I was told to add it in supplement form when the lab results came in below.
"Manganese 8mg MWF for 4 wks (might reduce to 2x/wk)."
I'm still trying to grasp. I was told since Lyme does require manganese some people mistakenly think they should avoid taking it. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. Especially because the lyme is using up your manganese you should infact supplement it.
My LLND suggested the Pure Encapsulations brand so that is what I bought.
"A manganese-rich environment supports superoxide dismutase activity in a Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi."
"In March of 2013, it was discovered by scientists that the bacteria responsible for Lyme Disease, Borrelia Burgdorferi, can use the chemical element manganese in place of the chemical element iron to survive. The discovery alone meant a great deal to understanding complex life because it was originally thought that all life forms on Earth use iron to survive."
"The bacterium that causes Lyme Disease substitutes manganese for iron in its diet, a new study finds. The pathogen is the first known organism to live without iron."
"Now, researchers have found that to cause Lyme disease, the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi requires a large supply of manganese, which it uses instead of iron to make an important enzyme. The discovery could open new doors for the treatment of Lyme disease, said study researcher Valeria Culotta, a molecular biologist at the John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health."
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