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Babesia – The Parasite Hiding in Lyme Disease
Babesia is a RBC parasite and considered an extremely common Co-infection with Lyme disease. Although Lyme is the most famous of the tick-borne illnesses, Babesia is nonetheless a serious complication which can prevent many patients from recovering if overlooked....
The Powers of the Vestibular System- Restorative Health Solutions
When you think of the brain and/or nervous system, what comes to mind? For most people, they think of the big cerebral cortex under the skull that weighs about 3 pounds. What if were to tell you that one of the most powerful systems in the entire nervous system starts...
Lyme Neurological Symptoms
Lyme Neurological Symptoms Are Common Being from Minnesota (Which is the #5 state in the country for Lyme and Anaplasma), one of the most common conditions we see our patients plagued with is a tick born illness. Lyme disease is a huge source of unexplained fatigue,...
Lyme Disease Inflammation
Lyme Disease Inflammation is there...if you know how to look for it Some of the most common symptoms of from Lyme Disease inflammation are joint pains, muscle pains, and headaches. For this reason many patients suffering with Lyme will be referred from the...
Lyme Disease Antibiotics Didn’t Kill All the Bacteria? – Restorative Health Solutions
Many patients get Lyme Disease each year and Lyme Disease Antibiotics are the most commonly accepted form of treatment. Estimates run anywhere from 300,000 to 1,000,000 cases per year in the United States. While at least 80% of these patients get a rash or flu then...
Leaky Gut and How It Affects Your Health
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Restorative Health Solutions blog! Today, we are going to talk about one of the biggest and most popular subjects in functional medicine: Leaky Gut. Leaky gut is also commonly referred to as “intestinal permeability.” When you do a...
Let’s Take a Walk Through the Gut!!
Hello! Welcome to the Restorative Health Solutions blog! Today, we are going to be taking you through the hierarchy of how the gastrointestinal tract, or gut, works. If you're reading this, it's probably because you're having some symptoms associated with the gut or...
Rebooting Your Digestion: The Replace Phase
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Restorative Health Solutions blog! Today we are going to be talking about the second piece of the leaky gut protocol, which is the Replace Phase. In the last blog, we went over the remove phase and how we need to get rid of the things...
Antibiotics for Lyme Disease
Antibiotics Success with Early Identification, Less Successful if Applied >6mo After Infection We are good at catching Lyme if you present with an bulls-eye rash. Many, many people have no idea they ever got Lyme. It presents as a mild rash about half the time or...
Rebuilding the House: The Repair Phase
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Restorative Health Solutions blog! Today, we are going to be talking about the third stage of the leaky gut protocol: Repair Phase. We have talked about putting the fire out by removing the opportunistic bugs, inflammatory food proteins...
Restock the Shelves: Reinoculation Phase
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Restorative Health Solutions blog! Today, we are going to be talking to you about the fourth step of the leaky gut protocol: reinoculation phase. As a reminder, you learned about the remove phase (removing inflammatory foods, address...
The Connection From the Gut to the Brain and the Brain to the Gut: Brain Rehab
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Restorative Health Solutions blog! You have now learned about the first four R's of the leaky gut protocol (remove, replace, repair and reinoculate). Most clinics and physicians practice the 4 R Protocol for leaky gut. At RHS, we...
