Product 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9465 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .60" h x 6.36" w x 9.16" l, .85 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
Stephen Buhner is among the plant geniuses of our time. -- Rosemary Gladstar

From the Publisher
* The first comprehensive book on herbal healing for Lyme disease
* the most up-to-date analysis of Lyme research in print
* Contains an herbal treatment compendium for all Lyme symptoms
* Outlines natural approaches for preventing Lyme infection
* Useful for both lay and professional readers
* Treatment protocols and book data extensively referenced

Foreword by Wendy Leffel, M.D.
Introduction: Welcome to the Lyme Wars
Chapter One: Borrelia burgdorferi, a Potent Emerging Disease
Chapter Two: Considerations in the Natural Treatment of Lyme Borreliosis
Chapter Three: The Core Protocol: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis
Chapter Four: The Expanded Protocol: An Herbal Repertory for Lyme Disease
Chapter Five: Herbal Treatment of Lyme Coinfections
Chapter Six: Prevention of Lyme and Initial Treatment after Tickbite
Chapter Seven:~ The Lyme Protocol and Repertory Streamlined
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About the Author
Stephen Harrod Buhner is a master herbalist, psychotherapist, and expert on indigenous and contemplative spiritual traditions. Much of his work and writing focuses on herbal and alternative medicine, deep ecology, and sacred plant medicine. He is the author of The Lost Language of Plants.