Lyme Ninja Radio - Lyme Disease & Related Health Topics

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 Univer...

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 mys...

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...

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...

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 ha...

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...

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 p...

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, in...

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 L...

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 hi...

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 quali...

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 Or...

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,...

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 Cha...

In this episode you will learn three main things: 1) The Lyme Mind Conference, the featured speakers, and how to access it through facebook 2) How Lyme Disease Research has changed over the last 4 years and how it continues to change 3) How The Lyme Mind Conference is including insights from the global Lyme community Savi Glowe is the Director of Operations for the Institute for Next Generation He...

In this episode you will learn three main things: 1) Why Nitric Oxide is important to your health 2) Where you can find Nitric Oxide in the body 3) The difference between Nitrates and Nitrites Beth Shirley is the Executive Director of the Berkeley Life Scientific Advisory Board. She started her career as a pharmacist, but as she saw the people who came to her not get better, she was inspired to lo...

In this episode you will learn three main things: 1) How stem cells can be used to speed up healing from Lyme 2) What stem cell therapy is like 3) Why it’s important to have a dream for what you will do when you get better Jen’s Lyme journey began when she and her husband made the decision to start a family. After an unsuccessful attempt at western medicine fertility treatments, she went to an acu...

Inthis episode you will learn three main things: 1) How to take care of yourself if you are a primary caretaker of someone with Lyme 2) How to deal with uncooperative and close-minded medical practitioners 3) Why it’s always a good idea to keep in touch with a lawyer when your child is sick with Lyme 4) Stephani's favorite mom resource https://aspire.care Stephanie’s journey began when her son bec...

In this episode you will learn three main things: 1) Why you should consider a functional medicine doctor for your Lyme Journey 2) Why you should never accept a psychiatric diagnosis from an endocrinologist 3) How allowing “the bottom to fall out” gives you the opportunity to find out what is important in your life Stephanie Silverberg got acutely sick about three years ago. Neurological symptoms...

In this episode you will learn three main things: 1) Why Lyme patients struggle with blood pressure regulation. 2) How Zona uses isometric muscle contractions to re-train your cardiovascular system. 2) Why Zona can help maintain a healthy blood pressure, even when you’re sick. Mark Young has a wide-ranging background including teaching, higher education administration, business development, clinic...

Aurora and I are taking a short break to rest and rejuvenate. This is a rebroadcast of our interview with Dr. Nathan. Enjoy and see you soon!

In this episode you will learn three main things: How to heal emotional damage from Lyme disease How to identify your body’s warning signs before you relapse Why you need a Plan B for your Lyme Journey Michela Herr is an Art Therapist and teaches Art Therapy and Temple University. Her Lyme journey started with knee pain, that eventually grew into almost total paralysis of her leg. After years of w...

In this episode you will learn three main things: 1) The importance of creating a mindset that will see you through your Lyme Journey 2) Why anger and healing don’t mix. 3) Why cultivating gratitude has a positive impact on your health Gregg Kirk was sick with Lyme for 15 years. After not responding to Western medicine treatments he started exploring energy work and holistic health practices. Sinc...

IN this episode you will learn three main things: 1) The Science behind Rife Technology 2) What Rife machine Dr. Murphy uses for his Lyme patients 3) How many treatments you need for maximum effect DR. JOSEPH A. MURPHY is the CLINIC DIRECTOR of Newport Mesa Wellness in Newport Beach California. After decades of dredging clams of the coast of Long Island, NY, Dr. Murphy moved to California to study...