6 Step Recovery Plan
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| If all the information on our site is making your head spin, then this is the page for you! Recovering from MRSA is a puzzle and everyone's puzzle looks a little different. These steps can help put your mind at ease and give you a place to start. 1. Find an Infectious Disease Doctor. Even if you love your current physician OR even if you are seeking natural treatment, you should still seek out the guidance of a specialist. It is a good idea to have your wound/boil/rash cultured (sampled) and given a D-zone test in the lab. Keep in mind that MRSA can become viciously recurrent even on the "best" or the "right" antibiotic. An IDD should do a Complete Blood Count, but also ask for a vitamin D blood test and a metabolic panel (also blood tests). Stay in touch with your IDD through your entire recovery. 2. Use natural antibiotics. You can take them along side pharmaceutical antibiotics after asking your IDD. In our opinion, the best is stable allicin from garlic (Allimed) but others that can be tremendously helpful include turmeric, vitamin C, colloidal silver or wild oregano oil (wild marjoram). Seek out advice on how to use them properly for safety and for best results. 3. Change your diet. You may believe that you already eat healthy. But contracting MRSA is a big clue that you are not giving your body what it really needs. And you may be unaware that some of the things that you are eating can be downright poisonous. We put this as step #3 not because it is third in importance but because it is a long-term fix (especially if you are experiencing recurrent infections). See our "MRSA Diet" page and research elimination diets, rotation diets and traditional diets (see our "Links" page). Medicine and supplements may not be effective long-term if you continue to eat foods that are problematic for your immune system. Your immune system begins in your gut! Read the article by Tom Brimeyer on our "Feature Articles" page. Sugar cravings and candida (yeast) mutation and overgrowth go hand in hand with MRSA. 4. Take a probiotic. Wait until you are recovered before you start a probiotic and start with small amounts. The best probiotic we know of is real kefir (not from the store). Water kefir is preferred but, if you choose milk kefir, use goat's milk not cow's milk. Starter grains can be obtained for free, just find your local natural food community like through Weston A Price yahoo groups or other local natural foods co-op group. You can also take probiotics in a pill form. Probiotics should be taken at a different time of day than your antibiotics (a 2 hour window is usually sufficient). Homemade yogurt is another option. Store bought, sugar-free, organic yogurt should be your last choice. Again, wait until you are well past recovered before starting any probiotic. 5. Change your lifestyle. Some of this is common sense but it needs to be addressed if you want to stay MRSA-free. Similar to making a major diet change, this step may be a long process. Pick the ones that apply to your life. No drugs (including over-the-counter), limit or eliminate prescription drugs (with Dr.'s consent), no vaccines, no alcohol, no smoking, prepare your food at home (no industrial or "natural" processed foods), no caffeine, get lots of sleep, avoid stressful relationships, talk to God daily, get reasonable amounts of sunshine, avoid sunscreens, find natural alternatives to mainstream cosmetic/hygiene/cleaning products, watch less TV, spend more time with the people you love, touch and hug your family more, find something positive about everyone you come in contact with, lighten up your attitude but be real (not goofy or sarcastic). Improve your cleaning habits such as changing your towels and bedding more often, washing your hands more often, clean surfaces more often with natural cleaners or essential oils (counters, keyboards, door knobs, rugs, sheets, etc). However, do not clean to the point of stress. Your goal is to lessen your exposure while you get healthy, not to eradicate bacteria from your life (that will never happen). 6. Supplements/Herbal Remedies. Although we are not big fans of excessive supplementation, there are some that definitely help. The idea is that you should be getting most of what you require from your daily DIET. However, it can be a long journey to get to that point and most of us still need some help. The bold items are a must for anyone with MRSA: vitamin D3, raw greenfood supplement, biotin, silica (via horsetail), vitamin C (via acerola), magnesium with calcium, GTF chromium, silver hydrosol, vitamin B12 (pantothenic acid), vitamin E, neem, selenium, alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10. |