Lyme Ninja Radio - Lyme Disease & Related Health Topics

In this episode you will learn:

• The crucial importance of being your own patient advocate

• Strategies to handle your medical records

* How to work around the shortcomings of the modern health care system

Sarah McNamara worked in Boston as a residency coordinator when she started having symptoms, she was diagnosed with POTS while she was in Boston but her health continued to deteriorate.

Eventually she became unable to continue her career there and moved back home to Syracuse to take better care of her health and pursue an online masters in Health Communication.

It took three years before she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. She has returned to her career in the medical field and also works as a patient advocate for people with Lyme disease.

In this episode you will learn:

• The crucial importance of being your own patient advocate

• Strategies to handle your medical records

* How to work around the shortcomings of the modern health care system

Sarah McNamara worked in Boston as a residency coordinator when she started having symptoms, she was diagnosed with POTS while she was in Boston but her health continued to deteriorate.

Eventually she became unable to continue her career there and moved back home to Syracuse to take better care of her health and pursue an online masters in Health Communication.

It took three years before she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. She has returned to her career in the medical field and also works as a patient advocate for people with Lyme disease.

In this episode you will learn:

• How Lyme disease almost wrecked Ed's quest for a college degree

• How Ed finally got the help he needed

• Ed's cutting edge work on the frontier of bioinformatics for Lyme disease

Ed Messick was bitten by a tick in 8th grade - and he was originally diagnosed with mono. It seemed to be under control until a traumatic event on top of a highly stressful point in his college career which lead him to not only feel terrible, but also not take care of himself in a way that would help him regain his health. He eventually dropped out of Pharmacy School.

After suffering from chronic fatigue, brain fog, depression and rapid weight loss. His primary care physician did give him a lyme diagnosis but when he went to the top infectious disease doctor in NJ he was told he didn’t have Lyme Disease.

He was able to get In 2016 he graduated from NJ institute of technology with a masters in Bioinformatics and today he works as a bioinformation analyst for a genomics company in New Jersey.

In this episode you will learn:

• How Lyme disease almost wrecked Ed's quest for a college degree

• How Ed finally got the help he needed

• Ed's cutting edge work on the frontier of bioinformatics for Lyme disease

Ed Messick was bitten by a tick in 8th grade - and he was originally diagnosed with mono. It seemed to be under control until a traumatic event on top of a highly stressful point in his college career which lead him to not only feel terrible, but also not take care of himself in a way that would help him regain his health. He eventually dropped out of Pharmacy School.

After suffering from chronic fatigue, brain fog, depression and rapid weight loss. His primary care physician did give him a lyme diagnosis but when he went to the top infectious disease doctor in NJ he was told he didn’t have Lyme Disease.

He was able to get In 2016 he graduated from NJ institute of technology with a masters in Bioinformatics and today he works as a bioinformation analyst for a genomics company in New Jersey.

In this episode you will learn:

• How Dr. Rawls gave up looking for a diagnosis and instead concentrated on restoring his health

• Why antibiotic treatment was not the best option for him

• And how he discovered medicinal herbs

Bill Rawls, MD, graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1985. He holds his medical license in North Carolina.

Dr. Rawls has written extensively on health topics, including Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and Chronic Immune Dysfunction. He’s the author of Suffered Long Enough and has contributed to various health sites.

Aside from his writing, Dr. Rawls serves as Medical Director for Vital Plan, an herbal supplement and wellness company he co-founded with his daughter, Braden.

In this episode you will learn:

• How Dr. Rawls gave up looking for a diagnosis and instead concentrated on restoring his health

• Why antibiotic treatment was not the best option for him

• And how he discovered medicinal herbs

Bill Rawls, MD, graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1985. He holds his medical license in North Carolina.

Dr. Rawls has written extensively on health topics, including Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and Chronic Immune Dysfunction. He’s the author of Suffered Long Enough and has contributed to various health sites.

Aside from his writing, Dr. Rawls serves as Medical Director for Vital Plan, an herbal supplement and wellness company he co-founded with his daughter, Braden.

In this episode you will learn:

• What Katina has been up too and what she is doing to stay healthy

• The transformation that happens when you overcome lyme disease

• The challenge of finding the best dietary options for your health

• And a reminder that Reclaiming your health from lyme disease is complex and multifaceted

Katina is a graduate of Duke University and The Stillpoint School of Integrative Life Healing.

After 5 years of misdiagnosis and 5 more years of treatments, Katina has overcome chronic Lyme disease. She is on a nationwide Lyme awareness campaign with her recovery memoir and guide, “Out of the Woods; Healing Lyme Disease – Body, Mind & Spirit,” an award finalist for 2011 Best Book in Health with USA Book News.

She is currently a board member of Be Tick Ready, a Lyme education group, and also works as a Spiritual healer and Lyme disease counselor.

In this episode you will learn:

• What Katina has been up too and what she is doing to stay healthy

• The transformation that happens when you overcome lyme disease

• The challenge of finding the best dietary options for your health

• And a reminder that Reclaiming your health from lyme disease is complex and multifaceted

Katina is a graduate of Duke University and The Stillpoint School of Integrative Life Healing.

After 5 years of misdiagnosis and 5 more years of treatments, Katina has overcome chronic Lyme disease. She is on a nationwide Lyme awareness campaign with her recovery memoir and guide, “Out of the Woods; Healing Lyme Disease – Body, Mind & Spirit,” an award finalist for 2011 Best Book in Health with USA Book News.

She is currently a board member of Be Tick Ready, a Lyme education group, and also works as a Spiritual healer and Lyme disease counselor.

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. She decided to study health and wellness so she could help others stop wasting their time.

She is an International Best Selling author of “The Ketogenic Cookbook“. She also authored 8 other books including her newest book, “The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse: Reset Your Metabolism with 160 Tasty Whole-Food Recipes & Meal Plans”

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. She decided to study health and wellness so she could help others stop wasting their time.

She is an International Best Selling author of “The Ketogenic Cookbook“. She also authored 8 other books including her newest book, “The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse: Reset Your Metabolism with 160 Tasty Whole-Food Recipes & Meal Plans”