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Deb Elder, or Dive Girl Deb is a lyme disease activist in Oregon. after being misdiagnosed and suffering for over 20 years. Deb was told by the hospital system her health plan covers that their Infectious Disease doctors do NOT treat Lyme Disease PERIOD. Deb has been active in Eugene and throughout the state of Oregon putting on events to bring greater awareness of Lyme disease. She became interested in Bee Venom Therapy, or Apitherapy and after learning about its many benefits, started practicing on herself with great results. Bee Venom has been used for 6,000 years to treat many conditions, and can kill 1,200 infectious agents, including parasites, bacteria, and viruses. The other cool thing about Bee Venom, especially for Lyme patients is it pokes holes in biofilms, which can give antibiotics, herbs, or your own immune system access to the bacteria. Deb promotes Apitherapy as a cheap and effective therapy for lyme disease, by itself or in conjunction with other therapies. She shares her experience wit

Dr. Dale is a traditional Naturopath, a certified clinical nutritionist, and a biological medical practitioner. Dr. Theresa Dale’s passion for non-invasive therapies ignited when she was diagnosed with a uterine tumor at age 22. She healed herself using natural methods, and dedicated her life to helping others do the same. In 1992 she founded the Wellness Center for Research and Education, Inc. and the California College of Medicine in 1994. Theresa's mission is to empower, educate, and expand awareness of natural healing.

Dr. Nicola McFadzean 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. She conducts clinics in Australia twice a year, helping Lyme-sufferers navigate the testing and treatment options for tick-borne illness; and is the Medical Advisor to the Lyme Disease Association of Australia.

Holly Ahern, Ph.D. is an associate professor of microbiology at SUNY Adirondack who runs an undergraduate research lab. She first encountered Lyme disease when her daughter, a highly ranked competitive swimmer, became ill with “a weird set of symptoms” in her senior year of high school. When Holly Ahern found out that her daughter’s mysterious illness was Lyme disease, she quickly immersed herself in the subject. She soon learned about the controversies swirling around the disease and came to realize that many others were suffering like her daughter. 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. Her goal is to change the official CDC case definition of Lyme disease, which could attract more attention and funding to Lyme disease.

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.

This bio is pulled directly from Miss Diagnoses' blog. I’ve spent the last few years learning to cope with pain and and not dealing with the root causes. Coping with pain takes a lot of time and money: acupuncture, physical therapy, osteopathy—you name it, I’ve tried it. I have lots of brain fog, yet I need to research; this is one of the reasons I started this blog. I spent the last few years being too depressed to do anything at all. Now I want to find others who share my illnesses or relate to me, and to tell the crazy stories of my life, because life with chronic illness is truly crazy! Although I just got a Lyme diagnosis, 2014 was the first year (since my low point in 2009-2010) that I felt my health was improving. I hope I’m not jinxing things by saying that. It’s a long, slow road, but I hope I continue to get better.

Like many who suffer from chronic lyme disease, Stephen Leslie had repeated doses of harsh antibiotics only to discover his condition was not improving, but was getting worse instead. A a result, he stepped away from western medicine to pursue alternative medicine and return to his roots of meditation and prayer. After many months of meditating and praying, he received a healing dream that pointed him in the direction of a treatment system— an herbal remedy combined with lifestyle and diet changes— that brought his Lyme disease under control. Two years later, all traces of his chronic lyme disease were gone. Stephen has published several books, speaks at lyme support groups, and advocates people taking charge of their lyme disease treatment. He believes it is possible to heal Lyme disease without the antibiotic regimes prescribed by Western medicine, and he encourages people to explore treatment options.

Andrea H. Caesar earned a BA in international relations from American University in Washington, DC, and an MA in teaching from the School for International Training in Vermont. Caesar currently lives in Lakes Region, New Hampshire, with her daughter where she continues her fight against Lyme and its associated co-infections. This is her first book. When she moved to Barrington, Rhode Island, Andrea Caesar was an active, happy, vivacious ten-year-old who loved to play kickball and hang from the monkey bars. A year later, Andrea had trouble catching her breath while running, was plagued by migraines, and battled constant muscle aches. Andrea had changed as a person; she was the kid who was always missing school. Although she did not know it at the time, she had contracted Borrelia burgdorferi, better known as Lyme disease. Caesar, who was finally diagnosed at age thirty-six, shares a raw and honest look inside the mind of a woman tormented by treatment in her pursuit of wellness. She chronicles her life from

Brianna Cooper enjoys living in the woods of Washington state and sharing the truth about the Lyme and co-infection epidemic. She is the moderator of Lyme Memes For Education a place to share pictures and information related to teaching and learning more about the Chronic Lyme Disease epidemic.

Dr. Carolyn Dean who graduated from Dalhousie Medical School in 1978, holds a medical license in California and is a graduate of The Ontario College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. Dr. Dean's not only a medical doctor, but also a naturopath, herbalist, acupuncturist, nutritionist, lecturer, consultant, and author. Dr. Dean has authored or coauthored over thirty books, including How To Change Your Life With Magnesium and IBS for DUMMIES. She is Medical Director the Nutritional Magnesium Association, President of Hallmark-Dean Academy, and Hallmark-Dean Laboratory. Dr. Dean lives in Maui with her husband.

M.M. Drymon is an historian and writer who lives on the coast of Maine. With an extensive background as a museum educator and curator,she has interests in the Landscape Change, History of Witches, Scotch-Irish culture,historic foodways and is a Lyme Disease and Autism advocate. Ms Drymon has a M.A. in American and New England Studies and is in the process of writing a PHD Dissertation.

Sara Ballantyne, Ph.D. (a.k.a. The Paleo Mom) is the blogger behind the award-winning blog, The Paleo Mom. After her second daughter was born, Sara discovered the Paleo lifestyle. It had an amazing effect on her health, including contributing to her 120-pound weight loss! Over time, she healed herself of a long laundry list of physical complaints including: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, acid reflux, migraines, anxiety, asthma, allergies, psoriasis and an autoimmune skin condition called lichen planus. In fact, Sara was able to discontinue six prescription medications, some of which she has been taking for 12 years, within two weeks of changing her diet! Sara is passionate about scientific literacy and about distilling scientific concepts into straightforward and accessible explanations. As a scientist both by training and by nature, Sarah is deeply interested in understanding how the foods we eat interact with our gut barriers, immune systems, and hormones to influence health.

Episode 17 feature Jack Daniel. Jack graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Biochemistry. After that he started studying Acupuncture, receiving his license in 1973, and qualified for Master of Acupuncture with the College of Traditonal Acupuncture in 1979. In 1975, he co-founded the Center for Traditional Acupuncture, now known as the TAI Sophia Institute He has now been practicing Acupuncture for almost 40 years. He served as lead faculty for the Traditional Acupuncture Institute's (TAI) California programs for seven years until 1988, and for the next seven years served as Dean of Students and Director of Alumni Affairs. He was named Teacher of the Year, awarded by the graduating students of the TAI Sophia Institute in 2003. He has authored newspaper and journal articles, and has appeared numerous times on television and radio discussing acupuncture. He has also served as an expert witness for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI in U.S. District Court. His teaching infuses th

Episode 16 features Dr. John Cannell who graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Zoology then got his medical degree from the University of North Carolina. He was a surgical intern and practiced emergency medicine before becoming a General Practitioner in the coalfields of West Virginia. In the 90s he moved to California and became a psychiatrist. There he worked at Atascadero State Hospital and developed a deep interest in food, nutrition, and their roles in health and wellness. He has been a proponent of public health and education throughout his career taking part in multiple campaigns to raise awareness for many public health issues. In 2003 he founded the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit educate organization, to teach people about the benefits of Vitamin D and raise awareness about the widespread Vitamin D deficiency in the United States.

Episode 15 features Diane Marie an Air Force veteran from New Mexico. After she was diagnosed with Lyme disease, Diane founded a state wide Lyme support group and newsletter. She does her best to send newbies, as well as those who have been struggling for years the latest information. This includes information about the disease, treatments, and other resources for people who are sick.

After Hurricane Katrina, Brenna Faulk and her family moved from Louisiana to Montana. She was sick off and on for several years, deteriorating rapidly after coming down with what she thought was strep throat, but she never got better. This sent her to a series of doctors, first to her local doctors, then out to the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Az, and finally out to a doctor in California, who prescribed an iGenix lab which proved the presence of Lyme, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, and central nervous system involvement. Brenna has been diagnosed with neurological Lyme, and receives IV antibiotics to combat her symptoms. She has been combating Lyme now for five years. After getting diagnosed and educating herself, Brenna started a fundraising website called Twyst of Lyme, dedicated to raising funds for Lyme disease research and education. She also shares updates for Lyme disease legislation, and updates for fundraising and awareness events.

Dave Skidmore was bitten in 2009 and noticed the bulls-eye rash after a family excursion. Although he was treated right away, his symptoms reappeared after his prescribed 20 days of doxycycline. This began a seemingly enless series of doctors visits that lasted two years before he was properly diagnosed. As a result of his struggles with Lyme and his frustration with being unable to receive proper treatment, Dave was inspired to create a series of cartoons called Lyme Loonies. His cartoons are popular within the Lyme community and was picked up by ILADS to raise awareness for Lyme Disease. Dave is planning to gather his cartoons and publish a book in the near future.

Episode 12 features Katrina Starzhynskaya. Katrina is a Bestselling Author, Founder of Health Mastery Retreat, Public Speaker, and a serial entrepreneur. Katrina is also a Yoga and Fitness Instructor, Tennis Player, and a Model. After being undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and finally diagnosed with Lyme disease, Katrina realized that Western Medicine had failed her and medical doctors had no clue how to treat Lyme and other degenerative diseases. She rejected the tag of "incurable" that was put on her, and healed herself with radical lifestyle changes and holistic treatments. Katrina helps people to reverse chronic illnesses by offering guidance with drug-free treatments at her Health Mastery Retreat.

Episode 11 features Charlotte Therese Björnström, founder of The Worldwide Lyme Protest. Charlotte been ill with Lyme Disease for about 25 years. After battling with the Swedish health care system, she started a grass roots initiative to promote Lyme Disease awareness. She saw there were thousands of people suffering around the world and had a dream to take the initiative much further than the Scandinavian borders. The World Wide Lyme Protest was founded on October 31st, 2012 and spans the globe with representatives from many different countries volunteering their time to offer support, raise awareness and organize protests.

Episode 9 features Mara Williams, NP author of Nature's Dirty Needle. Mara s a board certified nurse practitioner. With 30 years as a health care provider, she has developed an expertise in functional, nutritional medicine; blending pharmaceuticals with nutraceuticals, utilizing science and nutrition to its best advantage to get the optimal effect and outcome. She is a Lyme advocate, speaker, author of Nature’s Dirty Needle (her book on Lyme disease and its co-infections), and founder of Inanna House, an inpatient facility for those with chronic illness. She is dedicated to helping those who have suffered from Lyme and other tick-borne associated diseases. Mara is also the founder and CEO of Inanna House when complete, will be a clinical research facility as well as a teaching institution. The agreement to be involved in confidential, anonymized clinical research studies would be hard-wired into the treatment model, as well as a patient agreement, in some instances, to receive care from staffers-in-training