SUOLAHOITO BORRELIOOSISSA

[Bb]

Lähettäjä: Soijuv Lähetetty: 9.7.2005 15:00

Artikkelin kirjoittaja on tutkija, joka sairastaa borrelioosia, kroonista fatiikkia ja fibromyalgiaa. Hän kertoo artikkelissa näkemyksiään borrelioosin hoidosta suolan/C-vitamiinin avulla:


The Science of Salt/C

http://kurtsprotocol.blogspot.com/2005/ ... saltc.html

What is the science behind Salt/C? How does this simple protocol help people with Lyme Disease and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, when so many other protocols fail? I think the most accurate answer is that nobody really knows. But there are many possible explanations. I have collected some that I find most interesting. Here are a few scientific explanations that seem plausible.

1 ? The Salt/C dose temporarily elevates blood salinity, which causes osmotic shock to certain vulnerable bacteria (they are dehydrated after being forced to take in more salt than they can excrete)

2 ? Salt powers certain white blood cells, particularly the neutrophils, which use the salt to kill certain bacteria

3 ? Salt alkalinizes the blood slightly

4 ? We are salt deficient due to an infection that alters aldosterone/adrenal levels, perhaps because the bug prefers a lower sodium environment, and the salt/c improves that situation

5 ? Salt has a detoxifying effect at a cellular level, as this is a player in osmotic processes (this may be very helpful with intercellular infections like Borrelia or mycoplasma, as the salt gets into the cell and may work against those pathogens)

6 ? We are somewhat dehydrated due to infection/toxin load, and the salt allows us to absorb more water (this might be particularly helpful for the lymphatic system)

7 ? Salt addresses gut dysbiosis, killing many pathogens and promoting growth of good bacteria (the same effect as using salt in fermentation of some foods)

8 ? Some parasites, particularly nematodes are known to be sensitive to salinity levels and they will move to areas of the body with their favorite salinity, moving away from salt doses

9 ? One study demonstrated that nematodes can be paralyzed by high doses of salt, so perhaps this allows the immune system to find and destroy them

10 ? A salt shock causes a burst of adrenal activity, as the adrenals must signal the kidneys to desalinate the blood a bit, and dump the excess

11 ? Once the adrenal activity from the initial salt dose is finished, the salt allows the adrenals to rest, as ordinarily they must work harder when we are sodium deficient (because they must produce a hormone, aldosterone, to keep the sodium in circulation longer when deficient)

12 ? We all have an infection-induced form of something called ?channelopathy? which means that our electrolyte ions are dangerously low, and the salts help restore that (this is the basis of the Spanish product ?Recup? that has reversed FM/CFS for some people over the course of 1-2 years, although they do not include the infection part)

13 - The ascorbic acid boosts white cell production, and the salt then powers the cells, so it is a win-win situation

14 ? We are making up for decades of salt deficiency, and the body simply has to work though the things it would ordinarily have taken care of over those decades. This may include EMOTIONAL issues that we have not been able to process properly due to lack of electrolytes and thus low or unbalanced neurological and brain activity (maybe this explains why past emotional events sometimes emerge during Salt/C herx, we are being prompted by the emotional brain to deal with it now that we have salt).

15 ? Many body fluids rely on salt, such as blood, sweat, and tears, (perhaps also lymphatic fluids?) and because we tend to be salt deficient, when we correct that deficiency all of these fluids work better.

16 ? The good salt is finally pushing out bad salts and other bad minerals and toxins, and it is those bad salts and toxins that have allowed us to be sick. Sort of like putting good gas into a car after years of bad gas, it has to burn out the bad stuff.

17 ? Many (or most?) people with Lyme are sodium and potassium deficient, and because cellular metabolism is powered by a sodium-potassium pump action, this leads to lower cellular function.

18 ? Salt helps relax muscles, and this has many positive effects, for example this could reduce detox load, and also lower load on the heart

19 ? Salt is a corrosive agent and actually may address problems with hypercoagulation, or other build-ups that are common with Lyme and related diseases.

20 ? Salt/C may be a natural form of the ?Marshall Protocol? in which two medications are used to address infected blood cells. The MP uses an anti-inflammatory drug (Benicar) and a mild abx like Minocycline. The C may act like the Benicar and the salt like Minocycline.

21 - Salt provides a key building block for stomach acid. This improves digestion which is often compromised with this illness. The relevant formula is that the Salt (NaCl) mixes with water and carbon dioxide, producing hydrocloric acid and sodium bicarbonate. This is expressed as: H2O + C02 + NaCl == NaHCO3 + HCl.

22 - Salt provides sodium bicarbonate (see formula above), a known antimicrobial, used sometimes in dentistry to treat periodontal disease. This is a particularly interesting explanation since the combination of sodium bicarbonate and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been used with great success in treating difficult periodontal infections. Since neutrophils (immune cells) make their own H2O2, perhaps the availability of sodium bicarbonate provides an additional boost to their function.

23 - Salt increases the enzyme elastase in our tissues which punches holes into the microbes and parasites and makes them vulnerable to our immune mechanisms (per Robert Bransford's article in Townsend).

24 - Natural forms of salt may address some of the mineral loss associated with mercury toxicity.

About Me

Name:Kurt's Search
Location:Virginia, United States

I am one of the millions of people who are suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with Lyme Disease and some Fibromyalgia. By profession I am a researcher and writer in the areas of applied cognitive science and policy. The reason for this Blog is to share what I am learning about how to treat CFIDS and Lyme disease.