I am worried about Lyme disease too. My dog had a tick in her eyelid. The vet took it out with a TickTwister by Zenpet. They sell them at the vet for $5.00. It took 2 seconds to get it out. They said the er drs use them for people. They said it usually takes 24-48 hours for a tick to spread lyme disease. I carry the TickTwister in my handbag next to my lip gloss.

Thanks, February... that was an eye opener link!

I've commented here often about life style and PN... since many PN causes come from the environment. So I sometimes see that people coming here are doing something (food/exercise/ etc) in excess in some way. Stopping or shifting therefore, that excess, sometimes affords relief and a glimpse of the trigger. Unfortunately, most people here ignore me when I mention this.
Their belief that they are doing "healthy" things, can be very strong.

Combined with the loss of bowel Oxalobacter organisms from overuse of antibiotics, the oxalate issue while significant, takes on a really new destructive definition. I have seen the oxalate diet mentioned with a condition called vulvodynia.

Here is a link with more about the actual tissues that are affected by high oxalates...with some illustrations.

http://www.westonaprice.org/health-t...nic-disorders/

This is great..Thank you for sharing.

Makes me give pause -- between these foods, grains/gluten, glycemic -- there is almost nothing left to eat.

I only drink about a 1/2 cup of a smoothie - but I put in frozen organic berries, chard, spinich, beet greens or kale, ice, plain kefir and a bit of juice for liquid. Sometimes a frozen banana too. They are rarely "green" - but still.

Not all deer ticks carry Lyme Disease. And that is correct that they have to feed for about 18- 24 hours or so in order for a person to get it or a dog. They are usually very hard to find. Here is a site:

http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/transmission/

This original thought about transmission time was based on what was seen in veterinary/animal studies and didn't take into consideration how many times the tick had previously fed. Clinically some doctors are seeing Lyme disease from ticks that fed 8 hours or potentially less on the patient.

I think I fell into the less than 24 hour camp in 2005. My lyme tests were negative (I had 4) but I had all the standard clinical symptoms minus the rash. My conventional HMO doctors treated me with with antibiotics anyway. I don't think this would happen in 2015.

Thanks February - that link looks good to me.

They nymphs, which are very hard to see sometimes can also transmit the disease as well. Your dog can be protected with a vaccine which was made for dogs.

[QUOTE=mrsD;1158743]Thanks, February... that was an eye opener link!

I've commented here often about life style and PN... since many PN causes come from the environment. So I sometimes see that people coming here are doing something (food/exercise/ etc) in excess in some way. Stopping or shifting therefore, that excess, sometimes affords relief and a glimpse of the trigger. Unfortunately, most people here ignore me when I mention this.
Their belief that they are doing "healthy" things, can be very strong.

Combined with the loss of bowel Oxalobacter organisms from overuse of antibiotics, the oxalate issue while significant, takes on a really new destructive definition. I have seen the oxalate diet mentioned with a condition called vulvodynia.

Here is a link with more about the actual tissues that are affected by high oxalates...with some illustrations.

It's trial and error with so much to learn and so few lessons on how to be sick or get well. I have been trenching through all the variables that impact essential vitamins and minerals that our bodies started out with, including disease process, medications, dosage and types of supplements to compensate and regulate, foods, exercise, therapies, bla, bla, bla... and while not feeling well. I used to feel like the pictures you posted but I feel human again, so it's worth it. We have smart phones, houses, cars and stupid refrigerators and medicine cabinets.

It's still only a possibility. If you think it's worth a try, start with the 3 steps so it's not overwhelming.

I used Now Brand powder form.

There are lots of great recipe blogs, and also pinterest, with the same food limitations.

Excuse my ignorance but what is PN?