Re: anyone having a holidays relapse?

[Guest guest]

I have been having a kind of relapse at times too, but has nothing to do with

the holidays since I don't celebrate them.

But I do eat the high carb and sugary crap as you call them. But I do this

all the time anyway. I find that if I just keep on keeping on, they seem to go

away at least for a little while, then come back for a few days and then go away

again.

Just my experience. Also on my maintenance, if I cut my herbs way down, I

notice more symptoms coming back.

Jim.

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girl mark <girlmark_list_email@...> wrote:

I just had a bit of a relapse after three months of totally

symptom-free

existence (I've been on herbs the whole time, which is what makes the

relapse unexpected)- though it's not as bad as previous relapses.

Because I have to work insanely hard next month I put myself back on

Doxy- I got cognitive dysfunction, red eyes, and severe tiredness

symptoms two days ago, and have to drive 600 miles tomorrow, teach a

seminar this weekend and drive 600 miles back on Tuesday, which is

typical of the next month's to-do list, so I couldn't afford to wait and

see if it goes away with just herbal treatment or if it gets any worse.

Anyway, it reminded me that for the past four years or so I've been at

my sickest right after the holidays, and in my case eating low-carb

seems to be crucial to staying symptom-free. I'm guessing that eating a

lot of sugary crap since Thanksgiving (ie Holiday parties and cockiness

on my part) has something to do with this relapse.

Anyone else have this experience this season? I seem to remember Selma

talking about this last year also.

A

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[Guest guest]

Yes!!! a low carb diet seems to be very important, within Reason. One

of my LLMDs thinks you need to eat Zero carbs, and I disagree, because

that would eventually create an acid condition in the body, and thus

more conducive to bacterial infections.

I do think it is important to eliminate sugar, honey, and all frankly

sweet foods. However, I am not sure about some fruits (dark cherries,

pineapple, blueberries, Etc., some whole grains (excluding wheat) and

organic, biodynamic yogurt. Perhaps a few other things as well. If

others are reading this, please post your comments, so we can get some

feedback.

Best Wishes,

[ ] anyone having a holidays relapse?

I just had a bit of a relapse after three months of totally symptom-free

existence (I've been on herbs the whole time, which is what makes the

relapse unexpected)- though it's not as bad as previous relapses.

Because I have to work insanely hard next month I put myself back on

Doxy- I got cognitive dysfunction, red eyes, and severe tiredness

symptoms two days ago, and have to drive 600 miles tomorrow, teach a

seminar this weekend and drive 600 miles back on Tuesday, which is

typical of the next month's to-do list, so I couldn't afford to wait and

see if it goes away with just herbal treatment or if it gets any worse.

Anyway, it reminded me that for the past four years or so I've been at

my sickest right after the holidays, and in my case eating low-carb

seems to be crucial to staying symptom-free. I'm guessing that eating a

lot of sugary crap since Thanksgiving (ie Holiday parties and cockiness

on my part) has something to do with this relapse.

Anyone else have this experience this season? I seem to remember Selma

talking about this last year also.

A

[Guest guest]

I've been following parts of the Whole Approach (wholeapproach.com)

diet. They're an anti-candida products manufacturer who run a fairly

sensible website and have been in that business for a decade or so (you

can figure out how to follow their approach without buying their

specific supplements, which among other things include

bentonite/psyllium/acidophilus.

In their view, they try to eliminate allergy-causing foods, including

soy and milk. I've chosen through trial and error to ignore the anti-soy

and anti-milk stuff, though I think they might be right about the milk

(milk is pretty high in lactose sugar and I think someone on their site

said that candida likes it especially, though I might be

misremembering). Most of the anti-candida types of diets stress a

difference between low-glycemic-index grains such as quinoa and

buckwheat and other grains that cause spikes in blood sugar. I think

it's all pretty individual in terms of what works for what bodies- I

didnt' detect a difference between eating buckwheat and eating other

grains, so I try to avoid buckwheat and quinoa also when I'm being

strict with the diet, whereas other people see a difference and simply

alter their grain-eating habits to avoid the high-GI ones. I haven't

found that there's ANY sugar type of sweetener that makes any difference

for me, they all trigger candida or Lyme symptoms.

Kendel wrote:

>

> Yes!!! a low carb diet seems to be very important, within Reason. One

> of my LLMDs thinks you need to eat Zero carbs, and I disagree, because

> that would eventually create an acid condition in the body, and thus

> more conducive to bacterial infections.

>

> I do think it is important to eliminate sugar, honey, and all frankly

> sweet foods. However, I am not sure about some fruits (dark cherries,

> pineapple, blueberries, Etc., some whole grains (excluding wheat) and

> organic, biodynamic yogurt. Perhaps a few other things as well. If

> others are reading this, please post your comments, so we can get some

> feedback.

>

> Best Wishes,

>

>

> [ ] anyone having a holidays relapse?

>

> I just had a bit of a relapse after three months of totally symptom-free

> existence (I've been on herbs the whole time, which is what makes the

> relapse unexpected)- though it's not as bad as previous relapses.

>

> Because I have to work insanely hard next month I put myself back on

> Doxy- I got cognitive dysfunction, red eyes, and severe tiredness

> symptoms two days ago, and have to drive 600 miles tomorrow, teach a

> seminar this weekend and drive 600 miles back on Tuesday, which is

> typical of the next month's to-do list, so I couldn't afford to wait and

> see if it goes away with just herbal treatment or if it gets any worse.

>

> Anyway, it reminded me that for the past four years or so I've been at

> my sickest right after the holidays, and in my case eating low-carb

> seems to be crucial to staying symptom-free. I'm guessing that eating a

> lot of sugary crap since Thanksgiving (ie Holiday parties and cockiness

> on my part) has something to do with this relapse.

>

> Anyone else have this experience this season? I seem to remember Selma

> talking about this last year also.

>

> A

>

>

[Guest guest]

ive been having a winter relapse too. This happened last year to me

as well. My lyme doc says its very common in January for patients to

have increased symptoms due to all the diet and actiivty change

during the holidays plus the cold. Im now trying to figure out how to

not get flare ups when its cold!

In , Grpinfo@... wrote:

>

> Hi ,

>

> I've been thinking of asking the same question. Yes, I'm having a

holiday

> relapse, also. And in my case, you could also call it a " winter

relapse. " It

> could be worse, but it's still not fun.

>

> I tend to struggle every year with this, and I'm sure the holiday

eating

> starting with Thanksgiving is a big part of it. Once I let it

start, It's hard to

> get off that train, and the food cravings just get worse, as the

opportunities

> to eat more of this stuff increase.

>

> I also live in a colder part of the U.S., and I don't get out for

my almost

> daily walks like I do when it's nicer out (either the air is too

cold or the

> ground is slippery). So you can add less exercise and fresh air to

the mix.

>

> Even if I were further south, I imagine I would still be affected

by the

> shorter daylight hours (as far as I know, that all affects hormones

and other

> things), but at least I could walk more. And the temps would be

easier on my body

> in general (for instance, a major cold front blew in yesterday

evening, and I

> had quite a rough night with muscle tension).

>

> My fantasy is to spend these winter months on a tropical island

where I can

> swim and walk to my hearts delight! Barring that happening, I

intend to try to

> do better next year!

>

> Just fyi, I'm still taking the core protocol herbals, but

maintaining lower

> doses. I've been wondering if I should be upping them this time of

year (maybe

> I'll try it).

>

> Anyway, you're not alone!

>

> Wannabe Snowbird,

> Cat

[Guest guest]

Go to Florida or Arizona.

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dancingfairy22 <dancingfairy22@...> wrote:

ive been having a winter relapse too. This happened last year to me

as well. My lyme doc says its very common in January for patients to

have increased symptoms due to all the diet and actiivty change

during the holidays plus the cold. Im now trying to figure out how to

not get flare ups when its cold!