Naturally, I am in the woods all the time and my trip to Maryland back in September was no different. I jumped at the chance to forage and ground myself in the woods. I was blessed to find some rare plants called Ghost Pipe.
I was super stoked to find golden Rieshi mushrooms and just the sheer energy of the forest was nothing less than healing to my spirit. I hope I was able to paint just a small picture of what the beauty of the forest can bring because I am about to share the ugly. Upon my exit of the forest, with all treasures I was gifted, there were some “treasures” I was not expecting. When I got back to the lovely place I was staying, I realized that my feet and ankles (and maybe a few other places that we won’t mention) were covered in the tiniest ticks I had ever seen. They were so small that I thought they were just dust from the forest floor…. until they began to itch and sting and not want to come off. Now, as a person who spends more time in the outdoors than inside, I can say, these were ticks I have never encountered, and they were just the worst! After several vinegar baths and some itch cream, I felt better and eventually the thoughts of the ticks were superseded by the Ghost Pipe and Rieshi mushroom finds and a great time with friends.
As we said our goodbyes to friends and Maryland we landed back home exhausted, and jet lagged…. or so I thought. I was so tiered, and my body began to ache all over. It was nothing I had experienced before, was it that I am getting older and hitting that menopausal age? Was I exposed to some kind of illness? I watched my diet better, grounded myself and pressed on. After several weeks of the pain and fatigue getting worse, I decided to start taking Bentonite Clay and some fresh crushed garlic daily. I began to feel a little better by the end of the days, but the mornings were too much to bear. One night I even woke up to not being able to feel my left arm. Terrifying! On the morning of Nov. 11th, I couldn’t walk without help. My husband and I decided it was time to reach out to some doctor friends of ours and I was diagnosed with Lymes. Looking back, I can say that in my heart I knew it was Lyme, but I guess I just didn’t want to believe it.
I never once received this disease as my own, and I must be clear about that! But I knew I had to do something. I immediately started taking garlic freshly crushed three times a day along with sarsaparilla root tea twice a day and bentonite clay once a day. After contacting a doctor friend of mine (that same day), I was able to receive IV ozone and Vit. C therapy that afternoon. By the end of the very first day, the day I couldn’t even walk without help, I was walking very well and felt 75% better. I was surprised at how quickly everything was working in my body. After only 10 days of taking this herbal concoction rigorously and religiously and only 2 IV treatments, I was healed. I must add that my entire church prayed over me, I never “received” the disease mentally and I spoke to my pain and suffering telling it to leave my body. I am here to say that I have not had an onset of any symptoms at all since then (it’s been over a month now as I write this).
This regimen was one that I came up with after much research about lyme and the bacteria therein. I read the research that supports that sarsaparilla root can kill those pesky corkscrew bacteria that is Lyme and now I have experienced the results myself. I know that freshly crushed garlic is a natural antibiotic called allicin, so I added it to my daily routine that began on Nov. 11th. I also have faith in the studies of how ozone therapy can help the body heal with no known side effects, now I have experienced it.
Is this going to cure every person that comes along with lyme disease? I highly doubt it! I don’t believe there is one single healing agent on this earth that will cure or prevent all the people, every time of any certain disease. I understand that every body is different and some people may be allergic, some may need to take more or less of this regimen than I did, or it may not even work at all for some. I had to share my story so that it may help you in a time of need.
Listen to your body, do the research and do not just work on one aspect of your health. You are a body, mind and spirit. Work on all three unless you just want to settle on a third of the healing. May God bless you and keep you healthy.