From: Lyme disease: A Look Beyond Antibiotics
Dietrich K.Klinghardt, MD, PhD

http://www.neuraltherapy.com



- Many Lyme patients suffer from Pyrroluria, a metabolic illness where
abnormal porphyrins carry out significant amounts of needed zinc and
vitamin B6.

- However, I am careful with excessive substitution of zinc. Zinc has a
synergistic effect with mercury in the brain and also promotes the growth of
the herpes viruses.

- Zinc fosters the growth of HSV I and II, copper and selenium
inhibit it.

- most patients have a degree of kryptopyrroluria (excretion of
abnormal hemoglobin breakdown products) which leads to a loss of
excessive amounts of zinc, B6, and Omega 6 fatty acids.

Tissue Mineral Analysis (TMA) aka hair analysis is a very reliable method of assessing mineral status... it has been invaluable to me at a very reasonable price... although there seems to be some debate on the accuracy of the test (lab issues) some labs have maintained accuracy I used trace elements in texas (traceelements.com)...

He also has many education materials available for purchase. Copper and zinc are well known to have antagonistic properties as well as iron and manganese. Mercury does has some inhibitory effects on copper as well.

You may be right about the zinc/copper ratio, but I have to wonder how other deficiencies may impact on this.

Many people are also deficient in other minerals and elements, such as silica, which is one of the elements the body uses to balance other minerals and remove unwanted heavy metals like mercury.

So although these issues you mention may be linked with a zinc and copper imbalance, they could just as easily be due to a deficiency of something else entirely.

All elements are synergistic. They all work with each other, and a deficiency in one can have a cascade effect right down the line as other elements struggle to work without them.

I am not sure it is always as simple as just an imbalance between two elements.

I am taking diatomaceous earth to help battle my internal unwanted lodgers. That is rich in silica along with small amounts of other minerals. It is helping. Interestingly, one of the natural remedies for this issue is pumpkin seeds. What are they rich in? Zinc.

So supplementation with extra zinc ( which I have found appears to still the mouths of the internal 'lions' [tapeworms]), can't be a bad thing. Maybe a lower dose might still have a beneficial effect. 30mg seems to be working for me at the moment, but I will monitor that. I drink the crushed pumpkin seed infusion and chew on them too.