Herxing Ideas revisited

[JuliaFaith]

Found this while deleting old messages. It still has some good ideas for detoxing. This is why I hate to get rid of old messages!

 

Helpful Hints for Battling a Herx
Food and Drink
• water water water water water
• kombucha: 3-5 cups per day
• lemon water: lemon is a natural dexotifier
• dandelion root tea: helps the gallbladder produce bile and encourages liver detox
• peppermint tea: helps digestion and nausea
• chlorella and spirulina: naturally detoxifying, binds to heavy metals
• no caffeine: caffeine wigs out the spirochetes, so stay away
• no sugar: sugar is inflammatory, which will irritate any symptoms you already have. The Borrelia bacteria also feed on sugar, so consuming it strengthens them.
• easy to digest, alkaline foods: center your diet on vegetables, fruits, millet, fish, prepared simply. An alkaline environment is unfriendly to the Borrelia bacteria, and easy to digest foods will leave more of your body's chi to assist with detoxification
• naturally antimicrobial foods: garlic, thyme, kohlrabi, turnips, rutabaga, dark leafy greens, turmeric
Supplements
• Milk thistle: helps support the liver and purge toxins, no contraindications I've ever read about
• ALA: 600 milligrams per day during Herx
• Alka-Seltzer Gold: place in 6-8 oz of water, consume a few times a day. It is suggested by my naturopath's colleague, it helps to alkalinize the body. I've never done this, but try it if you'd like.
• Aleve: to help deal with pain, if you must take a painkiller, this is the one my naturopath recommends. I've never taken it, but try it if you'd like.
Detoxification and Physical Support
• Epsom salt baths: helps detox the body, relieve joint pain, and is a good natural source of magnesium.
• Saunas: FAR infrared are best, but any will do. Spirochetes dislike hot temperatures, and sweating is an excellent natural detox
• Peppermint oil: peppermint oil is a natural headache reducer and anti-nausea agent. Smell it, dilute it in a carrier oil/lotion and rub it on temples or use for self massage, put drops of it on a cool washcloth and use on forehead or back of neck
• Warm water bottle or heat pack: use on the back of the neck for headaches, place on irritated joints, place on abdomen for stomach/digestive upset
• Castor oil treatments: helps with liver detox
• Do self massage and work pressure points

[JuliaFaith]

Oh, our favorite is the Detox deodarant from BioPure. Can be applied to bottom of feet and underarms. Both my son and I use it at night at bedtime.