The Stillpoint Protocol
The Stillpoint Protocol is our specific approach to the bacterial infection that is now known to be the underlying cause of many chronic ailments. Though we are having good results with our protocol, it is an intensive and challenging process of healing, and the patient's participation and understanding of the theory, is vital. [see 'The Infection Connection' for more info...]
Treatment
There are 3 pillars of treatment:
- Reduce inflammation
- Reduce bacterial load
- Support detoxification
• Reduce inflammation
This is necessary as inflammation inhibits the immune system's ability to identify the pathogen and generate the appropriate antibodies needed to effectively kill the bacteria and prevent recurrences. Reducing inflammation lessens the damage to organs and tissues, and diminishes the associated symptoms.
• Reduce bacterial load
Certain antibiotics, used in lower than normal doses and frequency, have been shown to effectively kill intracellular bacterial pathogens. The way this is tracked is by following the body's symptomatic response. As the bacteria dies, the white cell containing the bacteria also dies. This results in an increase in toxins and causes a temporary increase in symptoms. This reaction is called a Herxheimer reaction. Herx reactions are the insurance needed to indicate that the bacteria are dying off, and their level of intensity guide individual therapeutic choices. The idea is to dose the amount and frequency of the medications to create a controlled Herx reaction. [read more...]
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"If you want to go your individual way it is the way you make for yourself, which is never prescribed, which you do not know in advance, and which simply comes into being of itself when you put one foot in front of the other.
If you always do the next thing that needs to be done, you will go most safely and surefootedly along the path prescribed by your unconscious."
-- C. G. Jung
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