Lyme Ninja Radio - Fight Lyme Disease Like A Ninja

In this episode you will learn: • How Lyme disease almost wrecked Ed's quest for a college degree • How Ed finally got the help he needed • Ed's cutting edge work on the frontier of bioinformatics for Lyme disease Ed Messick was bitten by a tick in 8th grade - and he was originally diagnosed with mono. It seemed to be under control until a traumatic event on top of a highly stressful point in his college career which lead him to not only feel terrible, but also not take care of himself in a way that would help him regain his health. He eventually dropped out of Pharmacy School. After suffering from chronic fatigue, brain fog, depression and rapid weight loss. His primary care physician did give him a lyme diagnosis but when he went to the top infectious disease doctor in NJ he was told he didn’t have Lyme Disease. He was able to get In 2016 he graduated from NJ institute of technology with a masters in Bioinformatics and today he works as a bioinformation analyst for a genomics company in New J

In this episode you will learn: • How Dr. Rawls gave up looking for a diagnosis and instead concentrated on restoring his health • Why antibiotic treatment was not the best option for him • And how he discovered medicinal herbs Bill Rawls, MD, graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1985. He holds his medical license in North Carolina. Dr. Rawls has written extensively on health topics, including Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and Chronic Immune Dysfunction. He’s the author of Suffered Long Enough and has contributed to various health sites. Aside from his writing, Dr. Rawls serves as Medical Director for Vital Plan, an herbal supplement and wellness company he co-founded with his daughter, Braden.

In this episode you will learn: • What Katina has been up too and what she is doing to stay healthy • The transformation that happens when you overcome lyme disease • The challenge of finding the best dietary options for your health • And a reminder that Reclaiming your health from lyme disease is complex and multifaceted Katina is a graduate of Duke University and The Stillpoint School of Integrative Life Healing. After 5 years of misdiagnosis and 5 more years of treatments, Katina has overcome chronic Lyme disease. She is on a nationwide Lyme awareness campaign with her recovery memoir and guide, “Out of the Woods; Healing Lyme Disease – Body, Mind & Spirit,” an award finalist for 2011 Best Book in Health with USA Book News. She is currently a board member of Be Tick Ready, a Lyme education group, and also works as a Spiritual healer and Lyme disease counselor.

Maria Emmerich is a wellness expert in nutrition and exercise physiology. She shares a passion for helping others reach their goals of optimal health. She struggled with her weight throughout childhood and decided enough was enough. She decided to study health and wellness so she could help others stop wasting their time. She is an International Best Selling author of “The Ketogenic Cookbook“. She also authored 8 other books including her newest book, “The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse: Reset Your Metabolism with 160 Tasty Whole-Food Recipes & Meal Plans”

This week's episode is a replay of one of our most popular interviews with Dr. Terry Wahls.

Nicci and Martina share their passion to help people avoid the struggles they had getting treated for Lyme disease in Ireland. They are active members of Tick Talk Ireland, and Irish based online support group.

In this episode you will learn: • The three studies Breakspear Medical has published about Lyme • The length of time that Dr. Monro recommends for antibiotic treatment • Dr. Monro’s protocol for Lyme disease using artesunate Internationally recognised in the field of allergy and environmental medicine, Dr Jean Monro is the Medical Director and founder of privately-owned Breakspear Medical Group Ltd. Fully committed, Dr Monro has focussed on this specialist area for much of her career and successfully treats a wide variety of conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme disease and multiple chemical sensitivity, using certified laboratory tests to detect and address underlying infections and nutritional deficiencies, and by using low-dose immunotherapy as a foundation to rebuilding healthy immune systems. In addition to treating patients at Breakspear Medical, Dr Monro lectures regularly at conferences around the world, supervises hands-on training of university and college students specialisi

In this episode you will learn: • The dissemination of Lyme Disease - included urban places like the middle of London. • The need for accurate tests for co-infections • His approach for wellness that focuses on healing the body rather than killing the disease. Oliver Barnett has studied Naturopathy and Nutrition, Metabolic Typing, iridology and herbal medicine. He runs the largest and only collaborative functional medicine practice in Europe with a team of 10 including 6 practitioners, 3 of which specialise in helping people with Lyme. In December of this 2017 he will be opening the UK’s first integrated treatment centre for Lyme disease. Oliver is considered one of the UK’s leading health experts and regularly features in printed and online media.

In this episode you will learn: • How Chantelle found support from the Lyme Disease UK Discussion Facebook Group • Finding medical help outside the UK National Health Service • About Chantelle’s crazy one woman lyme drama Chantelle was working a dream job on a private cruise ship in the Caribbean where she was bit by a tick. The ensuing journey through the National Health Service and traveling to the US for treatment she calls her one woman drama. Chantelle is now living with her parents in Cornwall, recovering and pouring her energy helping others by participating in Lyme Disease UK advocacy Group.

In this episode you will learn: • new book, which is a semi autobiographical depiction of lyme disease • How Susan's first book helped her deal with grandmother’s passing • How writing helped channel her emotions so they wouldn’t become self destructive Susan was born in Pennsylvania, where she graduated from college with a BA in English. In 2012 she was diagnosed with late-stage Lyme Disease after being sick with little explanation for nearly 15 years. In 2013, with the help of friends and family she self-published her first book, Gold in the Days of Summer, which won the 2014 International Rubery Book Award Children's category. After being in remission for nearly a year, Susan relapsed in 2015. Her new book, The Last Letter is closely based on her own struggles with Lyme Disease.

In this episode you will learn: • About Sharon Rainey’s new book, Lyme Savvy • Changing the vocabulary around classifying Lyme disease • Scheduling downtime into your treatment protocol • Being emotionally prepared for your healing journey In 2009, Sharon was diagnosed with Bartonella and Babesia, co-infections of Lyme disease. The final blow was becoming almost bedridden with back and knee pain. Four months later, after visiting a dozen different doctors she found the RIGHT doctor who diagnosed her with late stage chronic Lyme disease. Her passions include writing and educating the public about the proper diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, but she still finds time for reading, needlepoint and knitting.

In this episode you will learn: • How an arrow created acupuncture • How to find a good acupuncturist • What an acupuncturist can do for lyme disease patients Mackay started his acupuncture training in 1989 at the Traditional Acupuncture Institute and graduated with a master’s degree in acupuncture in 1992. As a 5-element acupuncturist he is carefully trained to understand the laws of nature, to diagnose in accordance with those laws and to work therapeutically to restore balance and harmony. By restoring internal harmony of body, mind and spirit, your body is able to cure the deep cause of the disease and not just silence the symptoms.

In this episode you will learn: • About Dr. Ducharme's new book, “Lyme Brain” • How gluten can weaken the blood brain barrier • About neuroplasticity and positive thinking Dr. Nicola Ducharme is the founder and medical director of RestorMedicine, an integrative medical center based in San Diego, CA. Having done her naturopathic training and completed her Bachelor of Health Sciences (Naturopathy) in Australia, she moved to the United States and obtained her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, starting a private practice soon thereafter. She is the author of The Lyme Diet: Nutritional Strategies For Healing From Lyme Disease, as well as a chapter in Connie Strasheim’s book Insights into Lyme Disease Treatment: 13 Lyme-literate Health Care Practitioners Share Their Healing Strategies.

In this episode you will learn: • The importance of modifying your diet to best suit your needs • Electromagnetic pollution and how that exacerbates illness • Connie’s book “New Paradigms in Lyme Disease Treatment Connie Strasheim is the author, co-author or ghostwriter of 10 wellness books, including four on Lyme disease, two on cancer and one on spiritual wellness. In addition to authoring books, Connie is a copywriter and editor for the Alternative Cancer Research Institute and ProHealth's Lyme disease website, as well as a healing prayer minister. One of Connie's passions is to see people who battle chronic illness fully restored- in body, mind and spirit. In her latest book, "New Paradigms in Lyme Disease Treatment: 10 Top Doctors Reveal Healing Strategies that Work" (October, 2016), she shares the latest and most effective Lyme disease treatment strategies.

In this episode you will learn: • The chinese medicine concept of Jing and energy depletion • About Allie’s book, Suffering the Silence • And her interiews with Lyme Sufferers all over the world Allie Cashel was first diagnosed with Lyme disease in June of 1998. While studying at Bard College, she conducted a series of interviews with Chronic Lyme patients in New York and around the world. She now works as an advocate for increased awareness of Lyme disease, and is the co-founder of the online community "Suffering the Silence," a space for patients, friends, and family to share and witness the true living experience of Lyme and other chronic illnesses.

In this episode you will learn: • Results of Bob Miller’s study on genetics of people with Lyme • How Lyme Disease interferes with energy production • How glutamate disruption affect your emotional state In 2015 Bob Miller was inspired to start examining chronic lyme disease, and he founded NutriGenetic Research Institute to research and publish reports on the relationship between genetic variants, labs and presenting symptoms. Bob has served as a traditional naturopath for 20 years, and earned his naturopathic degree from Trinity School of Natural Health. Recognizing that there was not a nutritional supplement line on the market comprehensive enough to address all of the possible genetic variants, he began working with a national company, Professional Health Products, to formulate an Epigenetics line of products.

In this episode you will learn: • How Lisa promotes lyme disease awareness • Lyme Light Vigil - Dallas, Texas • What you can do to promote lyme disease awareness in your area Seven years ago Lisa pulled what looked like a tick from the back of her head, she went to her doctor to check for lyme disease, who laughed and told her not to worry. over the next seven years she experienced numerous weird symptoms and went from doctor to doctor who diagnosed her with various chronic diseases. Finally connected her symptoms to lyme disease when she got in touch with a friend who had it, and she did more research into the symptoms. Her first test came back negative, but then she she was able to get a positive diagnosis with an Igenex test. Today Lisa is an advocate for Lyme disease awareness in Texas.

In this episode you will learn: • About exogenous ketones. • What they are, and • How they can help you function better • Lyme Ninja Keto Challenge Dr. Heather Cardin received her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City in 1997. Drs. Heather and Ralph opened their first chiropractic office in her home town of Paola, Kansas in 1998. She is now currently practicing in Overland Park, Kansas. Her patients benefit from her knowledge and expertise, drawing from her extensive training in diagnostic technology, Applied Kinesiology, Acupuncture and nutrition. Betsy Walker believes she got sick during a camping trip in 1996. She had typical flu like symptoms but these were attributed to her allergies time and time again. It took her three years to get diagnosed, and by that time it had affected her central nervous system as well. She attributes feeling back to normal to a ketogenic diet.

Christina Kovacs has been sick since the summer of 2006. She has been diagnosed with POTS, SIBO, brain damage and has had her gallbladder removed. In this episode you will learn: • How important the right antibiotics are • The importance of a holistic outlook for health The catalyst for a change in her health was when her mother found doctor in Tennessee who specializes in disorders of the eye and brain. He was able to tell her she had brain damage, and referred her to a doctor who specializes in “mystery diagnosis.” This Dr. took 30 vials of blood to test. And was finally able to tell her what was wrong. She had Lyme Disease. She moved in with her parents full time in January 2012 so she could fully concentrate on her health, and has spent the last 4 years healing from Lyme.

Dr Edwards is the Medical Director for the Patriot Clinics which specialize in treating  Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder using HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy. He is also the Medical Director of the Full Circle Health Clinic in Edmond, OK. In this episode you will learn: • How Dr. Edwards time serving as a special forces doctor influenced how he practices medicine
 • How he deals with the complexity of Lyme Disease by keeping patient health front and foremost. 
 • The use of Argent and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in treating Lyme Disease
 Dr. Edwards holds a B.S. in Exercise Science & Sport Medicine from Oklahoma Baptist University, attended Medical School at Oklahoma State University College for Health Sciences, and completed residency at Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg. During his time in the Army he served several Special Operations units. He served as the Battalion Surgeon for a Special Operations unit, a Flight Surgeon and a Dive Medical Officer.