Under-$99
and over-$99 Lyme therapies, what works, what
doesn't, where to get them
Thousands
of men, women and children are using vitamins, herbs,
amino acids and other supplements to ease symptoms
and wipe out the bacteria that cause Lyme disease,
and in this special report, our experts name 10
therapies that are widely accepted as being
beneficial and cost $99 or less. We also tell you
about over-$99 therapies that might also be a good
buy, depending on how long you need support.
They include
supplements that are being used for Lyme alone.
We also look
at those that people are taking for bacterial, fungal
and viral co-infections that, in tandem with Lyme,
have wrecked their health and made a shambles of
their lives.
Before turning
to herbs and supplements for relief, many of these
patients used broad-spectrum antibiotics such as
Doxycycline - the gold standard for treating Lyme -
with fleeting or partial results.
Others are
using antibiotics and supplements at the same time,
some with a doctor's encouragement, others behind the
doctor's back ... on the sly.
For this
report, we relied on interviews with doctors,
herbalists, nutritionists, and hundreds of patients
of all ages and from all walks of life.
The
information has been gathered over the past seven
years, beginning with a sharp rise in reported Lyme
cases that began in the year 2000 and continues to
this day.
Today we list
10 Under-99 Therapies along with cost analyses and
expert commentary.
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and to help you make informed decisions in
partnership with a health professional. If you are
seriously ill or think you might be, consult a health
professional you know and trust before you try to
diagnose and treat yourself.
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1. Banderol
- Samento - Carnivora: $99, increasing use
among people who have just gotten sick and are
treating concurrently with antibiotics, immediately
after a course of antibiotics, or in lieu of
antibiotics when they refuse to take them on
philosophical grounds or can't get them from a
doctor.
People who
have been sick for years or decades also are making
the Banderol, Samento, Carnivora choice. The $99
reflects a discounted price for a 40-day supply.
Three-month to
nine-month courses are the norm depending on how long
the person has been sick and other variables, such as
age and general health.
2. Cumanda
- Samento - Burbur: $86, wide use amonth
people who have been sick less than five years. The
$86 is 30- to 40-day supply for most people and
three- to six-month treatments are the norm.
3.
Carnivora - Samento - Quina: $99, increasing
use among people who have stalled with other regimens
or who are battling co-infections, including those
who have been sick for just weeks or months and also
for years. The $99 is a 30- to 40-day supply, with
treatment schedules of three months the norm with
this program.
4. Samento
- Burbur Megadose: $56, wide use among
people who want to keep their regimens simple and
easy to keep up with, and who have not gotten results
at lower dosages. Megadosing is 45 to 60-plus drops a
day of Samento, and 60 drops or more of Burbur. At 60
drops a day, the $56 buys a 10-day supply. At 15
drops of each per day, the regimen lasts 40 days, and
is among the most affordable combinations.
5. Broad-spectrum
antibiotics, $5 (insured co-pay) to $99,
wide use. The treatment of Lyme from an orthodox
viewpoint is as simple as taking a broad-spectrum
antibiotic such as Doxycycline for - and even doctors
argue about this - two to four weeks (or longer). The
money gets you a course of antibiotics that, when
used early enough (some would say within two or three
weeks of infection), will wipe out Lyme in seven out
of 10 cases.
6. Chlorella
- Bromelain 2400 GDU - Samento - Quina: $97,
moderately wide use among people who can keep up with
lots of dosing. This is a modified protocol from Lyme
Literate Physician Dr. William Lee Cowden, although
it's not really fair to call it a Cowden Protocol
because his regimens are far more complex. Depending
on how a patient uses the Chlorella (detox) and
Bromelain (anti-inflammatory and enzyme), the
combination will last 30 to $40 days. As is usually
the case with herbal therapies, treatments average 3-
to 6-months.
7. Japanese
Knotweed-Andrographis-Teasel Root - Cat's
Claw 3% ( Vilacora )- Cumanda: $72, wide use among
adults who have been sick a long time and for whom
deep fatigue and joint pain are big issues. The
regimen lasts 30 days with with treatments lasting 6-
to 9-months common.
8. Samento
- Noni - Banderol: $97, increasingly wide
use among people whose healing has stalled with the
use of Samento alone or a combination Samento and
Cumanda. The $97 regimen lasts 40 days.
9. Banderol
- 40-Day Protocol, $59, increasingly wide
use of Banderol and 40-Day Protocol Vegi-Caps that
include a dozen herbs and supplements. Arguably the
easiest way to fight infection with a lot of herbal
10. Samento
- Banderol - 40-Day Protocol, $93,
increasingly wide use.
Over-$99
regimens
1. 100-Day
Protocol with Cat's Claw 3%: $149, rapidly
increasing use.
2. 100-Day
Protocol with Samento and Cumanda, $299,
wide use.
3. Samento
- Noni - Banderol - Quina - Burbur - Magnesium Malate
- Trace Minerals - Algas - Parsley: $250,
increasing use.
4. Samento
- Noni - Cumanda - Burbur: $117, wide use.
5. Samento
- Noni - Banderol - Quina - Burbur: $153,
increasing use.
6. Samento
- Noni - Banderol - Quina - Burbur - Venus Flytrap
Liquid Extract, $188 with steadily
increasing use.