You’ve seen the movie trailers that begin with “Alien Invaders take over unsuspecting people.” You probably thought this only happened in the world of science fiction. But it could be happening right now, literally right under your nose.

A weakened immune system cannot prevent MARCONS from entering just below your nose

The alien I’m talking about is a new super staph bacteria called MARCONS, which stands for “Multiply Antibiotic Resistant Coagulase Negative Staph”. In his book, Warriors of the moldDr. Ritchie Shoemaker finds these bacteria in the noses of his Lyme patients who have severely weakened immune systems. What makes the immune system of people with Lyme disease so susceptible to these invading staph bacteria?

Lyme disease toxins weaken your immune system

Lyme disease can produce many toxins that make people feel fatigued, anxious, or downright miserable. These toxins also attack and weaken the immune system. If the immune system is sufficiently weakened, it will not be able to defend itself against the emergence of these super staph bacteria. Once they enter, these staph can rapidly mutate, helping them evade their immune systems and become resistant to many medications.

Super staph bacteria have developed immunity against many antibiotics

In his Lyme patients, Dr. Shoemaker discovered that these staph were resistant to antibiotics of several different classes. He saw this multidrug resistance, especially in his patients who had been taking different types of antibiotics. Not only do they develop immunity, staph can also protect itself from attack.

Staph can make a protective shield for Lyme to hide underneath

Staph bacteria can produce a protective shield called a biofilm. Unfortunately, your immune system and most antibiotics cannot get through this shield. Other species of bacteria, including Lyme, can hide under this biofilm. Under this shield, they can exchange things like drug-resistant genes. This can lead to dangerous new strains of drug-resistant Lyme disease, staph, and other super germs. If your immune system and medications have a hard time penetrating the biofilm shield, what else can help you stop these staph bacteria?

Special herbs help it break through biofilm shields.

In a lab experiment, an herb called Terminalia Chebula breaks through the biofilm and kills the Pseudonomas bacteria that created it. Other experiments show that berberine extracts from an herb called Coptidis Rhizome can cut through the staph biofilm and kill it. People with Lyme disease report that they do not have symptoms for longer periods of time when they take Terminalia Chebula and Coptidis Rhizome together with other medicinal herbs.

The herbs in your spice cabinet prevent bacteria from working together to form biofilms

These staph bacteria use chemical signals to communicate that there is a “quorum,” which means that there is enough of the bacteria to form a biofilm. Herbs like garlic, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, turmeric, and ginger can interfere with the chemical messages these bacteria send to each other. These herbs are called Quorum Sense Inhibition (QSI) herbs. The extracts of these herbs have prevented staph from performing quorum actions such as producing a biofilm. Taking a combination of these herbs can help you fight off these nasty staph bacteria.

Herbal teas can help you remove biofilms and kill the bacteria underneath.

Drinking a combination of anti-biofilm herbs in a tea and adding QSI herbs to your diet can help your body penetrate and prevent biofilms from re-forming. These herbs can also be used in a nasal wash to break down biofilms in the nose. Some herbs can be sprayed and inhaled directly into the nasal passage. Once the herbs have cut through existing biofilms, your medications, antimicrobial herbs, and your immune system can more effectively kill the underlying Staph and Lyme bacteria.

Herbs can strengthen your defenses against a MARCONS invasion

To combat the invasion of super MARCON staph bacteria, a specific program of herbal tea, nasal washes, and diet changes can help remove biofilm shields, weaken bacteria, and help your medications and immune system fight back. Not only can these herbs help you kill these superbugs, they can be taken as a preventative program to keep you healthy, especially if you haven’t been invaded yet. Consult with a trained herbalist to find the right combination for your situation.

Stopping the staph invasion helps you fight a Lyme infection more effectively.