Lyme Disease Support Group

Another one I have found many mention here, so, adding another article feel free to add your experiences with this, there is alot of personal info on this forum about it

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Allicin is an organic compound obtained from garlic. This colourless liquid has a distinctively pungent smell. This compound exhibits antibacterial and anti-fungal properties.[1] Allicin is garlic's defence mechanism against attacks by pests. [2]

From August 2007 the product Allimax, previously licensed by Allicin International, will no longer contain allicin powder. Allimax now contains only garlic powder which does not have the same proven antibiotic effects as allicin.

Allicin powder is now available as the brand name AllicinMax available in capsules containing 180mg of allicin powder. AllicinMax is available to buy from Boots the Chemist and online at www.quickvit.co.uk.

In all other countries Allimax will continue to contain allicin.

Allimax US to Publish Study into Lyme Disease

ElixirAllimax US is set to publish its study into using Allicin to treat Lyme disease at the end of this year. Lyme disease is contracted through tick bites, however recent research suggests it may also be contracted through mosquitoes, spiders, stinging flies, mites and fleas.

"Only 10-20% of the total Lyme bacterial load in the extra-cellular space is the spirochete form"

"The remaining 80-90% of Lyme bacterial load is inter-cellular in the stealth-cell-wall-deficient form, hidden from the eyes of the immune system, therefore preventing an attack"

"Most Lyme antibody tests are made to detect this 10-20% of spirochete forms and there are no conventional accepted markers for the 80-90% of inter-cellular forms which constitute the majority of the Lyme bacterial load."

Stricker et. al. (2002). Long-term decrease in the CD-57 lymphocyte subset in a patient with chronic Lyme disease. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 9, 111-113

In the Allimax US study, ten patients with chronic Lyme disease were selected to try the alternative treatment. One of the key factors in the study was actively changing the terrain of the body to make it more difficult for bacteria to survive. Participants achieved this by drinking sufficient amounts of purified water; following a recommended diet, and taking recommended supplements for nutritional support.

Patients started taking one 450mg allicin capsule 3 x a day and increased to two 450mg capsules 3 x a day.

Various tests showed measured improvements as the study progressed.

Full results will be published later this year.

"Biological Terrain is not a new concept but was part of a great debate in the early 1800s. The argument that changed the course of medicine was Louis Pasteur who had the opinion that non-changeable microbes caused disease (monomorphism), on the other side was Antoine Bechamp who stated that the microbe changed according to biological terrain. Not until his deathbed did Pasteur change his mind. "The microbe is nothing the terrain is everything." Unfortunately the road was paved for the Germ Theory and it was too late for medicine to turn around. Maintaining the proper balance in the body's pH (or Biological Terrain) can positively affect all major body systems.

"A Lyme patient with a strong immune system will be able to defend himself against outside invaders. The fact is that many people are bitten by ticks and mosquitoes and don't have health problems that are associated with Lyme disease."

All information courtesy of Allicin US - www.allimax.us and www.allimed.us

I think you said this is wiki but I don't know how to do that on here so I'll just add this here.

Just to be clear Allimax is originally a UK product and the bit above about Allimax not containing allicin only applies to the UK product. Allicin is available as AllicinMax in the UK and AlliMax elsewhere.

I have great experience with it and I've written about it in a couple of threads here. I built a website about it with another person whose dignosis is chronic fatigue syndrome and who has had great success with it: www.cfs-allicin.com we have a lot of info on there for anyone who's interested.

It's the Canuck Wiki Sickie Tickie whatever haha... have to humor myself. am trying to put some facts up and on some forums they have wikis that users can input rather than articles/files. Also-my way to FIND it again!

Got it. I wrote a long reply then re read making sure no errors and it should be defined ( I hope) I would love an article from your site as it's a great one. Good for you for building it. Thanks.

Post edited by: Canuck, at: 02/15/2009 19:43

The more I learn about untreated long term Lyme, the more I think my HUGE love affair with garlic may have been one of my saving graces. I eat loads of it and have been for many years. I never made a connection to it until a few weeks ago when I started craving more. I eat it raw pretty well every day and in early summer when fresh local garlic comes in at farmers market I eat great quantities. Last week I hate 4 or 5 big, 3-4” inchers. Hmmm. And yummm. I’m starting to ease off now, but still eating 3-6 big fat cloves every day. I think I’ll stick with it.

I am also drinking more water than my normal amount which is usually ½ gallon or more a day. In summer I go through a gallon a day. Makes a load of difference. I made a post about water too. Few people drink enough even if they aren’t sick.

Best, lymiebird