Lyme Ninja Radio - Lyme Disease & Related Health Topics

Scott’s journey to becoming the 'better health guy’ began in 1997 when he became violently ill. He says on his website "Overnight, my body was ravaged by an unknown illness.” After many months of baffling doctors, he was diagnosed with parasitic infections, Candida, leaky gut syndrome and severe food allergies. Recovering took two years of working constantly with his doctor and by 2000 his symptom...

Dr. Tim Jackson went to Wake Forest University with the full intention of following with medical school to become an MD. While he was an undergrad, he got involved with Strength Training and nutrition, and became interested in what would become known as functional medicine. Over extending himself as an undergrad, he became very sick; among his symptoms included fatigue, insomnia, stomach pain and...

Best of Lyme Ninja Radio - this is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes. Dr. Alan B. MacDonald is a pathologist who has participated in research activities related to tick-borne diseases since 1981. He was the first investigator to publish images of Borrelia spirochetes without regular corkscrew shape in 1987. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine from the College of Physicians and Surge...

Best of Lyme Ninja Radio - this is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes. Episode #37 features Eva Sapi, Ph. D. an associate professor of Biology and Environmental Science at New Haven University. She joined the University of New Haven faculty in 2001. Sapi grew up in Hungary and earned her Ph. D. in genetics at Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest before coming to the United States fo...

Best of Lyme Ninja Radio - this is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes. Peter Aquilina is the owner and founder of Deer Defence located in Seymour, CT. In 1998, Peter got interested in Lyme and other tick borne diseases and has been a pioneer in the deer abatement. Peter understands the psychology of deer, what attracts them to your neighborhood and why they feel safe and protected f...

Six years ago Josh Cutler had to leave his job working as a senior network engineer for the federal government due to the disabling symptoms of Lyme disease. Over the next several years, besides concentrating on his own recovery, he became a dedicated activist for those suffering with chronic Lyme. He and a group of chronic Lyme Disease sufferers founded the Mayday Project, which Josh now works as...

Gabriella Schneider believes she was bitten as a child, though it wasn’t until five years ago that she started feeling the effects of Lyme disease. In 2011 she says her body “completely deteriorated,” which led to doctors visits and an eventual Lyme Diagnosis. Even before her diagnosis of chronic neurological Lyme, she knew food was a big factor in overall health. She follows paleo, ketogenic diet...

This is a recording of an informal talk given at the Central New York Lyme Support Group. Mackay Rippey, LAc, MAc 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 th...

Alexander J Michels holds a PhD in Biochemistry & Biophysics from Oregon State University and is currently a Research Associate at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State. Researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute investigate the role that vitamins, essential minerals and compounds from plants play in human aging, immune function, and chronic diseases. A major emphasis is to understand the ro...

Izzy Doroski was born and raised on Long Island After receiving his bachelor’s of science in biology at State University of New York at Cortland, Izzy attained certification as a wastewater treatment operator. His early employment included a job as a research scientist in neurophysiology. Izzy spent most of his career as a senior environmental health scientist. Izzy contracted Lyme disease, and sp...

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 interes...

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. an...

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...

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 hersel...

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...

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 bei...

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...

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, Andre...

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...

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,...

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 pra...

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 S...

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.