Winter= Perfect Opportunity To Beat Lyme- Here’s Why…Update on Flu Vaccine Issue

Yep, winter is coming. What’s so suprising is that people don’t think about their health in the winter. It’s like “oh the snow is coming and it gets dark early…better just hang out.”

 In our society it’s all about getting fit for the summer, but the real time everyone should think about their health is winter. It’s the perfect time and I’ll tell you why.

In nature lots of animals hibernate during this time so they can come back in the spring healthier, bigger and stronger. Plus they don’t have to go foraging for food in deadly snow drifts. While we don’t have to worry about the food situation (thank goodness), winter is a perfect time to start rebuilding.

Naturally in the winter you want to sleep longer and your body wants to rest. Why not use this time to do the right things so that while you’re resting you’re taking care of the Lyme situation as well. In the summer almost everyone overextends themselves. Kids need to be dropped off at the pool, friends are coming over at 5pm for the barbecue, days are long and sometimes tiring…and if you live in the South…it’s scorching and humid (another MAJOR stressor).

 Looking back, I think I did my best healing in the winter. I went full force against Lyme during the winter months. I slept hard. I rested hard and I focused on getting to my appointments and sticking with my plan to beat Lyme Disease.

 During the winter make sure you’re eating seasonally. It’s a good time for soups as they are nutrient dense and can be easy to digest, especially for someone who is very ill.  Get creative with the soup making. What you eat is the basis for all healing and you need to eat anyways, make good choices!

I also think winter is a good meditative time. Because you have the tendency to hibernate a little more, it’s a great time to really focus on yourself.  There is a pretty cool guy named Dennis Lewis who is a master at teaching people how to refocus. While this doesn’t seem very important to people who are sick, I can promise you it is. When you’re ill you have to expend the right kind of energy, the kind that can be helpful, not harmful. All of this matters.

Since I don’t talk about these things when I coach people, please go to Dennis’ website and check it out. Take it seriously. Go to: http://www.dennislewis.org/

A lot of people think that coaching from me has to do with the mental aspect of being sick. Actually I rarely talk about this unless I think someone has some emotional blocks. My Lyme coaching is about putting a plan together based on my knowledge, experience (and tons of it I might add), and your individual health history. This is where I think the medical world goes seriously wrong. Everything that has happened to you health-wise has to be resolved to “cure” yourself of Lyme and to move on with a healthy life (like I have).

You can either try to go for a quick fix (and when does this ever work?) or you can BUCK UP and confront life long issues so you can move on 100% like I have.  That annoying pain in your knee for 15 years means SOMETHING. Your current doctor may not think it has anything to do with overcoming Lyme, but I say it does.

 So now that it’s becoming winter, it’s the perfect opportunity to start getting your life back on track.

I’ve always said that once you make your mind up to get things right “upstairs” then all the right doors start opening.  Once you make the decision that you’re going to get over something, it’s as good as done! 

 *To get a plan together, email arden@beatlyme.com

Since vaccines are such a hot topic of discussion right now with the swine flu going around, my personal suggestions for keeping yourself safe are relatively easy.

 1)      Stay Calm About The Situation.  To put this into perspective, look into the past like the bird flu pandemic that never was.

 An interesting video sent to me about Vaccines

*My feelings about vaccines concur with those of the people in the video.

 2)      Get Your Vitamin D Levels Checked. If you don’t get a blood test, at least get the smell sensitive Vitamin D so that you can smell your need for Vitamin D. If it smells good to me, I take 5,000 IUs on that very day. Get this Vitamin D and test yourself.

3)      Avoid sugar and processed foods.  Sugar decreases the function of your immune system, almost immediately.  It is defeating the purpose of taking the Defense.

4)      REST UP.  When your body is fatigued, it will be harder for it to fight the flu.  

5)      Use Effective Tools To Pump Up The Immune System. Take Defense Like Me!

 Defense is a special blend of Beta Glucans from a Native American herb called Tsi-Ahga , read about it here: http://dietickdie.com/lyme-disease-beta-glucan/ (it’s very cool!).

 It does not merely stimulate and excite the immune system, but it causes a pan-systemic, immune cascade, in our bodies.  Within 20 hours of taking Defense, the immune response will be twenty to forty times stronger than it normally is!  Do not live in fear.  Modulate your immune system, and allow your body to defend and protect itself!

Along with taking the Defense regularly, taking the Native Flora Probiotics (contains billions of homeostatic micro organisms, the kind that).  Eighty percent of your immune system is located in your digestive system, so enhancing your gut health with probiotics is a very effective method to ward off cold and flu viruses. 

Another little interesting tid bit about probiotics: you can give yourself a probiotic enema for maximum results. This is one of the best ways to get rid of Candida (another issue almost all people with Lyme have)… or you can waste time and money by taking a lot of expensive products and absorbing 10% or less of what you’re taking orally (because probiotics have a hard time getting all the way down to the intended destination).

 I get emails every now and then with people asking me if I’m scared if I’ll regress.

 My answer is: absolutely not. I’ve been training hard for a long time now and with everyday I get stronger, fitter and healthier. Everyday is progress forward not just athletically but emotionally and physically.

 Everyday I go to the gym I hit a new max with weights. When I’m on the track, I just get faster.

 My coaching clients eventually are put on the same maintenance that I am because I do believe that the maintenance I’m doing is working extremely well.  But my life after Lyme has been life changing. I’ve taken all that I’ve learned and I stick to it.  People looking for quick fixes and who are scared of changing their lifestyle of convenience, will not get healthy and stay healthy.  Those who are willing to look outside the box will find success.

*The scar running up the mountain is called The Incline (has an elevation change of about 2,000 feet in one mile). I’ve been using it as training. The mountain in the background is Pike’s Peak. I’ve done it twice now.  The first time I went up I was at 33 minutes. I’m down to 28 minutes for the second attempt. Not bad for a Lyme “victim.”  If I keep going I might have the record before I leave Colorado Springs (should I mention this is the home of the Olympic Training Center, which means lots of athletes).

 Yeah, this stinks, but I’ve been informed that the smell sensitive supplements, taste sensitive minerals and electrolytes that I keep harping everyone to get on are going up in price. Apparently the lab that controls the quality is the one going through the price increase for testing the supplements and passing the cost down to the consumer. 

 The price change will happen in mid November so get your stuff now!

 You can go here to reorder various supplements to restock your kits now.

 To read my newsletter about balancing Electrolytes to fight disease, go here!

To read my newsletter about how to correct mineral deficiencies that all folks with Lyme have, go here!

To read my newsletter about supplementing like a champ, go here!

See ya later Tick Slayer,

 Perry Fields

Website: http://www.BeatLyme.com

Blog: http://www.DieTickDie.com

Email: arden@beatlyme.com (For coaching or general questions)

Fax: 864-653-9840