Lyme Ninja Radio - Fight Lyme Disease Like A Ninja

Kevin Peer Was a photographer, and later a film director for National Geographic. In the early nineties Kevin had gone on a camping trip to Arkansas, where he describes 'the ticks fell from the dense canopy of trees like rain.” In this episode you will learn: • The Hero’s Journey • Why your doctor should never be the final authority in your health • Taking ownership of your Lyme Journey Fast forward to 2006 his health had deteriorated such an extent he turned to the internet. “Dr. Google” lead him to lyme disease and he was finally diagnosed with advanced neurological lyme. Throughout the experience of treating Lyme disease, he found comfort and a breakthrough in the archetype of the Hero’s Journey. It helped him regain a sense of power in his healing, where medical providers were partners rather than an ultimate authority. Today he has an integrative counseling and hypnotherapy practice in California.

Dr. Sally Shultz is a former ophthalmologist who was diagnosed in 2005 at a medical conference in which she participated in a live blood microscopy. She managed fairly well until 2010 when she developed neurological and physical symptoms. In this episode you will learn: • About healing lyme by healing your mitochondria • Why continued antibiotic use was not the right choice for Dr. Sally Antibiotic treatment did help but Dr. Sally noticed that it did not produce long-lasting healing effects. She experimented with Rife and ozone treatments but it wasn’t until she found a protocol for COPD patients that focused on restoring mitochondrial function that she began fully healing. Today she shares the protocol that helped her get well, maintains two lyme wellness websites and holds group coaching sessions.

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 and decided to study health and wellness so she could help others stop wasting their time. In this episode you will learn: • How her book, the “Ketogenic Cookbook.” came to be • How to go about doing a ketogenic diet and not drive yourself crazy She is a International Best Selling author of “The Ketogenic Cookbook“. She also authored 8 other books including several cookbooks and 3 nutritional guide books including “Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism”

In the spring of 2012 Jessica had just turned 20 years old and started having pain in her hands and feet. Her doctor tested her for arthritis, lupus and MS, but none of her markers were positive. By that time, 3 months had passed and her symptoms were getting worse. Jessica’s fatigue was extreme, her pain spread everywhere in her body, especially her joints, her heart was racing and she was faint and weak all the time. In this episode you will learn: • The diet change Jessica credits with turning around her Lyme   • How her mom started Focus on Lyme to Fund a new Lyme test • The science behind the new t-Gen test RNA sequencing test • The mental part of healing Lyme • The number one life skill Jessica learned healing from Lyme When someone you love is getting sicker by the day and there is no help in sight, you'll do anything to help. Fortunately, we found an amazing Lyme doctor in New York and with his care Jessica showed improvement. After several months, Jessica began to get better. Today, we are

The mission of the Ticked Off Foundation is to provide financial assistance and support to Lyme and tick-borne disease patients over the age of 25 who are in crisis through grants and counseling, In this episode you will learn: • About the Ticked Off Foundation provides grants for Lyme treatment • How you can help by recycling these special items Neither Stephanie nor Gregg responded well to standard antibiotic treatments for their chronic Lyme, and because none of the treatments they did pursue were covered by insurance - they both amassed a debt of more than $250,000 dollars. When they went searching for some kind of charity they could only find one, which was aimed at helping children with Lyme Disease. This inspired Gregg to create the Ticked Off Foundation in 2015.

Briana Beaver is founder of the Facebook Group "Lymies Looking for Love." She also runs the blog Tick Talk Site and continues to work on being healthy and well. In this episode you will learn: • Briana’s approach to healing Lyme Disease • Dating Facebook Page “Lymies Looking for Love” Briana was ill as a child with mostly gastrointestinal problems that metamorphosed as she grew older into nearly every system in her body gastro, vascular, neurological, having severe problems. After graduating college she deteriorated completely she had to be hospitalized, wasting away because her body couldn’t absorb any nutrition. Fortunately her mother had reached out to a chiropractic neurologist who was able to put her on a treatment plan that eventually lead to a lyme disease diagnosis.

Adam S. Nally, is a Doctor of Osteropathic medicine and practices community-based medicine providing practical general medical health through a ketogenic, low-carbohydrate life style. In this episode you will learn: 1) Why Dr. Nally prescribes a ketogenic for many of his patients 2) What macronutrients you must have to heal from any chronic disease. 3) Why stress robs you of your energy. 4) Which genetic SNIP caused Dr. Nally to create his own multivitamin for his patients. Dr. Nally is an International Obesity & Weight Management Speaker and Writer, and is a health pod-caster with Jimmy Moore on KetoTalk with Jimmy & the Doc

Jimmy Moore is a blogger and author who is best known for his "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog and podcast, and more recently for his books on nutrition. What you will learn in this episode: 1) The impact of glucose on the body 2) The impact a ketogenic diet can have on your health 3) The right tools you need to start a ketogenic diet Jimmy has appeared on television and radio programs[1] promoting a high-fat, moderate protein, low carb diet plan. His popular weekly podcast, "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb", has run over 1100 episodes featuring interviews with experts in diet, health, and fitness. Moore also runs two other weekly podcasts, "Low-Carb Conversations" and "Keto Talk". He currently resides in Spartanburg, South Carolina. from wikipedia.

Heather was our very first guest on Lyme Ninja Radio. Listen in as she updates you on the ups and downs of her Lyme Journey and how she is using a ketogenic diet to control her Lyme Disease symptoms. In this episode you will learn four things: 1) Why a large part of getting better from lyme disease is learning your health triggers 2) Surviving the ups and downs of Lyme Disease 3) How important a sense of curiosity is for returning to life “after lyme” 4) And the importance of nutrition for health and healing Heather Perretta is an interpretive naturalist with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental and Forest Biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She also holds a master’s degree in Information Design and Technology from the State University of New York Institute of Technology. Heather is a New York State certified biology teacher and is passionate about building a community where people keenly observe their surroundings and understand how we are

Melina Coogan grew up in Vermont and was an active outdoorswoman. She had strange symptoms for several years, such a tingling all over her body, and shooting pains. About a year ago her symptoms became much more severe, with a spotted rash that grew from her feet to her face in the course of a day, and a urinary tract disorder that left her unable to move. Online research lead her to discover Lyme Disease, and when she went to the doctors for a test she tested positive. In this episode you will learn three things: 1) A reminder of why it’s important to be your own advocate 2) the role a community support has on dealing with chronic disease 3) Melina’s hack for alleviating her lyme symptoms Today she is receiving treatment from a lyme literate doctor as well as using other alternative therapies, and documents her experience with Lyme Disease on her blog The Wilder Coast.

 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: 1\ Why you can have high iron and still be anemic 2 Why just supplementing methylated folate, even if you have the homozygous MTHFR gene, is probably a bad idea. 3 The excess nutrient that many Lymies have that makes them stay up way too late researching lyme What Bob is doing reminded of Chinese Medicine, both acupuncture and herbal medicine. It’s not simpl

Dr. Terry Wahls was diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in 2000. By 2003 it had transitioned to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Investigation into nutritional brain health slowed her decline, but it wasn’t until she discovered functional medicine and radically changed her diet to incorporate the nutrition she needed that she began to improve. Today Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa and a staff physician at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Hospital, where she bikes to work every day.

In 2009 Karen came down with a case of Bells Palsy, after months of ineffective treatment and trips to specialists, a suggestion that her symptoms might be due to an underlying autoimmune disorder, which inspired her to do more research and the discovery of Lyme and Lyme symptoms in July 2010. Nowadays Karen is working to help the people of Australia learn about Lyme disease and other invisible illnesses. She created the Lyme Australia: Recognition & Awareness website, a co-creator of the Global Lyme and invisible illness website, and the co-creator of Red Shoe day.

Linda Favreau’s Lyme Journey led her to specialize in nutritional genetic consulting and is passionate about ​helping others unlock the root cause behind their acute and chronic illnesses. Linda founded ‘Nutrition and Your Genes’ to help communicate her research to others in the areas of epigenetics and nutrition; better known as nutrigenomics. She believes in the importan ce of epigenetics and takes a functional medicine approach with her clients.

Part 1 of a three part interview with functional medicine chiropractor, Dr. Tom Bayne. Part 1 - why K2 is so important to Lyme patients Part 2 - the latest research about probiotics Part 3 - Dr. Bayne's spore based probiotic - MegaSporeBiotic Dr. Tom Bayne is a chiropractor practicing in the Chicago area. He practices at PureBalance Health Center and focuses on detoxification and gut health. Tom takes a practical, scientific and research-based approach to natural health.

Part 2 of a three part interview with functional medicine chiropractor, Dr. Tom Bayne. Part 1 - why K2 is so important to Lyme patients Part 2 - the latest research about probiotics Part 3 - Dr. Bayne's spore based probiotic - MegaSporeBiotic Dr. Tom Bayne is a chiropractor practicing in the Chicago area. He practices at PureBalance Health Center and focuses on detoxification and gut health. Tom takes a practical, scientific and research-based approach to natural health.

Part 3 of a three part interview with functional medicine chiropractor, Dr. Tom Bayne. Part 1 - why K2 is so important to Lyme patients Part 2 - the latest research about probiotics Part 3 - Dr. Bayne's spore based probiotic - MegaSporeBiotic Dr. Tom Bayne is a chiropractor practicing in the Chicago area. He practices at PureBalance Health Center and focuses on detoxification and gut health. Tom takes a practical, scientific and research-based approach to natural health.

Lisa Bloomquist was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and was always very active. In 2010 she hiked the entire 500 mile Colorado Trail. All that changed when she took a round of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Lisa credits her supportive family and great friends who believed in her and that she would get better even when she did not believe it herself. Her intention is to help everyone who is inadvertently affected by fluoroquinolone as much as she can.

Brenda had a 20 year battle with psychiatric issues that started in middle school and came to a head in 2007 where she was taking medication for her mental health that were causing crippling anxiety and panic attacks. She started researching how to treat her mental health with food and diet. From then on it was a steep learning curve with which she tremendously improved her mental health with food and diet. In 2012 she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and several co-infections and was referred to a Lyme Literate Doctor in the United States. after several years of struggling with lyme treatment, she has had successful remission after intensive parasite cleansing, Buhner protocols for lyme and co-infections and Wahl’s Paleo Diet. She has no symptoms and has been completely medication free for over 8 years. Brenda blogs about food at the Real Food Rebel dot com.

When Lydia first discovered a tick on her shoulder - she went to the ER, and was prescribed 10 days of Doxycycline as a precaution. A few days later she developed a bull’s eye rash. The doxycycline alleviated  her symptoms, but when she went back to ask for another treatment of antibiotics - which she was refused, because her western blot and Elisa tests came back negative. A neurologist successfully diagnosed her Lyme disease, and after exhausting the treatment protocols recommend she find a Lyme Literate Doctor. Now she is mostly symptom free, and continues to work on controlling her babesia symptoms. She has created a website, lyme-aware.org as an easy to use resource for people with lyme disease.