Podcasts about lyme borreliosis

Many of us notice that when we begin our circadian and quantum health practices, our animals follow along. On today's episode our guest, Jackie Jolie, an equine bodyworker and quantum biology practitioner, will cover everything about healing your animals using quantum biology. Jackie shares her incredible journey of healing from Lyme disease through these practices, and how she noticed her pets also benefited from the same protocols. From red light therapy on animals to understanding therapeutic doses of light, we explore practical tips and Jackie's new product line to promote well-being in our furry friends.  Timestaps:  04:01 - Jackie's experience with Lyme disease  10:49 - Using circadian and quantum biology to heal  18:27  - Red light therapy on animals  28:17 - Products for cats and dogs  32:45 - Healing degenerative issues in dogs  38:22- Therapeutic doses of light  41:14 - Light is the strongest + fastest energy source  44:00 - The importance of darkness  47:19 -  Circadian and quantum tips  53:39 - Red light blanket demo & release dates   Show Links: Healing Lyme: Natural Healing and Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis and Its Coinfections by Dr. Stephen Harrod Buhner Check Out Jackie Jolie: Jackie Jolie Instagram Equi Soul Instagram Equi Soul Facebook Website Sponsored By:  Upgraded Formulas Use code: YOGI for 10% off at⁠ ⁠⁠www.upgradedformulas.com⁠ Viva Rays Go to ⁠vivarays.com/⁠ & use code: YOGI to save 15%  BIOptimizers  Go to ⁠bioptimizers.com/sarahkleiner⁠ and use code: SKW for 10% off This video is not medical advice & as a supporter to you and your health journey - I encourage you to monitor your labs and work with a professional! ________________________________________ Get all my free guides and product recommendations to get started on your journey! https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/all-free-resources Check out all my courses to understand how to improve your mitochondrial health & experience long lasting health! (Use code PODCAST to save 10%) -  https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter to get special offers in the future! https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/contact Free Guide to Building your perfect quantum day (start here) - https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/opt-in-9d5f6918-77a8-40d7-bedf-93ca2ec8387f My free product guide with all product recommendations and discount codes: https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/resource_redirect/downloads/file-uploads/sites/2147573344/themes/2150788813/downloads/84c82fa-f201-42eb-5466-0524b41f6b18_2024_SKW_Affiliate_Guide_1_.pdf

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Returning guest, Samantha Lee Wright, host of the Essential Oil Revolution podcast, joins us again in this week's episode of the Less Stressed Life Podcast to share her daughter's journey with Lyme disease.Sam shares:Early signs and testing of Lyme diseaseBeing an advocate for yourself and loved onesThe link between mold and LymeSupplementation, nourishment, and herbal supportMentioned in this episode:Healing Lyme: Natural Healing and Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis and Its Coinfections Book by Stephen Harrod Buhner  #056 CBD Oil vs Copaiba Oil Showdown with Samantha Wright Host of the world's #1 essential oil podcast, The Essential Oil Revolution –– with over 3.5 Million downloads to date –– Samantha Lee Wright teaches others how to use the power of nature for better health and happiness. She’s a master at helping people clear the toxins from their lives and take control of their health. She’s a wife, mother, author, speaker, and a fierce advocate for living life on your own terms.Assess your Adrenals, Detox, or Get my Guidechristabiegler.com/linksJoin us on Instagraminstagram.com/anti.inflammatory.nutritionist/Shop our Favoriteschristabiegler.com/shopLoving the podcast? Leave us a review!reviewthispodcast.com/lessstressed

In 2009 Keith developed pain in his neck after a fall from a horse. He did all the usual things to heal a sore neck but didn't improve. The pain lingered and started to travel to other parts of his body. At this point we suspected there might be something else going on. After seeing a number of different doctors over two years, Keith was finally tested for Lyme in 2011. He tested positive and was given the usual 3-week course of antibiotics. He improved for a short time but then his symptoms returned. Several doctors denied he was still sick and told us there was nothing they could do. He continued to decline. Then Keith saw a top infectious disease doctor at Columbia Hospital, who re-tested him. The doctor said the test was negative for Lyme (with one band showing) and that there was no such thing as Chronic Lyme. He suggested that it was all in Keith's head. It was totally demoralizing. Once we re-grouped from that experience, we continued to look for help. Keith saw an osteopath and the treatment was helpful but he was still in a lot of pain. The osteopath agreed that there are some people with Lyme who, even after the 3-week course of antibiotics, are still sick. Just this validation was huge for us. The osteopath was willing to give Keith 6-weeks of antibiotics to see if it would help but he wouldn't give more, as he was afraid to lose his medical license. The antibiotics seemed to help for awhile but then Keith got worse again. Then we heard of a Chinese herbalist who was having good luck treating Lyme patients. Keith would drive several hours once a month for his appointments, to get herbs. Keith tried this for several months with some improvement but no lasting results. Thankfully, before we could try any of those, I stumbled upon two books that helped set us on the right path, Cannabis for Lyme Disease & Related Conditions: Scientific Basis and Anecdotal Evidence for Medicinal Use by Shelley M White and Healing Lyme: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis and the Coinfections Chlamydia and Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis by Stephen Harrod Buhner. Out of desperation, I designed a protocol for Keith from what I learned. Within couple weeks of starting this new protocol we knew we were on the right track. He stopped getting worse and actually started to improve. He stopped taking antibiotics and then after a year, stopped taking the herbs. His health had stabilized and but his health had not been restored. Still in research mode, I read about the Keto diet, which sounded crazy at first but we took a leap of faith and decided to give it a try. Within a few weeks Keith started to feel better.

In this episode you will learn three things: 1) How Disulfuram is being used to treat Lyme Disease. 2) Why Dr. Richard Horowitz is combining Dapsone and Disulfuram. 3) And How these treatments have lead to long term Lyme remission Dr. Horowitz, the best-selling author of “Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease,” has presented at numerous scientific conferences on Lyme Disease and the role of co-infections and toxins in Lyme Borreliosis. Dr. Leigner practices in Pawling, New York, and has been actively involved in diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and related disorders since 1988. His work has focused on the serious morbidity and (occasional) mortality that can comes from chronic and neurological Lyme Disease.

The Case:  Kim is 37 and lives in a high-rise in New York City For about a year she felt foggy, tired, and plagued by headaches.  She was also experiencing joint pain that traveled from ankle to shoulder to knee.  She tried anti-inflammatories but it only masked the problems.  Her doctors were unable to find the cause of her issues.  It’s not uncommon for people to turn to functional medicine to deal with headaches and inflammation but there was something that made me think there was something else at play in Kim’s case.  The biggest clues were that aside from the pain, she also said she didn’t feel like herself. I knew that we had to get to the source of the inflammation and the roving joint issues.  The Investigation My suspicion was Lyme disease but Kim is a city girl and hadn’t been hiking in areas where she might have been exposed. I needed to investigate whether this might be the cause of her issues as it certainly seemed to explain the collection of concerns.  Dr. Darin Ingels is an expert in Lyme disease and a respected thought leader in natural medicine. He’s the author of “The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Autoimmune Response and Beat Lyme Disease”. His practice deals with chronic immune dysfunction and he’s been successful in using natural methods to reduce the symptoms of Lyme (including his own).  What is Lyme Disease? Lyme disease (also known as Lyme Borreliosis) is a bacterial infection transmitted primarily by Deer ticks. It’s unique because it has the capacity to penetrate different parts of the body in a way that other bacteria can’t. This means, it can travel around the body and it can be difficult to treat. Lyme is also known as the great mimic because the symptoms of the disease can look like many other illnesses and traditionally, doctors have found it very hard to diagnose. Also, there are upwards of 300 different strains of Lyme disease worldwide, with about 100 strains in the U.S. Know Your Ticks There are many different types of ticks and the one that most commonly carries Lyme disease is the deer tick. If you find a tick on you, it’s helpful to know what kind of tick it is. Here are a few pictures to help you identify them. (HealthMysteriesSolved.com)   If You Find a Tick  If you find a tick crawling on you, brush it off. If it hasn’t bitten you, then you are unlikely to have been infected. However, you should do a full tick check since you now know you’ve been in an area where ticks are. When a tick bites you, it stays attached while it feeds. The disease is transmitted from the saliva it secretes into your bloodstream while it is drinking your blood. If you find a tick that is attached to your skin, remove it using tweezers and a magnifying glass, pinching as close to the bite as possible and pulling the tick out slowly.  Avoid the instinct to squash it or scratch it away. Gentle, intentional removal will decrease the amount of the bug’s fluids that enter your system. If possible, save the tick (in a plastic bag with a moist cotton ball so it doesn’t dry out) and bring it in for testing.  Not Just Ticks Lyme disease is most commonly caused by a bite by a carrier known as a deer tick but it’s not just ticks that transmit the bacteria. Some research suggests that mice, rats, and squirrels may also be carriers. Many people write off the possibility of having contracted Lyme because they haven’t been in nature or in a region that is known for having infected ticks. There is also some research being done about the possibility that Lyme disease may be transmitted by mosquitoes, horseflies, fleas, and through the exchange of human body fluids. None of these have been proven conclusively.  Where in the World are Lyme-Infected Ticks? Another factor that can cause doctors to write off the possibility of Lyme is location. For a long time, Lyme was primarily found in ticks located in specific regions of the US (the Northeastern and Midwestern states) but in the past few years, infected ticks have been found in every state - including Alaska.  Symptoms There are some tell-tale signs of Lyme infection, the most significant of which is the appearance of a red bulls-eye like rash around the bite area. This is called erythema migrans and is the most conclusive symptom because it only occurs with Lyme. However, not everyone who gets Lyme disease will develop this rash so doctors have to rely on a collection of other symptoms. These symptoms may include fever, chills, joint pain (that may travel from one area to another), Bell's palsy, swelling of the lymph nodes, sleep disturbances, headaches, and general flu-like symptoms.  Over time, symptoms can progress into neurological symptoms like balance problems, coordination issues, fatigue, brain fog, sensitivity to light and short term memory loss potentially leading to cognitive decline.  Diagnosis Diagnosis of Lyme disease is tricky because unless the patient has (and sees) the erythema migrans mark, the symptoms could be a myriad of other things. Often a patient is initially misdiagnosed and it’s not until the collection of symptoms are considered that Lyme is tested for. The CDC recommends testing for a specific antibody through a blood test to begin. If this antibody is not present, then they will determine it’s not Lyme. If it is present, then they move to additional blood tests.  False Negatives and False Positives for Lyme Disease One of the issues with the traditional Lyme screening method is that the antibody test is just proof that you’ve been exposed. And, there have been issues with that test returning false negatives too because it only picks up 40 - 50% of the people who have it. The challenge with this is that for people dealing with false negative results, the traditional medical system can no longer move forward in diagnosing.  Functional Medicine Approach to Diagnosis Many functional medicine practitioners skip the initial antibody test and go straight to the other blood tests. There are a variety of labs that will conduct different types of tests that can help confirm a Lyme infection. However, many of these lab tests are not covered by medical insurance.  It’s important to do multiple different tests because of how many different strains of Lyme there are. See the references section below for a list of labs.  Traditional Treatment Lyme disease is a bacterial infection so the traditional course of action is to treat it with antibiotics. Often the prescribed length of prescription is not enough to permanently kill off the bacteria (which can go into remission or dormant). During the time of dormancy, antibodies can continue to change. Dr. Ingels says that it’s not uncommon for Lyme disease symptoms to reappear after some time of dormancy. This is what happened to him.  The traditional approach is to attack it again with more (sometimes different) antibiotics. Chronic use of antibiotics may cause severe side effects that can lead to other health issues.  Natural Approach to Treatment There is no consensus on the treatment of Lyme disease and so it comes with some controversy. Dr. Ingels doesn’t say that people should not take the antibiotics, but he does believe that there are lifestyle and diet changes that can help keep symptoms at bay. He is also a proponent of the Traditional Chinese Medicine approach using herbs and acupuncture. However, he notes that everyone is different and it may not work for some.  The main idea behind the natural approach is to support the immune system so it’s better equipped to fight the disease and decrease the symptoms. This allows the whole person to heal. He believes that a shift needs to happen away from just trying to kill the bug with antibiotics.  Don’t Give Up Hope While Lyme disease can be incredibly frustrating (from diagnosis to treatment), Dr. Ingels says you have to be your own health advocate. If doctors are telling you it’s not Lyme and you feel strongly that it could be, get a second opinion, do more testing and seek out a natural medicine practitioner who specializes in Lyme. Lyme can trigger an autoimmune response and develop into series neurological issues if left untreated so be persistent and don’t give up hope of finding the right treatment plan for you.  Mystery Solved I sent Kim to be tested for Lyme. She tested positive for the antibodies and several co-infections.  She embarked on a course of antibiotics but also worked to rebalance her body to help fight the inflammation and calm down the immune response. We also worked on issues in her gut and supported her liver and gallbladder to make sure she was detoxifying well. After 3 months on both protocols, she started to feel better and was able to come off the antibiotics. We continued to support her system with herbs, diet and lifestyle shifts and 3 more months later, she reported feeling back to normal. It’s important for Kim to keep her stress in check and maintain a healthy lifestyle to keep her immune system strong. Eliminating Health Mysteries For Kim we were able to put together all of the clues, find a solution and help her regain her health. Could Lyme disease be the missing clue for you or someone in your life?  Links: Resources mentioned Thanks to my guest Dr. Darin Ingels. You can connect with him on Facebook or through his website.   Labs Mentioned by Dr. Ingels: https://globallymealliance.org/tick-testing-labs/ https://igenex.com/ https://www.mdlab.com/pdf/lyme_disease_testing.pdf   Suggested Products: Artemisinin https://www.completenutritionandwellness.com/shop/brands/quicksilver-scientific/liposomal-artemisinin-4-oz.html High Dose Probiotics https://www.completenutritionandwellness.com/shop/11strain-probiotic-50-grams.html Meditation Online Course for Stress  here   Overcoming Hashimoto’s Summit Claim your free spot to this 7-day virtual summit featuring the top experts in Hashimoto’s and Hypothyroidism so that you can overcome this diagnosis and feel better.  Sign up here:   https://bit.ly/2KigemW  Thanks for Listening If you like what you heard, please rate and review this podcast. Every piece of feedback not only helps me create better shows, it helps more people find this important information. 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Stephen Harrod Buhner is an Earth poet and the award-winning author of books on nature, indigenous cultures, the environment, and herbal medicine. He comes from a long line of healers including Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States under Eisenhower and Kennedy, and Elizabeth Lusterheide, a midwife and herbalist who worked in rural Indiana in the early nineteenth century. The greatest influence on his work, however, has been his great-grandfather C.G. Harrod who primarily used botanical medicines, also in rural Indiana, when he began his work as a physician in 1911. He has been the senior researcher for The Foundation for Gaian Studies for the past 30 years. In that time he has explored Gaia's complex organism interactions and how human beings can reinhabit their interbeing with the Earth, taking their place once more in the circle of life. All of his many books deal with that exploration and what he has discovered on the journey, among others, “Herbal Antivirals, “Healing Lyme: Natural Healing and Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis and Its Co-infections”, “Sacred Plant Medicine”, “The Secret Teachings of Plants”, “Ensouling Language” and “Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm”. The post Eldering into Hope appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.

It seems every year we har about another disease that threatens our health. One of them happens to be a condition known as Lyme Disease. It’s cause by a bacterium known as Borrelia and it can have some pretty nasty symptoms including fever, fatigue, and joint pain. Worse, it may have the ability to stick around and cause people years of pains ranging from arthritis to neurological and even heart problems. As for how it’s spread, it comes from the bite of a tick. There’s been an explosion of cases over the last decade and in some areas of the country, ticks have replaced mosquitoes as public health enemy #1. On this week’s show, we take a closer look at the bacterium behind the disease and how to help you stay safe. Our first guest is an expert on this bacterium behind this disease. His name is George Chaconas and he is a professor at the University of Calgary. For years, he was a Canada Research Chair on the condition formally known as Lyme Borreliosis. We explore how the infection progresses in the body and manages to escape our immune system. We also get into the potential for resistance and long-term effects on the body. The bacterium is known as a spirochete, which means it looks like a corkscrew. This is similar to another bacterium that causes a more known illness, syphilis. We talk with Chaconas about the similarities between the two and how this may help us understand how we may be able to diagnose and possibly treat Lyme disease effectively. In our SASS Class, we find out how to avoid Lyme Disease through prevention. We talk with Katie Clow, a veterinarian and assistant professor at the University of Guelph. She’s been studying how humans and pets can avoid getting bitten by a tick and shares her knowledge with us. Her tips will help you to stay safe when you’re out enjoying the grassy and wooded areas. If you enjoy The Super Awesome Science Show, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts and be sure to tell a friend about the show. Thanks to you, we’ve been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award as Outstanding Science and Medicine Series. Let’s keep the awesome momentum going together!  Twitter: @JATetro Email: thegermguy@gmail.com Guests: George Chaconas Web: https://www.ucalgary.ca/bprg/chaconas Katie Clow Web: https://katieclow.com/   Twitter: @KatieClow1

So, you or a loved one has (or thinks they have) Lyme disease. Now what? This book was written to answer just that question, and to serve as a starting point for those inflicted with Lyme (Borreliosis) and/or its co-infections such as Babesia and Bartonella. The book will also provide family, friends, and caregivers a unique perspective into what being ill with Lyme and/or its co-infections can feel like, and an insight into understanding the diseases better. It is hoped that after reading this book, that they can start their Lyme journey with you. A background of Lyme disease and its co-infections, their transmission, tips for preventing infection, steps for tick removal, a listing of symptoms, testing preparation, and approaches, as well as potential treatment options are all covered. Methods of immune support and detox, what to eat and not to eat, and what it is like living with Lyme and/or its co-infections are also included, along with a listing of useful resources, a symptoms tracker, details of the bands of the Western blot, and infographics summarizing the major points of the book. Lyme and its co-infections will change you and those around you, and it can be a very long journey if not treated early. Diagnosis is just the beginning! Links: The Lyme book for family, friends, and caregivers  www.amazon.com/Lyme-book-family-friends-caregivers/dp/1925555178 Kangen Water- 505-681-1770   Envita Medical -Envita Medical   Facebook: Sarah Schlichte Sanchez https://www.facebook.com/groups/831057956956628/?ref=bookmarks   Lyme Voice on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/831057956956628/

Dr. Anneleen Berende discusses the effect of prolonged antibiotic treatment on cognitive performance in patients with Lyme borreliosis. 

Dr. Jeffrey Ratliff talks with Dr. Anneleen Berende about her paper on the effect of prolonged antibiotic treatment on cognitive performance in patients with Lyme borreliosis. Dr. Andrew Southerland focuses his interview with Dr. Stephen Klasko on hospitals of the future, following a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The article can be found here: https://www.statnews.com/2019/01/26/dispatch-from-davos-future-hospitals/.

Dr. Anneleen Berende discusses whether or not prolonged antibiotics are beneficial for neurocognition in Lyme borreliosis.

We cover a JAMA Clinical Reviews podcast on lyme disease, including some myth-busters. *Doxycycline can be used, safely, in kids < 8 years old *Testing for lyme is a mess because : (1) we test patients with ultra low probability of disease (2) we test patients who shouldn't be tested (i.e. have erythema migrans) (3) the tests are a pain to interpret *Lyme disease is spreading further south and west in the US, into Canada, and it's also increasingly found in Europe. We then delve into core content for Rosen's, Tintinalli, and the IDSA 2006 guidelines. Thanks for listening! Jeremy Faust and Lauren Westafer FOAMcast.org    

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 28 years, with patients coming from the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand to his clinic. Dr. Horowitz has presented at numerous 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. His book “Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease” was was on the NY Times Science Best Seller list within the first month of its release.

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.

Stephen Harrod Buhner is an Earth poet and the award-winning author often books on nature, indigenous cultures, the environment, and herbal medicine. He comes from a long line of healers including Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States under Eisenhower and Kennedy, and Elizabeth Lusterheide, a midwife and herbalist who worked in rural Indiana in the early nineteenth century. The greatest influence on his work, however, has been his great-grandfather C.G. Harrod who primarily used botanical medicines, also in rural Indiana, when he began his work as a physician in 1911. Stephen’s work has appeared or been profiled in publications throughout North America and Europe including Common Boundary, Apotheosis, Shaman’s Drum, The New York Times, CNN, and Good Morning America. He has spoken at colleges and conference around thw world, including the United Nations. Stephen’s books include: * Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria * Healing Lyme: Natural Healing & Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis and its Coinfections * The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth * Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native America Herbalism * Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation * The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature * The Natural Testosterone Plant: For Sexual Health and Energy * Herbs for Hepatitis C and the Liver …and more Stephen and I started our conversation around old time doctors and kitchen medicine, exploring herbs like ginger, cayenne, and even honey. Then, as I expected and hoped for, Stephen went in some interesting directions. So, though he talks about the effects of accidentally breathing dust from Western Skunk Cabbage, and ingesting some well known toxic plants such as Poison Hemlock…well, I would ask you stay away from using those plants internally. Stephen does offer some amazing gems of information, and you never know when he is going to drop one of them on you. However, there is gold in the overall message he is trying to say. Try to stay in the space of looking at the larger picture of the conversation. Visit http://www.gaianstudies.org

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 28 years, with patients coming from the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand to his clinic. Dr. Horowitz has presented at numerous 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. His book “Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease” was was on the NY Times Science Best Seller list within the first month of its release.

Best of Lyme Ninja Radio - this is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes. Dr. Alan B. MacDonald is a pathologist who has participated in research activities related to tick-borne diseases since 1981. He was the first investigator to publish images of Borrelia spirochetes without regular corkscrew shape in 1987. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York City, and now works as a research associate at the University of New Haven. Currently he is investigating the link between Lyme Borreliosis and Alzheimer's disease. *information provided by University of New Haven and Dr. Alan MacDonald

Worldwide Lyme Borreliosis Association is hosting the Largest Online Blanket Fort Party! PLEASE SHARE THIS We know a lot of Lyme patients feel lonely during the holidays. Being unable to get to family get togethers can leave us feeling isolated. But thanks to the online Lyme community, we can work through this and form a family of our own to spend time with. So for this Holiday season, on December 24th - 26th* we invite you to join us for the biggest online blanket fort party! *Note re the dates: As our events are worldwide - they automatically span a couple of days to cover all time zones around the globe - this will therefore mean we start on the 25th Australian Time (Southern Hemisphere) - which will be the 24th (for Northern Hemisphere) and finish on the 25th European/ American Time (Northern Hemisphere), which will be the 26th Australian Time.

Episode #5 features Dr. Alan B. MacDonald, a pathologist who has participated in research activities related to tick-borne diseases since 1981. He was the first investigator to publish images of Borrelia spirochetes without regular corkscrew shape in 1987. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York City, and now works as a research associate at the University of New Haven. Currently he is investigating the link between Lyme Borreliosis and Alzheimer's disease. *information provided by University of New Haven and Dr. Alan MacDonald

Background: An erythema migrans (EM) remaining smaller than 5 cm in diameter, called mini EM by us, has not been addressed in detail. Objective: To study the significance of the mini EM as a sign of Lyme borreliosis. Methods: Patients with suspected mini EM were retrospectively selected out of 257 consecutive patients with EM. The diagnosis of mini EM rested on the cultivation of Borrelia burgdorferi. Species and subtype analysis of culture isolates was performed using outer surface protein A (OspA) polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing of the OspA gene. Results: There was one patient with definite (0.4%) and another patient with a questionable mini EM. Borrelia garinii OspA type 6 was identified in the patient with the definite and B. burgdorferi sensu lato in the patient with the questionable mini EM. Conclusion: The mini EM represents an important and apparently uncommon sign of early Lyme borreliosis.