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Dr. Deb 0:01Welcome back to another episode of Let’s Talk Wellness Now, and I’m your host, Dr. Deb, and today we’re pulling back the curtain on a topic that barely gets a whisper in conventional medicine. Chronic bladder symptoms, biofilms, and the hidden genetic drivers that keep so many women stuck in a cycle of pain, urgency, and infection that never truly resolves. My guest today is someone who is not only brilliant, but battle-tested, like myself. Dr. Kristen Ryman is a physician, a mom, and the author of Life After Lyme, a book and blueprint that has helped countless people reclaim health after complex chronic illness. After healing herself from advanced Lyme, she has spent her career helping patients recover their most vibrant, resilient selves through her Inner Flow program. Her Healing Grove podcast, her membership community, and her deep dive work on bladder biofilms and stealth pathogens. And what I love about Kristen is that she teaches from lived experience. In 2022, she suffered a stroke. And not only survived it, but rebuilt her brain, resolved lateral strabismus, restored balance, and regained her ability to multitask That journey uncovered her own genetic predisposition to clotting, the very same patterns she sees in her chronic bladder patients. And that personal revelation ultimately led to her Introducing this groundbreaking work that we’re talking about today. So let’s get into it, because bladder biofilms, clotting genetics, stealth pathogens, and real recovery is the conversation women have been needing for decades. And we’ll get started. Where did this one go? There we go. Alright, so welcome back to Let’s Talk Wellness Now. I have Dr. Kristen with me, and I am so excited to talk to her for multiple reasons. A, she’s got a fabulous story, and B, she’s an expert in a topic that nobody’s talking about, and I want to learn from her, too. So, welcome to the show. Kristin Reihman 3:07Thank you! I’m so happy to be here, Dr. Deb. Dr. Deb 3:10Thank you. Well, let’s dive right in, because we have so much to talk about, and you and I could probably talk for hours. So, let’s dive into this conversation, and tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got involved in this. Kristin Reihman 3:23Well, I mean, like so many people, I think, on this path, I had, had to learn it the hard way. You know, I had to find my way into a mystery illness, a complex, mysterious set of symptoms that sort of didn’t fit the… the sort of description of what, you know, normal doctors do, and even though I was a normal doctor for many years, nothing I’d been trained in could help me when I was really debilitated from Lyme disease back in 2011, 20212, 2023. And so I kind of had to crawl my way out of that, using all the resources at my disposal, which, you know, started out with a lot of ILADS stuff, you know, a lot of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, resources online, found some Lyme doctors, and then my journey really quickly evolved to sort of, like, way far afield of normal Western medicine, which is what my training is in you know, I think within a year of my diagnosis, I was, like, you know, at a Klingheart conference, and learning all sort of, you know, the naturopathic approach to Lyme, and really trying to heal my body and terrain, and heal the process that had led me to become so, so ill from, you know. A little bacteria. Dr. Deb 4:29Yeah. Yeah, same here. Like, I’ve been an ILADS practitioner for over 20 years, and when I got sick with Lyme, I was like… how did I not realize this? And I knew I had Lyme before I even was ILADS trained, but when I got really sick and got diagnosed with MS, I never thought about Lyme or mycotoxins or any of that, because I was too busy, head down, doing what I’m doing, helping people. And I, too, had to take that step back, not just physically, but more spiritually and emotionally, and say, how did my body get this sick? Like, what was I doing, and what was I not doing? That allowed this to happen, and now look at this from a healing aspect of not just the physical side, but that spiritual-emotional side as well. Kristin Reihman 5:13Totally. I have the same… I have the same realization as I was coming out of it. I was like, wow, this wasn’t just about, sort of, physically what I was doing and not doing. There was something spiritual here as well for me, and I… I feel like it really was a wake-up call for me to get on the path that I’m supposed to be on, the path that I’m on now, really, which is stepping away from the whole medicine matrix model and moving into, you know, working with really complex people. Listening to their bodies, understanding intuition, understanding energy, understanding all these different pieces that doctors just aren’t trained to look at. Dr. Deb 5:46Right? We don’t have time to learn everything, right? Like, you have time to learn the body and the medical side of things, and that’s a whole prism of itself, but then learning the spiritual energy medicine, that’s a completely different paradigm. That’s a full-time learning aspect, and it’s so different than what we learn in conventional medicine. Kristin Reihman 6:04Yeah, it’s a complete health system. Like, it’s a complete healthcare system. Dr. Deb 6:10Yes, and nobody takes it that seriously, but I, for myself, I’ve been spiritual healing for decades, and it wasn’t until I got really sick that I dived deeper into that and looked at what is it in this world that I’m owning, what belongs to generational things that were brought to me from childbirth and other generations in my family that I’m carrying their old wounds. And how do I clear some of that so that it’s not still following me? And then how do I help my kids so that they don’t have to carry what I brought forth? And it’s just… a lot of people, that may sound crazy, but that’s the kind of stuff that we need to be looking at if we want to truly heal. Kristin Reihman 6:54Yeah, and I think it’s also, it’s inspiring, you know, because when people… and I would tell this to my patients with Lyme and these sort of mystery illnesses, like, look, you are on this path for a reason, and this is going to teach you so much that you didn’t necessarily want to learn, but you need to learn. And this… nothing that you learn or change about your lifestyle or the way in which you move through the world is gonna make you a worse person. Like, it’s only gonna sort of up-level you. You know, it’s gonna up-level your diet, and your sleep habits, and your relationships, and your toxic thinking, like, it’s all gonna change for you to get better, and that’s… that’s a gift, really. Dr. Deb 7:27It really is, and I tell people the same thing. Like, we can look at this as… something that’s happening to us, or we can look at this as something that’s happening for us. And that’s how I looked at my MS diagnosis. This was happening for me, not to me. I wasn’t going to be the victim. And you have a very similar story, so tell us a little bit about your story and what kind of catapulted you into this in 2022. Kristin Reihman 7:52Well, by 2022, I was, like, 10 years out of my Lyme hole, and I had been seeing patients, you know, I had opened my own practice, and I was working for another company, seeing, families who have brain-injured children. I was their medical director, still am, actually. And so I was doing a patchwork of things, all of which really fed my soul. You know, all of which felt like this is, like, me, aligned with my purpose on the planet. And so, based on a lot of my thinking, I sort of figured, okay, well, I’m good now, right? Like, I’m on my path now, like, the universe is not going to send another 2×4. And then the universe sent another 2×4. And in 2022, I had an elective neck surgery. You kind of still see the little scar here for my two-level ACDF. Because I had crazy off-the-hook arm pain for, like, a year and a half that I just finally became, like, almost like it felt like I was developing fasciculations and fiery, fiery pain, and I just got the surgery, and the pain went away. But when I woke up, I was different. I didn’t have a voice. Which is a common side effect, actually, of that surgery that resolves after a few months, and in many cases, and mine did. But I also didn’t have, normal balance anymore, and my right eye turned out a little bit, and I couldn’t multitask. And my job is all about multitasking. As you know, with very complex people in front of you, you’re hearing all these pieces of their story, and you’re kind of categorizing it, and thinking about where they fit, and you’re making a plan for what to work up, and you’re making a plan for what to wait until next time. It’s like all these pieces, right? You’re in the matrix. And I… I couldn’t hold those pieces anymore. And I didn’t realize that until I went back to work a couple months after my, surgery, because my voice came back and was like, okay, well, now I’m going back to work. And then I realized, I can’t do simple math. In fact, I can’t remember what this person just said to me, unless I read my note, and I can’t remember taking that note. What is going on? And so I had a full workup, and indeed, I had some neurological deficits that didn’t show up on an MRI, so they must have been quite tiny. Possibly were even low-flow, you know, episodes during my surgery when my blood pressure drops really low with the medicines that you’re on for surgery. But I, basically had, like, a few mini strokes, and needed to recover from that. So that was sort of the… that was the 2×4 in 2022. Dr. Deb 10:09Wow. So, what are, what are some of the things that you learned during that process of that mini-stroke? Kristin Reihman 10:17Well, the first thing I learned is that, something that I already knew from working with the Family Hope Center, which is that organization I mentioned that helps families heal their kids’ brains, I know that motivation lives in the ponds, and if you have a ding or a hit to the ponds, like, you don’t want to get out of bed in the morning, you don’t want to do the work it takes to heal your brain, in my case. And I remember spending several months in the fall of 2022 just sort of walking around my yard. With my puppies, being like, This is enough. I don’t really need to work anymore, right? Like, I don’t… why do I need my brain back? Like, I don’t need to have my brain back to enjoy life. You know, I’ll have a garden, I have people I love and who love me, like, why do I need to work? Like, my whole, like, passion, purpose-driven mentality and motivation to kind of do and be all the things I always strive to do and be in the world, was, like, gone. It was really interesting, slash very alarming to those who knew me, but being inside the brain that wasn’t really working, it wasn’t alarming to me. I was just sort of like, oh, ho-hum, this is my new me.Well, luckily I have some people around me, I like to call them my healing team, who sort of held up a mirror, and they’re like, this is not you, and we’re gonna take you to a functional neurologist now. And so, I ended up seeing a functional neurologist who, you know, within… within, like probably 6 visits. I had all these, like, stacked visits with him. Within 6 visits, my brain just turned on. I was like, oh! Right! I need my brain back! I gotta fix this eyesight, I gotta get my balance back, and I gotta learn how to do simple math again and multitask. So, after that sort of jumpstart, I actually did the program that I, you know, know very well inside and out from the Family Hope Center, where I’d been medical director for 10 years. And, it’s a hard program, it’s not… not for wimps, and it’s certainly… I wasn’t about to do it when I had no motivation, so I’m really grateful to the functional neurologist who helped me kind of, like get my brain… get my pawns back, and my motivation back, my mojo. And then I’m really grateful to the Family Hope Center, because if I didn’t have that set of tools in my back pocket, I would still have an eye that turns out to the side, I would still have a positive Romberg, you know, closing my eyes, falling over backwards, and I would still have, a lot of trouble seeing patients, and probably wouldn’t be working anymore. Dr. Deb 12:32I can totally relate to that. When I got my MS diagnosis, you know, there’s a period of time where you go, okay reality kicks in, and I’m thinking, okay, how long am I going to be able to work? How long am I going to be able to play with my kids and my grandkids and be able to be me? And I started looking at, how do I sell my practice, just in case I need to do this? How do I step back? And I spent probably about 9 or 10 months in that place of, this is gonna be my life, and it’s not gonna be what I’m used to, and, you know, how are we gonna redesign my house, and do this, and that, and… Finally, my husband looked at me one day, and he’s like, what the hell is wrong with you? And I was like, what are you talking about? He’s like, this is ridiculous. He’s like, you fix everybody else. He’s like you can fix yourself. Why do you think you can’t fix yourself, or you don’t know the people that can fix you? You need to get out of this, and pick yourself up, and start doing what you tell your patients. And… and I sat there, and at first I was like just did he know that I’m sick? Like, I have MS. I took that victim mode for a little bit, and then I went, no, he’s right. Like, this is my wake-up call to say, I can reverse this, I can fix this, and total, total turnaround, too. Like, I started reaching out to my friends and colleagues, because I kept myself in this huge bubble, like, I didn’t want anyone to know what was going on with me, because I was afraid my patients wouldn’t see me, what are my staff going to say? My staff are going to leave, and if I lose my business, what am I going to do? And da-da-da-da, all those fears. And then… when I finally started opening up and sharing with people, people started bringing me other people, and you need to talk to this person, you need to talk to this person. They connected me here and there, and this place, and 18 months later, I was totally back to normal again. And now my practice is growing, and we’re adding on, and it’s bigger, and I’m taking on more projects than I feel like myself, and… and I was a lot like you, too. Like, I couldn’t remember my protocols that I’ve done for 20 years. I had to depend on what was in the EHR to pull forward, because I always had them in my notes, so I didn’t have to type them all the time, but I was like I have to pull that forward, because I don’t remember the name of the supplement that I’ve used for 15 years. I don’t remember what laps I’m ordering. I don’t remember the normal values of this stuff. And now it’s back on the tip of my tongue, but at the time, it was a little scary, for sure. Kristin Reihman 14:47Wow, so scary. Well, that’s a remarkable story, and why I can’t wait to have you on my podcast, but I’m really… I’m really happy that you had a healing team around you, too, who was like, yeah, nope, that’s not your… that’s not the train we’re on. Get off that train. Come back on your usual train. What are you doing over there? Dr. Deb 15:03Yeah, and you know, I hope that a lot of patients have that, or people that are experiencing this have that, but there’s so many people who don’t have that. And they need somebody, they need somebody in their corner, like we had in our corners, to help pick them up and say, this doesn’t have to be your reality. It can change, but it is a lot of work, like you said. It’s a lot of work. It’s not… Kristin Reihman 15:25Yeah, no, it’s a lot of work. So when I started off. I was work… I was doing probably 4 hours a morning, like, 4… basically, my entire morning was devoted to brain training and healing my brain through the ref… you know, we… I mean, I can get into the details of it, but basically it’s a lot of, like, crawling on the floor. On your belly, creeping on your hands and knees, doing reflex bags to stimulate, you know, more blood flow to the brain, doing a lot of smells. You know, and just staying with it, you know? And I remember balking, even in the beginning, I was, like, seeing some changes, I was feeling more motivated. I remember feeling this… I started noticing it was changing about 2 weeks in, when I would get up in the morning. And I would… I noticed I would start… I would do my, like, beginnings of the day, I would get the kids on the bus, I would do everyone’s breakfast, I’d do the dishes, and I’d be, like, sitting down and being like, hmm, like, what am I supposed to be doing now? Like, where… What is my purpose today? And because I had this plan, I was just like, well, I know that has to happen, so I may as well do that now. And I would get on the floor, and I would start crawling down the length of our hallway. And within about 8 laps, I would feel my brain, like. I felt like it integrating. I would feel things, like, just coming online, and I’d be like, oh, right. I know who I am, I know what I’m doing today, I have these other things this afternoon, I gotta get this done before noon, and I would do it. But it was really interesting, and I’ve never been a coffee drinker, but when I thought of what that felt like, to me, that’s how people often describe, like, my brain doesn’t wake up until I have coffee. I never needed coffee to have… my brain woke up before I’d wake up, and I’d be like, bing, and I’m ready to go. But when I had the brain injury for those 9 months, it wasn’t that way the whole time. In the beginning, it was very hard to get my brain back in the morning, and it was creeping and crawling that would pull it in. Dr. Deb 17:08Wow. Is there one particular thing that you did that you felt made the biggest difference to rebuilding your brain? Kristin Reihman 17:15Crawling on my belly like a commando, wearing elbow pads, knee pads, actually two sets of knee pads, wearing toe shoes, and just ripping laps on my floor. Dr. Deb 17:26Oh, and that’s so simple to do. So why does that work? Kristin Reihman 17:31So interesting, and I… this is the kind of… this is the… the story of this is something that I think is bigger than all of us, and I wish everybody knew how to optimize your brain using just the simple hallway in your house. But essentially, if you take a newborn baby. And you put them on mom’s belly, and they’re neurologically intact, and maybe you’ve seen videos of this. There used to be a video circulating about a baby born onto mom’s belly, nobody touches the baby, and in about 2 minutes and 34 seconds, that baby crawls on its belly, like, uses arms, uses its toe dig with its little babinsky, and pushes its way up to mom’s breast. Latches on with its reflexes, and there you go. That baby keeps itself alive through its primitive reflexes. So it’s essentially telling its brain, every time it runs those reflexes, every time it does a little toe dig, every time it, like, swings its arm across in a cross-later, hetero… what do we call, a homolateral pattern. That little baby is getting a message to its brain that says, grow and heal and organize. And because all the reflexes come out of the middle and lower brain stem. That’s the part of the brain that’s organizing as a baby. And as a baby grows and does the various things a baby does using its reflexes, like eventually on its belly, crawling across the floor, and then popping up to hands and knees, and creeping across the floor, and eventually standing and walking, all of those things are invoking a different set of reflexes that tell the brain to grow and heal and organize. So it’s almost like the function creates the structure, and if you run those pathways again and again and again your brain will get the message to basically invoke its own neuroplasticity, and that’s how a baby’s brain grows. And it turns out, any brain of any age, if you put it through those same pathways, it will send a message of neuroplasticity to the brain, and the brain will grow and heal and organize. Dr. Deb 19:16That was going to be my question, is why aren’t we using this for elderly people with dementia, or Alzheimer’s, or stroke, or Parkinson’s, or things like that, to help them regrow their brain? Kristin Reihman 19:28Well, because number one, nobody knows about it. Number two, even when people do know about it, nobody likes to be on the floor like a baby, creepy and crawling. And least of all the stubborn old people with dementia who are, like, who don’t even think they have a problem. I mean, the problem with the brain not working, as I discovered, and it sounds like you discovered, too, is the brain that’s not working doesn’t know it’s not working, or worse, doesn’t care. You know, and so it’s tricky with adults. With kids who, you know, you have some sort of power over, you can often make your kids do things that they don’t want to do, like eat their vegetables, or creep and crawl on the floor for 80, you know, 80 laps before they get to go, you know, do their thing. But adults are a little trickier. Dr. Deb 20:10Is there another way for us to be able to do that same thing without the crawling on the floor? Like, could they do it in a sitting motion, or do they need that whole connection to happen? Kristin Reihman 20:21Well, they need to be moving in a cross pattern, and they need to be moving their arms and their legs in such a way that stimulates the reflexes. But you can do that on your bed, you can do it face down on your bed by getting into a pattern, and switching sides and, you know, moving your legs and your arms in the opposite… in the, you know, an opposite cross pattern, and that will get you some of the benefit. And we, in fact, we have… we work with kids who are paralyzed and who don’t… aren’t able to independently move forward in a crawling pattern, who have people coordinating their movements so that they get the same movement, and the brain registers it, and they do make progress, and some of them eventually. Crawl, and then creep, and then walk. Dr. Deb 20:59Wow, that’s so… and it’s so simple and easy for people to do. Kristin Reihman 21:04Well, it’s simple. I don’t know that it’s easy. I do… I do… having done it myself, I will say it’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done, was literally crawl my way out of that brain injury. And I’m so glad that I knew what to do, and I’m so glad I had people push me to remind me that it was important, because… I’ll even… I’ll share another story of my own resistance. So, about 2 or 3 weeks into it, I was up to 300 meters of crawling on my belly. And 600 meters of creeping on hands and knees, which was really killing my knees, which was why I was wearing two knee pads. And, I started to get this feeling that maybe I wasn’t doing enough. Like, even though I was noticing changes, and even though I was feeling more purpose, and I was getting organized in the morning, I could tell it was making a difference. I… I knew, I remembered that usually the kids on our program are doing a lot more than that, including my own… my youngest kids, but I made them creep and crawl, even though they didn’t have serious brain injuries, I just thought, we’re gonna optimize everyone, get on the floor, get on the floor. Lord so I was… I was nervous about not doing enough, so I… I reached out to the member… one of the members of the team, and I said, you know, hey, Maria, what’s… what do you think about my numbers? And here’s a… here’s a video of me creeping and crawling, what do you think? Am I doing it right? And she said, you’re doing it right, but how many, how many meters are you doing? And I said, I’m doing 300 meters of crawling on my belly, and 600 meters of creeping, and she’s like, oh. Yeah, that’s not nearly enough for an adult. She’s like, Matthew probably gave you those numbers because he felt bad for you and thought you were going to be still working. He didn’t know you were going to take off from patients. Now that you’re… since you’re not working, you need to do more. I was like, okay, tell me… tell me how much I’m supposed to do. And she goes, you need 900 meters of crawling on your belly, and 3,600 meters, 3.6 kilometers of basically crawling on my hands and knees. Dr. Deb 22:51Oh my gosh. Kristin Reihman 22:52And I just shut down. Dr. Deb 22:54Yeah. Kristin Reihman 22:55I was like, okay, screw it. I’m not doing it. Dr. Deb 22:58And I spent a day or two just not doing it and feeling petulant, and then I was like, you know what? Kristin Reihman 23:01Forget that, I was noticing some benefit. I’m gonna do my 300-600. So, the next day, I went and did 300 and 600 while my daughter was at physical therapy, and we got back in the car, and I said, hey, I’m so excited, I finished my… all my creepy and crawling, and it’s only 10 a.m. on a Saturday, I’m done for the weekend. And she did this. She’s sitting in the car, she looks at me, she goes. Was that your whole program, or was that a third of your program? Dr. Deb 23:28How old is she? Kristin Reihman 23:01Well, she’s, like, 20 now, but she was 18 at the time, and she… she had my number, and I was like, Tula! How can you say that? I’m working so hard! And she’s like, Mom? You need to stop seeing patients completely, and do what they tell you at the Family Hope Center. Because we’re your family, and this is your brain we’re talking about, and we need you to have all your brain back. And I must have looked terrible, because she goes, too much? Dr. Deb 23:54You raised a good daughter. Kristin Reihman 23:58And I was like, well, let me tell… let me ask you, do you mean that? She goes, yeah, I really mean that. I’m like, then it’s not too much. I needed to hear that. Thank you. And I went home, and I finished another 600 of crawls. I didn’t… I never got up to 3,600 of creeps. It was just too much for my knees. I got to 900 and 900, but that was the end of my resistance, and I just did it. Dr. Deb 24:17I just did it. Yeah, your family needed you, right? I mean, when somebody in your family that you love tells you they need you, that’s a huge motivating factor. Kristin Reihman 24:27Yeah, yeah, I’m so grateful for that. So, I did that for 9 months, and at the end of 9 months, my eye was straight and stayed straight, my balance was back, I was multitasking again, and I could take, you know, days and days off of creeping and crawling and not notice a dip. I was like, I’m done. Dr. Deb 24:45Wow, that’s awesome. Kristin Reihman 24:46Yeah. Dr. Deb 24:47During this process, you also discovered that you’re part of 20% of the people with clotting genetics. Tell us a little bit about that. What’s your understanding in that? Kristin Reihman 24:58Well, so, I’ll back up. So, before I had my stroke, I had already been seeing patients with really complex, you know, patients like yours, really complex stories, lots of different things going on, kind of the perfect storm for if they got a tick bite, they tanked. Dr. Deb 25:12and… Kristin Reihman 25:13And I’m one of those people, and my patients were those people. And about 7 years ago, I had one of these patients who said to me, you know, I’ve never told you this, but when I was in my 20s, I had so many bladder infections, so much, like, you know, kind of interstitial cystitis, they said it was, and they said it wasn’t an infection, but it felt like one. And I’ve been doing a little research, and I’ve learned about this woman whose name’s Ruth Kriz, she’s a nurse practitioner, and she sees Patients, and she has… she works with practitioners, and she basically heals interstitial cystitis. And I want you to work with her, I want you to learn from her. And I was like, I’m game. That sounds really interesting, I have no idea what she’s doing, and you don’t usually hear the words cure and interstitial cystitis in the same sentence, so, like, I’m in. So I reached out to Ruth, and long story short, I’ve been working with her for the last 5 or 7 years basically increasing the number of patients who I’m diagnosing now with these hidden bladder infections that are really often what’s at the root of these interstitial cystitis symptoms, meaning, you know, you go to the doctor, you pee in a cup, they look for something, they say there’s no infection here, so, you know, you’re probably crazy, or, you know, you probably have just a pain syndrome, we can’t help you. And actually, if you look with a much more sensitive test, and if you break down the biofilms where these bugs kind of are living in the bladder, you find them. And then you can treat them, and then people get well. So I knew about this, and I, didn’t have any bladder infections that I knew about, and what I did start to think about after my stroke was, well, maybe, since these people who have these bladder infections often have issues breaking down biofilms, the same genetics that lead you to have trouble breaking down biofilms, which are these places where the bugs are kind of hiding in your body, have trouble breaking down clots. And I just had some strokes. I wonder if I have maybe some of these clotting genetics that I’m looking for in all my bladder people. And so I looked, and surprise, surprise, I had not one, not two, but, like, six of them. Ruth said to me, Ruth said, Darlin, I don’t know how you’re standing up. This is more than I’ve ever seen in any of my patients. And she’s been doing this for, like, 4 years now. I was like, oh boy, that’s not good. But in retrospect, it made a lot of sense to me, because having the clotting genetics I have. puts me at risk for severe, you know, chronic Lyme that’s intractable, which I had. It puts me at risk for trouble with, you know, having surgery and clotting and, you know, low blood pressure and low flow states. It puts me at risk for the cold hands and cold feet that I had my entire life until I started treating the clotting issues by taking an enzyme that breaks down little microclots. I mean, I was the person in med school who’d put my hands on people, be like, I’m so sorry. My hands are ice. Warm heart, cold hands, warm heart. Yeah, not anymore, because I’ve treated it. But yeah, so I was surprised slash not surprised to find that I’m one of the people in my community who is a setup for chronic infections and, strokes and bladder infections. Dr. Deb 28:22So you just had that predisposition that took you down that path. Kristin Reihman 28:28Yeah, I think so. Dr. Deb 28:30What are some of the layers of biofilm and the stealth pathogens, like tick-borne diseases and things like that, hiding inside us that… what are some of the symptoms look like, and how do they look different in people with clotting disorders versus the common tick-borne disease? Kristin Reihman 28:47I would say they’re very similar, so it tends to be poor peripheral circulation, so if you put your hands on your neck, and your hands feel cold to your neck difference in the heat, right? The amount of blood flow in your sort of axial skeleton and area as compared to the periphery. And that can indicate a biofilm kind of predisposition or a clotting disposition. It doesn’t necessarily mean it’s there, but it’s a clue, right? Another clue is a family history of any kind of clotting disorders. So, miscarriages, heart attacks, especially early heart attacks, strokes, especially strokes in young people. These things are… are clues that we should probably look for some kind of clotting issue. And of course, in my population, I’m always thinking about it now, because if you have not been able to get well with the usual things for Lyme disease, for example, or Babesia or Bartonella, all of which, by the way, can form biofilms or, you know, love to live and hide in biofilms, then chances are your body’s having a hard time addressing those biofilms. And it turns out, so the connection between the clotting and the biofilm piece is that the same proteins that our body uses to break down Biofilms are used to break down microclots, blood clots, and soluble fibrin, which are the sort of precursors to those clots. And so, if we have an issue kind of grinding up those just normal flotsam and jetsam in our blood flow, then our blood flow is going to become sticky, and our blood will become sort of stagnant and sludgy, and that’s sort of a setup for not being able to heal from infections. Dr. Deb 30:25Is one of the genetic markers you look at MTHFR? Kristin Reihman 30:28I look at that, but I don’t consider that a clotting issue, unless it leads to high homocysteine. So, homocysteine can be either high or low, they’re both problematic. And MTHFR can create either an over-methylation situation, and sometimes if people have low homocysteine, it’s almost worse, because they’re such poor detoxers that they can’t actually get anything out of their system, and they get sludgy for that reason. But I think in terms of the clotting, the bigger issue is high homocysteine, which, you know, typically the MTHFRs, the 1298 would be more implicated for that. Dr. Deb 31:02Yeah, it kind of sets you up. Dr. Deb 31:04Yeah, yeah. Kristin Reihman 31:05I’m curious what you’re seeing. I know since the pandemic, we see a lot of people with elevated D-dimer levels.Are you seeing some of that in your practice, too? Like, we’re seeing more of it, and now that you’re talking about this, I’m wondering if some of those people are predisposed to some of these genetic makeups, and that’s why we’re seeing such a high rise in that.It… and this is connected, and it’s a piece we’re missing. Kristin Reihman31:29Yes, I do think it’s a piece we’re missing. There was a very interesting study that came out of South Africa. A physician in his office did a clinical study on his patients using 3 blood thinners. So he put people on Plavix, and Eliquis, and aspirin, all at once. It… yeah, you’d be hard-pressed to find a doctor in the States to, like, you know, kind of risk that, because most people don’t even want people on aspirin and Flavix at the same time. Dr. Deb 31:55But Kristin Reihman 31:56They put them on 3 different blood thinners, people with long COVID, and in 6 months, 80% of those people were completely free of symptoms. Dr. Deb 32:04Wow. Kristin Reihman 32:05Yeah, yeah. Now, my question is, what about that 20%? Like, what’s going on with them? And I suspect, they weren’t looking at the other half of the pathway, because when you give a blood thinner, you’re not doing anything to help the body break down clot. You’re simply stopping the body from making more of it. And you rely on the body’s own mechanisms, you know, plasminogen activating inhibitor, for example to kind of grind up those clots and take them out. But when people have a mutation, say, in that protein, they’re not going to be able to grind up the clots, and so my suspicion is the 20% of people who didn’t get well in that study were people who had issues on the other side of the pathway. Dr. Deb 32:44Yeah, they weren’t able to excrete that out and maybe have some fiber and issues and things like that, and that wasn’t being addressed. Kristin Reihman 32:50Yeah Dr. Deb 32:51Yeah Kristin Reihman 32:52Of course, COVID makes its own biofilm. There’s a whole… there’s a whole new, you know, arm of research looking at sort of the different proteins that get folded in the body when COVID spike proteins are in there, kind of creating these almost, like, little amyloid plaque situations in your blood vessels. So, I do think that people who can’t break those down are really at risk for both COVID and the shots. You know, the spike protein comes at you for both of those, right? Dr. Deb 33:17Yeah. Did you use any lumbrokinase or natokinase in your situation? Kristin Reihman 33:22So lumbar kinase is what I use. It’s my main player. I use the Canada RNA one, which is, you know, I think, you know, more studied than any of the other ones, and because of its formulation, it’s about 12 times more potent than anything else out there. So that’s what I’m pretty much on for life. You know, that’s… I consider that kind of my…My… my main game. Dr. Deb 33:44Yeah, I agree, I love Limerocheinase for that, that’s really good. So you recently hosted a retreat around this topic. What were some of your biggest aha moments for the participants as they started unraveling some of these biofilm layers? Kristin Reihman 34:00Yeah, no, it was so fun. My sister and I host retreats together. She came out from California and did the yoga, and I did the teaching about biofilms and bladder issues, and it was really fabulous, because a lot of these folks are people already in my community. A few of them were new, and so we had this wonderful Kind of connection, and learning together, and just validation of what it is to live with symptoms that are super inconvenient, you know? Like, one of the… one of the members even, or participants even brought a big bag of, like, pads, and she’s like, listen, ladies. This is what I’m going to use to get through the week. If you want to borrow, I’ll put my little stash over there, and I think they all went by the end of the week. So we… my aha moment was just how powerful it is to be, hosting community and facilitating conversations where people really feel seen and heard, and just how important that is, especially post-COVID, right? When we, you know, so many people just really missed that piece of other humans. And, yeah, I love… I love being able to help people connect around stuff like that. Dr. Deb 35:00That’s awesome. So, for people who are listening that have that mystery, quote-unquote bladder issue, frequent UTIs, interstitial cystitis symptoms, or pelvic pain, or bladder spasms. Where should they start, and what are the first clues that tell you this is biofilm-driven? Kristin Reihman 35:20So, I think it’s always a good idea to… to do a test, you know, to take a microgen test. There’s a couple companies out there, I think Microgen’s the one that I rely on more than any of the others, and it requires, you know, not only doing a very sensitive test like Microgen, but breaking down biofilm before you take it. So, I always encourage people to take a biofilm breaker like lumbrokinase for 5 days leading up to the test, so you’re really grinding into the bladder wall and opening up those biofilms so that when you catch whatever comes out of your bladder, there’s something in there. If you don’t have bladder biofilm, nothing will come out, and you’ll have a negative test, and that’s usually confirmatory. If you’ve done a good provoking with BLUC or, you know, lumbrokinase for 5 days, and nothing comes out then I usually say mischief managed. That’s… that’s a great… that’s great news for you, right? And most people in my community, when they look, they find something, because, you know, not for nothing, but you’re in my community for a reason, right? Dr. Deb 36:17And so… Kristin Reihman 36:18So, yeah, and typically then we need to get into the ring with those bladder biofilms, and it doesn’t… it doesn’t usually take one or two tests, it’s many tests, because the layers are deep. I’m working with children, too, and even in small kids, they… if they have the right genetics, and if they’re living in an environment that is… that kind of can also push them to make more biofilms, like living in mold, for example, is a huge instigator of inflammation and biofilms, and also, you know, microclots and fibrin in the body. then those layers can go deep. And so, we’re peeling the layers one at a time, and we’re treating what comes out, and supporting people along the way. Dr. Deb 36:57With these microgen tests, can you find biofilms in other parts of the body as well, or is it primarily bladder? Kristin Reihman 37:03No, you can find… you can culture… and you can send a microgen PCR for any… any, you know, secretion you want. So they have a semen test, they have a vaginal test, they have a nasal test, you can send sputum, you can culture out what… you can stick a swab in your ear. There’s all sorts of… anything that you can put a swab in, you can… you can send in there. Oh, that’s awesome, that’s amazing. Yeah. Dr. Deb 37:26So, once you identify the drivers, genetics, environment, stealth infections, what does an effective treatment or reversal process look like for people? Kristin Reihman 37:36For the… for the bladder in particular? Well, I wish I could say it was herbs or oxidation, which are my favorite things for Lyme. I haven’t found those to work for the bladder, and so I’m using antibiotics. Which, even though I’m a Western-trained MD, it was not my bag of tricks. You know, when I left, sort of, the matrix medicine model, I really stopped using those things as much as possible, and I’ve had to come back to them, because they really, really work, and they’re really, really needed. So I love it if someone else out there is getting results with something other than antibiotics, please contact me and let me know, because I have plenty of patients who are like, really? Another antibiotic? I’m like, I know. But they work. We also do a really careful job, you know, I work with Ruth Kriz on every case, and we do a very careful job in finding the drug that’s going to be the least broad spectrum, and that’s really only going to tackle the highest percentage bug there. So, MicroGen does this really cool thing. It’s a PCR, next-gen sequencing, they’re looking at genetics, so you don’t have to have it on ice, it can sit on your countertop for a month, and you can still send it in. And they, they, they categorize by percentage, like, what’s there. And they’re not just looking for the 26 or 28 different bacteria that you would get if you were looking at a culture in your doctor’s office. They’re looking for 57,000 different organisms. Fungal and bacterial, yeah? And so, this is why I say, if there’s something there, and you’ve broken down the biofilm, microgen will find it. Dr. Deb 39:06That’s really great. That was going to be my question, is does it pick up fungal biofilms as well? So I’m so glad you mentioned that, because a lot of times with bladder stuff, it’s fungal in that bladder, too, and then we’re throwing an antibiotic at it and just making it worse if it’s fungal in there. Kristin Reihman 39:21Yeah, yeah, that’s… they… and I recently saw one, I had a little Amish girl who came back with 5 different fungal organisms in her bladder. And a whole flurry, a slurry of bacteria, too. Yeah, pretty sick. And that’s usually an indication that you’re living in mold, honestly. Dr. Deb 39:37Now, conventional medicine treats the bladder as a sterile organ, and rarely looks at biofilms. Why do we believe that this has been overlooked for so long, and what are they missing? Kristin Reihman 39:53Dr. Dr. Deb 39:53I’m loaded up. Kristin Reihman 39:54One of the many mysteries of medicine. I have no idea why people are like, la la la, biofilms. I mean, we know, so when I say we know, so when I trained, you know, I trained at Stanford for my medical school, I trained at Lehigh Valley for residency. Great programs, and I learned that, oh yes, biofilms, they exist in catheters of bladders. When people have an indwelling catheter for more than a month and they spike a fever, it’s a biofilm, but it’s only in the catheter. Really? Why does it stop at the catheter? Dr. Deb 40:23Yeah. Kristin Reihman 40:25Or, you know, now chronic sinusitis, people are recognizing this is a bladder… this is not a bladder, this is a biofilm infection in your sinuses. But we’re really reluctant to kind of admit that there’s, you know, that we’re teeming with microorganisms, that they might be setting up shop, and for good, right? Like, it’d be great if they were in biofilms as opposed to our bloodstream. Like, we don’t want them in our bloodstream, so thankfully they wall themselves off. But yeah, I think they’re everywhere. I mean, they found a microbiome in the brain, in the breast, in the, you know, the lung. There’s microbiome, there’s bugs everywhere. And the question is, are they friend or foe? And the bladder really shouldn’t have anybody in it. Because, think about it, you’re flushing it out, you know, 6 times a day. You know, most people who can break down biofilm because their clotting genetics are normal, and because they’re peeing adequately, will never set up an organism shop in their bladder. Even though things are always crawling up, we’re always peeing them out. Dr. Deb 41:23Yeah. Kristin Reihman 41:23And then there’s the 20% of us who… Who aren’t that way. Dr. Deb 41:30Oh, so you run the Interflow program and a number of healing communities. What tools and teachings have been the most transformational for people going through this journey? And tell us a little bit about the Interflow program, too, please. Kristin Reihman 41:44Okay, maybe I’ll start there, because honestly, I have to think about the which tools are most transformational. The Interflow program is my newest offering, and we developed it because my team and I were looking around at the patients we had, and so many folks were needing to go down this… we call it the microgen journey, like, get on the microgen train and just start that process. And there was just a lot of hand-holding and support, and… education that they were requiring. And by the way, their brains aren’t working that great, because when you have these infections, you know, you’re dealing with, like, downloads of ammonia from time to time from the bladder organisms, you’re dealing with a lot of brain fog, overwhelm, you know, there’s just a lot of… you know how our patients are, they… they… they’re struggling, and they really need a lot of hand-holding, and so we were providing that. But we kept thinking, like, gosh, it would be great to get these guys in community, like you know, we can say all we want, like, you know, it’s important to check your pH, it’s important to, like, stay on top of the whatever, but it’d be great to have them hear that from one another, and to have them also hear, sort of, that they’re not alone. So, because we had some experience running communities online, which we started during the pandemic and has been super successful, we said, let’s do this, let’s create a little online community of our inner… of our, you know, call them… informally, we call them our bladder babes. But, like, let’s create a community of people who are looking to really heal and get to this deep, deep root that no one else is doing. And that was really the key for me, that nobody else is really doing this. Very few people are doing it or aware of it. I wish that weren’t the case, but as it stands now, it’s pretty hard to find someone to take this seriously. Most doctors, if you even take a microgen to them, they’ll say, oh, there’s 10 organisms on here, that’s a contamination. That must be contaminated. Well, yeah, buy your biofilms, but they don’t know about biofilms, so they think it just comes from the lab. Dr. Deb 43:31Something. Kristin Reihman 43:32I don’t know. But, yeah, basically it was because I felt called to do this service that no one else is providing, and I wanted to do it in a way that was going to be really optimally supportive for people. So we created a membership, basically. Dr. Deb 43:44Do you see a difference in men and women? Obviously, women have this problem more than men, but do you see a difference in how many men that have these self-infections or live in mold compared to women? Kristin Reihman 43:57I… it’s hard to know, really, what the, sort of, prevalence is out there, I will say, in terms of who calls our office. Dr. Deb 43:03It’s, you know, 95% women call our office. Kristin Reihman 44:08And occasionally, we’ve had someone call our office on behalf of a husband or a son. I just saw a woman whose 2-year-old son is in our Bladder Babes community. But typically, it’s the women who are seeking care around this, and I don’t know if that’s a function of their having more of the issues. I suspect it is, because as you said before, so many more women deal with these complex mystery illnesses than men.But there certainly are men who have them. Dr. Deb 44:33Yeah. So, you’ve lived through Lyme, chronic illness, stroke, and now biofilm-driven bladder issues, and you’ve come out stronger. What mind shifts helped you stay resilient through all of these chapters? Kristin Reihman 44:50I think there have been many. I think the first one I had to really, Really accept and lean into and kind of internalize. Was this idea that, I… I couldn’t… I didn’t have to do the work that I was doing. Dr. Deb 45:09You know? Kristin Reihman 45:09In order to be of value to the world. You know, I’d trained in a certain way, I had, you know, I had this beautiful practice. I was working in the inner city, I was working with my best friend, we were seeing really needy people who had no money, and it felt really, like, you know, I felt very sort of service-driven and connected to a purpose. And I think the hardest thing in the beginning for me was realizing, I can’t do that work anymore. That’s not the work that I’m… needing to do, and to make a leap into the unknown. It felt like, you know, having a baby at 45 and not doing any ultrasounds, or any tests, and just being like, I’m birthing something here. I don’t know what it is, it’s me, but who knows what she’s gonna look like, or… what this doctor is going to be, you know, what, you know, peddling in terms of her tools. That was a big leap of faith, and I think letting go of the kind of control of needing to be… needing to look a certain way and be a certain kind of doctor was a big step for me, my big initial step. Dr. Deb 46:05That’s really hard, because you’re taught and ingrained in who you’re supposed to be as a doctor, and what that person’s supposed to be, what your persona’s supposed to be. And doing a lot of the Klinghart work and some of those things, and I’m sure on the days crawling through the floor, you’re like, this is not what I was trained to do. If my colleagues could only see me now, they’d… they’d… Commit me, right? But like you said, just giving that leap of faith and saying, I’m gonna turn this over to your higher power, and you’re gonna bring me out on the other side, and trusting that, that is a vulnerability for us that is huge. Kristin Reihman 46:43Yeah, and I mean, I’d like to say it’s because I’m some sort of strong person, but truthfully, I feel like there was no other choice. Like, I had to surrender because there was… the alternative was death or something. I didn’t… I don’t know, right? There was no other choice. Dr. Deb 46:56Yeah. Kristin Reihman 46:56I couldn’t move. I was in so much pain. I couldn’t move. Couldn’t get out of bed. Dr. Deb 47:01Thank you so much for sharing all of this and being vulnerable with our audience. Where can people find you? Find your book, your podcast, your programs, if they want to go deeper with you? Kristin Reihman 47:12Yeah, thanks for asking. So, I have a website, it’s my name, kristenRymanMD.com, and all my programs are listed there. I have several, you know, I have a, sort of, a wellness… I have an online membership for well people who want to stay well and pick my brain every week around, sort of, healthy, holistic tools. It’s called The Healing Grove.I have a podcast that people can listen to for free, where I interview people like you, and you’re gonna be on it, right? She’s gonna be on it soon. Dr. Deb 47:38I’d love to. Kristin Reihman 47:39So I can share stories of hope and transformational tools with people. I also have a Life After Lyme coaching program, which is kind of the place where I invite people who are dealing with a mystery illness to come get some support, community, and guidance from someone like me, and also just from the other people in the room. There’s a lot of wisdom in those groups. And that’s… I guess that’s the answer I’ll share for what you asked earlier, like, what’s the main tool they take away? I think they take away an understanding that community really matters, and that they’re not alone. You know, I think it can be very lonely to be stuck in these… to feel stuck in these illnesses, and people need to be reminded that they’re… that they’re human, you know, and that they’re worthy of love and acceptance. I think that’s what people get from my… from my community, is kind of like, that’s the common thread. Dr. Deb 48:23They definitely need that. Kristin Reihman 48:25Man. Dr. Deb 48:26Kirsten, thank you so much for sharing your powerful story. Your work is so needed, and your ability to weave personal experience and advanced clinical insight is exactly what our community craves. And this kind of conversation helps women finally be seen and heard, which is my motto too, and gives them just the real tools to get their life back. And for everyone listening, if you’re struggling with unexplained bladder pain, frequent UTIs, pelvic discomfort, or symptoms that never match your labs, because they never quite do. You are not crazy, you are not alone. You need to find the answers, you need to be with community, and there are solutions, and conversations like this is how we bring them forward. So, thank you all for tuning in to Let’s Talk Wellness Now. I’m your host.And until next time… Kristin Reihman 49:15Thanks, Dr. Dove. Dr. Deb 49:16Thank you. This was awesome. Thank you so much. This was… Kristin Reihman 49:21You’re so welcome, you’re such a great interviewer.The post Episode 251 – Chronic Bladder Symptoms, Biofilms, and the Hidden Genetic Drivers first appeared on Let's Talk Wellness Now.

In this podcast, we talk with Dr. Sarah Keating. As an anatomic pathologist for more than 35 years, Sarah worked on staff at a number of hospitals in Ontario as well as at Ontario Forensic Pathology Services. She is recently retired but is passionate about learning as much as possible about tick borne diseases in order to help improve the access to care for suffering patients. She maintains her affiliation with the University of Toronto as an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology. Sarah has been a member of the CanLyme board since 2022 and she is also an active member of ILADS – the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society.Read morewww.lookingatlyme.cacanlyme.com/sarah-keating/

Agenda: 1.     What is Lyme Disease? What are the co-infections? 2.     What is special or unique about these infections' vs any other infection, like the common cold? 3.     Talk to us about the testing for these organisms. Why is it so confusing? Is there actually accurate testing?a.     Borrelia: FISH for all (but not available for all) but for: borrelia, borrelia genus for cousins, TBRF borrelia myomoti, hermensi, found in other regionsb.     Babesi: FISH with all the strains or just otocolic.     Bartonella henselae: FISH. At least 46-48 species, 13 can infect humans, only bits of testing. d.     T-Lab for FISH. Igenex also does some FISH testing. e.     To fill other holes: Vibrant TBP, Galaxy specific for bartonella4.     Talk to us about treatment. Let's start with antibiotics & then move outwards- what's the approach here with antibiotics? a.     Are antibiotics always needed? b.     Do anti-viral for anti-fungal have a role here? c.     What about ancillary treatments like disulfiram? Are there others like this? d.     What about mitochondrial supports, detox, and binders? e.     What about nutritional supports? f.      What about diet, lifestyle & the mind?  5.     Where does chronic Lyme sit in the pantheon of other chronic infections like Long-COVID & EBV & Strep with PANS/ PANDAS? How much does treatment overlap for these diseases?  6.     How much do environment (personal microbiome, community, environmental toxicity) & genetics contribute to the risk for developing or persisting chronic infections? How do you best like to assess or treat this?  7.     Let's talk politics for a moment: Why won't many conventional clinicians recognize or treat chronic Lyme?  8.     What's up & coming in the Lyme world research & education-wise? Tell us about ILADS!  9.     Where can folks find you & more about your practice?  https://drtaniadempsey.com/Bio: Dr. Tania Dempsey, MD, ABIHM is a world-renowned expert in complex, multisystem diseases. As founder of the AIM Center of Personalized Medicine, in Purchase, NY, Dr. Dempsey uses functional and integrative medicine to get to the root cause(s) of illness and to help find the path to optimum health. Her extensive knowledge and experience with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Mold, and Lyme and other Vector-Borne Diseases, has propelled her to the forefront of the medical community as a recognized and trusted speaker, researcher, advocate, and physician. Dr. Dempsey is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She received her MD degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her BS degree from Cornell University. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at NYU Medical Center. She was recently elected to the Board of Directors of ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society). She is also a member of the U.S. ME/CFS Clinician Coalition, the American Academy of Ozonotherapy, and ISSWSH (International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health). She is an accomplished international speaker, writer and thought leader and has 8 peer-reviewed articles in the medical literature. Her latest endeavor is cohosting the new podcast, Mast Cell Matters. At the heart of Dr. Dempsey's work is a commitment to patients who've long gone unheard.

Mast cell activation syndrome isn't widely recognized, but for many women, it may explain years of pain, fatigue, and hormone related chaos no one could solve.I see a lot of patients who are struggling with fatigue, pain, and hormone symptoms that don't seem to make sense on paper. And I've noticed a pattern but I wanted to talk to someone who lives in the complexity of it every day.Dr. Tania Dempsey, is one of the few physicians who's helped bring mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) into the spotlight. Years ago, she was treating a patient who just wasn't getting better until she stumbled on a paper about mast cells that changed everything. That one article led to a phone call, a new way of thinking, and a career shifting collaboration with one of the leading voices in the field.In this conversation, we explore how MCAS shows up in gynecology especially in cases involving PCOS, perimenopause, and unexplained pelvic pain. We discuss why some patients are unusually sensitive to progesterone, how inflammation fuels insulin resistance, and what's actually going on when mast cells become overactive. We also get into the clinical triad so many of us see MCAS, hypermobility, and POTS and how they often appear together in patients who are struggling to get answers.Tania also talks about how she built her practice by spending more time listening to her patients and trusting that their symptoms meant something, even when the labs didn't show it. Highlights:What mast cells do and how they become overactive in MCAS.The overlooked link between PCOS, perimenopause, and mast cell dysfunction.Why some patients react badly to progesterone—and what to do about it.How GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may help calm inflammation in MCAS.What to know before seeking a diagnosis or starting treatment.If this episode opened your eyes or gave you language for what you've been going through, please subscribe, leave a review, and drop a comment. I'd love to hear what resonated most with you.Dr. Dempsey's Bio:Dr. Tania Dempsey, MD, ABIHM is a world-renowned expert in complex, multisystem diseases. As founder of the AIM Center of Personalized Medicine, in Purchase, NY, Dr. Dempsey uses functional and integrative medicine to get to the patient's root cause(s) of illness and to help them find a path to optimum health. Her extensive knowledge and experience with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Mold, and Lyme and other Vector-Borne Diseases, has propelled her to the forefront of the medical community as a recognized and trusted speaker, researcher, advocate, and physician.Dr. Dempsey is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She received her MD degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her BS degree from Cornell University. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at NYU Medical Center.She was recently elected to the Board of Directors of ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society). She is also a member of the U.S. ME/CFS Clinician Coalition, the American Academy of Ozonotherapy, and ISSWSH (International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health).She is an accomplished international speaker, writer and thought leader and has 8 peer-reviewed articles in the medical literature. Her latest endeavor is cohosting the new podcast, Mast Cell Matters.Get in Touch with Dr. Dempsey:WebsiteFacebookInstagram

Host, Boots Knighton, interviews Dr. Robin Thompson, a naturopathic doctor specializing in biotoxin illness. They discuss the major health obstacles faced by heart patients, including exposure to mold and other biotoxins in water-damaged buildings. Robin explains how these toxins infiltrate the body, causing inflammation and a range of symptoms like chronic fatigue and GI issues. She shares practical advice for detecting and treating biotoxin-related illnesses, recommending resources like SurvivingMold.com and ISEAI. Boots shares her own health journey, highlighting profound improvements under Robin's care. They stress the importance of holistic, personalized treatment for long-term recovery.About Dr. Robin ThomsonDr. Robin Thomson is a naturopathic physician who has been practicing medicine since 2005. She provides primary care as well as expert care for biotoxin illnesses like tick-borne infections and mold illness, as well as mental health disorders like anxiety and depression, and symptom relief for chronic COVID sufferers. Dr. Thomson graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. In 2008 she received a grant from the Turn the Corner Foundation to study Lyme and other tick-borne disease treatments with the highly acclaimed Dr. Bernard Raxlen in New York City, and then moved to Montana in January 2009. In 2013 she gained further training in environmental illnesses such as mold toxicity, and completed the Dr. Richard Shoemaker Certification in Biotoxin Illnesses. And in 2020, delayed due to the pandemic, she finally received certification from the Walsh Institute in the natural treatment of mental illnesses.Affiliations:ILADS (the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society), theAANP (American Association of Naturopathic Physicians), theMANP (Montana Association of Naturopathic Physicians), OANP (Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians),andISEAI (the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness), where she is a Diplomate member. Dr. Thomson is licensed as a naturopathic physician in the states of Montana and Oregon.Join the Patreon Community! The Joyful Beat zoom group starts in September 2024.**I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. Be sure to check in with your care team about all the next right steps for you and your heart.**How to connect with BootsEmail: Boots@theheartchamberpodcast.comInstagram: @openheartsurgerywithboots or @boots.knightonLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/boots-knightonBoots KnightonIf you enjoyed this episode, take a minute and share it with someone you know who will find value in it as well. You can share directly from this platform or send them to:Open

In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, Matt Sabatello and Christina Kovacs speak with Theresa Haselmayer, a registered nurse and holistic practitioner with over 30 years of experience in traditional medicine. Theresa shares her journey of battling Lyme disease and mold illness for 15 years and how her struggles led her to embrace holistic healing. Now, she runs Foundations Wellness in Cincinnati, Ohio, helping others heal from chronic illnesses through natural and integrative methods. Theresa's story is one of resilience, recovery, and a deep commitment to helping others on their healing journeys. Key Topics Covered: Theresa's Background and Credentials: 30 years of experience as a registered nurse in traditional medicine. Transitioned to holistic practices after personal struggles with Lyme disease and mold illness. Trained with Hilary Thing, a master herbalist and Chinese medicine practitioner, in Kingston, New York. Gained expertise in detoxification protocols and holistic healing. Establishing Her Practice in Cincinnati: Began her practice in her living room, informally coaching and helping people. Trained in ozone therapy under Dr. Frank Shallenberger, president of the American Association of Ozone Therapy. Expanded her practice to an office in Norwood, Cincinnati, growing her team by hiring registered nurses and a nurse practitioner. Integrated a physician collaborator to enhance the range of services offered. Challenges and Transition to Holistic Medicine: Faced difficulties in the traditional medical system, which often lacked understanding of chronic illnesses like Lyme disease. Emphasized the importance of understanding the underlying causes of Lyme and other chronic illnesses. Highlighted the differences in approach between traditional and holistic medicine. Personal Journey with Lyme Disease: Shared her initial symptoms and misdiagnoses, including Epstein Barr and chronic fatigue. Discussed the significant impact of the illness on her family and daily life. Described her experiences with various treatments, including antibiotics, herbal therapies, and the role of hope and perseverance in her recovery journey. Discovering the Role of Mold in Her Illness: Discovered mold in her home and its detrimental impact on her health. Explained the mechanisms by which mold exacerbates Lyme disease and other illnesses. Discussed the use of specific mold binders and ozone therapy in her recovery. Environmental Medicine and Toxic Metals: Developed an interest in environmental medicine and the role of toxic metals in chronic illness. Shared her journey with chelation therapy and the impact of toxic metals on health. Emphasized the importance of addressing environmental toxins for a full recovery. The Role of Liposomal Essential Oils in Treatment: Introduced liposomal essential oils (PDF) and their effectiveness in treating Lyme disease and co-infections. Cited research by Dr. Ying Zhang at Johns Hopkins and positive feedback from clients Discussed the benefits of using liposomal essential oils, including targeting Lyme persisters and leveraging the intelligence of plants. Building Her Practice and Helping Others: Detailed the growth of her practice and the addition of more practitioners to meet the needs of her clients. Stressed the importance of continuous education and staying updated on the latest research and developments. Expressed her motivation to help others and bring hope to those struggling with chronic illnesses. Explained her approach to individualized treatment plans and the role of trial and error in finding effective solutions. Addressing Co-Infections and Other Health Issues: Discussed common co-infections associated with Lyme disease. Emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach to treatment, addressing both Lyme disease and co-infections. Highlighted the importance of addressing environmental toxins and their impact on overall health. Future Directions and Continuous Learning: Affirmed Theresa's ongoing commitment to learning and staying updated on the evolving field of Lyme disease treatment. Described her involvement in various medical groups, such as ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) and ICI (International Society of Environmentally Acquired Illness). Encouraged listeners to maintain hope and perseverance in their own recovery journeys. Support the Podcast: If you found this episode of our Tick Boot Camp Podcast helpful, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share it with friends and family who might benefit from Theresa's story.

On this week's episode we are talking with Dr. Cornish about Neuro complications in Chronically Ill Patients.  Dr. Cornish, a highly regarded physician, provides integrative medicine services to a diverse global patient community. Currently serving as the Functional Medicine Director of the Amen Clinic East Coast Division, she specializes in autoimmune diseases, hormone imbalances Lyme disease, autism, environmental toxicity, gut imbalances, neurology and various other chronic conditions. Employing a holistic approach, Dr. Cornish identifies the root causes of health issues within the body's biological systems, offering comprehensive treatment to both adults and children. Her treatment philosophy is integrative and evidence-based.   Within Amen Clinics, Dr. Cornish has been instrumental in developing the Neuroinflammatory Intensive program—a two-week inpatient initiative addressing neurological complications arising from chronic infectious diseases, mold illness, and other chronic inflammatory conditions including brain imaging.  Dr. Cornish's educational journey includes earning honors at Brown University for her undergraduate studies and obtaining her medical degree (M.D.) from Brown University Medical School. She further refined her skills through a family medicine residency at Georgetown University.  As a Howard Hughes Medical Fellow, Dr. Cornish conducted translational research at the National Human Genome Research Institute NIH, working under the guidance of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. She currently serves as the treasurer of the board for the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society,   Acknowledged as an authority in her field, Dr. Cornish was honored as Northern Virginia's Top Doctor for family practice in 2021 and 2022. She has also been recognized by Continental Who's Who as an Exceptional Woman in Healthcare, highlighting her professional excellence at Amen Clinics.   Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Cornish is passionate about education, regularly conducting webinars to inspire medical professionals and patients to better understand functional medicine. Her aspirations include contributing to research on Alzheimer's, Lyme Disease, and pediatric autoimmune diseases, with plans to write a book detailing her experiences. She is also a proud mom of triplets. For more information, please visit www.amenclinics.com.

Make sure to support this podcast by heading over to Paleovalley.com/NwJ and the 15% off discount will automatically be applied to your first order. _____I'm excited to sit down with Dr. Richard Horowitz. We talk about tick-borne illnesses, how to get started with Lyme treatment, and much more. Make sure to listen to the full interview to learn more.Dr. Richard Horowitz is a board-certified internist and the medical director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, an integrative medical center specializing in the treatment of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. He has treated over 13,000 Lyme and tick-borne disease patients in the last 40 years. He is one of the founding members and past president-elect of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He has also been awarded the Humanitarian of the Year award by the Turn the Corner Foundation. His contributions have significantly advanced the medical community's understanding of tick-borne diseases.We discuss the following:All about Dr. Richard HorowitzTick-borne illnessesCoinfectionsMultiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome (MSIDS)How to get started with LymeIGeneX testingMold and Lyme9-week protocol with dapsoneHow to treat a tick biteAlpha-gal and lone star tickThoughts on fungusThoughts on chronic lyme remission Mind-body connectionWhere to find Dr. Richard Horowitz_____RESOURCESWebsiteFacebookHealing from Lyme Disease SummitCombining Double-Dose and High-Dose Pulsed Dapsone Combination Therapy for Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome and Co-Infections, Including BartonellaComparison of the Efficacy of Longer versus Shorter Pulsed High Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome with Bartonellosis and Associated CoinfectionsEfficacy of Short-Term High Dose Pulsed Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-InfectionsEfficacy of Double-Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-infectionsEffect of dapsone alone and in combination with intracellular antibiotics against the biofilm form of B. burgdorferiPrecision Medicine: Retrospective Chart Review and Data Analysis of 200 Patients on Dapsone Combination Therapy for Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (Part 1)Precision Medicine: The Role of the MSIDS Model in Defining, Diagnosing, and Treating Chronic Lyme Disease/Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome and Other Chronic Illness (Part 2)Are Mycobacterium Drugs Effective for Treatment Resistant Lyme Disease, Tick-Borne Co-Infections, and Autoimmune Disease?Superior Efficacy of Combination Antibiotic Therapy Versus Monotherapy in a Mouse Model of Lyme Disease____SIGN UP FOR MY

In this podcast we speak with Sarah Quillen, executive director of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, and ILADS sister organization, The International Lyme and Associated Disease Education Foundation. Sarah received her Masters in Public Affairs from University of North Carolina and is a Certified Fundraising Executive. With over 25 years of experience in the healthcare arena, including fundraising, public relations and program development, Sarah is building on the important work that ILADS has done over the years to support researchers, clinicians and their patients.Sarah was raised in upstate New York, and grew up with ticks in her surroundings from a young age. She learned more about Lyme disease when her father was bitten by ticks on several occasions and developed Lyme disease. This experience brought to the forefront the difficulties that people can have in getting the proper diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease. Through her professional network she learned about an opening at ILADS and took on the position of executive director last year. In this role she has taken on a variety of responsibilities in order to ensure that organization runs smoothly. Read the full show notesILADSILADEF

This episode is for you if you or your loved ones have been affected by Lyme disease or you're interested in prevention. The CDC most recently estimated that each year approximately 476,000 people are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease in the U.S. Guest Katie McManigal is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who specializes in Lyme disease and complex chronic conditions. Katie has completed training with the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society and is a Lyme literate provider. She furthered her knowledge of functional and alternative medicine through the Institute for Functional Medicine and the American Academy of AntiAging.  We learn: Katie's personal story of suffering from unexplained symptoms that turned out to be Lyme disease Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose and conventional medicine often under treats the infection Functional medicine has a more comprehensive approach to treating Lyme disease, taking into account the person's overall health and immune system If you remove a tick be sure to save it and send away for testing for Lyme disease and all other tick transmitted infections Chronic Lyme treatment focuses on establishing a foundation of good health, addressing toxins and gut health, and using a combination of antibiotics and herbs to support immune health How mold exposure can suppress the immune system and worsen Lyme symptoms Connect with Katie: https://www.instagram.com/katie_mcmanigal_np/ https://www.instagram.com/peak_health_institute/ https://www.facebook.com/PeakHealthInstitute Katie has a special offer for our listeners. Enjoy 20% off her e-commerce store at https://www.peakhealthinstitute.com/category/lyme-disease/ Use Code: FM20. You can also sign up for a newsletter and receive her free E book on mold toxicity.  Thank you for listening! The #1 way to support our show is to follow/subscribe and share this episode with someone else who may find it helpful! Connect with us: https://www.instagram.com/functionalmomspodcastinfo@functionalmoms.com ~Kristin & Raquel

Why You Should Listen:  In this episode, you will learn the role of Toxoplasmosis in chronic illness and approaches for addressing it. About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Eboni Cornish.   Eboni Cornish, MD, a highly regarded  physician, provides integrative medicine services to a diverse global patient community.  Currently serving as the Functional Medicine Director of the Amen Clinic East Coast Division, she specializes in autoimmune diseases, Lyme disease, environmental toxicity, gut imbalances, neurology and various other chronic conditions.  Employing a holistic approach, Dr. Cornish identifies the root causes of health issues within the body's biological systems, offering comprehensive treatment to adults and children. Her treatment philosophy is integrative and evidence-based.  Within Amen Clinics, Dr. Cornish has been instrumental in developing the Neuroinflammatory Intensive program—a two-week inpatient initiative addressing neurological complications arising from chronic infectious diseases, Lyme disease, mold illness, and other chronic inflammatory conditions including SPECT imaging.  Dr. Cornish's educational journey includes earning honors at Brown University for her undergraduate studies and obtaining her medical degree from Brown University Medical School. She further refined her skills through a family medicine residency at Georgetown University.  As a Howard Hughes Medical Fellow, Dr. Cornish conducted translational research at the National Human Genome Research Institute NIH, working under Francis Collins, MD, PhD.   She currently serves as the Treasurer of the board for the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society and a fellow of the Institute of Functional Medicine.  Key Takeaways: What symptoms present in those with Toxoplasmosis? What conditions might Toxoplasma contribute to? How prevalent is Toxoplasma? How do people acquire Toxoplasma? What role do cats play in the transmission of Toxoplasma? Can Toxoplasma be transmitted by ticks? What are the best methods for testing for Toxoplasma? What is observed in these patients using SPECT scans? Does mold exposure potentially make Toxoplasma worse? Can Toxoplasma be a trigger for mast cells? How important is immune modulation as part of a treatment protocol? What pharmaceutical and natural options have been most helpful for treating those with Toxoplasma? Is there a place for homeopathy or frequency medicine? What is the connection between Toxoplasma and calcification? How important is limbic system retraining in these patients? Connect With My Guest:  http://AmenClinics.com Interview Date: February 23, 2024 Transcript: To review a transcript of this show, visit https://BetterHealthGuy.com/Episode197. Additional Information: To learn more, visit https://BetterHealthGuy.com. Disclaimer:  The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority. 

Introduction to Dr. Omar Morales Welcome to this episode where we delve into the world of Lyme disease with our esteemed guest, Dr. Omar Morales, founder of the Lyme Mexico Clinic, renowned researcher, and dedicated member of the Board of Directors of ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society). Join us as Dr. Morales shares his journey from construction to medicine, his pivotal role in Lyme disease treatment, and his advocacy efforts with ILADS. Dr. Morales's Journey: From Construction to Medicine Unexpected Beginnings: Hear how a promise of a truck from his father led Dr. Morales to a career in medicine. Family Influence and Medical Career: Learn about the familial influences that shaped Dr. Morales's path and his early medical experiences. Establishing the Lyme Mexico Clinic Clinic Origins: Discover the story behind the founding of the Lyme Mexico Clinic and its evolution into a leading Lyme disease treatment center. Patient-Centered Care: Dr. Morales discusses his approach to individualized patient care and the clinic's commitment to understanding and treating Lyme disease. Lyme Disease: A Complex Challenge Defining Lyme: Delve into the complexities of defining Lyme disease, chronic vs. acute presentations, and the systemic nature of the illness. Insights from ILADS: As a member of the ILADS Board of Directors, Dr. Morales shares his perspectives on the latest Lyme disease research and treatment approaches. The Detective Work in Understanding Lyme Disease: Dr. Morales emphasizes the complexity of Lyme disease, noting the existence of five different subtypes of Lyme and about 300 different sub-strains of Borrelia. He also highlights the significance of co-infections like Bartonella, Babesia, and Anaplasma, as well as the importance of considering both the genetics of the pathogen and the genetics of the patient in treatment strategies. Pathogen-Induced Immune Responses: Dr. Morales has found that Bartonella can trigger an overactive immune system or autoimmunity in patients, whereas Borrelia (Lyme) more often triggers immune suppression, especially in those with genetic predispositions. This distinction is critical for understanding why some chronic Lyme patients have barely functioning immune systems while others have overactive immune systems. Innovative Approaches to Lyme Treatment Treatment Philosophy: Explore Dr. Morales's "less is more" approach to Lyme treatment, emphasizing the importance of timely and effective interventions. Advancements in Treatment: Learn about the innovative treatment strategies employed at the Lyme Mexico Clinic, including intravenous treatments and the clinic's stance on maintaining patient homeostasis. Four-Part Treatment Framework: Dr. Morales outlines his comprehensive treatment framework, focusing on treating infections, targeting persistent forms of bacteria like biofilm, supporting the immune system, and detoxing. He provides specific treatments for each of these areas during the interview. Neurological Symptoms of Lyme Disease: Research Insights In-Depth Discussion: We dive deep into the neurological symptoms associated with Lyme disease, an area where Dr. Morales has conducted extensive research. 2024 Fall ILADS Conference in Germany: Dr. Morales will be presenting his significant findings on the neurological implications of Lyme disease at the upcoming ILADS Conference, showcasing his contributions to understanding and treating this complex aspect of Lyme. Research and Collaboration in Lyme Disease The Role of Research: Understand the critical role of ongoing research in advancing Lyme disease treatment and the importance of collaboration within the medical community. Advocacy for Lyme Disease Awareness: Dr. Morales discusses his advocacy work with ILADS and the importance of raising awareness and support for Lyme disease research. Patient Advocacy and Care Strategies Commitment to Patients: Hear about Dr. Morales's dedication to patient care, including offering free initial consultations and personalized treatment plans. Understanding Lyme Disease: Gain insights into the detective work involved in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease and the importance of listening to and understanding patients' experiences. Conclusion: A Future Free from Lyme We wrap up our Tick Boot Camp Podcast conversation with Dr. Morales by discussing the future of Lyme disease treatment and the importance of community support, early detection, and comprehensive care. Dr. Morales's work with the Lyme Mexico Clinic and ILADS exemplifies the ongoing efforts to improve lives affected by Lyme disease.

We are honored to have Dr. Jamie Kunkle ND on the podcast. With a diverse skill set encompassing Lyme and infectious diseases, autoimmunity, pain management, and more, Dr. Kunkle is a dual licensed Naturopathic Doctor and East Asian Medicine Practitioner (Acupuncturist). He has extensive experience in low dose immunotherapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapies, botanical medicine, and intravenous/intramuscular nutrition. Dr. Kunkle is also an active member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society and holds degrees in neuroscience and Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA. His expertise is unmatched, in my opinion! Topics: Outline of Topics: 1. Toxins and Infections - Lyme disease - Mold exposure - Fungal and viral infections - Parasites 2. Interactions between Infections - Can one infection facilitate the development of another? - Mechanisms behind infection interactions: immune suppression + inflammation 3. Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Infections - Why infections can induce MCAS - Mechanisms involved in the complex relationship - Considerations for detoxifying individuals with MCAS 4. Supportive Measures - Herbs, peptides, IVs, Ozone, Hyperbaric - Minimizing the risk of symptom exacerbation - Approaches and protocols 5. Balancing Infection and MCAS Management during Detox - Addressing infection-induced inflammation - Minimizing MCAS-related flare-ups - Striking a balance between infection and detox management Thanks for tuning in! Get Chloe's Book Today! "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠75 Gut-Healing Strategies & Biohacks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" If you liked this episode, please leave a rating and review or share it to your stories over on Instagram. If you tag @synthesisofwellness, Chloe would love to personally thank you for listening! Follow Chloe on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@synthesisofwellness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Chloe on TikTok @chloe_c_porter Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠synthesisofwellness.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to purchase products, subscribe to our mailing list, and more! Or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/synthesisofwellness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see all of Chloe's links, schedule a BioPhotonic Scanner consult with Chloe, or support the show! Thanks again for tuning in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chloe-porter6/support

Why You Should Listen:  In this episode, you will learn about unraveling Bartonella. About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. B. Robert Mozayeni.  B. Robert Mozayeni, MD is an expert in Translational Medicine, the science and art of advancing medical science safely and efficiently.  He is the Chief Medical Officer of Galaxy Diagnostics, LLC.  He is a co-founder of the Foundation for the Study of Inflammatory Diseases.  He serves as an advisor to pharmaceutical and nutraceutical companies and serves on an Institutional Review Board specializing in nutraceutical products for pain management.  He is the immediate past President of ILADS, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society where his goal was to advance the science of translational medicine.  In late 2019, Dr. Mozayeni launched T Lab Inc., a research and clinical laboratory engaged in research using advanced microscopy to understand better the pathogenesis of disease in inflammatory conditions associated with persistent infections.  He has research and clinical expertise with regard to autoimmune diseases and the effects of chronic infection and inflammation on vascular physiology and neurovascular conditions seen commonly with autoimmune and neurovascular diseases.  With a strong foundation in the basic sciences and evidence-based medicine, he analyzes complex medical cases using a combination of basic scientific principles and clinical experience along with the balance of the evidence base.  Dr. Mozayeni has published numerous papers on immunology and cerebrovascular blood flow hemodynamics.  He has been actively researching and publishing his work on chronic rheumatic diseases and their relationship to persistent human Bartonella spp. infection.  Of note, chronic persistent Bartonella spp. infections are strongly associated with neurovascular diseases.  Thus, Dr. Mozayeni is uniquely qualified in the combined areas of chronic persistent endovascular infections and related rheumatological and neurovascular diseases.  He has also published papers providing new insights as to a potential infectious  (Bartonella spp.) cause of osteoarthritis and also, a case of arthritis associated with hypermobility that was likely caused by Bartonella spp. Key Takeaways: What advances have been observed in recent years in the realm of Bartonella? What are common symptoms of Bartonella? How is Bartonella transmitted? Might Bartonella lead to autoimmunity? Can Bartonella be a trigger for PANS? Might Bartonella be a contributor to osteoarthritis? Is there a connection between Bartonella and hypermobility or EDS? Does Bartonella contribute to MS? What is the connection between Bartonella and SIBO? Can Bartonella act as a trigger for MCAS? Is Bartonella activation observed in those with COVID? What is the state of the art in Bartonella testing? What is Babesia odocoilei? What agents are most helpful in the treatment of Bartonella? Is there a place for herbs and other natural interventions in Bartonella treatment? Should pets be considered as a potential source of exposure to Bartonella? Connect With My Guest: http://TMGMD.com Related Resources: Article: Unraveling the Mystery of Bartonellosis Interview Date: May 24, 2023 Transcript: To review a transcript of this show, visit https://BetterHealthGuy.com/Episode185. Additional Information: To learn more, visit https://BetterHealthGuy.com. Disclaimer:  The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority. 

Welcome back to the Full Capacity Living podcast!  Yes…I am still here.  This last year it was necessary for me to let this go to work on my own healing and grief from the passing of my sister from breast cancer.  It's still pretty unbelievable to say out loud. I truly believe that taking the time to work through grief is so necessary not only to our mental health but our physical health.  Burying it only creates dis-ease and as a health coach who's work is about supporting health and wellbeing in others it was imperative that I work to heal myself.   As with all things this is a work in progress but if you are here now listening to this I want you to know that I so appreciate that you have come back to my podcast.  Or if you are new to discovering it welcome…check out my first season…so many great conversations. Not a day or week went by in the last year that I didn't think…I need to get my podcast going again but I needed to do it when I could put the energy toward this project that it deserved.  It's truly a labor of love for me. It's been a year…this podcast conversation with Dr. Jill Crista was recorded about two weeks before my sister passed away.  I will be eternally grateful that I could be with my sister in those last moments with her in my arms.   Supporting others to achieve optimal health has always been my passion but even more so now as there are so many ways we can discover the root cause of our health issues and live better lives. So to that end I give you Dr. Jill Crista….she  is a leading expert at the forefront of mold-related illness diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Jill is an author, educator, and Naturopathic Doctor, and is on a mission to raise medical literacy about mold and mold-related illness. Dr. Jill now serves on the Governor-appointed Naturopathic Medical Examining Board for the state of Wisconsin. Dr. Jill earned her Naturopathic Doctor Degree with Honors from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, OR in 2003. In 2012, she completed the Physician Training Program with the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society. She's always had a passion for plant medicine. In 2019, she was privileged to join her adored mentor, Dr. Jillian Stansbury, on an ethnobotany field study in the Peruvian Amazon. She was the owner, director, and practicing member of two integrative clinics offering naturopathic medicine, integrative medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, physical therapy, craniosacral therapy, and massage. It was here that she witnessed the efficacy and synergy of a team approach to patient care. As a peer-reviewed published author, she's now focusing on research, teaching, and writing, specializing in neuroinflammatory conditions such as mold sickness, brain injury, and PANS/PANDAS. She has served on the board of the Wisconsin Naturopathic Doctors Association, as President for 6 years. She worked on the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians committee for licensure, which culminated in achieving licensure for Naturopathic Doctors for Wisconsin. Without further delay…please enjoy this eye opening conversation where we dig into all things mold related, which is much more than you might think Thank you again for being here…please review and subscribe to the Full Capacity Living Podcast for a whole new season of conversations. www.drcrista.com

Why You Should Listen:  In this episode, you will learn about the various contributors to PANDAS and PANS and about solutions to support kids with these challenging conditions. About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Jill Crista.  Jill Crista, ND earned her Naturopathic Doctor Degree with Honors from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 2003.  In 2012, Dr. Jill completed the Physician Training Program with the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society.   She was the owner, director, and practicing member of two integrative clinics offering naturopathic medicine, integrative medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, physical therapy, craniosacral therapy, and massage. It was there that she witnessed the efficacy and synergy of a team approach to patient care.  As a peer-reviewed published author, Dr. Jill is now focusing on research, teaching, and writing, specializing in neuroinflammatory conditions such as mold sickness, brain injury, and PANDAS and PANS.  She serves on the board of the Wisconsin Naturopathic Doctors Association and was President for 6 years. She also worked on the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians committee for licensure where she gained experience in seeking licensure for naturopathic doctors in Wisconsin and increasing access to naturopathic healthcare nationally.  Along with Dr. Neil Nathan, Dr. Jill teaches practitioners in an ongoing mentorship with a focus on how to treat complex, chronic illnesses.  She is the author of the 2018 book "Break the Mold: 5 Tools to Conquer Mold and Take Back Your Health" and the 2022 book "A Light in the Dark for PANDAS & PANS". Key Takeaways: What are some of the key presentations of PANDAS and PANS? What is the overlap of PANDAS and PANS with chronic infections and environmental toxicants? How much of these conditions is about the bug as compared to the loss of immune tolerance? How key is addressing the gut microbiome in recovering health for these kids? What are some tools to support the autonomic nervous system, vagus nerve, and limbic system? How commonly does MCAS and histamine intolerance play a role? Can these conditions be treated naturally or is there a place for pharmaceuticals? What microbes may be triggers for PANS? In those with chronic immune deficiency, what tools might be used to fortify the immune system? Does the external environment play a role? What diagnostic tests can be used to more fully paint the picture of PANDAS and PANS? What are the Core 4 in moving from darkness to light in PANDAS and PANS? What tools might be used to "tame the flame", "beat the bugs", "regulate immunity", and "guard the gates"? Connect With My Guest: http://DrCrista.com Related Resources: Book: A Light in the Dark for PANDAS and PANS Interview Date: November 14, 2022 Transcript: To review a transcript of this show, visit https://BetterHealthGuy.com/Episode175. Additional Information: To learn more, visit https://BetterHealthGuy.com. Disclaimer:  The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority. 

Dr. Offutt is an extensively trained Integrative Medicine physician who treats patients with complex health issues using a wide array of individualized strategies for healing. She cherishes her relationships with her patients and approaches her care, viewing each patient as a whole person. Her goal is to partner with patients to empower them to regain vitality, strength, mental clarity, energy, purpose, and a desire to share their gifts with others. Dr. Offutt was recently appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors for ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society).

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-Producer: Petra Hall Healthy Options: For Well-being & Being Well This month: TICKS have not gone away even though the season has changed. We speak with our tick specialist, Dr. Beatrice Szantyr on tick awareness, bite prevention, & treatment, Lyme & tick-borne illness. 1. Why are we doing a tick program in the Fall? 2. Do we still need to be vigilant about tick-borne illnesses in the Fall & Winter when the weather gets cool and cold? 3. Do ticks stop spreading disease when the weather is cold? 4. What is the life cycle of ticks throughout the year? 5. What are some preventative techniques we can use to minimize our risk of getting a tick-borne illness? 6. What precautions should hunters in particular take, when out in the woods? And in handling animals? 7. What is permethrin and what are the benefits to using it on our clothes, socks and shoes? 8. What products are useful for putting on our skin to prevent tick bites? 9. What are co-infections? 10. What does clinical diagnosis mean? 11. What is a prophylactic preventative course of antibiotics, and is this a valid and effective strategy to use after a tick bite? 12. If you get a tick bite, how do you remove the tick safely? 13. Should you send a tick to a lab for analysis? Guest/s: Dr. Beatrice Szantyr, Internist and Pediatrician who lectures on Lyme disease and related tick-borne disorders in Maine and nationally, to both professional and community groups. She is an active member of the Maine CDC Vector Borne Disease Work Group, and a member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. Dr. Szantyr served on the 2022 Federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. Websites of Interest: University of Maine Tick Lab, Protect Yourself from ticks & tick-borne diseases Tick testing Amherst MA. (tests for more diseases) Lyme Disease Association, Research, Education, Prevention and Patient Support Lyme disease[dot]org. Powered by patients. Home of Lyme Times and My Lyme Data Maine CDC Lyme disease Frequently Asked Questions Maine Tracking Network: Tickborne Diseases. Improving public health with better information University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter, Tick-borne Disease prevention Education This article is brief enough for a patient to bring to a doctor's visit for them to consider: The Management of Ixodes scapularis Bites in the Upper Midwest For clinicians: LymeCME Free, Evidence-based, AAFP-Accredited Courses that Physicians Can Trust Previous Healthy Options programs on ticks & Lyme, with links to other websites of interest, can also be found here and here About the host: Rhonda Feiman is a nationally-certified, licensed acupuncturist practicing in Belfast, Maine since 1993. She primarily practices Toyohari Japanese acupuncture, using gentle and powerful non-insertion needle techniques, and also utilizes Chinese acupuncture and herbology. In addition, Rhonda is a practitioner of Qi Gong and an instructor of Tai Chi Chuan in the Yang Family tradition. The post Healthy Options 10/5/22: The Ticks Are Still Here- What You Need to Know first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Episode #44: Psychotherapist Debra Sloss is joined by Judith Ain and Family Medicine Physician Assistant and Integrative Medicine Specialist Dr. Cynthia Quattro to discuss the tick-borne illness Lyme Disease and the mental health effects associated with this disease. Judith shares her personal story of deteriorating health until she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and how she's learned to live with long-term symptoms. She talks about the impact that discouragement and fatigue have had on her life, how she continues to find ways to care for herself, manage her symptoms, and contribute to her community. Dr. Quattro offers information about the bacterium that causes Lyme Disease, how to access diagnosis and treatment from Lyme-Literate providers who are doctors with extensive experience with Lyme disease, and common co-infections. She also offers information about integrative treatment approaches. Broadcast: 7/3/22 Special thanks  to Jeanne Baldzikowski for audio production, Jennifer Young for underwriting outreach, Lisa Herendeen for research, Leslie Nielsen for In Your Voice Coordination and Izzy Weisz for marketing. And thanks to acoustic guitarist Adrian Legg for composing, performing, and donating the use of our theme music. LISTEN ANYTIME or subscribe to get new or past episodes delivered to your listening device: Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher  / TuneIn JOIN EMAIL LIST Want to know our interesting topic each month? Simply  SIGN UP for our email list! FOLLOW US Facebook  @stateofmindksqd Instagram @state_of_mind.radio SUGGEST A TOPIC If you or someone you know has topic ideas for future shows or a story of mental health recovery to share, please email debra.stateofmind@ksqd.org SHARE YOUR STORY In Your Voice are short segments on the show where a listener gets to share their experience of the topic we are discussing. You can call us at 831- 824-4324 and leave a 1-3 minute message about: a mental health experience you've had, something that has contributed to your mental health recovery journey, or share a resource that has helped you. Alternatively, you can make a 1-3 minute audio recording right on your phone and email that file to debra.stateofmind@ksqd.org. Your voice may just become part of one of our future shows! SUPPORT OR UNDERWRITE If you like what you're hearing here on KSQD, also affectionately called K– Squid, you can become a “Philanthropod on the Squid Squad” by becoming a supporting member  and help keep KSQD surfing the air waves! Consider underwriting your business or agency and showing our listeners your support for State of Mind. RESOURCES Article About Preventive Measures – ‘Officials urge caution as tick season begins: Western black-legged ticks, common in winter, can transmit Lyme.' (online) Santa Cruz Sentinel, 22 December, 2019. Treatment Five Branches University – A clinic in Santa Cruz that provides Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and integrative healthcare  since 1984. Dr. Warren Klausner's website – local doctor who treats Lyme Disease.  Page also includes a link to a tool that can help people assess the likelihood that they might have Lyme and or other tick-borne diseases. Information IGeneX - Well respected lab that tests for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society – Resource to find Lyme-literate doctors Bay Area Lyme Foundation – Free tick testing www.bayarealyme.org Lyme Disease.org – Education and information, research & advocacy. Publisher of the Lyme Times. Global Lyme Alliance - Offering education to patients and professionals including information about Lyme Disease prevention. MyLymeData –  Patient data base. MyLymeData uses big data research tools that allow patients to quickly and privately pool their data to determine which treatments work best. Multiple Systemic Infectious Diseases Syndrome (MSIDS) QUESTIONAIRE – “MSIDS is a symptom complex of Lyme disease and multiple associated tick-borne co- infections that encompasses not only infections with Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme Disease, but also other bacterial infections, viral infections, parasitic infections, and fungal infections.” Psychiatric Lyme Disease Brochure – For Mental Health Professionals by ILADS.  What every mental health specialist should know about Lyme and tick-borne illness. The California Department of Public Health –  Some helpful information on prevention of tick-borne diseases Books Why Can't I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease  by Richard Horowitz Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence by Rick Hanson Film Under Your Skin –- Powerful documentary about Lyme Disease Mindfulness & Other Resources Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief – Guided Practices for Reclaiming Your Body and Your Life with Jon Kabat-Zinn Kaiser Permanente –Guided Meditations  - Free guided meditations for various health conditions and wellness topics Good Medicine - How to Turn Pain into Compassion with Tonglen – A talk by Pema Chodron Capacitar Emergency Response Tool Kit Contact Guests Cynthia Quattro – A Physician Assistant and Doctor of Acupuncture, practices Integrative Health Medicine. She offers a nutrition based medical practice promoting a healthy lifestyle and gentle Japanese style acupuncture. Her practice focuses on a health care plan designed to promote wellness and prevent chronic diseases. She treats chronic diseases, including Lyme disease, metabolism and hormone imbalances, and cognitive changes. Phone: (831) 427 5311 Email: quattrodoc@gmail.com Website:drquattro.com

Episode 71 - Training Doctors in Mold-Related Illness with Dr. Jill Crista Dr. Jill Crista earned her Naturopathic Doctor Degree with honors from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine and completed the Physician Training Program with the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society. She was owner, director, and practicing member of two integrative clinics offering naturopathic medicine, integrative medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, physical therapy, craniosacral therapy, and massage. It was here that she witnessed the efficacy and synergy of a team approach to patient care. As a peer-reviewed published author, she now focuses on research, teaching, and writing, specializing in neuroinflammatory conditions such as mold sickness, brain injury, and PANS/PANDAS.In this episode, Dr. Crista gives us the rundown on training other doctors in mold-related illnesses. Purchase Dr. Crista's books here: https://drcrista.com/books/Transcript: https://bit.ly/3xjJP6mFind us on Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,  TikTok and YoutubeNeed help navigating your mold injury without breaking the bank? Join our low cost education group: patreon.com/exposingmoldSponsors: Michael Rubino, The Mold Medic and  All American Restoration,  the first and only mold remediation company in the country specializing in remediating mold for people with underlying health conditions or mold sensitivities. They've quickly become the most recommended remediation company  from doctors and mold inspectors nationwide. Pick up your copy of Michael Rubino's book, “The Mold Medic: An Expert's Guide on Mold Remediation, " here: https://amzn.to/3t7wtaUThe Mold Guy performs mold inspections specifically for individuals who require a much higher standard of care owing to complex health concerns like CIRS, Lyme, CFS, Autoimmune issues and more.  Their testing and inspection process supersedes all current industry standards, on purpose, making them thought leaders and disruptors in an industry unwilling to change old and outdated paradigms.  Book your complimentary phone consult here: https://themoldguyinc.com/connectExposing Mold is officially a non-profit! To support our efforts donate here: Support the show

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-Producer: Petra Hall Technical assistance: Joel Mann & Amy Browne Healthy Options: For Well-being & Being Well Ticks ARE out- and biting (ugh!), so it's time for our yearly update on TICKS, Lyme, and tick-borne illness, with tick specialist, Dr. Beatrice Szantyr. Key Discussion Points: 1. What is a tickborne illness? 2. What tickborne infections are viruses and which are bacterial, and how can they be treated? 3. What is the prevalence of Lyme disease, and other infections in Maine? 5. What percentage of people get a rash with Lyme infections and what does that rash look like? 6. Besides deer ticks, what other kinds of ticks are here now in Maine? What kind of diseases/infections can we get from them? 7. What is anaplasmosis and Powassan virus and why are we so concerned about these infections? 8. What can we do to protect ourselves from tick bites? 9. What do I do if I've been bitten? Where can I send the tick to analyze what it may carry, and will this help in my possible treatment? Guest: Dr. Beatrice Szantyr, an Internist and Pediatrician who lectures on Lyme disease and related tick-borne disorders in Maine and nationally, to both professional and community groups. She is an active member of the Maine CDC Vector Borne Disease Work Group, and a member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. Dr. Szantyr most recently served on the 2022 Federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, the Access to Care and Education Subcommittee. Websites of Interest: Tick testing Maine Tick testing Amherst MA. (tests for more diseases) MANY websites of interest from previous Healthy Options programs can also be found at: Healthy Options Archive 5/5/21 Healthy Options Archive 6/3/20 About the host: Rhonda Feiman is a nationally-certified, licensed acupuncturist practicing in Belfast, Maine since 1993. She primarily practices Toyohari Japanese acupuncture, using gentle and powerful non-insertion needle techniques, and also utilizes Chinese acupuncture and herbology. In addition, Rhonda is a practitioner of Qi Gong and an instructor of Tai Chi Chuan in the Yang Family tradition. The post Healthy Options 5/4/22: Yearly Update on TICKS, Lyme, and Tick-borne Illnesses first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Today on the Gut Health Reset Podcast, we are again revisiting the topic of Lyme disease and how it can be connected to mental health. We've discussed how certain gut issues can be associated with this chronic disease before, and today we are continuing to cover the physical and mental health issues surrounding Lyme.This episode will continue exploring mental health, diet, environmental toxicity, the problems caused by excess sugar, and more with returning guest Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer! - We answer these questions:- Is there a mental health epidemic?- What has triggered the rise of physical and mental health issues?- What PANS symptoms should you look out for in your children?- Is there a link between the “highly sensitive child”/sensory disorders and Lyme disease?- What is the link between sugar and cardiovascular diseases? - And more!-Enjoy our previous episode withSchedule a consultation with Alexis:www.altfammed.comSupplements:Constipation Support 1: https://drannmariebarter.com/product/constipation-support-1/Histamine Support 1: https://drannmariebarter.com/product/histamine-support-kit-1/ - About Dr. Daniel:Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD, is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease, and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. He co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury, Massachusetts, and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. His integrated medical practice in Denver, Colorado, focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. You can find him at: https://recoveryfromlyme.com/ Get his book at: https://recoveryfromlyme.com/product/recovery-from-lyme-disease And on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/LymeDoc -Subscribe for more gut health content and share this podcast with a friend! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag Dr. Ann-Marie Barter:http://instagram.com/drannmariebarter-Dr. Ann-Marie Barter is a Functional Medicine and Chiropractic Doctor at Alternative Family Medicine & Chiropractic. She is the clinic founder of Alternative Family Medicine & Chiropractic that has two offices: one in Longmont and one in Denver. They treat an array of health conditions overlooked or under-treated by conventional medicine, called the "grey zone". https://altfammed.com/https://drannmariebarter.com/

Today on the Gut Health Reset Podcast, we are returning to the topic of Lyme disease, and how it can be connected to mental health. We've discussed how certain gut issues can be associated with chronic Lyme disease before, but now we're exploring how it can also cause depression, anxiety, fatigue, and other neuropsychiatric disorders.This episode will explain how Lyme can be a contributing factor in some of these issues, autoimmune conditions, epigenetics, and more with returning guest Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer! - We answer these questions:- Is lyme disease linked to mental health?- What are PANS and PANDAS?- What is molecular mimicry and why is it a problem?- How our environments can affect our epigenetics!- And more!-Enjoy our previous episode withSchedule a consultation with Alexis:www.altfammed.comSupplements:Constipation Support 1: https://drannmariebarter.com/product/constipation-support-1/Histamine Support 1: https://drannmariebarter.com/product/histamine-support-kit-1/ - About Dr. Daniel:Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD, is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease, and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. He co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury, Massachusetts, and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. His integrated medical practice in Denver, Colorado, focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. You can find him at: https://recoveryfromlyme.com/ Get his book at: https://recoveryfromlyme.com/product/recovery-from-lyme-disease And on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/LymeDoc -Subscribe for more gut health content and share this podcast with a friend! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag Dr. Ann-Marie Barter:http://instagram.com/drannmariebarter-Dr. Ann-Marie Barter is a Functional Medicine and Chiropractic Doctor at Alternative Family Medicine & Chiropractic. She is the clinic founder of Alternative Family Medicine & Chiropractic that has two offices: one in Longmont and one in Denver. They treat an array of health conditions overlooked or under-treated by conventional medicine, called the "grey zone". https://altfammed.com/https://drannmariebarter.com/

Scott Endicott and Ben Locwin with host Tom Fox are back for this concluding capstone episode in the Understanding Lyme Disease Podcast series. In this episode, they talk about the most current developments in Lyme Disease treatment, what's new in diagnostic treatments and what is on the horizon for both treatments and Lyme Disease patients. Resources Scott Endicott | LinkedIn Ben Locwin | LinkedIn | Twitter American Lyme Disease Foundation www.aldf.com  LymeDisease.org International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation ILADEF  International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society 

Today on the Gut Health Reset Podcast, we are diving into an epidemic that might be at the root of your bowel issues! Constipation and IBS can be associated with chronic Lyme disease and co-infections of Lyme. But not only bowel disorders can be associated with this, it can also cause anxiety, depression, other neuropsychiatric disorders, joint pain, the list goes on and on. Today's episode is packed with so much usable information on how to identify Lyme disease, moving forward, and more with Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer!- We answer these questions:- What is Lyme disease and how can you get it?- Where might you be at risk of contracting lyme disease?- What are some of the gut issues caused by lyme disease?- Understanding Lyme disease and food sensitivities.- How does histamine factor in?- What steps should someone take to tell if they have Lyme disease?- And more!-Schedule a consultation with Alexis:www.altfammed.comSupplements:Constipation Support 1: https://drannmariebarter.com/product/constipation-support-1/Histamine Support 1: https://drannmariebarter.com/product/histamine-support-kit-1/ - About Dr. Daniel:Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD, is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease, and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. He co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury, Massachusetts, and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. His integrated medical practice in Denver, Colorado, focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. You can find him at: https://recoveryfromlyme.com/ And on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/LymeDoc -Subscribe for more gut health content and share this podcast with a friend! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag Dr. Ann-Marie Barter:http://instagram.com/drannmariebarter-Dr. Ann-Marie Barter is a Functional Medicine and Chiropractic Doctor at Alternative Family Medicine & Chiropractic. She is the clinic founder of Alternative Family Medicine & Chiropractic that has two offices: one in Longmont and one in Denver. They treat an array of health conditions overlooked or under-treated by conventional medicine, called the "grey zone". https://altfammed.com/https://drannmariebarter.com/

Join Sarah in today's podcast as she explores everything ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) with Dr. Amy Offutt. Dr. Offutt is the medical director and co-owner of Heart & Soul Integrative Medicine in Marble Falls, Texas, and is also an ILADS board member. Dr. Offutt made the shift into integrative medicine in order to better understand and care for patients that were experiencing chronic inflammation, often caused by underlying infections. This path led her to ILADS, where she found an abundance of educational resources along with experienced practitioners to help further her knowledge and better serve her patients. Dr. Offutt recalls her first ILADS conference and the common desire amongst practitioners to be able to help patients heal and become stronger.In this episode we discuss ILADS membership, better outcomes through education and the ILADS 2021 Conference, infection, immune response, and inflammation. Get the full show notes 2021 ILADS Conference Heart & Soul Integrative Medicine ILADS

Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD, is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease, and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. He co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury, Massachusetts, and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. His integrated medical practice in Denver, Colorado, focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. Join Robert Manni, author of The Guys' Guy's Guide To Love as we discuss life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Subscribe to Guy's Guy Radio on iTunes! Buy The Guys' Guy's Guide to Love now!

Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD, is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease, and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. He co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury, Massachusetts, and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. His integrated medical practice in Denver, Colorado, focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. Join Robert Manni, author of The Guys' Guy's Guide To Love as we discuss life, love and the pursuit of happiness. Subscribe to Guy's Guy Radio on iTunes! Buy The Guys' Guy's Guide to Love now!

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-Producer: Petra Hall Technical assistance: Joel Mann & Amy Browne TICKS! Those blood-sucking parasites! (and why you shouldn’t annoy the ticks!): Our annual update with tick specialist Dr. Beatrice Szantyr -What are the ticks we can find in (or find us) in Maine? -What diseases can dog ticks, black-legged (deer) ticks, & wood ticks carry? -How can we protect ourselves and pets from tick bites? -What can we do to try to keep ticks away from our gardens and backyards? What is their preferred habitat? Do ticks die off in the winter? -What are some symptoms of Lyme and other tick illnesses? Is there always a rash with Lyme? -Can Covid symptoms be confused with tick illness? -When is an antibiotic appropriate for treatment and what is an effective therapeutic dose? -Are blood tests effective for diagnosing tick illness? -What do I do if a tick bites me? How do I remove a tick? Why is it best not to “annoy” a tick which is embedded in you? What should you do with the tick once you’ve removed it? Where can I send the tick to be tested, what do they test for, and how might this information be of use? Guest: Dr. Beatrice Szantyr is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the American College of Physicians, and an Internist and Pediatrician, living in Lincoln, Maine. She is an active member of Maine CDC’s Vector Borne Disease Work Group, as well as the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. Dr. Szantyr is also the medical advisor for MaineLyme, a non-profit dedicated to decreasing Lyme and related tick diseases in Maine. Websites of Interest: Dr. Szantyr at Belfast Library May 3rd 2021 (video glitch; misses beginning) Maine Forest Tick Survey University of Maine Orono Cooperative Extension Tick Lab MaineLyme, dedicated to decreasing tick borne diseases in Maine through awareness, education, prevention and advocacy I have a tick bite! What do I do now? Tick testing in Maine Lyme Disease Association Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education Tick Management Handbook Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Repellant Info: EPA: Find the Repellent that is Right for You The best bug sprays of 2021 (CNN report) Dog Not Gone – a Maine company selling permethrin treated apparel for people and pets InsectShield permethrin treated clothing Previous Healthy Options show on ticks, & links to other tick shows & resources: Healthy Options 6/3/20: Ticks and tick borne illnesses About the host: Rhonda Feiman is a nationally-certified, licensed acupuncturist practicing in Belfast, Maine since 1993. She primarily practices Toyohari Japanese acupuncture, using gentle and powerful non-insertion needle techniques, and also utilizes Chinese acupuncture and herbology. In addition, Rhonda is a practitioner of Qi Gong and an instructor of Tai Chi Chuan in the Yang Family tradition.

Why You Should Listen: In this episode, you will learn about recovering from Lyme disease. About My Guests: My guest for this episode is Dr. Dan Kinderlehrer. Dan Kinderlehrer, MD is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease, and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. Dr. Kinderlehrer co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury MA and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. His integrated medical practice in Denver, CO focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. Dr. Kinderlehrer is the author of "Recovery from Lyme Disease: The Integrative Medicine Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Tick-Borne Illness". Key Takeaways: - How have the Lyme Wars between IDSA and ILADS changed? - What is the role of epigenetics? - Do Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) play a role in the development of Lyme disease? - What is Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS)? - How might treatment be approached after a tick bite? - What are other means of transmission of Lyme disease besides tick bites? - Which microbes play the biggest role in anxiety, depression, OCD, and neuropsychiatric symptoms? - Do patients do better at higher altitudes or at sea level? - What is the latest on Disulfiram for treating Lyme disease? - What labs have been most helpful? - What are some of the key treatment options for Lyme and co-infections? - Might Bartonella play a role in SIBO? - How is dysautonomia addressed? - What is the role of MCAS in Lyme disease? - How much does mold impact patients with Lyme disease? - Which oxidative therapies have been helpful for Lyme patients? - How important is limbic system retraining? Related Resources: Recovery from Lyme Disease: The Integrative Medicine Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Tick-Borne Illness Interview Date: March 12, 2021 Transcript: To review a transcript of this show, visit http://BetterHealthGuy.com/Episode141 Additional Information: To learn more, visit http://BetterHealthGuy.com. Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

Dr. Daniel Kinderleher shares a story of a young man who has a multitude of symptoms including back pain that presents to his office only to discover he has Lyme Disease. About Dr. Kinderleher Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD, is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease, and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. He co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury, Massachusetts, and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. His integrated medical practice in Denver, Colorado, focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. Resources: Recovery from Lyme Disease Dr. Kinderleher's office 303-444-4877 International Lyme and Associated Disease Society Our sponsor: The Cox 8 Table by Haven Medical   

Why You Should Listen: In this episode, you will learn about the integrative treatment of biotoxin illness. About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Jodie A. Dashore. Jodie A. Dashore, PhD is an internationally recognized pioneering clinician in autism spectrum disorders, mold/ biotoxin illness, chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS), and Lyme disease. As a member of ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) and a Lyme Literate Naturopathic clinician since 2010, Dr. Dashore's has an amazing track record using all-natural protocols for helping patients with chronic and treatment-resistant Lyme disease. Dr. Dashore received her Ph.D. in integrative medicine with her thesis focus on medical herbalism for autism spectrum disorders. She holds a Doctorate in OT specializing in neurology with her thesis focus on traumatic brain injury and stroke. She additionally holds a Post Doctoral specialization in advanced neuro-sensory integration. Dr. Dashore is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild. Key Takeaways: - What was Dr. Dashore's personal journey with Lyme disease and biotoxin illness? - What is the role of immune dysregulation in biotoxin illness? - What are the triggers for MCAS? - What tools may be helpful for regaining autonomic balance? - What is the role of MARCoNS in biotoxin illness? - What is the connection between PANS/PANDAS and CIRS? - How is GENIE transcriptomic testing different from SNP testing? - Why is never getting sick or not having a fever not always a good sign? - Can methylation be supported too early and lead to new problems? - What advantages might herbs have over pharmaceutical medications in the treatment of Lyme? - How might herbal formulas go beyond biochemistry and into the realm of biophysics? - What are the 7 steps of the BioNexus approach? - How might camel milk support the immune system? - What considerations should be explored when a young person goes to college? - What might a maintenance approach look like? - What are the two universal truths? Can they co-exist? - What is the role of mother's intuition in healing a child with biotoxin illness? Connect With My Guest: http://BioNexusHerbals.com Interview Date: January 22, 2021 Transcript: To review a transcript of this show, visit http://BetterHealthGuy.com/Episode138 Additional Information: To learn more, visit http://BetterHealthGuy.com. Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-producer: Petra Hall Engineering assistance: Joel Mann Program Topic: Ticks and tick borne illnesses Rhonda Feiman presents our yearly update with tick & Lyme disease expert Dr. Beatrice Szantyr. -What are ways to protect ourselves from tick bites? -What are the signs & symptoms of Lyme disease and other tick borne illness? -What ticks are we seeing in Maine now? How do I identify what tick it is? -What are the treatments for Lyme & other illnesses? What is effective, what is ineffective, and why? Guest: Dr. Beatrice Szantyr is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the American College of Physicians, and an Internist and Pediatrician, living in Lincoln, Maine. She is an active member of Maine CDC’s Vector Borne Disease Work Group, as well as the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. Dr. Szantyr is part of the provider-education-working group, to develop and present the full day evidence-based course: The Fundamentals of Lyme Disease. Dr. Szantyr is also the medical advisor for MaineLyme, a non-profit dedicated to decreasing Lyme and related tick diseases in Maine. May 1st, 2019 Healthy Options Program with Lyme Disease expert Dr. Beatrice Szantyr, about ticks, Lyme disease and tick-borne illness, Other Healthy Options shows on ticks and tick-borne disease Websites of Interest: EPA: Find the Repellent that is Right for You University of Maine Orono Cooperative Extension Tick Lab MaineLyme, dedicated to decreasing tick borne diseases in Maine through awareness, education, prevention and advocacy I have a tick bite — now what? Lyme Disease Association Midcoast Lyme Disease Support and Education Tick Management Handbook prepared by Kirby Stafford, III of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Dog Not Gone – a Maine company selling permethrin treated apparel for people and pets InsectShield permethrin treated clothing About the host: Rhonda Feiman is a nationally-certified, licensed acupuncturist practicing in Belfast, Maine since 1993. She primarily practices Toyohari Japanese acupuncture, using gentle and powerful non-insertion needle techniques, and also utilizes Chinese acupuncture and herbology. In addition, Rhonda is a practitioner of Qi Gong and an instructor of Tai Chi Chuan in the Yang Family tradition.

Why You Should Listen: In this episode, you will learn about an exciting new therapeutic agent in Lyme disease called Disulfiram. About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Dan Kinderlehrer. Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. Dr. Kinderlehrer co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury, MA and has taught extensively, including practitioner training courses at the Omega Institute, The National Institute of Behavioral Medicine, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He created and organized the Lyme Fundamentals course which is presented annually at the International Lyme and Associated Diseases conferences. He is the author of several review articles in medical journals and the Lyme Times. His integrated medical practice in Denver, CO focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disease. Dr. Kinderlehrer is the author of Recovery From Lyme: The Integrative Medicine Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tick-Borne Illness which will be released in 2020. Key Takeaways: - Is Disulfiram a game changer in the treatment of Lyme disease? - Where did Disulfiram originate, and what has it historically been used for? - Does Disulfiram potentially eradicate Borrelia and Babesia? - What is the role of Disulfiram in the treatment of Bartonella? - How is Disulfiram dosing managed to minimize side effects? - What foods, personal care products, supplements, and medications need to be avoided while on Disulfiram? - Can Disulfiram be used in those with sulfa drug sensitivities? - Do some patients need Disulfiram long-term? - Can Disulfiram be used in pregnancy and in children? - What is the role of copper in terms of side effects with the use of Disulfiram? - What are some of the mental health side effects observed with Disulfiram? - Does Disulfiram negatively impact our healthy microbiome? Interview Date: January 13, 2020 Transcript: To review a transcript of this show, visit http://BetterHealthGuy.com/Episode111 Additional Information: To learn more, visit http://BetterHealthGuy.com. Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

Uninhibited Podcast ShownotesEpisode: Dr. Kristin Part 2Welcome to Uninhibited, a podcast with the mission to discuss taboo, multicultural, multi-generational, and multi-layered topics that matter to women. Our host, Dr. Makunda Abdul Mbacke, is an Ivy-League trained OBGYN, practicing medicine in rural America. She is a mother, career professional, part of Generation X, and so much more.---:48 - Dr. Makunda is back this week to finish a two-part interview with Dr. Kristin Ryman, who is a family doctor living in Allentown, PA. She’s a married mother of four and three-time survivor of Lyme disease. 1:50 - Dr. Kristin made the decision to live and fight her Lyme disease, she felt like her body made the choice for her and her spirit and brain had to catch up for a few months. She experienced improvement in her being due to making the choice to live, even though the pain was 10 out of 10 every time she stood up, the suffering had all disappeared. Over the next couple of years she focused on making choices that brought her joy and not suffering. 5:50 - Dr. Kristin went back to work despite not wanting to be a doctor anymore or wanting to work in the clinic because much of what she had learned during her experience with Lyme was that some of the tools of her craft that she was trained to use could make people sick and make people with Lyme disease even sicker.7:48 - Dr. Kristin explains that being a doctor comes with many rewards but she believes many doctors are surprised when they start their first job, she describes the struggle of only getting around 7 mins to develop relationships with her patients, the pain of dealing with insurance companies to get paid and the amount of paperwork that she has to complete at home for insurance companies even though they often still won't pay for her services.9:37 - Once Dr. Kristin went back into the workforce, she worked at the clinic temporarily, where she resolved that she wanted to heal the relationships that were broken due to resentment over her leaving work when she was sick. 11:05 - Dr. Kristin eventually left the clinic to start her own practice in her living room where she could practice in the most non toxic, loving and supportive place she could imagine in the world. She felt her house would help support her as she learned to be a doctor again.11:35 - Dr. Makunda asks if she was at that time doing more integrative medicine. Dr. Kristin explained that she created a very focused Lyme consulting practice. During her recovery, she got in contact with all the Lyme support groups in her area, a lot of the famous Lyme doctors in her area who told her once she got well to call them because they had a list of people who could not get in to see a doctor who had a background in Lyme.13.55 - Dr. Makunda asks Dr. Kristin to share her success stories working with patients in her new practice. Dr. Kristin shares that people who were plagued by Lyme’s many symptoms of dysfunction did improve. She also shared that she is still learning all the ways our immune system can break down and allow a Lyme infection to become so severe and prevent recovery. She spends an hour with each patient, troubleshooting and determining their treatment. 14:50 - Dr. Makunda asked Dr. Kristin what her treatment plans look like and how she makes a diagnosis, especially with many patients believing they have Lyme despite their test results. Dr. Kristin explained that it is heavily dependant on the person, their story and the tools they have to help their treatment plan. Her preference is to avoid testing because the current testing available is limited and misleading and a waste of time and money. The better tests are considered experimental and thus not often covered by insurance companies and they are still not 100% accurate.16:35 - Dr. Kristin discusses starting her patients with an elimination diet because it can remove many symptoms allowing her to focus on the symptoms that are left. This method makest is easier to make a clinical diagnosis based on what symptoms are present and which symptoms went away.17:00 - Dr. Kirstin describes the elimination diet she uses to heal the gut. She starts with the Institute for Functional Medicine's basic elimination diet. It takes out the top ten allergens or potential secondary allergens, these are the foods that can create inflammation if inflammation is already present.17:16 - Dr. Kristin describes foods that create inflammation in everyone and that the level of irritants is different for everyone. Gluten can create micro-tears in the gut lining, which can lead to inflammation, this often leads to leaky gut. Other foods can act like allergens because they can slip into your bloodstream, not fully digestion and therefore look like foreign invaders to your immune system and that leads to a feedback loop that leads your immune system back at the gut again and again until the gut is healed by removing all those things for a period of time or it will continue to attack itself.18:40 - Dr. Makunda asks if Dr. Kristin began her healing with an elimination diet. Dr. Kristin did not because she did not know about the elimination diet until around a year into her illness. During the year leading up to her discovery of the elimination diet, she was doing a lot of spiritual work, looking at old wounds and unforgiveness, she was healing relationships with her friends in the clinic, basically, people who were disappointed by her absence and the people she imagined were disappointed about her absence. She was taking herbs and biofilm busters because Lyme creates a lot of Biofilm to live in, taking homeopathic, regular acupuncture and yoga. Dr. Kristin explained that she went to a Functional Medicine Conference where she learned about the elimination diet.22:25 - Dr. Kristin discussed how the landscape has changed in terms of allergies and obesity where we have gone from one kid with a peanut allergy and one kid who is obese at school to more and more people with obesity and allergies. She believes this is due to us soaking in toxins from our environment but bodies that can only process so many toxins each day.26:00 - Dr. Makunda and Dr. Kristin discuss our current environment and sources of toxins including BPA in water bottles, Teflon on frying pans, cell phones, and cell phone towers. But, the majority of the medical community not addressing these toxins citing a lack of scientific evidence. Dr. Kristin answers these calls for evidence by helping people take a look back at what our ancestors dealt with and compare it with the toxins in our current environment.30:00 - Dr. Kristine said “The gluten we eat today is genetically modified and has 40 times the content that our ancestors may have stumbled across. Also, organic wheat can be spread with roundup that is very toxic to the gut.” 31:50 - Dr. Kristin’s children challenged her to try gluten again by saying, “Mom, you always say any gut can heal from any food.” So, a couple of Thanksgiving’s ago she added gluten back in for a test by baking and eating a couple of pies. She did not get gassy or bloated but she did feel a tingle in her hands and feet. This was just an experiment, she has not eaten gluten since, and she doesn’t believe anyone should be eating gluten.----International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society - https://www.ilads.orgAttend conferences, read news from the Board, find resources, and read up on the latest Lyme research and literature. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Uninhibited Podcast ShownotesEpisode: Dr. KristinWelcome to Uninhibited, a podcast with the mission to discuss taboo, multicultural, multi-generational, and multi-layered topics that matter to women. Our host, Dr. Makunda Abdul Mbacke, is an Ivy-League trained OBGYN, practicing medicine in rural America. She is a mother, career professional, part of Generation X, and so much more.---1:07 - Our guest today is Dr. Kristin Ryman, who is a family doctor living in Allentown, PA. She’s a married mother of four and three-time survivor of Lyme disease. 1:45 - Dr. Kristin shares about her life trajectory before the illness changed her life. She was on a path of entering traditional medicine, training at Stanford and choosing a longer-term residency in Pennsylvania, which allowed her to also juggle having kids and being a mom. During this time, Dr. Kristin received the tick bite that transmitted the Lyme disease that triggered her health challenges. 3:24 - After receiving the tick bite while in residency, Dr. Kristin used her resources to find out more about the disease. She didn’t have typical symptoms, like a bullseye rash, but treated herself with four weeks of antibiotics, which she had been trained to do.5:12 - As life went on - two more children, graduation, becoming faculty - work duties and stress intensified. In 2011, Dr. Kristin realized she hadn’t felt herself for about six months. It was only after a patient came to her claiming she had chronic Lyme disease (and described all the awful symptoms, and handed over all the internet research she had done) that Dr. Kristin realized how much she didn’t know about the disease.9:00 - Dr. Kristin learned that there are two schools of thought about Lyme Disease - the traditional and the “crazy Lyme doctors.” The crazy Lyme doctors are actually called the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society, and have established their own set of evidence-based, peer-reviewed research and guidelines that don’t even enter into traditional medical education. There was so much about Lyme that traditional medical education hadn’t taught her. This set off the lightbulb that maybe this was the disease that was haunting Dr. Kristin herself.11:50 - Dr. Kristin didn’t initially go get medical advice or treatment for herself because the testing for Lyme is highly inaccurate and insensitive to the active disease. 13:32 - Her recommendation for determining if you have Lyme (even if a doctor initially says you don’t) is to listen to your body. If you know there is something wrong within your body, just because a test says there is nothing wrong doesn’t mean you stop fighting to find answers. 15:00 - Dr. Kristin spent about a month researching and panicking, trying to find out if she really did have Lyme disease. She describes it as feeling as if she had taken on some of her patient’s fear. Everything she found continued to point to Lyme as the culprit of all of her health issues, so she started to pursue aggressive antibiotic treatment. 18:45 - Dr. Makunda asks when Dr. Kristin started to feel better again, once she started treatment. Dr. Kristin explains that it took about a month of taking pills, feeling strange pains in her body, sleeping 12 hours a night, having strange neurological experiences, before she started to feel more like herself. She shares that the side effects, like the crippling brain fog, and co-infections of Lyme have derailed her ability to function. 22:40 - “The biggest piece for me was I am learning things that I can’t unlearn and I don’t think that this new set of information makes me very welcome in medicine.” - Dr. Kristin speaks to the marginalization she felt as she learned more about Lyme that isn’t exactly welcome in traditional medicine.26:30 - After ending the second round of her antibiotics, Dr. Kristin woke up one day slammed by all of her symptoms again. She visited a chiropractor that same day, which didn’t help her symptoms, but seemed to impart a calm that overrode her fear - she knew that she would be able to handle this. The next morning, all her previous symptoms were gone, but replaced with a terrible sciatic nerve pain in her right leg. That pain haunted her for the next two and a half years.32:56 - One of the possible answers doctors had for Dr. Kristin was a bulging disk, for which they offered surgery. Dr. Kristin explains that she resisted the idea of surgery for about six months, before the pain drove her back to ask the surgeon to go ahead with it. He actually told her he wouldn’t do it… but later had no recollection of this conversation. 34:52 - Dr. Kristin explains how she started on her path of finally healing. The pivotal moment for her was about a month after being discharged from the hospital, on all types of pills and medications and herbal medicines, and she visited a homeopath. The homeopath gave her a remedy and gave her a new perspective to approach her life with.42:40 - “I had a very clear knowing, and the knowing said this: If you are going to live, you are not going to live being fearful, you’re not going to live running around checking to see if anyone’s scattering kindling behind you because you’re going to be burned at the stake for being a crazy Lyme doctor. You’re going to birth yourself anew as whatever doctor you’re going to be, and you’re going to be that.” - Dr. Kristin----International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society - https://www.ilads.orgAttend conferences, read news from the Board, find resources, and read up on the latest Lyme research and literature. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you know anyone with Lyme disease or autoimmune issues? I do. My mom. It's devastated her life over the past 20 years. I'm determined to find a solution and based on what I discovered in this interview; I may have finally done just that. Keep reading.... Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne, infectious disease in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 40 percent of Lyme patients end up with long-term health problems, according to the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. The average patient sees five doctors over nearly two years before being diagnosed. Short treatment courses have resulted in upwards of a 40 percent relapse rate, especially if treatment is delayed. This disease sucks. And so do most of the solutions available to those who suffer from this debilitating condition. This is where our guests Aaron and Geneva Bigelow come in. Aaron, Geneva and one of their daughters used to suffer from debilitating Lyme symptoms. Over the course of ten years, Aaron was pledged by the disease. He tried all kinds of natural as well as medical healing modalities and spent 100's of thousands of dollars on treatments like ozone, and cleansing, to no avail. Having traveled the world seeking a solution to their family's decade-long challenge with this life-threatening disease, they ultimately stumbled across a technological solution to help address Lyme-related symptoms, including co-infections, autoimmune conditions, and other health challenges. By following the principles of nature, they created AmpCoil, a unique and powerful device that merges PEMF, biofeedback, bioresonance, Tesla and sound technology into an all-in-one wellness system for home use. This episode is the harrowing story of one family's journey from the depths of hell into one of health and happiness. It's a tale of courage, determination, and ultimately liberation. As you will hear in this heartfelt account of the Bigelow's story, Aaron and his daughter are now symptom-free, and as a result, Aaron and Geneva have dedicated their lives to helping other sufferers find a way to get their lives back. Please take a moment to think of anyone you've known who's been unfortunate enough to contract Lyme or another similar disease, and share this inspiring and hopeful episode with them. To your health, Luke Topics Discussed on Today's Episode:   Aaron Tells the story about how Lyme appeared in his life - and his daughter’s and how he tried all kinds of healing modalities and spent 100s of thousands of dollars on treatments like ozone, and cleansing, to no avail How he went from being barely mobile to being able to paddle board around Lake Tahoe My mom’s own horrendous journey with Lyme disease The ways in which Lyme affects your brain and mental health How the tick bite actually happens, and how to detect it We discuss whether or not Lyme can be transmitted from person to person sexually and through bodily fluids Why antibiotics can be ineffective in getting rid of Lyme, and how it depletes your immune system and causes other parasitic and co-infections Aaron’s many failed attempts to treat his disease, including seeing John of God in Brazil, and how he almost lost hope so many times How Aaron’s health started to turn around through the use of a combination of Biofeedback, Bioresonance, vibration, sound frequencies, and pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) Why technologies that harness the power of nature are so effective in bringing the body back into balance The reason astronauts bring PEMF devices into space, and why I bring them on airplanes The miracle of Cymatics: how sounds and vibration effect water, including the water in our bodies How Aaron was eventually led by his intuition and experience with energy medicine to create the AmpCoil with a team The difference between rife technology, and the AmpCoil How the modified Tesla coil creates a toroidal fountain of energy that engulfs you, and penetrates every cell in your body with sound frequencies - even brain cells, which is where Lyme is often hidden How voice recognition technology can be used to analyze and identify imbalances in the body Geneva describes the AmpCoil process of Cleanse, Shift and Transform How wellness tools like the AmpCoil can help people cleanse themselves of pathogens, toxins, heavy metals, and parasites, which are widely believed to be at the root cause of most autoimmune conditions How AmpCoil is working with the Wellness For Humanity Foundation to help people with Lyme get the care they need Lifestyle recommendations For more about this Episode   MY 90-DAY LIFESTYLE DESIGN COACHING PROGRAM Your opportunity to work with me one-on-one. 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Why You Should Listen: In this episode, you will learn about Morgellons, what it is, and how to approach treatment. About My Guest: Dr. Savely graduated in 1972 from the University of Maryland with Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Music. In 1978 she earned a Master’s degree in educational philosophy from Lesley College in Cambridge, MA. In 1985, she enrolled in the nursing program at the University of Texas at Austin and in 1988 completed her Bachelor’s of nursing degree. Dr. Savely worked as an RN for the next 10 years in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, urgent care, and family practice. She received her Master’s degree in Nursing and certification as a family nurse practitioner in 1998. During this time, she became interested in and progressively more knowledgeable about Lyme disease. By 2003, 80% of her practice was devoted to Lyme patients. At about this same time, she became aware of a strange new disease called Morgellons disease. When word got out through a local news story that she was helping these patients, people with the symptoms of Morgellons disease started coming to her by the dozens. In 2004, she was honored with the title of Texas Nurse Practitioner of the Year for her work with Lyme and Morgellons disease. Dr. Savely began to publish articles, do presentations at conferences and appear in the media about her work with Lyme and Morgellons disease. She was accepted into the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society and sat on the advisory Boards of the Texas Lyme Disease Association and the Morgellons Research Foundation. Doctors in Austin had a very narrow view of Lyme disease. They were convinced that it did not exist in Texas and thought that even if it were contracted elsewhere, a simple week of antibiotics would totally cure it. Many of them resented the fact that a nurse practitioner had the nerve to use diagnosis and treatment methods that went against the prevailing medical paradigm. From 2003 to 2006, at the instigation of the Texas Board of Medical Examiners, Dr. Savely endured a drawn-out investigation by her regulatory board, the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. The Board investigation finally ended with no more than trivial findings and what amounted to a “slap on the wrist”. In 2005, having seen the “writing on the wall” and realizing that her days of practicing in Texas might soon be over, Dr. Savely had opened an auxiliary office in San Francisco. Although many doctors in Austin believed in what Dr. Savely was doing and even referred patients to her, none would agree to collaborate with her for fear of raising a red flag with the medical Board. Because Dr. Savely could find no other physician in Austin willing to assume the risk of practicing with her she moved her practice full-time to San Francisco in 2006. In 2009, Dr. Savely earned a doctorate degree in nursing practice from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio where she was honored with the Dean’s Legacy Award. In March, 2011 she moved her practice from San Francisco to Washington, DC. In 2016, she published her book "Morgellons: The legitimization of a disease: A Factual Guide by the World's Leading Clinical Expert" which is available on Amazon.com. Key Takeaways: - What is Morgellons and what are the common symptoms? - Why is Morgellons not "delusional parasitosis"? - What is the connection between Lyme disease and Morgellons? - What microbes are commonly observed in Morgellons? - What are some of the myths about Morgellons that should be dispelled? - Is Morgellons contagious? - What are the fibers, or more correctly, filaments made of? - How is Morgellons treated? - What are some things people should explore to lighten the load on the immune system? - What is the prognosis for someone struggling with Morgellons? Connect With My Guest: http://www.gingersavely.com Related Resources: Morgellons: The Legitimization of a Disease: A Factual Guide by the World's Leading Clinical Expert - http://betterhealthguy.link/MorgellonsBook The Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation - http://www.thecehf.org Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons - http://morgellonsmovie.org Interview Date: August 22, 2017 Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

Why You Should Listen: In this episode, you will learn about unique approaches to Lyme treatment such as ozone, therapies for Bartonella and Babesia, EMF reduction, mold issues, and more. About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Shawn Naylor, DO. Shawn Naylor, DO completed his undergraduate training in human physiology in 2001 at McGill University in Montreal. He earned his medical degree from Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine California in 2005. This was followed by a traditional rotating internship and residency training in Family Medicine at St Anthony Hospital in Denver, CO. He has completed more than seven hundred hours of continuing education training, mainly in Osteopathic Manipulation, Functional Medicine, Prolotherapy, Neuraltherapy, Ozonotherapy and Autonomic Response Testing. Additionally, Dr. Naylor has been an instructor in prolotherapy, and is a member of the American Academy of Ozonotherapy, The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society and the American Osteopathic Association. Dr. Naylor believes in the science of conventional medicine. However, he has also been influenced by the teachings of A.T Still, MD and Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD. He has come to believe, as did Dr. Still, in the body’s ability to heal itself given the right conditions. Dr. Naylor feels that many who fall through the cracks of the conventional paradigm can still be helped. Key Takeaways: - What is the role of ART in the practice? - What microbial stressors are often the most challenging? - How do you treat Bartonella and Babesia? - What is the role of EMFs? - How important is the living environment and what is the impact of mold? - What is the end goal of treatment? - Can Lyme be cured? - What is the role of mental and emotional health in recovery? Connect With My Guest: http://www.soundclinic.com Interview Date: June 21, 2017 Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

In this episode you will learn: • How to help cure Lyme Disease by adding your data to the My Lyme Data Registry • The surprising statistic of how many lyme sufferers actually use antibiotics • How you can use the my lyme data to help you along your lyme journey. Lorraine Johnson is the Chief Executive Officer of LymeDisease.org and an attorney advocate. In 2014 she co-authored the Lyme disease guidelines of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. She has spoken before state legislatures, US and international governmental agencies, and at healthcare policy conferences throughout the world.

Why You Should Listen: In this episode, you will learn about Lyme Disease, co-infections, persister cell regimens, and the MSIDS model of chronic illness. About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Richard Horowitz, MD. Dr Richard Horowitz is a board certified internist in private practice in Hyde Park, N.Y. He is medical director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, an integrative medical center which combines both classical and complementary approaches in the treatment of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne disorders. He has treated over 12,000 Chronic Lyme disease patients in the last 26 years, with patients coming from all over the US, Canada, and Europe to his clinic. He is one of the founding members and past president elect of ILADS, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. He is also past president of the ILADEF, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of health care professionals on tick-borne diseases. Dr Horowitz has presented at numerous local, national, and international scientific conferences on Lyme Disease, and has published on the role of co-infections and toxins in Lyme Borreliosis. He was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year award by the Turn the Corner Foundation for his treatment of Lyme Disease, and has dedicated his life to helping those stricken with this devastating illness. He has written two bestselling books on Lyme disease. The first “Why Can't I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease” in 2013 and his most recent “How Can I Get Better?: An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme & Chronic Disease” which just came out in February of 2017. Both of these are top resources for those that want to understand Lyme disease and all the things that come with it. Key Takeaways: - What is MSIDS and why do we need to look beyond Lyme? - How is Lyme disease transmitted? - How is treatment of coinfections approached? - What is Dapsone and what is a persister cell? - Is mold a common issue in chronic Lyme patients? - How common are parasites and is treating them important? - How does one approach detoxification? - What is the role of chronic viruses? - Do EMFs matter? - What is the impact of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)? - Does the mental/emotional backdrop contribute to chronic illness? - What is Lyme here to teach us? Connect With My Guest: http://www.cangetbetter.com Related Resources: Why Can't I Get Better: http://betterhealthguy.link/WhyCantIGetBetter How Can I Get Better: http://betterhealthguy.link/HowCanIGetBetter Interview Date: April 15, 2017 Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

Katina will be speaking with Dr. Dan Cameron of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society about the international impact of Lyme disease and what ILADS is doing to combat this global crisis.