Lyme Ninja Radio - Lyme Disease & Related Health Topics

M.M. Drymon is an historian and writer who lives on the coast of Maine. With an extensive background as a museum educator and curator,she has interests in the Landscape Change, History of Witches, Scotch-Irish culture,historic foodways and is a Lyme Disease and Autism advocate. Ms Drymon has a M.A. in American and New England Studies and is in the process of writing a PHD Dissertation.

Sara Ballantyne, Ph.D. (a.k.a. The Paleo Mom) is the blogger behind the award-winning blog, The Paleo Mom.

After her second daughter was born, Sara discovered the Paleo lifestyle. It had an amazing effect on her health, including contributing to her 120-pound weight loss! Over time, she healed herself of a long laundry list of physical complaints including: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, acid reflux, migraines, anxiety, asthma, allergies, psoriasis and an autoimmune skin condition called lichen planus. In fact, Sara was able to discontinue six prescription medications, some of which she has been taking for 12 years, within two weeks of changing her diet!

Sara is passionate about scientific literacy and about distilling scientific concepts into straightforward and accessible explanations. As a scientist both by training and by nature, Sarah is deeply interested in understanding how the foods we eat interact with our gut barriers, immune systems, and hormones to influence health.

Sara Ballantyne, Ph.D. (a.k.a. The Paleo Mom) is the blogger behind the award-winning blog, The Paleo Mom.

After her second daughter was born, Sara discovered the Paleo lifestyle. It had an amazing effect on her health, including contributing to her 120-pound weight loss! Over time, she healed herself of a long laundry list of physical complaints including: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, acid reflux, migraines, anxiety, asthma, allergies, psoriasis and an autoimmune skin condition called lichen planus. In fact, Sara was able to discontinue six prescription medications, some of which she has been taking for 12 years, within two weeks of changing her diet!

Sara is passionate about scientific literacy and about distilling scientific concepts into straightforward and accessible explanations. As a scientist both by training and by nature, Sarah is deeply interested in understanding how the foods we eat interact with our gut barriers, immune systems, and hormones to influence health.

Episode 17 feature Jack Daniel. Jack graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Biochemistry. After that he started studying Acupuncture, receiving his license in 1973, and qualified for Master of Acupuncture with the College of Traditonal Acupuncture in 1979. In 1975, he co-founded the Center for Traditional Acupuncture, now known as the TAI Sophia Institute He has now been practicing Acupuncture for almost 40 years.

He served as lead faculty for the Traditional Acupuncture Institute's (TAI) California programs for seven years until 1988, and for the next seven years served as Dean of Students and Director of Alumni Affairs. He was named Teacher of the Year, awarded by the graduating students of the TAI Sophia Institute in 2003.

He has authored newspaper and journal articles, and has appeared numerous times on television and radio discussing acupuncture. He has also served as an expert witness for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI in U.S. District Court.

His teaching infuses theory with clarity, wisdom and common-sense practicality. His guiding principle — to unify the realms of the emotional, physical and spiritual — inspires his teaching and deepens understanding for students in his courses.

Episode 17 feature Jack Daniel. Jack graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Biochemistry. After that he started studying Acupuncture, receiving his license in 1973, and qualified for Master of Acupuncture with the College of Traditonal Acupuncture in 1979. In 1975, he co-founded the Center for Traditional Acupuncture, now known as the TAI Sophia Institute He has now been practicing Acupuncture for almost 40 years.

He served as lead faculty for the Traditional Acupuncture Institute's (TAI) California programs for seven years until 1988, and for the next seven years served as Dean of Students and Director of Alumni Affairs. He was named Teacher of the Year, awarded by the graduating students of the TAI Sophia Institute in 2003.

He has authored newspaper and journal articles, and has appeared numerous times on television and radio discussing acupuncture. He has also served as an expert witness for the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI in U.S. District Court.

His teaching infuses theory with clarity, wisdom and common-sense practicality. His guiding principle — to unify the realms of the emotional, physical and spiritual — inspires his teaching and deepens understanding for students in his courses.

Episode 16 features Dr. John Cannell who graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Zoology then got his medical degree from the University of North Carolina. He was a surgical intern and practiced emergency medicine before becoming a General Practitioner in the coalfields of West Virginia. In the 90s he moved to California and became a psychiatrist. There he worked at Atascadero State Hospital and developed a deep interest in food, nutrition, and their roles in health and wellness.

He has been a proponent of public health and education throughout his career taking part in multiple campaigns to raise awareness for many public health issues. In 2003 he founded the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit educate organization, to teach people about the benefits of Vitamin D and raise awareness about the widespread Vitamin D deficiency in the United States.

Episode 16 features Dr. John Cannell who graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Zoology then got his medical degree from the University of North Carolina. He was a surgical intern and practiced emergency medicine before becoming a General Practitioner in the coalfields of West Virginia. In the 90s he moved to California and became a psychiatrist. There he worked at Atascadero State Hospital and developed a deep interest in food, nutrition, and their roles in health and wellness.

He has been a proponent of public health and education throughout his career taking part in multiple campaigns to raise awareness for many public health issues. In 2003 he founded the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit educate organization, to teach people about the benefits of Vitamin D and raise awareness about the widespread Vitamin D deficiency in the United States.

Episode 15 features Diane Marie an Air Force veteran from New Mexico. After she was diagnosed with Lyme disease, Diane founded a state wide Lyme support group and newsletter. She does her best to send newbies, as well as those who have been struggling for years the latest information. This includes information about the disease, treatments, and other resources for people who are sick.

Episode 15 features Diane Marie an Air Force veteran from New Mexico. After she was diagnosed with Lyme disease, Diane founded a state wide Lyme support group and newsletter. She does her best to send newbies, as well as those who have been struggling for years the latest information. This includes information about the disease, treatments, and other resources for people who are sick.

After Hurricane Katrina, Brenna Faulk and her family moved from Louisiana to Montana. She was sick off and on for several years, deteriorating rapidly after coming down with what she thought was strep throat, but she never got better.

This sent her to a series of doctors, first to her local doctors, then out to the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Az, and finally out to a doctor in California, who prescribed an iGenix lab which proved the presence of Lyme, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, and central nervous system involvement. Brenna has been diagnosed with neurological Lyme, and receives IV antibiotics to combat her symptoms. She has been combating Lyme now for five years.

After getting diagnosed and educating herself, Brenna started a fundraising website called Twyst of Lyme, dedicated to raising funds for Lyme disease research and education. She also shares updates for Lyme disease legislation, and updates for fundraising and awareness events.