Lyme Ninja Radio - Fight Lyme Disease Like A Ninja

In this episode you will learn: • Why you are more than the sum of your parts • Why collaboration amongst your health professionals is vital • The importance of connecting with your healthcare providers Dr. Stephen Lewis is a chiropractor and his wife Janet is a Certified Natural Health Consultant. Together they run Green Wisdom Health in Longview Texas, where they provide nutrition services, lab services and chiropractic services. They founded Green Wisdom Health “After seeing a growing public need... to offer … blood work to determine the most appropriate nutritional products that are only available through a doctor’s office.” Green Wisdom has been featured on four major news channels, as well as the Boston Globe. And Stephen and Janet also produce their own podcast named after their center, Green Wisdom Health.

In this episode you will learn: • What Scrambler therapy is • Why chronic pain is like credit card debt • How it can cause as much as an 80% reduction in pain Brendon Lundberg is the President of Radiant Pain Relief. He co-founded Radiant Pain relief with the vision to build «the safest, most consistently effective » pain relief tool. Radiant Pain Relief first opened in 2014 and now they plan to continue growing and bring pain relief all across the country.

In this episode you will learn: • How to get the most out of your time with a doctor • The best way to get a doctor to listen to you • And how the order you explain your symptoms matter Rob Abbott graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2017. He approaches medicine from an evolutionary and functional perspective and practices what he calls “spiritually focused and evolutionarily informed functional medicine. » he has opened a practice in Charlottesville, VA

In this episode you will learn: • What is an oxalate and why its bad for you • The best way to test at home if you have an oxalate sensitivity • How Lyme Disease can increase your chances of having an oxalate sensitivity Emily Givler, DSC is a Functional/Genetic Nutrition Consultant and Dietary Supplements Counselor with the NutriGenetic Research Institute and Tree of Life. She specializes in food sensitivities, utilizing genetically influenced dietary protocols designed to maximize health outcomes. She holds degrees from the Holt Institute of Medicine and Pan-American Institute. From the Tree of Life website

In this episode you will learn: • How secondary porpheria can impact your lyme journey • What carbon Monoxide poisoning has to do with your lyme symptoms • Why mast cells don't deserve the bad rap they get Dr. Nathan Neil is a family physician who graduated from University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine. From the beginning he has been drawn to helping people with complex medical problems. He now primarily works with people with chronic illnesses like Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Lyme disease. And has written several books on how to help people with complex chronic illnesses.

In this episode you will learn: • How something called neuroplasticity can help relieve lyme symptoms • When a Lyme Diagnosis stops being helpful • How fifteen minutes of mindfulness can heal you Mari doesn’t know when or where she contracted Lyme disease. To make matters worse, she is terrified of bugs and screams when she sees one. Her main symptoms are overwhelming fatigue that has forced her to withdrawal from university to focus on on her health.

In this episode you will learn: • The missing step in your detox protocol • Why glyphospate is a dangerous and essential part of modern agriculture • What your sweat means for your health Dr. Kelly's Lyme journey started with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. This began her journey into naturopathic medicine and looking at genetics and other foundational aspects of health. She is a physician who lives in Florida, and collaborates with Naturopath Bob Miller on understanding the genetic and nutritional components of chronic disease.

In this episode you will learn: • Savi's revolutionary work using data to define what makes us healthy, and how her group is using that data to help people with Lyme Disease • How the INGH Conference was created to break down the ‘silos’ within the Lyme community. ª Her efforts to make sure the research presented is available and accessible to everyone, including laypeople. Savi Glowe is the Director of Operations for the Institute for Next Generation HeaIthcare (INGH) in the Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai, and the Director of Strategy & Operations for the Precision Health Enterprise (PHE). Prior to Mount Sinai, she managed clinical research operations for the Neurourology research group at Stanford University. She joined Mount Sinai in January 2013, and her work at Mount Sinai has supported research in rare genetic disorders, lab and consumer device validation, skin disorders, Lyme Disease, and precision wellness.

In this episode you will learn: • The biggest mistake people with Lyme make when choosing an insurance company • How you can best use your health insurance, even for chronic conditions like Lyme • How his family’s medical bankruptcy inspired him to help people with medical billing Daniel Lynch’s family experienced financial difficulties as they tried to help his sister manage a chronic condition. What his family faced inspired him to pursue a career in medical reimbursements. He founded medical bill gurus in order to help people get the most out of their insurance and make sure others don’t have to go through the same difficulties his family went through.

In this episode you will learn: • What an elemental diet is and how it can help you • How attributing every symptom to Lyme Disease can distract from other underlying issues • What is mast cell activation disorder 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 all connected to nature.

In this episode you will learn: • Why Karen moved out of the city and into the Australian outback • About her tick awareness campaign for Australian kids • Potential progress of lyme disease treatment in Australia Karen Smith has a Bachelor of Psychology degree, with her fourth year thesis examining Cannabinoids and the Brain. In 2009 Karen came down with a case of Bell's Palsy, after months of ineffective treatment and trips to specialists, a suggestion that her symptoms might be due to an underlying autoimmune disorder inspired her to do more research and the discovery of Lyme and Lyme symptoms in July 2010. In 2009 Karen came down with a case of Bell's Palsy, after months of ineffective treatment and trips to specialists, a suggestion that her symptoms might be due to an underlying autoimmune disorder 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

In this episode you will learn: • How Jenna brings her experience from working with the UN to Lyme Advocacy • Why she believes the treatment of Lyme Disease patients is a Human Rights Violation • Actions we can take today to change the conversation about Lyme Jenna Luche - Thayer is a Consulting Senior Advisor for the United Nations on Human Rights abuses, and has been working at the United Nations for 33 years. She recognized the patterns of behavior surrounding Lyme Disease from her work at the UN as an abuse of patient rights. In response she founded the Global Response to Borreliosis and Coinfections Consortium, and works to get better treatment for those with Lyme Disease.

In this episode you will learn: • How Shona Curley used her background in body work to figure out what parts of her body lyme was effecting • How figuring out how to sleep was key to her recovery • And how the meditations she created to help her sleep turned into Red Kite Meditations. Shona Curley was sick for years with what she thought was a chronic cold and exhaustion before being diagnosed with lyme disease. She discovered mediation as a tool to help heal from lyme disease. Which lead to the creation of Red Kites Meditation.

In this episode you will learn: • The importance of finding a support group • How to protect your spirit from wearing down from being sick • How She made peace with who she was as a person while she was sick with Lyme Disease Katherine Stasia Kinlin is the Author of Teacher in Space: One Teacher's Orbit Around the Lunacy of Lyme Disease. After turning 23, Katherine fell ill with symptoms that left her bed-ridden. After multiple trips to the ER, exhaustive research, and the help of a lyme disease support group. She was finally diagnosed with Lyme Disease.

In this episode you will learn: • What kind of infrared light is the best therapy for lyme disease • Why you shouldn’t jump in a shower right after getting out of an infrared sauna • What doctors are using infrared therapy for Joey Thomas is the medical account manager at Sunlighten. She has been with the company for 12 years and became fascinated with saunas and their health benefits after living in Finland.

In this episode you will learn: • The protocol Sharon Whiteman used to control her Lyme Disease • Why adhering to the 1970s definition of Lyme disease is hurting Australians • What the most common misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease is in Australia • Why Lyme Disease should be considered as an emerging disease Sharon Whiteman is the CEO of Lyme Disease Association of Australia, and a triple certificate clinical nurse. Sharon has worked in the field of health and wellness for almost 40 years. She was an Intensive Care Unit nurse for 20 years. She has been part of the Lyme Disease Association of Australia since it was founded in 2009, whose goals are to advocate for sick individuals, facilitate best practices, and educate both medical communities and the Australian public about tick-born disease in Australia.

In this episode you will learn: • The top three most important gut bacteria • What genetics influence what bacteria grow in the microbiome • And a surprising way to increase gut bacteria diversity Christina Tsai is the head of research and development at Thryve. She earned a Ph.D in Biological Chemistry from Texas A&M University, and a post-doctoral fellowship in Bioengineering from Stanford University. Before joining Thryve she was the co-founder and Chief Science Officer of a company called Epibiome. At Thryve she develops microbiome profiling tests, and formulated Thryve’s probiotic blends.

In this episode you will learn: • What Oxilates are and what they do for you • The relationship between Oxilates and Theracurmin • What causes your gut microbiome to activate • What shows up in your microbiome that shows your gut is inflamed • The new role artificial intelligence has in personalized health Erin Murphy became symptomatic in highschool with fatigue, depression, and anxiety. She eventually turned to nutrition to try and control her symptoms and attended Maryland University of Integrative Health to receive her Masters in Nutrition. Her journey to health has been over the course of 16 years. She now works as a Computer Tech and lives in Philadelphia. Dr. Heald started her career in healthcare as a registered nurse, graduating in 1979. In 2008, after 18 years as a nurse and 6 years as a financial consultant, she graduated in 2008 from the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine. She started her own naturopath clinic, has been working as a Naturopath since, and received her

In this episode you will learn: • What band intensity means on the Wester Blot test and how it relates to a clinical diagnosis • What it means to “challenge” borrelia and why it can make treatment more effective • Why David decided to pursue both herbal and antibiotic treatments David Kent became sick in 2012. After years of being bedbound, suffering severe neurological symptoms where the slightest sound would cause him pain, he finally found a doctor who would believe him and was officially diagnosed with Lyme Disease in 2016. He wrote his book “The Lyme Book: for family, friends and caregivers” so his wife, a non-native english speaker would have an accessible reference to understand his illness. David Kent lives and teaches university classes in Korea, while pursuing treatment for his Lyme Disease in Australia.

Inthis episode you will learn: • What a mast cell actually does • Why you should be careful of forcing you body to produce more energy when its sick • Why managing histamine and cortisol levels are important for long term health Dr. Kelly's Lyme journey started with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. This began her journey into naturopathic medicine and looking at genetics and other foundational aspects of health. She is a physician in Minnesota and collaborates with Naturopath Bob Miller on understanding the genetic and nutritional components of chronic disease.