Tick Boot Camp

Could overlooked environmental bacteria, immune dysfunction, and mitochondrial health help explain why some Lyme disease patients remain sick despite years of treatment? In this LIVE from ILADS interview, Tick Boot Camp co-host Rich welcomes back Jacquelyn “Jacki” Meinhardt, DNP, FNP-BC , a nurse practitioner at Amen Clinics in Northern Virginia, to explore the complex relationship between Lyme di...

What if treating Lyme disease is only part of the recovery process—and the next frontier is helping the body repair the damage left behind? In this LIVE from ILADS interview, Tick Boot Camp co-host Rich sits down with Dr. Todd Maderis, ND , founder of Marin Natural Medicine Clinic in Northern California, to explore what he calls “Lyme 3.0” —an evolving approach to complex chronic illness that look...

What happens when a Lyme disease doctor realizes she can only help so many patients in her office—but millions of people need better information, more treatment options, and access to knowledgeable healthcare professionals? For Dr. Myriah Hinchey, ND , the answer has been to build something bigger than her medical practice. In this LIVE from ILADS interview, Tick Boot Camp co-host Rich reconnects...

What happens when a child spends 10 years searching for a diagnosis, sees 21 doctors, and continues getting sicker while medical tests come back negative? For author and Lyme disease advocate Terri McCormick , this isn't a hypothetical question. It's part of her family's story—and the experience that inspired her to help others navigate the devastating consequences of delayed and missed diagnoses....

For more than four decades, Dr. Richard Horowitz has challenged conventional thinking about chronic illness. His work treating more than 13,000 chronically ill patients has led to one of the most influential clinical frameworks in Lyme disease medicine: MSIDS® (Multiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome). Now, in his groundbreaking new book, Ending Chronic Illness: A Revolutionary New Program t...

Can a multidisciplinary approach to Lyme disease treatment help patients better understand their illness, develop individualized treatment plans, and build a foundation for long-term recovery? In this LIVE from ILADS interview, Tick Boot Camp co-host Rich sits down with Dr. Francisco Ulloa, MD of Sanoviv Medical Institute in Mexico to explore the clinic's approach to integrative Lyme disease treat...

What happens when a healthcare professional suddenly loses the ability to walk, struggles to get answers from major medical institutions, and is told Lyme disease doesn't exist where she lives? In this LIVE from ILADS interview, Tick Boot Camp welcomes Dr. Kristi Hellenbrand, DC , a Georgia chiropractor, Lyme disease survivor, author of Let Me Tell You a Secret…She Makes It: A Lyme Survival Story...

Could supporting the lymphatic system help people living with Lyme disease feel better, sleep more comfortably, and improve their overall well-being? In this LIVE from ILADS interview, Tick Boot Camp welcomes back Freddie Kimmel , Lyme disease and metastatic cancer survivor, wellness technology educator, host of the Beautifully Broken Podcast , and representative of Flowpresso , for a fascinating...

What happens when seven years of undiagnosed Lyme disease, debilitating symptoms, and medical dismissal push someone to the point of losing hope—and that person eventually becomes a voice of hope for others? In this LIVE from ILADS interview, Tick Boot Camp welcomes Tanya, host of Lyme and Beyond with Tanya , for an emotional and inspiring conversation about Lyme disease recovery, medical gaslight...

Can a Lyme disease patient who spent three years bedridden help change federal health policy for millions of people? In this LIVE from ILADS interview, Tick Boot Camp reunites with Meghan Bradshaw, MPH , Lyme disease survivor, public health advocate, and leader at Center for Lyme Action , for an inspiring conversation about Lyme disease advocacy, federal research funding, proposed legislation, and...

What if some of the depression, anxiety, brain fog, cognitive dysfunction, OCD, speech changes, and other neuropsychiatric symptoms experienced by people with Lyme and other vector-borne diseases involve more than the infection itself? In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , Matt Sabatello sits down with Dr. Lindsey Wells, ND, a Connecticut naturopathic physician whose work focuses heavily...

LIVE from ILADS: What happens when a Lyme disease patient needs a medication—but the standard dose, ingredients, or delivery method simply don't work for them? Tick Boot Camp welcomes back Ray Solano, RPh, MBA, CCN , founder and owner of PD Labs , a specialty compounding pharmacy that works with practitioners to create personalized medications for patients with Lyme disease, CIRS, mold-related ill...

LIVE from ILADS: What happens when nearly 20,000 Lyme disease patients pool their experiences to help researchers understand what patients are actually living through? Tick Boot Camp sits down in person with Dorothy Kupcha Leland, President of LymeDisease.org to explore the power of MyLymeData, patient-driven Lyme disease research, sex-based differences in persistent Lyme disease, evidence-based p...

LIVE from ILADS: Can treating Lyme disease be both a science and an art? Tick Boot Camp sits down with Dr. Frank Song Jr., ND , a naturopathic doctor specializing in Lyme disease, tick-borne infections, and complex chronic illness at Placeres Integrative Medicine in New Milford, Connecticut. But medicine is only one part of Dr. Song’s story. He is also a professional musician and performer whose m...

LIVE from ILADS: What happens when a board-certified medical doctor develops debilitating symptoms — but doesn't recognize that she may have Lyme disease? Tick Boot Camp sits down with Dr. Robin Ann Ridinger, MD , a physician board-certified in both Family Medicine and Integrative Holistic Medicine who treats Lyme disease and other complex chronic illnesses at Premier Health and Holistic Medicine...

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp welcomes back Dr. Cory Tichauer, ND , owner and lead physician of Bear Creek Naturopathic Clinic in Medford, Oregon, and a member of the ILADS Board of Directors. After years of treating Lyme disease and other complex chronic illnesses, Dr. Tichauer has become increasingly interested in a particularly difficult group of patients: The people who do many of the "...

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with Dr. Vy Simeles, ND, LAc of Restorative Health Clinic to explore one of the most difficult situations in chronic Lyme disease care: What do you do when a patient becomes so sensitive that nearly everything intended to help seems to make them feel worse? Dr. Simeles works with complex chronic illness patients, including people experiencing Lyme disease,...

When Julia Bruzzese became seriously ill and lost the ability to walk, her brother James was beginning his medical education. Rather than allowing his family’s experience to drive him away from medicine, it gave him a new purpose: to become the kind of doctor his sister and other complex Lyme disease patients desperately needed. In this deeply personal Tick Boot Camp Podcast episode, special guest...

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp welcomes back Dr. Melanie Stein, ND for an update on her approach to chronic Lyme disease and complex illness — and the release of her book, Breaking Through Chronic Illness: The Science of Cellular Repair and the Path to Lasting Recovery . Why do some people continue struggling after months or even years of Lyme disease treatment? Dr. Stein believes part of the ans...

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with Dr. Somer DelSignore, DNP, BC-PNP , founder of Hudson Valley Integrative Health in Beacon, New York, for a wide-ranging conversation about pediatric Lyme disease, congenital tick-borne infections, autism spectrum symptoms, PANS/PANDAS, autoimmune encephalopathy, developmental delays, behavioral changes, and the importance of investigating potential bi...

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with Mindy Tobin Daigle, MSN, APRN-BC, a nurse practitioner whose approach to Lyme disease and complex chronic illness was profoundly shaped by her own experience as a patient. Before treating people with Lyme disease, Mindy lived it. After years of misdiagnosis, she was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2010 following earlier tick exposures. Her illness beca...

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp reconnects with Nicole Bell , CEO of Galaxy Diagnostics , for a focused conversation about one of the biggest challenges in Lyme disease and tick-borne illness: getting an accurate diagnosis. Bell breaks down the differences between antibody testing, antigen testing, and PCR-based direct detection while explaining why stealth pathogens such as Borrelia , Bartonella...

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp reconnects with Dr. Alexis Chesney, MS, ND, LAc for a focused conversation about babesiosis, Lyme disease, coinfections, diagnostic challenges, herbal medicine, recovery, rehabilitation, and what it means to treat the whole person rather than a single infection. Dr. Chesney is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist specializing in Lyme disease and other tick-bor...

Read transcript LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with David W. Kazarian, RPh , pharmacist and founder of Infuserve America , for a focused conversation recorded in person at the ILADS Annual Scientific Conference. In this short-form conference interview, Kazarian explores how compounding pharmacy can give practitioners additional options for Lyme disease and tick-borne illness patients de...

What happens when a conventionally trained physician watches someone he loves struggle with years of unexplained, multisystem illness—and eventually discovers that Lyme disease and Bartonella may have been part of the picture all along? In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , hosts Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen sit down with Raphael “Tito” Balbino, MD , a physician trained in Family M...