about 10 stings each.  It isn't a pleasant therapy as it both hurts and itches, but if it works, bring it on.  Bee Venom is highly anti-microbial due to the melittin which it contains.  I'll had planned to continue the Bee Venom therapy for 6-12 months and then evaluate whether or not it continues to have an effect.  However, after two months of injections, several practitioners all came to the same conclusion via energetic testing which was that it was no longer providing a significant benefit.  As a result, I decided to take a break in later November 2009 and probably won't revisit this one for awhile.  More information on Bee Venom therapy can be found here.

Progurt




This one was a recommendation from a personal practitioner. The practitioner shared with me that he is using Progurt himself and has been having an incredible detoxification and renewal process underway.  

I called the company in Australia and spoke to their nutritionist for nearly two hours.  After our conversation, I was convinced enough to give the product a try.  It is a human strain probiotic with a very high colony-forming unit (CFU) count - in fact 1 trillion CFUs per liter.  They have a tremendous amount of information on the product in terms of benefit to patients with "MS".  If it can help "MS" then why can't it help Lyme disease?  In fact, this product likely does not cure any disease, but it may strengthen the body such that our body is working much more effectively to promote our optimal well-being.  

I had been taking .5 to 1 liter of the product daily for about a month and used about .25 liters per day for several months more. I do think the product has great potential. I have talked with one lady that was bedridden on IVs for Lyme disease and after starting Progurt, she stopped her IVs, got out of bed, and started going to the gym.

When my overall treatment protocol recently changed, I took a break from several items that were no longer testing as necessary via ART.  Progurt is one of these that is on my "on hold" list at the present time.

Disclaimer: I have no financial connection to Progurt.

Allergie-Immun

One of the therapies I am using is called Allergie-Immun.  This is a German company that I learned about from a friend of mine that had consulted with a German practitioner that is also using photons in their practice.  The practitioner uses the AI program to resolve many energetic disturbances that may result in us not living up to our full health potential.

I definitely can accept that this one is more difficult to understand and may not be for everyone, but I am glad that I am doing it.  The treatment consists of energetic drops that are custom made to each person's own unique problems after sending a blood or saliva sample for evaluation.  The drops look for many disturbances such as foods, allergies to heavy metals, emotional blockages, spinal problems, birth trauma, inherited weakness or propensity to illness (miasms), and much more.  

In my case, I was allergic to wheat, gluten, soy, and corn.   I had reactions in the first round of testing to copper, lead, and nickel.  I showed two miasms which come from our ancestors: Tuberculosis and Syphilis.   I had many other energetic disturbances that impact many systems of the body.  I had reactions to several Penicillium species.

Each cycle of treatment consists of 14 days of drops taken 3 times daily and then a retest and repeat cycle if needed.  Thus, it takes about one month per cycle by the time you send a new sample to Germany and await the new drops in the mail. 

In my second test, several chemicals appeared and mercury showed up as well.   Chemicals and energetic blockages continued to be the theme in rounds 3 through 7.  As I took the drops, I recognized that I was having vivid dreams and that my urine had a very strong smell - a sign of detox in my opinion.  I also had an Environmental Pollutants urine test done by a lab during the AI therapy and was able to see that my body was detoxing much better than it had in the past.  As of July 2009, I was told that my AI therapy has been completed.  I retested again three months later in October and further need for corrections was identified.  I've now done about 11 or 12 rounds and am continuing until no further issues are identified.

I've been asked if I feel any different after having done AI.  The answer is no.  I rarely feel anything significant from most of what I have done and do.  I believe that Lyme disease is many things gone wrong in a body and it will take many things to correct the disease.  If I knew what I know about AI today, I would likely do it again.

The therapy runs about $500.  The price of the treatment includes all necessary cycles.  Thus, AI makes no money from suggesting ongoing treatment rounds and the overall price of this therapy seems quite reasonable.  It is one that I would recommend considering.

Disclaimer: I have no financial connection to Allergie-Immun.

In Better Health,