Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast

This is episode 38 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

[NOTE: This podcast does not promote any specific medical treatment and should not be seen as a replacement for medical advice.]

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme disease ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, he catches up with Lyme survivor and advocate Olivia Goodreau from the LivLyme Foundation. They discuss how she created the foundation when SHE WAS 12 years old.

They also discuss her advocacy and recovery journey that she shared in her book "But She Looks Fine."

Olivia discussed her journey of meeting with dozens of doctors until she received the proper treatment to recover from Lyme disease and its coinfections.

Now a college student at UCLA, she also talked about her new Tick Tracker app and how it can help people stay clear of ticks.

When Fred was doing the research for his popular book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he didn't know how Lyme disease affected children and teenagers and the struggle they face in recovery.

Olivia's story is unique and an example of how Lyme disease survivors need to be their own advocates and can also help thousands of other find peace.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 37 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

[NOTE: This podcast does not promote any specific medical treatment and should not be seen as a replacement for medical advice.]

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme disease ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, we discuss Alpha Gal Syndrome, a tick-borne disease that caused red meat allergies, Lyme testing updates, and new treatments in the works. His guests are Global Lyme Alliance CEO Laura MacNeill and then GLA Chief Scientific Officer Tim Sellati. They discuss the work GLA is doing to develop better diagnostics, tests and treatment for tick-borne diseases including Lyme and the coinfections Bartonella and Babesiosis.

They discussed work they are funding with Dr. Brandon Jutras at Northwestern University and other research projects in the Lyme and chronic illness world.

When Fred was doing the research for his popular book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he was ignorant about the work happening at universities to find better diagnostics, treatment, and mental health solutions for the millions of chronic Lyme disease survivors around the globe.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 36 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

[NOTE: This podcast does not promote any specific medical treatment and should not be seen as a replacement for professional medical advice.]

Fred Diamond's internationally acclaimed book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person.

It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, Fred interviews Michelle McKinzie, a licensed integrative therapist with specialized training in integrative medicine for mental health professionals. She supports professional women grappling with chronic Lyme disease to help them manage the overwhelming stress, isolation, and challenges that come with the disease so they can confidently advocate for themselves, boost their energy, and effectively navigate their medical treatments.

Fred said that after speaking or messaging thousands of chronic Lyme survivors, he learned that maintaining life balance could be very difficult. He addresses this in his book and delves deep on this topic with his guest.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 35 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's internationally-acclaimed book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, Fred interviews Dr. Mo Elamir from the Aviv Clinic to discuss hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic Lyme disease.

According to the Aviv Clinic, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment that involves breathing 100% pure oxygen in a pressurized HBOT suite (often called a hyperbaric oxygen chamber). This process increases oxygen levels in the body 10–15 times higher than normal, and has been long-proven to speed up the body’s healing and rejuvenation abilities.

After speaking or messaging with thousands of chronic Lyme survivors, Fred realized how many were desperate to seek medical or alternative treatments that would ease the horrific symptoms that they would experience. HBOT is one that has come up ofter and on this show, he goes deep with Dr. Mo to understand how it may help.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 34 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, Fred interviews Dr. Neil Nathan to discuss his new book "The Sensitive Patient's Healing Guide: Top Experts Offer New Insights and Treatments for Environmental Toxins, Lyme Disease, and Emfs."

When Fred was first discovering the trauma related to tick-borne diseases, one of the first books he read was Dr. Nathan's classic "Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness." It helped him understand how difficult mold allergies can be to treat and how much interplay there is with Lyme disease.

Dr. Nathan discussed many of the complications sensitive patients go through in finding treatments to get healthy. Fred digs deep so that Lyme survivors can find some peace and suggestions on how to get treatment, and, as he always does, how those who love and want to support someone they love with Lyme disease can support them.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 33 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, Fred interviews patient-centered healthcare advocate Bruce Alan Fries. It's incredible that Lyme and other tick-borne diseases have political implications. For scores, entities such as the CDC and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) refused to acknowledge that chronic Lyme disease even existed and recommended minimal treatment protocols that, in many cases, did not even come close to treating the diseases.

Bruce discussed some of the political initiatives he created or participated in to bring more government awareness of these troubling diseases.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn. The print copy can be ordered at https://a.co/d/ifi9Wne.

This is episode 32 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, Fred interviews Dr. Krzysztof (Chris) Majdyło of the St. Luke’s Center in Gdańsk, Poland on the challenges of treating tick-borne illness patients across Europe. He discusses what Lyme looks like in Europe and offers some strategies on treatment he provides at his medical facility. Lyme disease and its co-infections are challenging to treat anywhere around the globe.

He gives his perspective on what Lyme survivors might want to consider. He also discusses why he has committed his practice to tick-borne diseases.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now.

If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 31 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, Fred and the leaders of the tick-borne disease community builder Generation Lyme (Gen Lyme) discuss how being a part of a caring and supportive community can help Lyme survivors heal.

Gen Lyme offers numerous meetup groups that bring Lyme survivors with common demographics together to discuss treatment options, support needs, and general empathetic care. Lyme disease can be very challenging and the supportive communities they provide can be life changing.

The leaders Jennifer Hoffman, Jesse Ruben, and Brooke Stoddard also discuss their personal journeys.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 30 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person.

It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, we discuss the stressors Lyme disease survivors frequently deal with when the Lyme bacteria and parasites enter the brain.

Dr. Diane Mueller discusses trauma response, root cause discovery, and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). Learn about the 2nd edition of her book "It's Not in Your Mind" here.

We also discuss the challenges mold will cause Lyme survivors.

When Fred was doing the research for his popular book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he had no idea there how many stressors there were that made it a challenge to treat Lyme disease.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.

This is episode 29 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast.

Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support.

On today’s episode, we discuss the challenges that tick bite parasitic coinfections add to the diagnostic and treatment puzzle most Lyme disease survivors face. His guest is Global Lyme Alliance CEO Laura MacNeill. She discussed the work her organization is doing to develop better diagnostics, tests and treatment for the coinfections Bartonella and Babesiosis.

MacNeill said that GLA is supporting Dr. Choukri Ben Mamoun at Yale in his research on a dual therapy approach using the antimalarials tafenoquine and atovaquone. She also discussed the Bartonella Discovery Project that is being done with Dr. Monica Embers at Tulane University, a specialist in Borrelia burgdorferi and Lyme disease.

When Fred was doing the research for his popular book “Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know,” he had no idea there were other diseases Lyme survivors had to worry about.

If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need.

The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn.

The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.