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, you should still seek out the guidance of a specialist. Your
wound/boil should be cultured and given a D-zone test in the lab to make
sure you get on the right antibiotic. However, 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 a blood test). 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 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 because
it is a long-term project (especially if you are experiencing recurrent
infections). See our "MRSA Diet" page and research elimination diets
and rotation diets (see our "Links" page). Medicine and supplements
are not going to be effective 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.
4. Take a probiotic. The best we know of is real kefir (not from the
store) that is made with goat's milk. Kefir 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 and this may be preferred since you
should be taking a break from all cow products and/or dairy. Probiotics
should be taken at a different time of day than your antibiotics whether
pharmaceutical or natural. Homemade yogurt is another option. Store
bought, sugar-free, organic yogurt should be your last choice. You may
want to wait until you are feeling better before you start a probiotic and
you should start with small amounts.
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 alcohol, get sleep, limit
stress, avoid stressful emotional relationships, invest in God, get more
sunshine, find natural alternatives to mainstream hair and skin products,
watch less TV and 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 silly or sarcastic).
Improve your cleaning habits such as changing your towels and bedding
more often, washing your hands more often, clean surfaces more often
(counters, keyboards, door knobs, rugs, sheets, etc). 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.
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
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 highly recommended for
anyone with MRSA: fermented cod liver oil (or vitamin D3 with calcium),
probiotics, raw greenfood supplement (if you are not eating raw greens
daily), vitamin C, vitamin B12 (pantothenic acid), vitamin E, neem,
selenium, alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, various essential oils.
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, you should still seek out the guidance of a specialist. Your
wound/boil should be cultured and given a D-zone test in the lab to make
sure you get on the right antibiotic. However, 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 a blood test). 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 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 because
it is a long-term project (especially if you are experiencing recurrent
infections). See our "MRSA Diet" page and research elimination diets
and rotation diets (see our "Links" page). Medicine and supplements
are not going to be effective 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.
4. Take a probiotic. The best we know of is real kefir (not from the
store) that is made with goat's milk. Kefir 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 and this may be preferred since you
should be taking a break from all cow products and/or dairy. Probiotics
should be taken at a different time of day than your antibiotics whether
pharmaceutical or natural. Homemade yogurt is another option. Store
bought, sugar-free, organic yogurt should be your last choice. You may
want to wait until you are feeling better before you start a probiotic and
you should start with small amounts.
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 alcohol, get sleep, limit
stress, avoid stressful emotional relationships, invest in God, get more
sunshine, find natural alternatives to mainstream hair and skin products,
watch less TV and 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 silly or sarcastic).
Improve your cleaning habits such as changing your towels and bedding
more often, washing your hands more often, clean surfaces more often
(counters, keyboards, door knobs, rugs, sheets, etc). 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.
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
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 highly recommended for
anyone with MRSA: fermented cod liver oil (or vitamin D3 with calcium),
probiotics, raw greenfood supplement (if you are not eating raw greens
daily), vitamin C, vitamin B12 (pantothenic acid), vitamin E, neem,
selenium, alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, various essential oils.