Lyme; A genius in many disguises

thanks to:

http://kimmiecakeskickslyme.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/lyme-the-smart-bacteria/

Lyme – The Smart BacteriaPosted on September 12, 2013

Spirochete - A spirochete is shaped like a corkscrew and is very mobile. It’s spiral, drilling motion makes it easy for them to get deep into your tissues and bones. This particular form can easily change into other forms in order to protect themselves when they are easily threatened.

Biofilm - Strength in numbers! When the spirochetes or any other forms feel threatened, they literally colonize to form a protective group or shield to protect themselves. This shield is a sticky covering, and many medications and herbs have a hard time penetrating this shield since the inner layers are unreachable by antibiotics and your immune system. Once the Lyme bacteria feels like it is safe again, they will turn back into the spirochetes and infect you all over again.
They can also protect other co-infections in your body! Those bastards!

Cyst- This is a dormant form of the bacteria, and is usually the last to treat. I know in my protocol, there is a cyst buster during the last week of treatment along with my other antibiotics. Cysts are literally spirochetes, folded inside out , forming a hard shell. These cysts are formed when where are unfavorable conditions, and can morph back into spirochetes when they feel safe again. This form can survive the worst of the worst!

Granular – Highly resistant to antibiotics.

L-Form (Cell Wall Deficient)- It is similar to the spirochete form, only without cell walls… hence cell wall deficient. I thought that this was the same as biofilm, but was incorrect. Biofilm almost braids itself to one another, creating a cell wall, while the L-form does not have a wall. It is not very recognized. yet the symptoms are more severe autoimmune and psychiatric issues. Difficult to treat.

Pleomorphic – There are 5 or 6 types that hide in our cells.

Blebs – Blebs, not “The Biebs”, folks. I had too look twice myself. My eyes aren’t working to well these days. Haha. Anywho… this form really takes the award for craftiness. When spirochetes feel threatened, they actually take little bits of our DNA and release them into the host as a decoy (the little hosts are the blebs), and our immune system then goes after them, and not the real spirochete!  This causes our bodies to attack our own cells.