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New Lyme Disease treatments are desperately needed. This book provides them. The book identifies ten cutting-edge conventional and alternative treatments and gives practical guidance on integrating them into a comprehensive treatment plan that maximizes therapeutic benefit while minimizing side effects. On the pages of this book you will find the most accurate, current Lyme Disease information available. Discover the tools and resources to reclaim your health using the best of conventional and alternative medicine. Lyme Disease is one of the most stubborn, treatment resistant infections on earth. It is also spreading rapidly on all continents. Borrelia Burgdorferi - the elusive and dangerous Lyme Disease bacteria - can mimic many seemingly unrelated diseases, resulting in frequent misdiagnosis of the infection. Government health officials are beginning to recognize Lyme Disease for what it is: a growing threat to public health and safety. Statistics show that there are over 200,000 new Lyme Disease infections per year in the United States alone. Read this book to find out about the following breakthrough Lyme Disease treatments. Five Core Treatment Protocols: The Antibiotic Rotation Protocol, The Marshall Protocol, The Salt / Vitamin C Protocol, Detoxification, and Electromedicine (Rife Machine Therapy). Five Supportive Supplements: Systemic Enzymes, Mangosteen, Lithium Orotate, Coenzyme Q10, and Magnesium. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (23)

A must have book!
I have read extensively on the subject of Lyme disease as both my wife and I have been struggling with it.This is by far the best, most useful book I have read thusfar.

Trust this book Do not trust CDC or ILADS there paid by insurers
Any book is good that tells this is a severe and choronic real disease, I treated for 2 months massive abx of all sorts...and in live blood microscopy we found sticks STILL in a drop of my blood AND some crawled out the next morning after the red blood cells died off.They CAN hide in blood cells...that PROVES this.Our govt is bought out.Dont trust ANYTHING ANYMORE nothing nothing nothing.

My new favorite resource to recommend!
Bryan Rosner's The Top Ten Lyme Disease Treatments is my new favorite book to recommend on the topic of Lyme recovery.

As a recovered Lyme sufferer himself, Bryan speaks with both compassion and authority to those seeking release from a lifetime of suffering and endless medical interventions after their unfortunate encounter with a Lyme-carrying tick.As he does in his first book, Lyme Disease and Rife Machines, Rosner warns the reader that no credible and effective Lyme treatment will be short-lived, since recovery is based on eradicating a bacteria which lives and dies on its own slow pace.

As another Lyme patient remarked to me, Rosner is very even-handed in his evaluations of the pros and cons of each of the ten remedies he suggests.Again, he does not promise a quick or simple recovery process, nor does he obscure the potential dangers and side effects of the suggested treatments.In both his quality writing and especially his objectivity, he is a credit to his chosen profession or journalism.

Buy Bryan Rosner's The Top Ten Lyme Disease Treatments and educate yourself about both the difficulties of treatment and the very real prospect of recovery IF you can find the right mix of antimicrobial and supportive treatments that work for you.At the bare minimum, reading this book will give doctors, patients, and concerned citizens a quality and easy-to-understand "crash course" on the most promising and best-proven treatments for Lyme which are being discussed in the Lyme community today!

Not very effective
I purchased this book because my Dr. recommended it.I also purchased another book from a different author about healing lyme disease.I wanted to compare the effectiveness of the two different approaches, so I put my children on Rosner's recommendations and put myself and my spouse on the other protocol.After three months we all went in to have our cd-57s re-checked.One child's cd-57 barely increased while the other one's cd-57 went down.Mine and my spouse's cd-57 counts have doubled and tripled, respectively.

In light of this, I have switched my children off of Rosner's top 10 treatments and on to the protocol that my spouse and I are using.On a positive note, I will say that my children's general immune systems seemed to be stronger on Rosner's recommended supplements than before; they have more resistance to illnesses that are common to school-age children.

If you are confused and disappointed with your Lyme disease treatment, get this book!
I am a preventive medicine specialist and do not actively treat Lyme Disease with antibiotics, but I definitely end up diagnosing this condition in many people who come to me with a wide variety of chronic, multi-system complaints.I refer out to LLD's, and help patients keep their hormones, adrenal function and toxicity clearance in stable condition while they pursue treatment.I watch them, as some get better, but many also get worse.For those who feel as Bryan Rosner felt, after consulting a multitude of physicians and paying thousands of dollars for the very latest treatments, that you are not better and you are "on your own", get this book. Chronic Lyme disease sufferers are often on their own, with not even the enlightened health care practitioner to turn to, if antibiotics fail to heal them.Mr. Rosner, a journalist, a Lyme disease sufferer and a very intelligent man, found himself on his own in this way and began a journey to recovery that he shared with many thousands of others, trying to heal from Lyme disease using alternative, often unusual techniques.He is careful to tell us when he is simply offerring an opintion (such as with his use of the Marshall protocol), and to tell us that he is not a healthcare practitioner but he has worked hard to get a concensus view from hundreds if not thousands of people who are trying alternative treatments with success. He tells us about the war-like controversies among the medical professionals about how to treat this condition, and aptly points out that even the most enlightened of these does not guarantee a cure for people who have suffered with the condition for many years, especially if they have severe adverse reactions to antibiotics.I deeply appreciate this survey of what is working for people who have not gotten help from antibiotics alone or herbs alone. We desparately need such dialogue.The book is cogently written, easy to follow, very well organized and thorough.These treatments may or may not work for you if you have Lyme Disease, but you will have gained a good deal of insight and knowledge about the disease and about what many other people are doing to get well.The bottom line is that it is up to you, and if you find yourself abandoned by medicine or unable to tolerate antibiotic treatment, this book is definitely worth the read.
Dr. Tedde M. Rinker, Redwood City, CA. ... Read more

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The importance of this work, first published in German in 2005, cannot be overstated. In addition to the clarity of the author's presentation on the usefulness of Homeopathy in the treatment of Lyme disease, we are also gifted with his insight into the nature of epidemic disease in general, our positive interrelationship with bacteria and the trouble that may result whenever we disregard nature's laws. Written for the homeopath as well as the lay person interested in getting to the cause of illness, this book contains a wealth of philosophical information and cogent practical advice on the treatment and prevention of Lyme disease using homeopathy. ... Read more

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The Homeopathic Treatment of Lyme Disease
It was full of repeating info but if the info is right then it was worth it.I will start these remedies this month. I bought one book for me and one for my acupuncturist who has been treating me so we can try this together.

Well worth reading
Very interesting book.Easy enough for a layperson to understand.I shared this book with my homeopathic practitioner and she was very excited about getting it.Even though there is not tons and tons of information, what is provided is sufficient and looks very promising.There IS a cure for Lyme Disease people, and, you do not have to add more toxins to your body by taking antibiotics.The book has the answers.

Brilliant book
This book is not just about lyme disease, but also about biology, bugs and life itself. Peter Alex understands lyme from a biological perspective--as a spirochete not unlike syphilis; from a homeopathic perspective--as a possible new miasm; from a cultural perspective--an epidemic resulting from the way we've upset the ecological balance in our culture--and finally, from a specific perspective, where he suggests one remedy that may be the right treatment for it and explains why. He also offers interesting case histories. I really enjoyed the book and hope as he treats more lyme patients he updates it and adds new case histories. ... Read more

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Every year, newsworthy events throughout the Lyme Disease community will be chronicled in our Annual Report. This issue contains exciting and provocative topics including:

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Essential to keep up with the latest on Lyme!
Brian is the #1 voice for both patients and physicians struggling to cope and keep up with the latest important news on Lyme disease.Lyme is the pandemic of the 21st century.Even President Bush was struck with it!All his books are a MUST.

Fabulous new product for the Lyme community!
In organizing the 2008 Lyme Disease Annual Report, Bryan Rosner has provided a new and invaluable service to the Lyme and tick-borne disease community.Now that it is written and in my hands, I can see how much we have needed a resource like this for many years.

To my knowledge, no one else has attempted to summarize the most important scientific and political events in the Lyme world as frequently as the "annual report" sets out to do.Moreover, this report bears the hallmarks of Rosner's writing - clear, concise, totally understandable to the lay reader, and keeping the "main things" of 2007-2008 Lyme news front and center.

Rosner has chosen a refreshing variety of contributing authors for this work, reflecting a good balance among both professional and lay Lyme disease researchers and providing late-breaking information on co-infections, too, which must not be overlooked in the Lyme recover process.

Overall, we are so pleased to see a resource like this available on the market and hope that it will begin a new tradition of quality annual updating about this rapidly-changing area of public health threats. ... Read more

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Lyme disease, transmitted through the bite of a tick, is one of our nation's fastest-growing epidemics. Since Coping with Lyme Disease was first published in 1993, the number of sufferers afflicted by this debilitating condition has grown alarmingly. Every chapter has been thoroughly revised and new information about the long-term neurological effects of Lyme disease and congential and chronic versions of the illness has been added. This comprehensive guide includes - basic prevention tips - a detailed catalog of the physical and psychological symptoms to look for - a complete look at the medical and home care options and insurance policies available to patients - a special discussion of Lyme's effects on women, children, and the elderly - an expanded resource guide, with listings of news publications, state-by-state support groups, and special family services This fully updated third edition informs readers of the latest medical findings in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease-providing crucial information about newly discovered Lyme-related illnesses, electromagnetic procedures, clinical and antibiotic therapies, and curative nutritional products now on the market. A longtime bestseller, this authoritative book is an essential tool for all Lyme disease sufferers. ... Read more

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A must have!
A must have for those suffering from Lymes! Everything you need to know about the disease and it allowed me to understand the symptoms and how to deal with them. Easy to understand and very useful for family members to understand what us "lymies" are going through. I have read and referred to it several times for help to explain to others about the disease.

Informative and empathetic
This book gives the reader a rundown of what is currently known about Lyme and what is currently available in testing and treatment. This is, of course, as it should be, but all the more so in a medical culture where doctors know little and explain less. Lyme is one of the those diseases that is quite difficult to diagnose, and our American doctors are not exactly skilled diagnosticians. Worse, those of us who suffer from diseases that are not seen by the average medico every day may well have gotten blank stares or belligerent scoldings from Dr. Crock, and walked away with nothing more than another charge to the insurance company (if we have one). Denise Lang is herself afflicted with Lyme, and knows all the problems we can have with doctors, and deals with them head on. But fear not - her co-author, Kenneth Liegner, is an MD and has a full grip on the scientific facts and the ability to explain those to laypersons. So we get the medicine as well as the reality of dealing with it.

Best BookForA Lyme Patient
I have 6 books on Lyme disease.This was the best for a patient to read and understand.It will help explain all your symptoms so you won't feel so alone.Great book for family and friends.Highlight the parts you want them to read and pass it along-easier than talking.

COPING WITH LYME DISEASE
GREAT HELPFUL BOOK
I HAVE LYMEDISEASE AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK

Great Book
I would give this book a 5 if it had information for men.I agree with an earlier reviewer about that point.But the book is very informative and the best book out there for individuals with Lyme.I wish I had read it sooner. ... Read more

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Lyme disease has become the fastest-growing infectious disease transmitted by ticks (or other vectors) in the United States, but still remains a condition that is frequently misunderstood, overlooked, and misdiagnosed. Written by a leading practitioner of Lyme-aware medicine, this comprehensive guide will reveal to you the facts about this very serious disease - symptoms of which can mimic cardiac, neurological, and rheumatoid conditions - and will tell you what you need to know about the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease. ... Read more

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The best book of its kind
Lyme disease in one of the most pernicious health conditions and is far more pervasive than most people realize. In The Lyme Disease Solution, Dr Singleton has created the best and most comprehensive resource on the subject that I have ever read. This is a "must-read" book that needs to be in the homes of every person who suffers from Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, as well as all people who are experiencing chronic and debilitating syptoms that their doctors aren't able to help them with. Chances are good that such people may have undiagnosed Lyme disease and this book explains why. More importantly, it also provides you with the information and medical advice you need to restore your health.

As a someone who suffered with undiagnosed Lyme disease for many years and then discovered how to heal himself, it is obvious on every page of this book that Dr. Singleton knows what he is talking about. The medical advice he shares, along with a wealth of self-care solutions, will empower all who read this book to dramatically improve their health over time, just as it has the many chronic Lyme patients that Dr. Singleton sees in his practice.

Moreover, this book is essential reading for anyone suffering from chronic low-grade inflammation (potentially the majority of all Americans due to the standard American diet and other factors), which is now known to be a primary risk factor for a wide variety of diseases, including arthritis, heart disease and cancer. The information Dr. Singleton provides on how to prevent and reverse chronic inflammation, including his proprietary Lyme Inflammation Diet program is by itself well-worth the price of this book.

It is for these reasons that I give The Lyme Disease Solution my highest recommendation.

Larry Trivieri, editor/co-author Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, co-author Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia & Lyme Disease

The Lyme Disease Solution
I was a lyme sufferer in the advanced stages of the disease.With the help of Dr. Singleton and the steps outlined in his book I was able to regain health and happiness.

If you are struggling with a mysterious and debilitating disease and wondering if you might indeed have lyme disease this book is an essential read for you.If you are already suffering with advanced disease, this book will provide you with the information that you will need to create your own path back to restored health.

The Lyme Disease Solution is well organized and easy to read and understand.Dr. Singleton describes all of the body's systems and how they are affected by lyme and tick-borne disease as well as the specific changes that you can make to bring those systems back into balance to heal and rebuild your life.It is inspirational, informative and provides hope that you can and will succeed in your battle with lyme disease.

If you are confused about lyme disease, read this book
I just read this book and found it highly educational and tremendously helpful. I loved how he wrote about ways to assist your body in the healing process. I have been suffering from lyme for years. It has been a long educational process on how to heal the body, not just with antibiotics. Dr. Singleton gives easy to read suggestions and recommendations. I also found the resource section helpful. A must read for anyone affected by lyme disease; lyme patients, families, and all practioners.

If you have lyme disease - or suspect you do, buy this first!
Dr. Singleton's work is the most complete treatment of this disease I have found.He describes not only symptoms and treatments, but also the controversy which surrounds this growing epidemic.

He provides careful and helpful details about how to accurately diagnose this disease using clinical indicators, and demonstrates the grave danger of relying solely on lab tests - which have an extraordinarliy high rate of false negative tests.

With careful research and the compassion that comes from both being a Lyme sufferer himself, (and as one who has treated hundreds of others), Dr. Singleton gives real hope to those with Lyme disease. He helps the Lyme patient navigate the complex challenge of finding a treatment plan that will work.

Buy it! ... Read more

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There are enough books and websites about what Lyme Disease is and which ticks carry it. But there is very little useful information for people who actually have a case of Lyme Disease that is not responding to conventional antibiotic treatment. Lyme Disease sufferers need to know how to get better, not how to identify a tick. This book is about how experimental frequency devices known as "rife machines" have been used for over 15 years in private homes to successfully fight Lyme Disease. Many Lyme Disease sufferers have heard of rife machines, some have used them. But until now there has not been a concise and reliable source to explain how and why they work, and how and why other therapies fail. In the book you will learn that rife machine therapy offers numerous advantages over antibiotic therapy, including sustained effectiveness, affordability, convenience, autonomy from the medical establishment, and avoidance of candida complications. The Foreword for the book is by Richard Loyd, Ph.D., one of the nation s leading rife machine researchers and coordinator of the annual Rife International Health Conference. Rife machine expert Marc Fett and Coil Machine inventor Doug MacLean contribute their knowledge and experience in the book, as do several other prominent rife machine experts and Lyme Disease researchers. Throughout the book you will find stories of Lyme Disease sufferers who have used rife machines. You'll learn how they did it, what they would have done differently, and their experiences with other therapies. This book is user-friendly for people who have no prior knowledge of rife machines, but advanced enough to encompass documented scientific research and Lyme Disease pathology. The book contains critical rife machine information organized into a straight-forward and concise format. A detailed index and table of contents allow navigation to the topics you are interested in. The book takes a practical, down-to-earth approach which allows you to learn about: -Why rife machines work after other therapies fail, including specific problems with antibiotics -Sample rife machine treatment schedules and sessions -The most effective rife machines: High Power Magnetic Pulser, EMEM machine, Coil Machine (also known as the Doug Device) and AC Contact Machine -Explanation of the "herx reaction" and why it indicates progress -Critical evaluation of leading alternative therapies, including mercury detoxification, ozone therapy, homeopathy, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, herbs, colloidal silver, colostrum, and more -How use of multiple machines can lead to synergistic benefit and accelerated recovery -What it feels like to use rife machines - discover the steps to healing -Extensive discussion of antibiotics, including natural and herbal antibiotics -The intriguing story that led to use of rife machines as a treatment for Lyme Disease - how it all began -Answers for skeptics -Safety and side effects -A description of rife machine components -How to combine rife machine therapy with other supportive therapies to accelerate progress -Many other carefully selected subjects ... Read more

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Amazing, essential information!
This is the book that first opened my eyes to both fully understanding the disease and HOPE about what steps can be done to regain wellness.ALL BRIAN'S BOOKS & HIS ANNUAL REPORTS ARE A MUST for both patients and doctors!

Must have for hope healing Lyme with rife machines
I became interested in rife machines, and the hope that they might bring an end to my 13 years of Lyme disease suffering, after reading the chapter on electro-medicine in Bryan Rosner's second book, The Top Ten Lyme Disease Treatments: Defeat Lyme Disease with the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine.

At that point, I knew that I needed to purchase Rosner's first book for a deeper study of rife machine therapy.Since he recovered from a devastating case of Lyme using rife machines himself, and since he is an eminently-readable author, I trusted his analysis of rife machine technology.

My family and I have not been disappointed.Rosner's Rife Machine book has been our handbook not only for understanding rife machines but also many other supportive measures (especially detoxification of Lyme poisons and by-products) which must be employed if rife is going to work.

As with his other books (The Top Ten Treatments and the 2008 Lyme Disease Annual Report), Brian shines as a true journalist - objective and understandable.He does not minimize the suffering involved in recovering from Lyme (due to the Herxheimer reactions and detoxification regimens), but prepares the reader for them gently and honestly.As with his other books, he does not betray a loyalty to any specific rife manufacturer or Lyme treatment provider of any kind - although he does quickly and efficiently expose the reader to the names of the most reputable rife manufacturers, detoxification experts, etc., which streamlines the research process for very sick people such as myself.

Finally, he provides additional sources of information, many of them on the Internet such as Yahoo discussion boards about rife and other therapies, so that the reader can quickly connect with thousands of other real people with whom to share their woes and discuss viable treatment options.All of this helped me identify which rife machine to buy first in a matter of about 48 hours!

If you wish to find a real, possibly permanent solution to the Lyme infection ravaging your body, please consider the information presented in Bryan's book and also his second book, The Top Ten Treatments for Lyme Disease, which will probably help "close the circle" of complementary therapies to rife.

Please note: I am not a medical professional of any kind.Please consult your regular physician(s) and other health-care providers for information and relief if you believe yourself to have a medical problem of any kind.Also, please consult your regular physician(s) and other health-care provider(s) before attempting any treatment for any medical problem you believe yourself to have, including treatments such as rife machines and those described in Bryan Rosner's books, discussed above.

A treasure house whether you have Lyme or not!
If you or someone you love has Lyme Disease or any other tick bourne illness, then you absolutely owe it to yourself or to them to read this book.I believe every Doctor on the planet should read this book! There are so many illnesses which truly are Lyme related, this is an epidemic which the world needs to be made aware of.
Rosner does a superb job of detailing alternative methods of healing and gives you a light at the end of the tunnel.If not for the information reavealed to me within these pages, I would have probably died of complications due to Lyme and it's co-infections.This is written by someone who has really done significant research and knows what he is talking about.I value every word of Rosner's books and this is another one that I would never be without!

Fantastic!Well-written and easy to understand!!
As a person who has the difficult diagnosis of Lyme disease, I have to say that this book gave me a very clear view of exactly what I was fighting and helped me develop a successful game plan for treatment.I was even able to better educate my doctor about the disease and about effective protocols using electromagnetic resonance therapy.I'd recommend this book to anyone who has or knows someone who has Lyme disease!

Well researched, well written, and highly informative.
Bryan Rosner has written two well researched and easy-to-read books, both for people with Lyme and for the health care professionals who treat them--The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments and When Antibiotics Fail: Lyme Disease and Rife Machines. Lyme disease is a difficult and debilitating condition that most often defies the best of what allopathic (Western) medicine has to offer. However, Mr. Rosner has offered us a variety of non-invasive, holistic, cutting edge methods, sometimes to be used in conjunction with more conventional therapies. Rosner explains what works, why it works, how it works, and why it may not work. I consider both of these books indispensable. They belong in the library of anyone who is seriously investigating this disease.

Nenah Sylver, PhD
author, The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing
and The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy

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Amazon.com
Lyme disease is so difficult to detect that the average sufferer sees five physicians before the disease is properly diagnosed. Thirty-five percent of Lyme disease patients suffer permanent bodily damage, and 17 percent lose their jobs. Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner fared even worse than that: she contracted the disease while pregnant (it was misdiagnosed as arthritis), and passed it on to her unborn child, who died when he was 6. She became an expert on ticks and the diseases they spread, started the Lyme Disease Foundation, and compiled all her knowledge into this book, a handy guide for anyone living in tick-infested areas.Book Description
Keep your family safe from tick-borne infections

With millions around the world infected-and millions more at risk-Lyme and other tick-related disorders are today's fastest-growing infectious diseases.And while there has been much progress in combating these illnesses, we are a long way from eliminating them.Early treatment is crucial-and there's no better way to get informed and be prepared to deal with these diseases than to read this book.

This comprehensive guide tells you everything you need to know to protect yourself and your family from the pain of Lyme, including vital information about the new Lyme disease vaccines. Written by Lyme disease pioneer Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner-cofounder of the Lyme Disease Foundation and a Lyme sufferer herself-this updated and expanded edition provides the latest on the multiple diseases that can be transmitted in a single tick bite and the symptoms that indicate you've been infected.In easy-to-understand language, the author discusses the often controversial issues of diagnosis and treatment of Lyme while reviewing the other tick-borne diseases in North America, such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, tularemia, the emerging ehrlichioses, and some that are considered potential biowarfare agents. She offers expert advice on:

• Protecting yourself from disease-carrying ticks-and what to do if you find one on your skin
• Obtaining the best medical treatment
• Accessing online information on vaccines, repellents, and the latest research
• Finding self-help and support organizations, state medical complaint boards, products, and related services
• Starting a school or business prevention program

Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner (Tolland, CT) is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lyme Disease Foundation. ... Read more

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Everything You Need to Know About Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Disorders, 2nd Edition
This intriguing book provides an in-depth look at Lyme disease; what it is, where it is found, how to diagnose and prevent it, and finally, how to treat it.
The information on ticks, where they are found, and the suggestions on how to prevent Lyme and treat the illness through antibiotics is extensive, interesting and useful.
However, the author describes pharmaceutical antibiotics as being the only viable option for treating Lyme Disease, when in fact there exist a multitude of other therapies for combatting the illness, some of which can be more effective than antibiotics. These include Rife machines, salt/C, herbal antibiotics, Immune Response Training, and homeopathy.

Pamela
Accurate and even-handed.I only give four stars because I was hoping for more in-depth scientific explaination.

Very informative
...but will someone please tell me where "ticks" are mentioned in the Bible? She mentions this in the book. Thanks!!!

A MUST BUY for ALL
This is an excellent overview of the disease with detail a doctor or interest patient would want to know. It handles information with non-alarmist views and scientific accuracy.

Even better is the updated new version that includes data on other tick-borne diseases. The writing shows respect for patients and the medical community.

I really like the information that addresses the questions about possible Lyme and other diseases in the midwest and other areas that are not considered to have lyme disease.

Yep.This is the book you want.
Fantastic book, and clearly the best that I read during my recovery from LD.Thorough, level-headed, wonderful. ... Read more

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Lyme disease is among the most rapidly growing epidemics in the nation with as many as a quarter million new cases each year. Delayed and inadequate treatment can lead to chronic suffering and disability.In this book, fourteen patients reveal how their lives were changed by the debilitating effects of Lyme disease and its co-infections, and by unanticipated medical obstacles. 'This book represents the patients who are seen on a daily basis by physicians, like myself, who treat Lyme disease.'Lesley Ann Fein, M.D., MPH, Medical Director of the Lyme Disease Society, West Caldwell, NJ. 'Confronting Lyme Disease intimately portrays the effects of the spread of Lyme disease in North America.American and Canadian lives are ruined while the medical authorities exercise health cost management and control.'Jim Wilson, President of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation ... Read more

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Confronting Lyme Disease
The patient stories are eye opening, to say the least.It's puts in perspective what the Lyme patient has to go through to get diagnonsed, and get coverage from Medicare or insuranrce companies (not!!). Everything is out of pocket.Read about Joan, the last patient, a Canadian, who has to deal with her government, and the U.S. Very frustrating!!

Confronting Lyme Disease: a unique perspective on a chronic illness
This book is excellently written.As a student of public health, it's great to see a book that shows the effects of lyme disease on those who have it.It's a great resource for contacts if one contracts this chronic illness, and builds empathy for those who have contracted it.Most importantly, it delivers the message that treatment for lyme disease must be sought immediately, and that the current methods of treatment are often times ineffective.Overall, an enlightening and excellent piece.

A great read
This book is incredible. It highlights the extent of suffering and the strength of spirit of the people who weer affected so terribly by such a misunderstood disease. I would highly reccomend that you buy this book-- even if you yourself are not in any way impacted by Lyme disease, this book is an inspiring and educational one.

ConfrontingLyme Disease, Other peoples stories
A collection of short stories and traditional medical treatments.Reading for entertainment.Choose this book if you find comfort in other peoples problems or want to know if your symptoms could be lyme disease.Not very well written, more a collection of chart notes.If you need ideas on where to turn next, you may want to read this book.If you are well informed about lyme disease you will find this book a waste of time.

Lyme Disease Personal Stories
This is an incredible book.It might not be for someone that has just been diagnosed.But if you care for someone with this disease it helps you to get a sense of what they are going through. Once you are committed to getting better it is important to see that others have had to deal with some similar hardships and that you are not alone. ... Read more

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Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease and it is now epidemical in the Northeast, Middle West, and Northwest regions of the United States. The number of reported cases has doubled in last decade and the infection scale has become larger than HIV. Aside from hepatitis C, Lyme Disease may be the second largest infectious disease in this country. Worldwide, it is also rapidly spreading in Canada, Europe, and Asia. There is great controversy concerning the diagnosis, treatments, and prognosis of Lyme disease, especially regarding the chronic and persistent form. This controversy has often left chronically infected patients without adequate medical care. Due to the special features of the Lyme spirochete and its multiple co-infections, conventional Western antibiotics treatments have not proven to be very effective. Stand-alone antibiotics treatment has become less effective overtime due to increased resistance and adaptation of germs. The Western medical approach to this infectious disease is to focus only on killing the pathogen. It does not address the complexities of the Lyme pathogenesis and various associated complications in chronic infections. Modern Chinese medicine is an integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. We use this integrative system for the treatment of chronic Lyme disease. With over a decade of practical clinical experience, we have found that modern Chinese herbal treatment with supplemental acupuncture applied to Lyme disease (especially its auto-immunity and immune complex related complications) yields a much better clinical outcome than the conventional stand-alone antibiotics approach.What is modern Chinese herbology and how does its phytopharmacology match with the pathophysiology of Lyme disease? What are the shortcomings of conventional Western approach in treating chronic Lyme disease? How does MCM treat Lyme disease with herbal remedies and what are the phytopharmacology of these herbal remedies? This book is a comprehensive discussion about traditional and Modern Chinese Medicine and aims to answer these questions in detail. ... Read more

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Factual, informative, right to the point information source.
This book isn't very well written but contains useful information.I would not recommend unless you have a science background.Very technical but I am glad this book was made available to lay people who want more scientific information on alternitive treatments.

Lyme Disease and Modern Chinese Medicine
This book offers a refreshing approach on how to treat Lyme disease through the use of herbal antibiotics. The author has been treating Lyme cases for many years and is an expert in modern chinese medicine. His approach is simple, yet powerful, and involves the use of several Chinese herbal combinations to treat Lyme and co-infections.
Some of the book is devoted to discussion of the pharmacological properties of the herbs, which I feel is less useful to the layperson and perhaps more useful to a physician or biochemist. I would have liked to have read more about his approach to diet and lifestyle but the book is otherwise excellent. He outlines a full protocol for treating Lyme so that if one wishes to pursue healing without the aid of a physician, this book makes that possible.
Thank you, Dr. Zhang! ... Read more

Book Description
Despite Centers for Disease Control estimates that only 20,000 new Lyme disease infections occur each year, the true figure, as Harvard medical school researchers have found, nearly approaches 200,000. Symptoms run from mild lethargy to severe arthritis to incapacitating mental dysfunction. And despite medical pronouncements to the contrary, extensive research has found that tests for the disease are not very reliable and antibiotics are only partially effective; up to 35 percent of those infected will not respond to treatment or will relapse. The spirochetes that cause Lyme are stealth pathogens—they can hide within cells or alter their form so that antibiotics cannot affect them. Lyme disease is, in fact, a potent, emerging epidemic disease for which technological medicine is only partially effective.
Healing Lyme examines the leading, scientific research on Lyme infection, its tests and treatments, and outlines the most potent herbal medicines and supplements that offer help—either alone or in combination with antibiotics—for preventing and healing the disease. It is the essential guide to Lyme infection and its treatment. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (30)

To J. Philbot: No Prednisone!
Having read your review I grew alarmed.Yes it likely is that you do have a rare allergic reaction, but if you have Lyme, taking prednisone is the wrong way to deal with that, or with a reaction to a symptom from taking something that you are trying to treat your Lyme with.No one should take steroids internally if they have Lyme Disease, unless it's an emergency. Steroids suppress the immune system, which can be dangerous with an infectious disease.

I say this not because I can stop you now, but so that anyone with Lyme who reads this would be aware in case they decide to take an internal steroid that they are aware of the dangers associated with it.Please google "Steroids and Lyme Disease" and get educated on it.From personal experience I can say it only makes things worse. I am not a doctor, but I have experienced side effects from this that are very indicative that I shouldn't have taken the steroids.I repeat, I AM NOT A DOCTOR.I'm strictly warning from what I've read and my own body's reaction to such drugs.

I have not read the book yet, but I felt that it was critical to post to warn people of the dangers of steroids when you have Lyme disease..I have ordered the book though, it looks like a wealth of information, especially since it talks about TOA-free cat's claw so I'm giving it a tentative "3".

I just felt this issue was too important to wait on.

I'll return after I read the book!

excellent book!
Excellent book for those wanting to avoid or add to their antibiotics protocol.Very comprehensive. I can attest to the fact the herbs do in fact work.

Best book on Lyme. You must read this!
Lyme is a major epidemic right now, and most doctors are thoroughly ignoranton the matter and have no idea how to properly treat it, often whimsically giving everyone the same three weeks of antibiotics which do nothing.

Buhner lays out a thoroughly researched book with all the information you need to completely and intelligently understand the disease and take measures to cure yourself of it. It CAN be cured!

I'm just about to start the herbal protocol and will post another review in a few months.

I'd also like to recommend to anyone with Lyme that they look into the "Ultimate Zapper."

Remember, every day in relatively good health should be spent singing from the rooftops. You cannot trust your GP on the matter of Lyme disease, or anything else for that matter. Educate yourself and be your own expert.

Ifyou have Lyme you better read this....
I have had Lyme for 15 year and did not know it... It is very indepth and gives very specific herbs and treatments along with vendors!I am very excited about what this treatment! I will keep you posted

Anyone acutally done this regimen?
I am starting my 2nd week on this, but I am starting to feel ill again after having felt good for a while.Is this the disease leaving my body?

Anyone have any success stories with this book?

Thanks! ... Read more

Book Description
Examining the most common vector-borne infection in North American and the most common tick-borne disease in parts of Europe, this source documents the remarkable progress in our understanding of the pathogenesis, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment of Lyme disease in Europe and the United States.  Recognized authorities compare and contrast the diverse presentations of Lyme disease around the world, and offer expert recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of this condition in the two continents.

Emphasizing the development and implementation of effective, sustainable Lyme disease prevention programs in the United States and other countries, this source

Book Description
In a quest to uncover the origin of Lyme disease, the author zeroed in on Russia's fur shipping industry and its New York brokerage, AMTORG Trading Company. FBI mole, Robert Hanssen was simultaneously assigned to monitor AMTORG in Project Pocketwatch under the Clinton Administration overseeing the Russian Counter Intelligence Desk. Verdon's FBI FOIAs were stonewalled a dozen years, greatly impeding her research; other files simply vanished.Unbeknownst to the author at that time, spy Hanssen had forked over some 60,000 pages to the Russians, many originals.

AMTORG's founder, Russia's most favored fur dealer, Armand Hammer, hired accountant Arthur Andersen to head his new oil venture, Occidental Petroleum.Together, Ken Lay (Nixon's Undersecretary of Energy and future CEO of ENRON), Andersen, and Hammer ushered in a new Détente with Russia and Red China.For the privilege of the US Export Import Bank subsidizing Oxy's Siberian gas pipeline, Hammer would be obliged to make illegal campaign contributions funneled to the Watergate burglars.Had the history of the USSR's biological warfare program been destroyed to preserve Détente and placate Hammer, or worse, cover up a terrorist network?

Forced to seek a historical witness to the Soviet-Nazi collaboration in dispersing tick borne diseases of the nervous system, I.G. Farben's chemist, Henry Tolkmith, fit the bill.Recruited under Operation Paperclip for DOW Chemical as a pesticide/poison gas specialist, most likely Tolkmith was protected under the 100 Person's Act.Tolkmith's real identity became suspect when perusing his WW II files.Conflicting physical descriptions, simultaneous sightings in the USA and USSR and double entry to the States raised alarms.Was Tolkmith the infamous Death Angel of Auschwitz, Josef Mengele, an expert in Lyme, Multiple Sclerosis and poison gases?Interviewed, Tolkmith denied his dossier photos were of himself and conveniently died.Had Josef's brother, Karl, been uncovered in the Brazilian grave at Sao Paulo?Had these two look-a-likes been switched at birth and switched at death?

The Brazilian Mengele held ties to Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie of ODESSA, a drug and arms dealer serving a network of international terrorists and the mujaheddin.Arthur Andersen's new client, ENRON, had hired dope-peddling terrorists, al Qaeda, to guard its Afghan pipeline.Poppy-field potheads are a pathetic, fickle army against Communism.

The FBI could not keep track of these terrorists at home or abroad, its mole was busy at work.Just after spy Hanssen's arrest on February 17, 2001, Attorney General Ashcroft created the Strategic Management Council, headed by Arthur Andersen to re-organize the antiquated FBI, soon to be followed by the attack on 9/11.A month later, ENRON imploded, 26 trunk loads of files were shredded.Did Arthur Andersen pick up where Hanssen left off?The man who can solve the mystery of Lyme Disease and the SS Elbrus as well as ENRON and 9/11 may well be the FBI's top mole, Robert Hanssen. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Some interesting theories on Lyme disease
...Anyway...

There's a number of strange diseases, like lyme disease, SARs, AIDS, and many others.... that seemingly mutate out of nowhere. Many vaccine programs are also suspected to have caused epidemics, especially in third world countries where the immune system is already degraded from poor diet and poor drinking water. The truth of the matter is, nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and America, designed thousands of war machine microbes. It would be naive to NOT suspect that some of these microbes escaped into the population. Verden offers an interesting theory considering we will never know the truth about the secret programs of the 3 most hideous war machines in history.

out there. WAY out there.
The author of this book claims just about everything in the world is related to drug smuggling and CIA conspiracies.

One of the oddest assertions is that the Nazi Klaus Barbi was a triple agent for the US and USSR, and had a team of commandos that trained the Contras. It's amazing that this book ever got published ... Read more

Book Description
This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to lyme disease (also Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans; Bannworth's syndrome; Lyme Arthritis; Lyme Borreliosis), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on lyme disease. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

very handy guide
Definitely a different book. I have just recently been diagnosed with lime disease andI found this bookextremely helpful with learning about my disease.

Found it useful
Since this is a compiliation of official sources, I found it a big save of time and quite terse. I think its a good book for someone who is new to the disease, or those who do not want to print hundreds of internet pages.

Does not reflect real life patient experiences.
This book does have lots of sources of information about Lyme Disease, but little practical information for the patient about the disease. It gives lots of medical and governmental citations. It also gives lots of "vocabulary builders" that are helpful when trying to read technical medical research articles. The book, however, is very generic. It seems there are many books like this one for other illnesses. It has no feel for the patient's experience, it does not even hint at the very real controversies that surround this illness.

The back cover of the book says it best: it is not written from a layperson's/ patients point of view nor is it written from a clinical/ provider prospective, it is a "soucebook" of "official" and "peer-reviewed" medical literature. I would add the word "selective" to the previous statement. Also, place heavy emphasis on the word "Sourcebook", it tells you about where to go for information. Don't expect to get something this book is not.It is "A Reference Manual for Self-Directed Patient Research". ... Read more

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Lyme disease is one of the least understood of the new diseases--and one of the most dreaded. Because undiagnosed or untreated Lyme disease can pose serious health threats, people who develop symptoms such as joint pain and tiredness worry that they may have chronic Lyme disease. Even people with confirmed acute Lyme disease worry that the treatment they're getting won't cure the disease and that it may reappear later in a more debilitating form. These fears are made worse by the well-publicized uncertainties surrounding diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

In this book, noted Lyme disease researcher and clinician Alan Barbour presents a comprehensive and even-handed discussion of what we know about the disease and offers medical science's current thinking about its more controversial aspects. Throughout the book, Dr. Barbour uses the stories of four "patients" to illustrate the varying course of the disease in different individuals and under different circumstances. A fifth "patient" stands as the model for people who, in the absence of a clear diagnosis, remain convinced that Lyme disease explains their symptoms--and as a result suffer for too long without appropriate treatment for what's really ailing them.

Including illustrations of ticks and the rashes caused by their bites, as well as maps showing the worldwide distribution of Lyme disease and the relative risk of the disease across the United States, the book offers a wealth of useful information for patients, family members and caregivers, and those who live, work, and play in high-risk areas:

Explains how Lyme disease is spread, and who is at risk Describes the symptoms and consequences of Lyme disease, from the rash following a tick bite to the most serious complications, such as infection of the nervous system, joints, and heart Describes all the diagnostic tests for Lyme disease and explains what the test results mean Compares Lyme disease with other conditions, such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, and explains why they are often mistaken for Lyme disease Presents a compassionate and convincing discussion of depression, which is often the correct diagnosis for a patient who clings to a diagnosis of Lyme disease despite repeated negative diagnostic tests Carefully explains proven and unproven treatments, and summarizes the debates about antibiotic and other treatments Outlines what individuals can do to avoid getting Lyme disease as well as what the community can do to reduce the number of Lyme-carrying ticks

Here at last is an intelligent and interesting guide for patients, as well as an insider's tour of medical science. The author includes an explanation of how the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium was discovered in the laboratory and how it was first connected with the disease, a fascinating account of modern medical detective work.

Customer Reviews (14)

Author is only an "expert" in ignorance.I burned my copy.
I destroyed my copy so that no one would ever read it and assume it had validity.This guy knows little about lyme and doesn't stay current.I hope people read these reviews before they waste their money.My copy was given to me, but it will never attempt to mis-inform anyone else.I agree with other reviewers, if you could rate a book zero, that is what this book would have gotten.

Detrimental to those in need of treatment! Take caution.
I contracted chronic Lyme disease a year ago and was not diagnosed for ten months. During that time I got worse and worse and not one doctor helped me. In fact they were rude and didn't listen. The over all feeling in the medical community is one of disbelief and hostility. This book is the epitome of those feelings. Reading this book made me feel the same way I did listening to a doctor tell me that the positive test was not significant. This book does nothing more than berate those that are already sick and frightened. It makes you feel as though you are the one with the problem. The disease is all in your head. Also I think I should add that the author of this book was appointed to the Lyme Advisory community for California and then was promptly removed because the people that had Lyme Disease were so angry with his attitude towards them. Beware of this book. It will do nothing other than make you feel bad about a disease that is not your fault. Which leads me to the age old question, Which is worse the cure or the disease? When there are books like this on the market perpetuating the horrible attitude towards truly sick people it is neither. Until this opinion is dispelled, there is no disease and there will be no cure despite how sick you really are.

Information is not helpful; controversy is not explained
This book will only confuse you if you are looking for real answers to the Lyme disease controversy or help for an undiagnosed illness.Barbour does not give you enough information to make informed decisions regarding treatment or diagnosis of an actual entrenched and untreated case of Lyme disease.Your money will be better spent buying books by Denise Lang, Karen Forschner, or Polly Murray.

Alan G. Barbour's book not worth reading
Alan G. Barbour's book not worth reading
Alan G. Barbour is no friend to the Lyme patient. I suffer from chronic Lyme disease and was terribly disappointed and angered by this book. There was a pervasive, underlying thread which downplayed the number of Lyme cases, the severity of the disease, and the complexity of the disease.Barbour's disregard for the plight of Lyme patients is demonstrated in his inexcusable lack of treatment guidelines besides a cookbook reliance on a short term antibiotic therapy which has been clinically proven wrong for many patients.Many, many people are suffering with Lyme disease and cannot get proper treatment. If you buy this book, you will be, in my opinion, adding to this suffering.You will also be less informed when you have finished this book than before you began.Please don't add credibility to Barbour as a Lyme disease expert by buying this book.

A comprehensive, objective and informative treatise
Barbour (Prof. of Medicicine & Microbiology at U, Texas, and specialist on the topic) provides a sympathetic, wide-ranging look at Lyme disease and related topics that reveals not only the difficulties in fully understanding the disease, but (in the process) the difficulties in diagnosis that medicine faces in many areas of diagnosis and treatment.The book is very clearly written and interesting to both layperson and medic.The lack of references is unfortunate, but as a leading expert, Barbour may be considered a primary source.If you want to be told you have Lyme disease, you may be disappointed.If you want to understand why that diagnosis might be problematical, and what the various sources of difficulty are, you will be more than satisfied.In the end, you will also be in a position to participate in a process of participatory diagnosis and treatment between patient and medic with a great deal more certainty, based on real knowledge. ... Read more

Book Description
Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and Lyme disease can be permanently reversed using nontoxic alternative treatments. In this authoritative guide, more than 30 leading physicians explain their holistic diagnostic and treatment methods. Each chapter has been updated to reflect the latest research and therapeutic approaches to treating—and ultimately reversing— these debilitating conditions. Written by the authors of the acclaimed ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE (more than 600,000 copies sold), this book shows how to regain vitality, say goodbye to muscle pain, peak your immune system, and shake off depression with clinically proven therapies. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Lyme Disease
This book is jam-packed with information for treating the multiple dysfunctions found in Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Lyme Disease. It provides more insights on how to treat the latter two conditions than any other book I have read. What's even more impressive, it presents perspectives from a multitude of experts, so that a well-rounded approach to healing can be formulated.
I had to read this book several times to absorb all of the information in it and gained many valuable insights from it.
That said, I found the information on Lyme Disease to be sorely lacking and the section on Lyme to be rather small. Also, in many cases, CFIDS, Fibromyalgia ARE actually manifestations of Lyme Disease, and I don't recall the book emphasizing this.
Granted, much information about how to treat Lyme has just recently emerged and this information may have not been available at the time that this book was published, yet I believe that a more in-depth discussion of Lyme would have been appropriate.
Overall, however, this book is an excellent source of information for anyone wanting to learn about the aforementioned conditions and how to manage them.

Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia & Lyme Disease
Overall it is very informative. However, it was lacking in areas such as how to manage low blood pressure which is found in 70% of chronic fatigue patients. In fact, the tilt test which is used by the Social Security Administration (for disability claims)as a marker for the syndrome is never mentioned (my blood pressure dropped to 56/33 during this test). Dr. Cheney and Dr. Bell as well as other leading doctors/researchers who were/are the pioneers in identifying and treating CFS/FMS have protocols for low bp which would be helpful to CFS patients. There is little attention paid to the real leaders in this field. Although Teitelbaum, Chaitow, and Lapp were mentioned, other leaders were forgotten. There is serious research being done (and findings) at the University of Oregon and University of Miami that was totally neglected. In place of referencing these leading doctors, physicians like Dr. Haimes are referenced who is skilled with hgh therapy for anti-aging but who is not very knowledgeable with CFS or Fibromylagia nor does he claim to specialize in CFS/FMS treatments (the two syndromes I suffer with and subjects of this book). So readers have to take care not to use these physician references in the book as referrals to doctors who subscribe to the protocols/insights of this book.

Unbelievably thorough and right on the money!
Holy Smokes!I have been looking for the answers to my environmental illness/fybromyalgia problems for nearly 3 years, and have just been diagnosed with Lyme Disease as well. The answers to my remaining questions were found IN THIS ONE BOOK!

The authors have made sure to show pictures, diagrams, etc., so even the lay person can understand where certain body parts reside and how they do or do not work, depending on your situation.I consider myself to be reasonably well-informed on the subjects covered in Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Lyme Disease; and I have been able to help many others who sufferer with these diseases. Yet I have NEVER seen such a wonderful resource all in one place before!If you have these health problems, don't pass this one by!There is a lot you can do for yourself without having to damage your body/liver further with just massive doses of heavy-duty allopathic meds. :-):-) ... Read more

Product Description
Hannelore Helbing-Sheafe's personal experience with Lyme disease was a powerful motivator to investigate possible ways to help herself and others. The focus of her holistically orientedpracticewas always on finding the cause of the problem and instructing patients in using natural medicine and therapy and/or specific nutrients to correct and reverse existing health problems. Her main focus has been to seek balance in all body systems. Lyme Disease -Alternative medicine can help provides valuable information about holistic therapy options for patients afflicted with acute or chronic Lyme disease problems but also provides detailed information regarding current medical diagnostic procedures and treatment. The book also provides details about the multiple, complexing symptoms experienced by patients of this disease.Lyme Disease -Alternative medicine can help is an education on "Nature's Pharmacy". It promises no miracle cures; instead, it lists safe natural antibiotic, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and pain soothing substances as an alternative treatment option to reverse the illness to a more manageable level and give the chronically ill patient quality of life and hope. ... Read more

Book Description
A compelling, honest story of one American family already struggling with undiagnosed Lyme disease that is forced to deal with a myriad of unexpected issues, and then is hauled through the family court system and crucified for having that illness. The story touches on the very real aspects of a complex and controversial disease. Embracing tabu subjects, it paints a clear portrait of the face of Lyme Disease, and the discrimination of its patients in many arenas. "I had this experience before in the presence of very rare and very special people--individuals with a very rare prophetic genius. I sensed I was witnessing the birth of someone who possessed many rare gifts, which when fused, become a spokesperson for millions. PJ Langhoff is that person." -James L. Schaller, MD, MAR ... Read more