Summer is fast approaching as 2010 roars by.  I've been exploring some new options over the past several months and feeling optimistic about several of them. 

 

Overall, I am doing quite well.  Still have some ongoing issues that I'm continuing to work to improve, but definitely on a good path.

 

Recently did a six week round of Cholestyramine as outlined in the work of Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker in an attempt to resolve a still elevated C4a.  I'm currently in the midst of a 28-day treatment to address a nasal staph infection that Dr. Shoemaker refers to as MARCoNS.  The treatment consists of a nasal spray of Bactroban, Gentamicin, and EDTA teamed up with, in my case, Rifampin and Zithromax. 

 

It's my first antibiotic of any kind since my trip to Germany in October 2008.  I debated whether or not to use them again, but opted to proceed given that it was only for 28 days and the nasal staph had not responded to other previous attempts to eradicate it with non-antibiotic options.  One positive note is that I had no Herxheimer reaction when I went back on the Rifampin and Zithromax.  I interpret that as a good sign.  We're in the process of doing some retesting now to see how these first two steps of the biotoxin illness protocol (CSM and treatment of MARCoNS) have helped.  Early indicators that this has been beneficial include no longer failing the online biotoxin test known as the VCS test.

 

On another note, my CD57 which had not been moving for quite some time and was stalled at around 58 is finally up to 114 after several months on a targeted herbal protocol.  I'm very excited to be back over 100 and hope that it will continue to move in a good direction over time.  At my worst, it was at 14 so progress is evident and hope abounds.

 

As for BetterHealthGuy.com, I'm attempting to provide more real-time updates via my new blog.  So between newsletters, feel free to check it out.  I'll summarize key blog posts that you might find of interest in this newsletter series. 

 

Also, don't forget that my articles can all be found on the site as well.  I hope you find them relevant and useful to you.

 

Here's to Your Health!