By Cindy Kennedy
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As a survivor of mold illness, Lyme Disease and chronic IBS symptoms, Dr. Diane Mueller is passionate about helping others restore their health and passion for life. Just like many of her patients, Dr. Diane struggled with chronic fatigue, extreme digestive dysfunction and chronic pain for many years with conventional medicine only offering mildly palliative treatments. Dr. Diane is now completely healed from these conditions and co-owns both a clinical practice and an online school where she certifies clinicians around the world in a mind body approach to functional medicine.
SHOW NOTES:
- Dr. Diane’s personal story of resilience
- What is the role of mind and mindset play and healing and treating Lyme disease?
- What is her perspective on why Lyme disease is so difficult to heal?
- How to encourage resiliency?
- What are approaches to treatment strategies?
- What are persister cells and what role did they play in the pathology and treatment of Lyme?
- What to do with the very “sensitive” patient?
- What role does mold illness have in relationship to the treatment of Lyme disease?
- What is her new book about?
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Dr. Drew Sinatra is a board-certified and California-licensed practicing naturopathic doctor who holds a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University, America’s top naturopathic and integrative medical school. As a self-described “health detective,” he works with patients on “health care” rather than “disease care” at his practice, the CLEAR Center of Health, in Northern California. As one of the country’s leading naturopathic physicians, Sinatra’s areas of expertise include digestive disorders, autoimmune disease, hormonal balance, fatigue, mold and mycotoxin illness, and complex chronic disease. Sinatra is a member of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA), American College of Nutrition (ACN) and American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP). He is an author, speaker and adviser for the research and development of clean and plant-based nutritional supplements with Healthy Directions.
Recent Articles on this topic by Dr. Drew Sinatra:
https://lakeoconeehealth.com/dont-be-fooled-by-flu-like-symptoms-of-lyme-disease-this-summer/
You can interact with Dr. Drew Sinatra at:
Twitter:@DrDrewSinatra https://twitter.com/DrDrewSinatra
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrewSinatraND/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiuehuxRqql2E7-ZxduciPw
Podcast: https://www.healthydirections.com/podcasts
Website: https://www.healthydirections.com/dr-drew-sinatra
SHOW NOTES:
- Has anything changed with Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment since the arrival of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)?
What are the different signs that someone is suffering from Lyme disease, COVID-19, and/or mold/mycotoxin illness?
- Will the development of post COVID-19 syndrome lead to more understanding and recognition about Chronic Lyme disease?
- Age groups more affected and reason why?
- Why are bull’s eye rash not always seen?
- Testing value?
- Length of treatment? Consequences of antibiotics?
- Principles of gut health
- Principles of immune support
- Principles of detoxification support
- Focus on emotional support and health
Cindy FNP has an in-depth discussion with Ryan Brinkerhoff about the benefits of Hyperbaric O2 treatments. Ryan is a notable expert on this topic and we dig in deep to learn why this is a service that could benefit patients with Lyme and other chronic illnesses.
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* Ryan is the owner and creator of InsideOut Hyperbaric + Wellness in St. George Ut. Where they focus on regenerative health solutions.
* Ryan is a master of live cell analysis with over 12 years of experience.
* Ryan is the owner and creator of several US and international patents
* Ryan is the owner of multiple businesses but shifted his entire life focus into health and wellness after becoming chronically ill with no clear answers or solutions in site.
* He now spends his days working with multiple different physicians and scientists to try to unlock the secrets of chronic illness, L-form bacteria and cell danger response as well as educating on his YouTube channel: Hyperbaric Health Guru: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQ3OFWqDVrPRKvS7-ecI3Q
SHOW NOTES:
* What actually is hyperbaric oxygen therapy
* What illness and conditions HBOT is used for via FDA (insurance coverage) and what the science says it should be used for.
* Difference between high pressure hyperbarics and mild hyperbarics
* Why hyperbarics for chronic illness patients, especially lyme and msids patients
* Where can the center and information be found?
Cindy FNP interviews, Dr. Kurt Woeller, a well known lecturer, instructor and functional medical doctor. He serves as a medical advisor for Great Plains Lab, which offers an Organic Acids test used by several functional practitioners. They discuss the benefits of the Organic Acids Test (OAT), when evaluating a chronically ill patient and how much important data can be obtained with this simple first morning urine test.
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Kurt N. Woeller, D.O., has been a functional and integrative medicine physician, as well as a biomedical autism specialist, for over two decades. He is an author of several health books including “Autism – The Road To Recovery”, “Methyl-B12 Therapy For Autism”, “Methyl-B12 for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia” and “5 Things You MUST Do Right Now To Help With Your Rheumatoid Arthritis.”
He is a lecturer (throughout the United States and International), educator and experienced clinician offering specialized treatment and testing for individuals with complex medical conditions such as autism-spectrum disorders, autoimmune, chronic digestive and neurodegenerative disorders. His health consulting practice for autism alone is multinational with families from various countries.
Dr. Woeller has served as a lab advisor for both BioHealth Laboratory and Great Plains Laboratory (GPL). He developed and teaches the course on Organic Acid Test (OAT) interpretation and practice implementation for the GPL Academy as part of their ongoing educational seminars. As part of GPL educational outreach programs and seminars, Dr. Woeller participates in the annual Integrative Medicine for Mental Health (IMMH) conference.
Dr. Woeller is also the co-founder of Integrative Medicine Academy, an online integrative medicine health practitioner training program with multiple online courses in gastrointestinal disorders (SIBO Mastery Course), autism (Autism Mastery Course), adrenal and hormone problems (Hormone Mastery Course), functional medicine (Functional Mastery Course), organic acids testing (Essential and Advanced OAT Mastery Courses) and environmental toxicity (Toxicity Mastery Course). He also runs an extensive biomedical autism educational website called Autism Recovery System and a functional medicine website for doctors called Functional Medicine Clinical Rounds.
SHOW NOTES:
What are Organic Acids? How are they measured? Why is this test used? What can it help with? How can the OAT help patients with Lyme? How long on antibiotics can you pick up dysbiosis? Is repeat testing needed? Discuss some of your biggest surprises with patients using the test.Cindy, FNP hosts Dr. Eric Balcavage again and this time they dig into the topic of the sulfation detoxification pathway. As our environment becomes more toxic, we become more toxic. The higher our toxic loads, the greater the chance for chronic illness. A healthy detoxification system provides powerful benefits for health.
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Dr Eric Balcavage is the owner and founder of Rejuvagen, a functional medicine clinic in Chadds Ford, PA. He is nationally recognized speaker and educator on various health related topics including thyroid physiology, bile physiology, detoxification, oxidative stress, methylation and chronic illness.
Dr. Balcavage is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.), a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Board Certified in Integrative Medicine, along with being a licensed Chiropractor in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Balcavage is the co-host of Thyroid Answers Podcast. The podcast focuses on answering the pressing questions those suffering with chronic hypothyroid symptoms can’t get answered elsewhere. You can find his educational Thyroid Thursday videos on Vimeo and Youtube.
Dr Balcavage has made it his mission to change the way medicine looks at hypothyroidism. He is the co-author of the soon to be released book, Thyroid Debacle, The book co-written by Kelly Halderman MD, addresses the problems with current allopathic and functional medicine approaches to hypothyroidism as well as the solutions to restoring thyroid physiology.
SHOW NOTES:
What is the biotransformation of sulfur compounds?
What occurs if this pathway is impaired?
What impairs this pathway?
What are the specific nutrients needed here?
How do genetics play a part?
Can this pathway be evaluated?
Does inflammation have a role in reducing this pathway?
What is the best supplement for sulfation?
Chris Marano, a seasoned herbalist from Massachusetts, discusses with Cindy FNP, his approach to illness using specific herbs. Chris is the founder of Clearpath Herbals, which provides health and wellness consultations and custom-blended herbal preparations depending on the issues. Chris also opens up about how many people are looking beyond traditional medicine to either fight Lyme disease or to achieve other health goals.
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Chris Marano, RH, MA, BS, is a clinical and community herbalist of Western, Chinese, and First Nation healing traditions, with a health-care practice in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts since 1995. He is a registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild, teaches Topics in Herbalism at the University of Massachusetts, is the founder of Clearpath Herbals, providing health and wellness consultations and custom-blended herbal preparations, and founder-director-head instructor of Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine, dedicated to the teaching of herbalism, holistic health, and Earth-based wisdom and sustainability. His new company, Chrysalis Botanicals (www.chrysalisbotanicals.com), will be offering time-tested herbal formulas for many health conditions, starting with the popular remedy, Lyme Aid. Chris has over thirty years experience as a teacher of Buddhist/Taoist-based meditation, psychology and philosophy. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in pre-medicine, Chinese philosophy-spirituality and science education from Columbia University, a graduate herbal degree from the Herbal Therapeutics School of Botanic Medicine, Chinese Buddhist and Taoist training from the Chan Center of NYC, Cherokee and Anishinaabe medicine training from First Nation elders and teachers, and training and experience in Somatic Experiencing trauma therapy; all of which he weaves into his consultations and teaching. For more information regarding Chris and Clearpath Herbals (health services, education opportunities, and herbal preparations), visit www.clearpathherbals.com, and/or email [email protected].
SHOW NOTES:
Tell us something about your life and experience that led to you being a fulltime herbalist and what it is that you do? You as a consultant and also owner of Clearpath Herbals and Chrysalis Botanicals companies.
How do you approach health and wellness in general as an herbalist? What traditions do you follow?
What experience have you had with Lyme Disease? How do you think herbalism can be helpful in addressing Lyme Disease?
Do you have special protocols for Lyme Disease in the different ways it can manifest? Namely, acute Lyme Disease and various stages of chronic.
Adrenals can really be affected by any chronic illness. How can you help?
Is there a way that people can contact you if they want to?
In a second interview with Dr. Jocelyn Strand, Cindy FNP, talks with her about the importance of a healthy gut microbiome for proper immune health. Current research has been focusing on the role of the microbiome in the health and wellness arena. Considering the fact that the gut has over 70 percent of our immune system within it, substantiates the need to make it a priority.
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SHOW NOTES:
Why is gut health now on the forefront of health?
How many different species are in the gut?
Do the microbes communicate to each other?
Explain what the GALT is.
How does the gut communicate with the brain?
What is the role of fiber, probiotics and regular BM's?
How can a healthy gut impact healing from Lyme disease and other chronic illnesses?
Cindy FNP, interviews Dr. Tania Dempsey, a board-certified internist and integrative holistic medicine practitioner, from Purchase, NY, about the complicated illness associated with mast cell activation. Their conversation dives deep to answer questions surrounding what is MCAS, why does it happen, what is the association to chronic illness, and how can it be treated.
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ABOUT THE GUEST:
Dr. Tania Dempsey, MD, ABIHM is a board-certified internist and diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. She received her MD degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her BS degree from Cornell University. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at New York University.
In 2011, she founded Armonk Integrative Medicine (AIM) which has become a destination practice in Purchase, NY, focusing on complex, multi-system diseases. Dr. Dempsey is an expert in Tick-Borne Infections, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and Autoimmunity. She is an accomplished international speaker and writer and was the Keynote Speaker in 2018 at the International Congress on Natural Medicine in Melbourne, Australia. She has been featured on Fox 5 NY News, Observer, Reader's Digest, Huffington Post, The NY Post and countless other media outlets.
For more information, please visit www.drtaniadempsey.com.
SHOW NOTES:
Can you explain Mast Cell Activation?
How it is identified?
How is it treated?
Is there anything people should know to prevent MCAS?
Why is it such a debilitating issue?
Why is it more common with TBD?
Can you explain if there is any link with autoimmunity?
Cindy, FNP and Dr. Sean McCloy examine the different approaches between allopathic and functional healthcare. Finding "why" an illness is occurring is the basic philosophy of a functional approach. Today, more than ever, people are interested in making alternative care choices rather than taking prescription medications. By educating patients on the root of their illness, they can begin to understand why they are suffering and how they can be an active participant in their healing process.
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Sean McCloy, MD, MPH, MA received his Medical Degree from New York Medical College. He completed his Family Medicine residency training at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He is a board-certified Diplomate in both Family Medicine and Holistic Medicine. He received his Master of Public Health (specializing in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention) from Boston University School of Public Health and his Master of Arts in Medical Sciences from Boston University School of Medicine. He is certified in Chelation Therapy from the American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM).
Besides offering Holistic Family Medicine, Dr. McCloy specializes in Intravenous Vitamin Therapies, Heavy Metal Detoxification, Functional and Nutritional Medicine, and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement. He also uses Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in his treatment approaches. He sees all ages of patients, from newborns to geriatrics. By restoring balance to his patients, he lets their bodies, minds, and spirits heal themselves. Instead of using medicines to cover up symptoms, Dr. McCloy hunts for the roots of an illness. After treating these root causes his patients often find they can stop taking their pharmaceutical medications.
In addition to enjoying his work, Sean McCloy loves going on outdoor adventures with his family, preparing gourmet vegetarian feasts, making music with his friends, playing ultimate frisbee and squash, furniture building, and exploring Maine.
SHOW NOTES:
What is root cause medicine?
Why is there such a difference between allopathic and functional approaches?
Is the Gut the number 1 place to go?
Are people all different?
What are the biggest contributors to poor health?
How often do you find that environment as well as environmental issues are at play?
Chronic health issues and the need to keep searching. How difficult is this?
Ashley Besecker, RD and owner of Crave Health, discusses with Cindy, FNP, the difference between caring for people who are sick and tired and athletes who are trying to optimize their wellness for performance. The bottom line is optimizing good nutrition and appropriate supplementation to balance the body in order to improve wellness. Check out Ashley's podcast here: http://crave-health.com/podcast/
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ABOUT THE GUEST:
Ashley Besecker is an expert in human biochemistry. Trained as a registered dietitian nutritionist, she has gone on to specialize in nutritional genetics and sports medicine and has completed degrees at Pepperdine University, Vanderbilt University, and Stanford University. She believes in using science with integrity, building trust with my players, and working smarter, in order to attain longevity in a professional athlete's career.
The podcast currently has 118 episodes available.