Combating Biofilms

I ordered this book (paper version) becasue I was interested in a more in-depth look to biofilm I might have because of Borrelia Burgdoferi infection. Since at the moment I am self treating, this type of information is of vital importance. I was also interested in this subject just from a pure educational point simply becasue "Lyme Disease" can lead to many other immune system troubles.Pros:1. short to the point with not too lenghty chapters, excellent for those with short attention span. Dr. Schaller explains in very simple terms how biofilms is formed, breeds, propagate and becomes eventually a main health problem. The author conversational writing style makes it a fast read in few hours. It took me four hours to read it, but understand that you will need to go back several times to absorbe all the informations.2. This is one of the few books I read of this subject that includes images. It is a tremendous aid to those of us not looking at microscope slides on the daily basis. This alone deserves 5 stars. Dr. Schuller wants readers to understand and not to be confused by lenghty explanations. A picture is worth a thousand words.3. Brainstorming type of layout, which has been mistakenly viewed by previous readers as "disorganized". This is great for those who like to see the big picture first and then go in details right away. I am a multi-tasking individual who needs to make connections with the objective and the related sub-ojective immediately. I detest rote and 1,2, 3 sequence reading, thus for my brain the book has the optimal reading flow.4. A fairly in-depth look at diseases that create bio-film as well as type of bio-film busters listed individually.5. A unique and scientific reading on essential oils chemical components. It made me feel better about this MD, because at this point I have lost respect for most of them. Dr. Schaller shows to be a progressive physician, at least in his book.6. A detailed a chapter on periodontal disease and its causes. This chapter alone boosted my mood and made me feel better about being so OCD about my dental care. That aside, it instantly gives you a connection about why so many geriatric disease are related to poor dental health a connection completely missed by most physician.7. The book gave me a faint hope about being able to treat BB a little more efficiently.8. It is a short and condensed guide for patients also printed in large friendly font size.9. Dr. Schuller has plenty of referce studies at the end of each section --for those of us who like to read the original source-- This is great becasue so many other books are written like disertation papers that just offer a summary of studies exerpts pieced together.10. It offers a direct explanation of possible biofilm busting dangers to Lyme Disease patients.--Consvery few in my opinion, I understand that the dosage of the intake of the biofilm busters is not provided becasue it differs from patient to patient. Fair enough for me, we are all different and I completely beilive each patient dosage must be taylored to suit.--On SilverI wish Dr. Schaller would have mentioned the difference in the collodial silver (10 pm vs 50 ppm) application. As I am using this in conjunction with the Buhner protocol on a trial and error basis. I am assuming it would have been few chapters.

This book is invaluable to everyone, medical professional & layperson alike. Going forward it is my opinion that no one should be diagnosed with anything until the infectious diseases outlined in this book are ruled out. It is extremely depressing to discover someone can be treated for a serious illness for many, many years while the true nature of the illness is a virus or bacteria that has not even been considered. The suffering endured by many is monumental & might have been eliminated with an accurate diagnosis & treatment. Biofilms are not only created by brilliant microorganisms but might be a mechanism used by cancer cells to survive & replicate. Please do yourself a favor and read this book !

I purchased this book based on the positive reviews. I should have paid better attention to the negative reviews, that I agree with completely.I find this book to be an absolutely infuriating waste of time, money and paper. It's very poorly written in a very odd style, with no practical advice or useable treatment protocols. The word "profound" was used and mis-used ad-nauseum throughout the text, i.e. "Examples of Profound Biofilm Diversity..."He continually promotes all his other books throughout the text, often in bold text. Odd analogies are used: for example, on page 37, with no useful information to this point, he writes: "After writing twelve books which include many pages on non-Borrelia infections, "Lyme testing" seems like alphabet testing in which one only looks for the vowel "a". Due to the lack of acceptance of the number and complexity of tick-borne infections, there is a lack of up to date education, leaving quality medical doctors to evaluate tick and flea infections in the abstract, by which I mean that they very falsely and sadly do not realize the full magnitude of "the alphabet". Specifically, they "diagnose" by ignoring inflammation alterations, nutrient changes, hormone deficits, immunity changes caused by tick-borne infections, and chemicals made or suppressed by direct tick and flea infectious agents. I discuss these in my three most recent tick and flea infection books. All are available in English. All can be found free through inter-library loan, for less than $20 USD, or at www..... under the "free books" button..."Another odd analogy: "Searching for tick infections with one test is like writing in "Lincoln" at the next presidential election."So far, the best books I've read on Lyme and Co-infections have been by Stephen Harrod Buhner, Bryan Rosner, Connie Strasheim, and others... I just received Dr. Richard Horowitz's book, "Why Can't I Get Better, Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease", and it looks like it's a very well-written, fascinating, information-dense book.There are some great YouTube videos by Stephen Harrod Buhner, and a 3-part YouTube series by Pathologist Dr. Alan MacDonald on "The Biology of Lyme Disease" that is fantastic!With all due respect to Dr. Schaller, I do not believe for a moment that he is the only resource on biofilms. Biofilms have been known about, and studied extensively, for decades. There is good information online, as well as assistance finding herbs, enzymes and essential oils that can penetrate biofilms, by the authors listed above.I hope this review is helpful for you. I hope I've saved you money that you would have spent on this barely-useful, over-priced book; money that you can now use for books written by the great authors mentioned above, or for some herbal / essential oil remedies.

Great book to understand the biofilm process but truly not enough informations to use as a tool against resistant big bug

Although a number of substances were reviewed, with extensive bibliography , there is no treatment recommendations to be of much use. Maybe if your biofilm educated treatment specialist were to read this they could put the information to good use.

For all those battling invisible illnesses, mine's Ménière's disease, this book is worth a read. I'm convinced MD has a fungal element and I manage it in this way but Terbinafine stopped working for me and natural ones don't seem to cut the mustard. I'm going to put some of this info into action immediately. Thanks