raven
Submitted by raven on Sun, 2021-08-29 19:21

Most of the people who have been on the site for a while remember that I was treating Lyme and Cpn. I was also hammered by mold exposure in the school where I worked.
Here’s what I have found out to date:
I believe I have rid my body of Lyme and lowered Cpn levels significantly
(I don’t think you can ever get rid of it) I’m not teaching any more, so my exposure is greatly reduced. With Covid, masking is a great relief. So is staying away from large groups of people
Mold is still an issue. I live near the beach and we get lots of dampness. House is dry and leak free and we are drying out the landscaping.

I recently found my underlying issue. Mast Cell Activation Disorder.
Kept having sinus, intestinal problems and skin rashes all indicative of high histamine levels. After running into mold.
So I tried a low histamine diet and H1 and H2 blockers Claritin and Peopcide. This all worked to eliminate my symptoms.
I recently added bile acids and they are really helping too.

Take a look at Dr. Afrin’s book Never Bet Against Occam.

If you are suffering a lot of inflammation, this is something to look into.
Raven

Blog comments

Sarah

30 Aug 2021 12:31 pm

 

Hello Raven,  how fascinating.  My only knowledge of bile acids was with painting:

Characterization of bile acids and fatty acids from ox bile in oil paintings by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry - PubMed (nih.gov)

Plus I had never heard about a low histamine diet, so I looked it up.  Overly processed food and aged cheese makes sense, but do you really never eat tomatoes and strawberries?  And what about the occasional glass of Malbec?  Perhaps they are alright once in a while!

Sarah

Completed Stratton/Wheldon regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years, three of which intermittent.   Still improving bit by bit and no relapses since finishing treatment.

raven

4 Sep 2021 03:58 pm

Hi Sarah,
Interesting application. The ancient Chinese doctors used bear bile to treat a number of ailments including eye problems. Here's a link for a paper on using a component of bile acids to treat prostate cancer. Dr. Powell had me taking Ursodiol to thin the bile and help me detox while I was in treatment.
https://peerj.com/articles/122/
https://europepmc.org/article/med/32067977
https://eyecenter.emory.edu/press_releases/pr_research_15.htm

Hope you find these interesting,
Raven

Feeling 98% well-going for 100. Very low test for Cpn. CAP since 8-05 for Cpn/Mycoplasma P.,Lyme, Bartonella, Mold exposure,NAC,BHRT, MethyB12 FIR Sauna. 1-18-11 begin new treatment plan with naturopath

Sarah

5 Sep 2021 02:15 am

Raven, I wonder why BEAR bile in particular? I will take a look at these three links later: it all sounds rather fascinating.

Completed Stratton/Wheldon regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years, three of which intermittent.   Still improving bit by bit and no relapses since finishing treatment.

Sarah

9 Sep 2021 03:54 am

Raven, ox bile is maybe one thing for a non-vegetarian but  I would draw the limit at using bear bile:

Completed Stratton/Wheldon regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years, three of which intermittent.   Still improving bit by bit and no relapses since finishing treatment.

Norman Yarvin

9 Sep 2021 11:23 am

The stuff Raven uses is probably (as she says) ursodiol, chemically synthesized in a factory without any bears involved.  But why bear bile in the first place?  Probably because it sounded really cool to some ancient Chinese dude, in the same way tiger penis did.  And now their current Maximum Leader is big on things traditionally Chinese, so they have big bear farms for harvesting bear bile.

But the pure chemical ursodiol is part of Western medicine, prescribed for gallstones and for cholesterol reduction.

Sarah

9 Sep 2021 11:53 am

Yes, thanks Norman because I didn't really think that Raven was the type to use genuine bear bile!

Sarah

Completed Stratton/Wheldon regime for aggressive secondary progressive MS in June 2007, after four years, three of which intermittent.   Still improving bit by bit and no relapses since finishing treatment.