Jenna’s Lyme Blog

A Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, shortened to “herx” as slang, is a predictable and temporary “flare-up” or worsening of symptoms caused by the die-off of spirochete bacteria. This condition was discovered and named after the German dermatologist, Karl Herxheimer (1844-1947). The condition was originally observed in syphilis patients. This recurring flare up is physically and emotionally devastating – especially for those who have very chronic and/or severe cases of chronic Lyme disease.

Posted on August 28th, 2009 under Chronic Lyme Disease, Coping with Lyme Disease, Neurological Lyme disease, Symptoms. Tags: Chronic Lyme disease, herxheimer reaction. Comments: 6

Like Lyme, the symptoms of Syphilis are many, and diverse. It has also been called “The Great Imitator” due to the difficulty medical practitioners have had through time in accurately diagnosing the disease and for many centuries, difficulties treating the disease.

Posted on August 28th, 2009 under Chronic Lyme Disease, Great Imitator, Neurological Lyme disease, Treatment Protocols. Tags: Chronic Lyme disease, HCL protocol for Lyme disease, syphilis. Comments: 5

Ranked By WTA as #1 in the world for doubles tennis (with Lisa Raymond) in 2006, Samantha (Sam) fell off the tennis circuit to determine what had happened to her strength and energy. The devastating diagnosis of Lyme disease changed her life completely. Her partner wrote the following account in 2007:

Posted on August 25th, 2009 under Chronic Lyme Disease, Coping with Lyme Disease, Lyme News. Tags: Chronic Lyme disease, recovering from Lyme, Sam Stosur. Comments: 6

For those of you who have not read Lab 257, be prepared to face the facts – not projections – but verifiable facts about how this new virulent strain of Lyme disease was most likely designed as a part of a biowarfare program developed during World War I.

Posted on August 24th, 2009 under Chronic Lyme Disease, Lyme News, Research and Development. Tags: "Under The Eightball", biowarfare, Chronic Lyme Disease. Comments: 13

First, the currently accepted tests to diagnose Lyme based upon antibodies, is a lot like relying on the presence of insect droppings to determine a cockroach infestation.

Posted on August 23rd, 2009 under Chronic Lyme Disease, Coping with Lyme Disease, Lyme News, Research and Development. Tags: Chronic Lyme disease, Lyme diagnosis, Lyme research and development. Comments: 5

To understand more about the importance of pH balance, please read “Fight Lyme Disease With Balanced pH.” As you will read in my article – as well as hundreds of other articles about pH balance, one of the EASIEST diet changes to give MAXIMUM benefit to our health is removing dairy from our diets.

Posted on August 15th, 2009 under Chronic Lyme Disease, Coping with Lyme Disease, Personal stories, Treatment Protocols. Tags: Chronic Lyme disease, Danger of Milk, Protein. Comments: 9

When a deer – the primary carrier of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, which carries the Lyme disease bacterium – inserts its muzzle into the bin to feed, it must rub its head, neck and ears against the insecticide-treated rollers. When the deer subsequently grooms itself, the insecticide is spread enough to protect the animal’s entire body.

Posted on August 13th, 2009 under Chronic Lyme Disease, Lyme News, Research and Development. Tags: Chronic Lyme disease, White-tailed deer. Comments: 3