Lyme Ninja Radio - Fight Lyme Disease Like A Ninja

David has fifteen years of experience working for industry leading technology firms and most recently served as Director of Technical Alliances at VMware (NYSE: VMW), Inc. where he led strategic partnerships with global EHR companies including EPIC, Cerner, McKesson, GE, Allscripts and many more. David went on to lead sales engineering at CloudPhysics, a big data firm collecting and analyzing over 80B data points per day. As an avid health enthusiast, he recognized an opportunity to build a software solution that makes it easier for anyone to take control over their health through better use of their data.

Dr. Heidi Puc (Poots) is a hematologist and oncologist, recieved fellowship training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and practiced integrative medicine at The Stram Center. Dr. Heidi Puc has opened her own practice in her hometown outside Syracuse NY, and brings to that practice an integrative approach including nutrition, herbs, and “mind-body” therapies. You can learn more about her at her webiste imofcny.com

#265: Beth Ohara - Protecting Yourself When You Have Mast Cell Activation by Mackay Rippey. LAc & Aurora - Show Producer

Greg Lee is the driving force behind the Lyme Research & Healing Center, GoodbyeLyme.com, and the creator of the Essential Oils for Stopping Lyme Disease Training. He is a world expert on using Chinese herbs, essential oils and alternative medicines and treatments for healing incredibly persistent Lyme disease and multiple chronic infections.

Jennifer Platt is a Doctor of Public Health and the CEO and Founder of TickWarriors which sells all-natural eco-friendly pest control that kills ticks, chiggers, mosquitoes, and other pests. She is also the Co-Founder of Tick-borne Conditions United, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide reliable, accurate online education about tick-borne conditions such as Alpha Gal Syndrome.

In this episode you will learn three things: 1) What Mast Cell Activation Syndrome is and what it does to your body 2) How it can exascerbate and interfere with treating Lyme Disease 3) What Dr. Tania Dempsey does to treat Lyme Disease Dr. Tania Dempsey is an expert in chronic disease, autoimmune disorders and mast cell activation syndrome. Dr. Dempsey received her MD from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her BS degree from Cornell University. Dr. Dempsey uses integrative medicine to get to the patient's root cause(s) of their illness. Her purpose is to understand why people get sick and to help patients understand their body. Her practice, Armonk Integrative Medicine, is in Purchase NY.

In this episode you will learn three things: The dangers of using doxycycline as an antibiotic The time limit before Lyme Disease becomes chronic. The best tests for diagnosing different types of tick borne infections. Holly Ahern is an associate professor of microbiology at SUNY Adirondack who runs an undergraduate research lab. When Holly Ahern found out several years ago that her daughter’s mysterious illness was Lyme disease, she quickly immersed herself in the subject. Dr. Ahern has become an advocate for developing a broader understanding of Lyme disease – one aimed at treating the chronic symptoms commonly reported by patients who were misdiagnosed or received inadequate treatment in the disease’s early stages.

In this episode you will learn three things: 1) What ticks carry Alpha - Gal 2) How this allergy is different from protein allergies 3)What Tick Borne Conditions United is doing to educate physicians Beth Carrison was diagnosed with two tick-borne conditions, Lyme Disease and Alpha-gal Syndrome (aka the red meat allergy). She has been managing food allergies and Lyme disease, both her own and her families, since 1996. In 2018, Ms. Carrison co-founded Tick-Borne Conditions United (TBC United), with Dr. Jennifer Platt, and has been working with the federal Tick Borne Disease Working Group since 2019. (From the Tick-borne United website. )

In this episode you will learn three things: 1) What makes people with Lyme Disease want to help others. 2) Why setting up a support network is crucial to healing. 3) How sharing your experience and take years off of someone’s suffering. Wana is a social media site that was created with the desire to help chronically ill people come together, find support, and share info on treatments and managing symptoms. Evan was inspired to create Wana after helping a friend get a Lyme diagnosis and realizing that he had sped her through 4 years of being sick and looking for an answer simply by sharing his own Lyme symptoms.

In this episode you will learn three things. 1) How toxic heavy metals block healing. 2) Why blood tests for heavy metals are a waste of money. 3) The right way to detox so you don’t get sicker. Wendy Meyers is a functional diagnostic nutritionist in Los Angeles, CA. Wendy’s interest in nutrition began with the death of her father from esophageal cancer. She healed her own health issues through hair mineral analysis and developed a unique detox and supplement program. She is passionate about educating the public on the importance of long term detoxing considering our toxic world.

In this episode you will learn three things. 1) The difficulties of treating Lyme disease is the South. 2) Factors that keep Lyme disease and other tick borne disease under reported. 3) The holistic approach Dr. Barnwell advocates to treat Lyme disease. Dr. Crystal Barnwell is an integrative physician, the clinical director of the Danio Medical Group in Atlanta Ga, and the Treasurer of ILADS. “She focuses her clinical expertise on the gut microbiome, autoimmune, neuro-degenerative and environmental challenges of clients with complex and chronic illnesses.”

In this episode you will learn three things. 1) How borrelia crosses the blood brain barrier 2) The efficacy of the Disulfuram 3) Current research investigating the clinical effect of disulfuram Jayakumar Rajadas, PhD is the Director of the Biomaterials and Advanced Drug Delivery Laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Rajadas is currently researching the molecular mechanism of protein-initiated neurodegenerative disorders involved in Alzheimer’s and Lyme disease development. His recent research, funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation, identified 20 FDA-approved compounds that were more effective in inhibiting persistent Lyme bacteria than standard antibiotic treatment.

In this episode you will learn three things: 1) The three main causes of disease according to Dr. Peterson 2) Why a good marker of health is resiliency in the face of stress 3)The benefits of an integrative and functional approach when treating Lyme Disease Dr. Suruchi Chandra is a psychiatrist who specializes in integrative and holistic approaches. Dr. Chandra has been studying evidence-based, integrative approaches for brain-based conditions for the past 15 years. Dr. Andrew Peterson is a DO and a fellow with the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. His integrative approach focuses on conditions that conventional medicine does not treat well, such as Lyme Disease, hormonal imbalances, and neurodegenerative illnesses.

In this episode you will learn three things: 1) How understanding the regulation of infection in the body is how HIV was brought under control, and will be how Lyme Disease is brought under control. 2) The ways Lyme disease interventions would benefit from the same precision drug engineering as they do in cancer research 3) The drug research Dr. Spector is involved in

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.

In this episode you will learn three things. 1) How toxins in your environment are causing inflammation. 2) What exactly is NOS uncoupling and how it sabotages your DNA 3) Lot’s of other really geeky stuff about how all this damages your heart Mackay Rippey is an acupuncturist in Clinton, NY (www.mackayrippey.com)and the host of Lyme Ninja Radio. He'll never forget the Sunday morning he dragged his sorry-feeling-self to the bathroom and found a perfectly formed bullseye on his left arm. He was lucky, able to return to his acupuncture practice after only few days. It's possible to beat the bacteria that are making you sick. he has and so have many others, but you have to be smarter than Lyme its co-infections. That's why he created Lyme Ninja Radio. To help people like you outsmart Lyme.

In this episode you will learn three things: 1) Why people beginning to experiment with CBD should start with just CBD. 2) How much CBD you really need to be therapeutic. 3) What to look out for when researching CBD products. Michael Pachan is an entrepreneur who has been working in the hemp industry for five years, and the cannabis industry for nine. He founded Mountain Made to provide high quality CBD that can be relied on to produce consistent therapeutic effect.

In this episode you will learn three things: 1) How the vagus nerve supports your health. 2) How infections can trigger pressure on the vagus nerve. 3) How pressure on the vagus nerve can create symptoms of chronic fatigue, GI issues, and panic attacks, among many others. While on a mission trip in 2004, Dr. Diana Driscoll contracted a virus which left her disabled. She developed POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome), gastroparesis, headaches, and a constellation of other symptoms. She was unresponsive to traditional treatment and worsened every year. When her 8 year old son started developing the same symptoms after getting sick she made it her personal mission to understand what was going on with her and her family. She eventually discovered she had an issue with the vagus nerve and acetylcholine. She developed a supplement that could address what was going on with her. She founded TJ Nutrition and works to help others with invisible illnesses by supporting the vagus nerve.

In this episode you will learn three things. 1) Why it’s important to start with elimination when starting to detox. 2) What glucaronidation is and why it’s the most important part of detoxification. 3) How toxicity activates your mast cells Beth O’Hara is a Functional Naturopath, specializing in complex chronic health conditions related to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and Histamine Intolerance, including Mold Toxicity, post-Lyme Mast Cell Activation, Chemical Sensitivities, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. She is the founder and owner of Mast Cell 360, a Functional Naturopathy Practice designed to look at all factors surrounding health conditions – genetic, biochemical, emotional, and environmental. She designed Mast Cell 360 to be the kind of practice she wished had existed when she was severely ill with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Through her Mast Cell 360 Root Cause process, her clients regain their health and get their lives back. She holds a doctorate in Function

The LymeMIND conference is put on by The Institute for Next Generation Healthcare with the goal of building a multi-specialty network for Lyme Disease. This 4th annual conference showcases the latest in Lyme Disease research, prevention, diagnostics and treatment. It us funded by the Cohen Lyme & Tickborne Disease Initiative. This years speakers included Neil Spector, Annemarie Hirsch, Suruchi Chandra and Richard Horowitz.