Lyme Ninja Radio - Lyme Disease & Related Health Topics

In this episode you will learn: • Results of Bob Miller’s study on genetics of people with Lyme • How Lyme Disease interferes with energy production • How glutamate disruption affect your emotional state In 2015 Bob Miller was inspired to start examining chronic lyme disease, and he founded NutriGenetic Research Institute to research and publish reports on the relationship between genetic variants...

In this episode you will learn: • How Lisa promotes lyme disease awareness • Lyme Light Vigil - Dallas, Texas • What you can do to promote lyme disease awareness in your area Seven years ago Lisa pulled what looked like a tick from the back of her head, she went to her doctor to check for lyme disease, who laughed and told her not to worry. over the next seven years she experienced numerous weird...

In this episode you will learn: • About exogenous ketones. • What they are, and • How they can help you function better • Lyme Ninja Keto Challenge Dr. Heather Cardin received her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City in 1997. Drs. Heather and Ralph opened their first chiropractic office in her home town of Paola, Kansas in 1998. She is now currently practici...

Christina Kovacs has been sick since the summer of 2006. She has been diagnosed with POTS, SIBO, brain damage and has had her gallbladder removed. In this episode you will learn: • How important the right antibiotics are • The importance of a holistic outlook for health The catalyst for a change in her health was when her mother found doctor in Tennessee who specializes in disorders of the eye and...

Dr Edwards is the Medical Director for the Patriot Clinics which specialize in treating  Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder using HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy. He is also the Medical Director of the Full Circle Health Clinic in Edmond, OK. In this episode you will learn: • How Dr. Edwards time serving as a special forces doctor influenced how he practices medicine
 • How he dea...

Kevin Peer Was a photographer, and later a film director for National Geographic. In the early nineties Kevin had gone on a camping trip to Arkansas, where he describes 'the ticks fell from the dense canopy of trees like rain.” In this episode you will learn: • The Hero’s Journey • Why your doctor should never be the final authority in your health • Taking ownership of your Lyme Journey Fast forwa...

Dr. Sally Shultz is a former ophthalmologist who was diagnosed in 2005 at a medical conference in which she participated in a live blood microscopy. She managed fairly well until 2010 when she developed neurological and physical symptoms. In this episode you will learn: • About healing lyme by healing your mitochondria • Why continued antibiotic use was not the right choice for Dr. Sally Antibioti...

Maria Emmerich is a wellness expert in nutrition and exercise physiology. She shares a passion for helping others reach their goals of optimal health. She struggled with her weight throughout childhood and decided enough was enough and decided to study health and wellness so she could help others stop wasting their time. In this episode you will learn: • How her book, the “Ketogenic Cookbook.” cam...

In the spring of 2012 Jessica had just turned 20 years old and started having pain in her hands and feet. Her doctor tested her for arthritis, lupus and MS, but none of her markers were positive. By that time, 3 months had passed and her symptoms were getting worse. Jessica’s fatigue was extreme, her pain spread everywhere in her body, especially her joints, her heart was racing and she was faint...

The mission of the Ticked Off Foundation is to provide financial assistance and support to Lyme and tick-borne disease patients over the age of 25 who are in crisis through grants and counseling, In this episode you will learn: • About the Ticked Off Foundation provides grants for Lyme treatment • How you can help by recycling these special items Neither Stephanie nor Gregg responded well to stand...

Briana Beaver is founder of the Facebook Group "Lymies Looking for Love." She also runs the blog Tick Talk Site and continues to work on being healthy and well. In this episode you will learn: • Briana’s approach to healing Lyme Disease • Dating Facebook Page “Lymies Looking for Love” Briana was ill as a child with mostly gastrointestinal problems that metamorphosed as she grew older into nearly e...

Adam S. Nally, is a Doctor of Osteropathic medicine and practices community-based medicine providing practical general medical health through a ketogenic, low-carbohydrate life style. In this episode you will learn: 1) Why Dr. Nally prescribes a ketogenic for many of his patients 2) What macronutrients you must have to heal from any chronic disease. 3) Why stress robs you of your energy. 4) Which...

Jimmy Moore is a blogger and author who is best known for his "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb" blog and podcast, and more recently for his books on nutrition. What you will learn in this episode: 1) The impact of glucose on the body 2) The impact a ketogenic diet can have on your health 3) The right tools you need to start a ketogenic diet Jimmy has appeared on television and radio programs[1] promoting...

Heather was our very first guest on Lyme Ninja Radio. Listen in as she updates you on the ups and downs of her Lyme Journey and how she is using a ketogenic diet to control her Lyme Disease symptoms. In this episode you will learn four things: 1) Why a large part of getting better from lyme disease is learning your health triggers 2) Surviving the ups and downs of Lyme Disease 3) How important a s...

Melina Coogan grew up in Vermont and was an active outdoorswoman. She had strange symptoms for several years, such a tingling all over her body, and shooting pains. About a year ago her symptoms became much more severe, with a spotted rash that grew from her feet to her face in the course of a day, and a urinary tract disorder that left her unable to move. Online research lead her to discover Lyme...

 In 2015 Bob Miller was inspired to start examining chronic lyme disease, and he founded NutriGenetic Research Institute to research and publish reports on the relationship between genetic variants, labs and presenting symptoms. Bob has served as a traditional naturopath for 20 years, and earned his naturopathic degree from Trinity School of Natural Health. Recognizing that there was not a nutriti...

Dr. Terry Wahls was diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in 2000. By 2003 it had transitioned to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Investigation into nutritional brain health slowed her decline, but it wasn’t until she discovered functional medicine and radically changed her diet to incorporate the nutrition she...

In 2009 Karen came down with a case of Bells Palsy, after months of ineffective treatment and trips to specialists, a suggestion that her symptoms might be due to an underlying autoimmune disorder, which 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 il...

Linda Favreau’s Lyme Journey led her to specialize in nutritional genetic consulting and is passionate about ​helping others unlock the root cause behind their acute and chronic illnesses. Linda founded ‘Nutrition and Your Genes’ to help communicate her research to others in the areas of epigenetics and nutrition; better known as nutrigenomics. She believes in the importan ce of epigenetics and ta...

Part 1 of a three part interview with functional medicine chiropractor, Dr. Tom Bayne. Part 1 - why K2 is so important to Lyme patients Part 2 - the latest research about probiotics Part 3 - Dr. Bayne's spore based probiotic - MegaSporeBiotic Dr. Tom Bayne is a chiropractor practicing in the Chicago area. He practices at PureBalance Health Center and focuses on detoxification and gut health. Tom t...

Part 2 of a three part interview with functional medicine chiropractor, Dr. Tom Bayne. Part 1 - why K2 is so important to Lyme patients Part 2 - the latest research about probiotics Part 3 - Dr. Bayne's spore based probiotic - MegaSporeBiotic Dr. Tom Bayne is a chiropractor practicing in the Chicago area. He practices at PureBalance Health Center and focuses on detoxification and gut health. Tom t...

Part 3 of a three part interview with functional medicine chiropractor, Dr. Tom Bayne. Part 1 - why K2 is so important to Lyme patients Part 2 - the latest research about probiotics Part 3 - Dr. Bayne's spore based probiotic - MegaSporeBiotic Dr. Tom Bayne is a chiropractor practicing in the Chicago area. He practices at PureBalance Health Center and focuses on detoxification and gut health. Tom t...

Lisa Bloomquist was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and was always very active. In 2010 she hiked the entire 500 mile Colorado Trail. All that changed when she took a round of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Lisa credits her supportive family and great friends who believed in her and that she would get better even when she did not believe it herself. Her intention is to help everyone who is inadv...

Brenda had a 20 year battle with psychiatric issues that started in middle school and came to a head in 2007 where she was taking medication for her mental health that were causing crippling anxiety and panic attacks. She started researching how to treat her mental health with food and diet. From then on it was a steep learning curve with which she tremendously improved her mental health with food...

When Lydia first discovered a tick on her shoulder - she went to the ER, and was prescribed 10 days of Doxycycline as a precaution. A few days later she developed a bull’s eye rash. The doxycycline alleviated  her symptoms, but when she went back to ask for another treatment of antibiotics - which she was refused, because her western blot and Elisa tests came back negative. A neurologist successfu...