Lyme ToxinsThe Primary Cause of Your

Symptoms!by Dr. David A. Jernigan

When considering toxins, itmust be recognized that toxinsare poisonous substances thatare irritating and sometimespermanently damaging to the tissuesof the body. Toxins of any type mustbe avoided and eliminated at allcosts. In this article, we will be goingexhaustively through the primarytypes of toxins that I guaranteethat you have: microbial toxins andenvironmental toxins. Microbialtoxins, like the neurotoxins of Lymedisease, require a different and moretargeted treatment approach thando the more common environmentaltoxins. Fifty percent of the heaithrestoration every Lyme sufferer seekswill come from effectively eliminatingthe toxins and reducing the sourcesof the toxins, i.e., bacteria and toxiclifestyle products. The other 50% ofhealing will revolve around restoringstructure and function and optimalcoherence within the body, mind,and spirit.

Research and clinical studieshave determined that there areneuro-toxins released by theBorretia burgdorferi (Bb) spirochete[Klinghardt 2002]. Neurotoxinsare nerve poisons. These toxins,according to research, are the causeol most, if not all, the symptomsof Lyme disease. It is also believedthat tissue damage is not causedby Lyme bacteria directly; in other

words, the bacteria are not "eating"your tissues. It is the accumulation ofBb toxins in your body that is mostlikely responsible for the symptomsexperienced by Lyme sufferers.

In the scheme of facilitatinghealing in the body, mind, and spirit,toxins are poison in the body. In thatthe body, mind, and spirit are allinterconnected and interdependent,if tbe body is poisoned, then themind and spirit must necessarily bepoisoned as well. These toxins area major interference to your body'sability to heal itself.

An astonishing new finding wasreleased by John Travis in ScienceNews (July 2003;164). Travis reportedthat research performed by JohnF. Prescott found that certain anti-biotics, such as the fluoroquinolones,the class of antibiotics that includesthe name-brands and generic brandsof Levaquin®, Cipro®, Tequin®,and Avelox®, actually are knownto trigger a type of virus calledbacteriophages (viruses that caninfect bacteria) to change the geneticsequencing of the bacteria, causingthe bacterium they have infectedto start producing toxins. Theseviruses can act as genetic deliveryvans, invading bacteria, such asspirochetes, often lying dormant,until activated by a change in thehost (your body's) environment.Once activated, these viruses insert

their toxin-generating genes intothe bacterial chromosomes. Theseviruses can turn basically harmlessbacterium into killers through thisgenetic sequencing of toxins (Travis2003).

So now we see that not onlyare these toxins released throughbacteria die-off and not only canantibiotics actually increase theproduction of the toxins, but theseviruses can cause the bacteria torupture, spilling their toxins into thebody (Waldor 2004).

When a doctor uses an antibioticand kills some Lyme spirocbetes.there is a resultant Jarish-Herxheimer(Herx) reaction - i.e., a worsening ofthe patient's symptoms in responseto the increased release of bacterialdie-off toxins. The toxins are dumpedinto the bloodstream and circulatedthroughout the body, until they caneither be eliminated by the bodyor lodged in areas of weakenedtissues. As neurotoxins, they arepreferentially taken up by nervetissue. These lodged toxins are onereason why symptoms can persisteven after the actual Bb infection isgone, because the toxins can remainas an irritant in the tissues for years.

In truth, a severe Herxheimerreaction is a sign of poor eliminationpathway drainage, poor organsupport, and poor treatment by your

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doctor. The bodies of most chronicLyme sufferers are toxic dumps tostart with, therefore, if a doctor doesnot get the pathways of eliminationopen and working, the body growseven more toxic as the bacteriabegin to die and their toxins dump.Many doctors think good treatmentis indicated by the fact that youfeel like crap, i.e., worse than usual,which they feel confirms that theyhave selected an effective antibiotic.Most of my chronically ill patientscannot afford to feel worse just fromthe treatment. The person with Lyme(disease has already suffered enough;they don't need to go through a"herx" just to prove they have Lymedisease.

One of tbe more popular herbalremedies on the market causes sucha severe herx that it is advised thatonly one drop be taken. Because ofmy previous Lyme disease books, Ihave spoken to hundreds of peoplefrom all over the world wbo havetaken natural products and/orPharmaceuticals and now not onlyhave their old symptoms but manynew symptoms as well. Remember,no matter what you decide to take,whether the resulting herx is a truebacterial die-off or is a direct toxiceffect of the remedy/medication,these toxins must be given just ashigh a priority as the actual infection.Chronic Lyme sufferers do not haveadequate detoxification mechanismsto detoxify these Bb toxins.

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1 worked for many years, siftingthrough and trying many of theworld's finest detoxification productswith mediocre results at best. While Iwas presenting research at the 1999International Tick-Borne DiseasesConference in New York City, 1 took abreak one day and wandered throughChinatown. In my wanderings, I founda Chinese herbal pharmacy. It bada huge assortment of exotic herbsand medicines from China, all heldin drawers that covered a long wallfrom floor to ceiling. Each drawer hadthree bins, each holding somethingdifferent. Since I was on a quest tofind the elusive solution to whatwould address the specific toxin ofLyme spirochetes, it dawned on meto use Bio-Resonance Scanning""^(BRS, a real-time, non-computerizedtesting technique 1 developed) totest these herbs to see if there wasanything that would work. The BRStesting required only a few momentsand resulted in four herbs testingas beneficial, out of the hundredsin the apothecary. The Chinesepharmacists were quite certain 1was doing some sort of magic witbmy BRS testing. 1 must have been arare spectacle to them, since my sixfoot-seven-inch frame towered overthem, and the BRS testing is not likeany conventional testing. I think theywere glad to hand over the bags ofherbs and be rid of me.

Upon arriving home again, Iprepared my herbs into a hydro-alcoholic extract as I had been taughtby the anthroposophical medicaldoctors in Eckwalden, Germany.With great elation, I discoveredthat the final product tested outas highly beneficial for some of myLyme patients who had previouslyhit a plateau in their healing. Thenew formula took these patients toanother 25% improvement. I andthey were elated. It wasn't the end-allsolution, but it definitely was a stepin tbe right direction. Unfortunately,in their rush to be rid of me, theChinese pharmacists, who spoke noEnglish and had to look up the Pinyin(the English derivation ofthe Chinesename for an herb) name for the herbs,must have written down the wrongnames. When 1 called to order moreof the herbs from another supplier

of Chinese herbs, one who did speakEnglish, the herbs I received werenot the same and would not work.Formula lost! Not to worry, in thosedays, no one knew what the exactLyme neurotoxin was; it took mefive more years to identify ammoniaas the primary toxin, even though Icould detect the general frequency ofthe Lyme toxin with the BRS duringthe days of the Chinese apothecary.This story is the reality of how 1ultimately found better remedies forreal people in my clinic.

Today, i am convinced thatthe newest formulations, theNeuroAntitox II formulas, are themost advanced Lyme-ammoniadetoxification products on themarket. I once again identifiedthe herbs in these formulas usingBRS. The herbs, Silphium and PaleSpike Lobelia, were both growingin my own pasture, and it was justmy inborn curiosity, or more likelydivine inspiration, that led me to pullup these herbs and carry them intothe clinic to test them. Like all of thedifferent formulas I make, the primaryherbs cannot be purchased from anyherbal supply house. ! must grow,harvest, process, and bottle themeach year. And each formula is theresult of striving to help real people(over 3,000 patients) in my clinic,after trying, with minimal results,all the big-name, heavily marketed,nutritional supplements. DirectResonance testing, a clinical researchtechnique, along with the FunctionalAcuity Contrast Test (FACT) seem toverify that these formulas reach alltbe hidden reservoirs of ammonia inthe body, even crossing the blood-brain barrier, restoring integrity tothe body, mind, and spirit.

It must be remembered, however,tbat symptoms will not completelydisappear just with the eliminationof Lyme toxins, simply becausehealth and healing entails more thanthe absence of toxins. The toxin-damaged tissues must be restored,the diseased mindset must be resetto that of positive affirmative health,and the spirit must learn and livethe new insights gained during theillness.

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The FACT™ test is a very goodtest for detecting the presence ofneurotoxins in the brain. It is alsoknown as a Visual Contrast Test (VCS).The FACT test has been successfullyused in medical diagnosis andsubclinical neurotoxicity detection.Produced by the Stereo OpticalCompany, the test is simple to useand can he used indefinitely withoutwearing out. If your doctor does notuse this test, let him know about it,because it is well-researched, and foronce, you can track your progresson a weekly basis if you so desire. Asbrain neurotoxin levels go down, yourtest should improve. To perform thetest, you simply hold the apparatusin front of you, as the instructionalsheet will indicate, and the degreeto which you can visually see certainimages on a card determines thelevel of neurotoxins.

Reading about the many generalbody detoxification nutritionaland botanical supplements thatare plentiful on the nutraceuticalmarket can be confusing. Theseproducts are designed to be generaldetoxifiers of the liver and intestines.White these products are a verygood idea for almost everyone, theyare not designed to handle Lymeneurotoxins, nor do many, if any, ofthese products actually cross theblood-brain barrier to reach theammonia in the brain.

Lyme Leaky Brain SyndromeAlthough many people have heard

of Leaky Bowel Syndrome (LBS), fewhave heard of (Lyme) Leaky BrainSyndrome (LLBS). 1 coined thisterm when I became aware of thedamaging effects on the hlood-brainbarrier (BBB) from the accumulationof Lyme-induced ammonia in thebrain. Ammonia in the brain is aprimary cause of neurological andpsycbological bypersensitivity.Ammonia alters the permeability ofthe BBB, enabling larger molecules,such as common amino acids, tocross. When these random moleculestouch the brain tissues, they set uphypersensitivities, otherwise knownas cerebral allergies. The symptomsof these cerebral allergies are uniqueand depend on what part of the brainIs being affected. Ammonia-induced

Leaky Brain Syndrome is one of theprimary causes of multiple chemicalsensitivities, cognitive dysfunction,chronic fatigue syndrome, and amyriad of other chronic conditions.

There are only a few waysammonia can become a problem inthe brain. Severe liver disease is awell-recognized producer of globalor systemic ammonia. No one knew,until I discovered quite unexpectedly,that Lyme spirochetes could causeammonia to accumulate in localizedareas of the brain. 1 first becameaware of brain-ammonia problemswhile treating a gentleman fromEngland who came to me havingheen diagnosed with Lyme disease(Neuroborreliosis). Quite surprisingly,my testing revealed Trypanosomagambiense as his primary microbialchallenge. T gambiense causesAfrican Sleeping Sickness (ASS). Onlyafter subsequent study did I find thatthe symptoms of ASS are caused bythe neurotoxic effects of ammoniaproduced in tbe brain by the microbe.Interestingly, the man said that foryears he had told doctors that it feltlike someone was pouring ammoniaover bis brain. The severe debilitationthis man was experiencing remindedme of some symptoms reportedby many of my extreme chronicfatigue, fibromyalgia, multiplesclerosis, ALS, and Lyme patients.Subsequent testing revealed that allthese people had localized ammoniaaccumulations primarily in the brain,heart, liver, and gums caused by thebacteria Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), thecausative agent in Lyme disease.

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It would seem that Bb releasesammonia, which is converted toglutamine by way of the glutaminesynthetase pathways, leading tolocalized swelling of astrocytes(brain cells). This ammonia-inducedglutamine accumulation may causedysfunction of astrocytes, whichleads to impairment of vascularreactivity (otber tban through adecrease in arginine availabilityfor nitrous oxide) and increasedproduction of nitric oxide (Toshiki2000). It has been reported that manyneurological problems are caused byeither congenital or acquired hyper-ammonemia (Albrecht 1998).

All ammonia-related pathologicalchanges predispose tbeseindividuals to cerebral allergies,due to alterations in the blood brainbarrier, and subsequently allowlarger molecules, such as commondietary amino acids, to pass throughto the brain. Neurotransmitterreceptors and function is impaired,resulting in possibly the mostcommon symptom: altered brainenergy metabolism, leading tocognitive brain dysfunctions, i.e., thetotal fatigue of the mind when forcedto read, talk, or think for extendedperiods.

Direct Resonance Testing (DRT)was used to test for the presence ofammonia in the brain, heart, and liverof over 100 chronic-illness patients;all patients were positive for ammonia

Aggravating Factors in Lyme Leaky Brain Syndromeand Lyme Disease Symptoms

• Weather conditions' Diet• Herpes viruses• pH balance• Smoking• Severe constipation• Eating a high-protein or a low-protein diet

• Using medicines that increase biood ammonia ievels, such as heparin, somediuretics (such as furosemide), acetazolamide, and valproic acid

• Using medicines that decrease ammonia ievels, such as neomycln,tetracycline, diphenhydramine, isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenetzine (Nardil),and tranylcypromine (Parnate). heparin, and lactulose

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over these areas. Several otherdoctors have confirmed this findingusing DRT. A DRT test is based uponthe fact that every bend, rotation,or atomic bond of a given molecularstructure, such as NH3, has a certainresonant frequency (Oschman 2000).Wben two substances with similarmolecular frequency come in closeproximity to each other, they willtend to vibrate "sympathetically"through harmonic resonance (Allenand Cross 1963, Sauer 1995).

Weather-Related Worsening ofSymptoms

Depending upon the severity ofinfection and tissue environmentalissues, including pH, temperature,oxygen levels, emotional state, etc.,the amount of ammonia could causevariable and cyclical worseningof symptoms. Localized astrocyteswelling would he aggravated bychanges in barometric pressure,because any intracellular swellingis going to swell more when there

is less atmospheric pressure on it,as in the case of falling barometricpressure before a storm, therebycausing a worsening of symptoms.This variable worsening of symptomsis described in medical science bythe term ailodynia. Altodynia occurswhen a pain signal doesn't reach tbebrain, and therefore pain is not felt bythe person. Ailodynia explains whythe "old-timer" knows it is going torain before the weatherman. The old-timer's knees may bave mild swellingdue to arthritis, but the knees don'thurt until the barometric pressurefalls, as is the case just before athunderstorm. As the barometricpressure falls, there is less pressureon the swelling in the knees, allowingswollen tissues to swell even more.Increased swelling causes the painsignals to be stronger, reaching thebrain and therefore is experiencedas true pain. It may help to think of aballoon. If you measure the diameterof a balloon in clear weather, it wili besmaller than before a storm, becausethere is more atmospheric pressurepushing in on all sides. Now, imaginethe brain cells (astrocytes) and otherinflamed tissues becoming more

How to Test Yourself for AmmoniaRapid Testing for Ammonia:

Direct Resonance Testing (DRT) for ammonia is a simple test that a layperson, or heaith care practitioner can perform in one minute, for iess than 20cents. It is recommended that anyone with any chronic condition be tested inthis way.

To perform a DRT, you wili need a vial or small bottie of pure ammonia. Amuscie strength chailenge should be performed to identify a strong muscie,preferably using the deitoid muscle with the patient s thumb pointing towardsthe feet. The muscle should "lock" and be strong immediately when chailenged,without being spongy. Once a good strong muscle has been identified, holdthe vial of ammonia over various areas of the brain, heart, liver, and teeth,testing to see if the previously strong muscle goes weak when the ammoniais held over any of these areas (Andreev et al, 1994). Due to the temporaryneuromuscular interference caused by the harmonic resonance of ammonia inthe vial with the ammonia present in the tissues, the strong muscle will go weak(Adolf 1979, Frohlich 1978). The most effective treatment can be identified byadding the corrective substance, such as one of the NeuroAntitox Formulas^".To determine the best corrective substance, hoid the vial of ammonia and theremedy over the same spot where the strong muscie went weak. If you havefound the proper corrective substance, the formerly weak muscle test nowwill go strong. You will likeiy find that general liver and intestinal detoxificationsupplements will do nothing to clear out ammonia.

swollen and inflamed with changesin barometric pressure. This samephenomenon can be seen many timeswhen one goes to a higher altitude.For this reason, living or traveling inthe mountains can aggravate Lyme-related symptoms. A possible logicalconclusion may be to move to alower altitude to relieve some of thesymptoms while healing.

Atmospheric-related worseningof symptoms, as seen with moonphases and the onset storms,are a common complaint in Lymesufferers. Understanding this canhelp preserve sanity, since it canbe very disconcerting to have asudden worsening of your symptomsand wonder if the treatments havesuddenly stopped working. Keep inmind as well that any time a symptomworsens even due to somethinglike the weather, the tissues areheing aggravated, and therefore thesymptoms may not clear up simplybecause the storm passes.

For those who want to be pro-active and avoid increased symptomsrelated to atmospheric/barometricchanges, possible preventivemeasures may include purchasing abarometer that also shows the phasesof the moon. With careful charting,you may notice that your symptomsgenerally get worse at a certain levelof the barometric pressure. If youobserve the barometer falling to thatlevel, or hear the weatherman sayingthe barometric pressure is falling,you will want to begin increasingyour systemic proteolytic enzymes,such as Vitalzyme '̂̂ or Wobenzym-med^". Both products are the safestanti-inflammatory remedies forpeople suffering with Lyme disease.Prescription corticosterolds andNon-Steroidal Anti-inflammatoryDrugs (NSAID) are contraindicatedfor anyone with Lyme and thereforeshould not be used. Another greatproduct and the only product Iknow that has been developed tospecifically address weather-relatedand chemical sensitivities is theGerman homeopathic remedy SolumUiiginosum, which also comes asmassage oil. Any good sports creamor ointment rubbed Into affectedjoints and muscles ahead of timemay also help to avoid a worsening

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of your pain. Staying ahead of yoursymptoms in these situations heipskeep you from literally taking twosteps forward and one step hackand prolonging your completerecovery. And, obviously, the bestway to combat any of the Lymesymptoms is to directly address thetoxins (NeuroAntitox Formula 11) andreduce the cause of the toxins, Lymespirochetes.

Dietary Worsening of LymeSymptoms

High-protein foods, such as grainsand meat, contain an amino-acid (thebreakdown unit of protein) called L-arginine. L-arginine in foods and asa nutritional supplement should notbe taken in the presence of ammonia.Research reveals that ammonia +arginine + manganese = increasednitric oxide (NO), up to 53% inastrocytes (brain cells), leading toincreased brain swelling. When youincrease localized brain swelling,the symptoms increase dramatically,and the perception of fatigue canescalate to critical. Armed with thisknowledge, health care professionalswould be wise to instigate a protein-poor diet for Lyme patients duringtreatment to minimize aggravationsfrom arginine. Another way in whichdiet can be used to combat theeffects of arginine is to eat foods highin the amino-acid L-Lysine, such aslegumes, or one can easily purchaseL-Lysine as a nutritional supplementfrom a health food store.

The mineral molybdenum,available in capsule form, candramatically aid in the detoxificationof tbe toxins caused by tbedysfunction of multiple tissues inchronic illness. Molybdenum isvery useful for detoxifying the toxinaldehyde from the die-off of Candida-type yeast. This is important to Lymesufferers because aldehydes areconsidered neurotoxins, or nervepoisons. Aldehydes are also thetoxins responsible for the hangoverexperienced by drinking excessiveamounts of alcohol. I know of manyLyme patients who complain of thishung-over feeling without havingdrunk any alcohol. (However, it isour experience that molybdenumwill not detoxify the specific Bb

toxin.) Even though Lyme sufferersshould use molybdenum to get rid oftbe aldehyde toxins, they also needto drink plenty of purified water tokeep the everyday metabolic toxinsflushed out of the tissues. Takingmolybdenum will belp slow thedegeneration of tissues and relatedsymptoms from the toxic overload.

Viral Worsening of Lyme LeakyBrain Syndrome

The Centers for Disease Control(CDC) reports that about 92% ofAmericans would test positive tohaving the antihodies to at leastsix strains of Herpes viruses. Thismeans that even without any Herpessymptoms, such as cold sores,canker sores, ulcers in the mouth andgenital tissues, you likely have theseviruses. Lyme Disease researchershave found that a common virus inchronic Lyme disease is the HumanHerpes Virus-6 (HHV-6). The Herpesviruses, especially the Herpessimplex, synthesize or producearginine-rich protein. Herpes viruses

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need arginine in order to continuereplicating (Griffin et al. 1981).Armed now with the knowledge thatLyme spirochetes increase ammoniaand mixing arginine witb ammonialeads to increased brain swelling andenergy deficits, addressing virusesbecomes a very important issue inhealing from Lyme disease.

Dietary supplementation withthe amino-acid L-Lysine helps blockthe Herpes virus from replicatingby several different mechanisms.L-Lysine limits the absorption of L-arginine in the gut; it promotes therapid, enzymatic breakdown of L-arginine; and it generally antagonizestbe growth-promoting actions ofarginine on the Herpes viruses(Miiier 1984).

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Lyme Toxins Tinformation necessaryto facilitate thecontrol and ultimate destruction ofviruses. Clinical experience suggeststhat a general recommendationwould be to start out using L-Lysine(from foods or in capsule form) forfour to six months and Virogen fortwo to three months, then switch to

thinking is all wrong when ammoniais present. The negative polarity willincrease the alkalinity even more,creating more problems in thoseareas, since too much alkalinity isjust as had as too much acidity. Inthe hands of a trained health careprofessional, 4"x6"xl," ceramic,positive polarity magnets used forfive tninutes only over these areas ofammonia can help counteract over-alkalinity in the tissues. Too much

Ammonia-induced Leaky Brain Syndrome is one of theprimary causes of multiple chemical sensitivities,cognitive dysfunction, chronic fatigue syndrome, and amyriad of other chronic conditions.

Microbojen for two to three months.Ideally, you will find a doctor totest you on all your nutritionalsupplements before implementingany protocol.

Supplemental vitamin C (Ester-C)and/or high-dose intravenous vitaminC has been shown to be beneficial inmany viral conditions. My favoriteform of oral vitamin C is an advanced,highly bio-absorbable product calledBeyond C™ by Longevity Products,Inc.

pH Aggravations of Lyme AmmoniaAmmonia is very alkaline. Many

doctors have been taught that mostsick people have acidic bodies. Thereality is not that simple. People maybe predominantly acidic and may alsobe extremely alkaline in the areas ofammonia accumulation. This is whymany people worsen when they aregiven dietary recommendations suchas fresh fruits and vegetables, whichwork to alkalinize the body. It appearsthat alkaiinizing these people is onlyaggravating the already over-alkalineammonia regions of their body, thebrain, heart, and liver. The ammoniaconditions must be cleared beforeaddressing the more acidic regionsof their body.

The alkalinity of ammonia is alsoanother reason why one must becareful when using magnets to heal.Before anyone knew about Lymeammonia, it was generally thoughtthat using only the negative polarityof a magnet over the body wouldbe beneficial. It turns out tbat tbis

positive polarity over an area wiilcause the area to become acidic.Caution: Positive polarity sbouldnever be used near any type ofcancerous tissue.

ALS (Lou Gherig's Disease) andLyme Ammonia

I have found through DRT thatevery person suffering from ALShas not only Lyme disease as itsinstigator; they all have globalaccumulations of ammonia. In otherwords, most people with typicalLyme disease have ammonia onlyin the liver, heart, brain, and gums;ALS sufferers have ammonia in everypart of their bodies. In most peoplewith typical Lyme, the ammoniais converted virtually instantlyinto nitric oxide in the extremities,muscles, and joints. In ALS, theconversion of ammonia into nitricoxide appears to be blocked by someunknown biochemical defect.

The first time 1 tested a personwith ALS, I was shocked to findglobal ammonia accumulations.Upon questioning, every ALS suffererI have encountered has told methat when they perspire, they smellammonia. One woman said tbat whenher husband with ALS would comeout of their infra-red sauna at home,his towels would wreak of ammonia,but no other doctor had ever pickedup on this fact.

Another fascinating finding is thatthe muscle fasciculations of ALS - theworming, twitching of the individualmuscle that leads to the nerve-ending dying - has been dramaticallyimproved when the person soaks in abath with four ounces of NeuroAntitoxII Formula. This finding is remarkablein that if one could completely stopthe muscle fasciculations, the nerve-endings would not continue to die,and the ALS would be brought to ahalt. However, the reality is still thatthe cause of the lack of biochemicalbreakdown of ammonia must becorrected, the source of ammonia(Lyme spirochetes) must be broughtto controllable levels, and the tissuesmust be repaired. So far, the "cure"for ALS is still elusive, but the Lyme-ammonia connection is a profoundrevelation. Good results are also beingreported in ALS using intravenous(IV) glutathione, peroxide drips, and!V phosphatidylcholine.

This article continues online atwww.Townsendlet ter.com withDr. Jernigan's "Realities ofAntibiotics for Lyme Disease."

David A. Jernigan. BS, DC, is a published authorand is nationally recognized as a ieader in BiologicalMedicine and the treatment of chronic illness.Graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Nutritionwith honors, he received his doctorate at ClevelandChiropractic College-KC, Post Graduate studieshave taken him far and wide, studying natural andanthroposophical medicine in Germany and BiologicalMedicine with the world-renowned Paracelsus Klinicof Switzerland, with later studies providing certificationin Botanical Medicine through the University ofColorado, School of Pharmacy. Dr. Jernigan is also thedeveloper of the diagnostic and treatment techniqueBio-Resonance Scanning™ and a whole new conceptin medicine called Circuit Healing™. He is the authorof Beating Lyme Disease Using Aiternative Medicine,which will be released in a second edition this year,and Everyday Miracles by God's Design.

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