Circadian rhythm fasting AKA time-restricted eating has been a game-changer in my healing journey from late-stage Lyme!
Circadian rhythm fasting is honoring your body's natural 24-hour cycle. I wish I had known about the benefits of circadian rhythm fasting earlier in my late-stage Lyme disease recovery. In this week's video, I revisit an older blog, and yap about my research and experiences with fasting, and share why I fast 16 hours a day.
Read MoreThis week I'm exploring friendships with Lyme disease, why losing friends to chronic illness is so common. Pretty much everyone I speak to in the Lyme and chronic illness community has similar experiences. Chronic illness of any kind has a major impact on friendships and relationships of all sorts, and the question people raise is - why? Why are seemingly solid friendships so easily wiped away in the throes of chronic illness?
In this week's video, I explore the theories as to why so many lose friends to chronic illness.
This week I wanted to talk a little bit about doxycycline, is it enough, and how effective is it for Lyme disease treatment.
Lyme disease treatment is a highly debated issue amongst the experts, So in this video, I dive into some of the research and studies that have been done around the standard treatment protocol for Lyme disease.
Read More5 Things I wish you knew about Lyme disease. Common Lyme disease signs and symptoms overlooked by most doctors. In this video, I share the common Lyme disease signs and symptoms that are easily overlooked and things that everyone should be aware of about this quickly spreading disease.
Read MoreI have been experiencing Lyme disease symptom flare-ups with every menstrual cycle. In this video, I talk about a links between Lyme flares, the menstrual cycle, and the immune system.
Read MoreIn last week’s vlog I shared my 5-day gut cleanse for SIBO, Candida, IBS flare. In this video I share my gut cleanse success!
Watch this video update on how the 5-day SIBO cleanse went, and how I managed the SIBO, Candida, IBS flare I got from stress eating!
Read MoreGut Health update video! In this video I share my 5-day gut cleanse for SIBO/ Candida flare-up. If you’ve been following me a while you know my gut health has never fully recovered from SIBO, Hiatal hernia, and bleeding ulcer in 2015.
Thanks to lots of hard work I do think I cleared SIBO several years ago… but, thanks to my stress sugar snack-fest 2020 I think it's back!
Read MoreApproximately 400,000 new cases are expected in the United States this year… and 1 in 5 Lyme cases develops chronic illness.
As tick populations and new Lyme disease cases increase, recognizing and becoming aware of Lyme disease is important for your health!
In this video, I share why Lyme disease is more common than you realize, along with the information I think everyone should know!
Read MoreStress and chronic illness can be overwhelming! In this video, I share how I stay organized with chronic illness and my tips on living with Lyme disease. Stress management is crucial for those of us with chronic illness. During these stressful times, it is especially important to stay on top of your stress and chronic illness.
Staying organized has been so important to my healing journey with chronic illness and living with Lyme disease. So, I hope you find these tips helpful and stress-relieving!
Read MoreStress and anxiety relief are SO important for those battling with chronic illness. Managing stress with chronic illness can be a challenge even when there's no worldwide pandemic and protests going on!
During this extremely stressful time, I urge you to take time each day managing your stress to avoid any flares in your chronic illness or setbacks in your healing journey.
Read MoreWhy is Lyme disease treatment controversial? Well, there is a lot to be said about the controversies that surround Lyme disease. To be honest, it fills multiple books!
So, in this blog post, I’m only going to cover the bits that I believe are crucial for Lyme patient’s healing journey. There are many resources online for you to dive into the rabbit hole of controversies that surround Lyme disease, but I recommend staying focused while you’re trying to heal.
Read MoreAs COVID-19, the newest form of the Coronavirus sweeps the world, those who are immunocompromised are at higher risk of developing severe illness. For Lyme patients, this means heightened levels of precaution against contracting the illness.
While there is a lot of conflicting information and still much to learn about the virus, this blog post sets out to explain known facts, precautionary measures, how Lyme patients can deal with the Coronavirus crisis.
Read MoreWith everyone rushing outside during tick season for their social distancing, I thought it’d be a good idea to share my tips on protecting yourself from Lyme disease.
Lyme disease is known as the great imitator. It’s not always easy to recognize the early symptoms of Lyme disease. While there are some specific symptoms that can present, they aren’t always obvious. In this blog post, I share what to look out for, and ways to keep you and your family safe from the fastest growing vector-borne disease in the world.
The immune system is made up of a complex network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body from bacteria, viruses, and other harmful substances. We are all born with this natural defense and immunity to a variety of pathogens.
While most colds and cases of flu clear up on their own there are some all-natural ways to support the body’s natural defenses to heal more quickly, and hopefully, avoid the whole mess in the first place!
In this blog post, I share my top ten essential oils for immune support to strengthen the body’s natural defenses when seasonal threats are high.
Read MoreFatigue is a common symptom among Lyme patients… and I’ve had my fair share of it.
And when I say fatigue, I don’t mean just tired. I mean waves of soul-sucking fatigue would overtake me with no warning. My limbs would turn to lead, and tasks or conversations became impossible to complete.
These symptoms went undiagnosed for four years, and the fatigue progressed to the point where I was housebound and mostly bedridden for over a year.
Luckily, with Lyme treatment, lots of immune and detoxification support these waves of fatigue take me down much less often nowadays. And when it does show up, these are my go-to methods to get through it.
Read MoreInflammation is the body’s natural response to an irritant. When we are injured, have an infection or a virus, the body rushes fresh blood and oxygen to the area in question, as well as infection-fighting white blood cells.
While short-term, acute inflammation is an important part of healing from traumatic injury to the cells or tissue, chronic inflammation is believed to lead to chronic illness.
It’s important that Lyme sufferers prevent chronic inflammation as a way to reduce symptoms and begin to heal from Lyme disease.
Read MoreAfter 6 years of living with Lyme disease, I gave up on treating it.
Before I go on, I should note that I am not anti-western medicine. I am a certified field biologist with a degree in environmental science. I believe in science. And I believe that western medicine has helped us tremendously in many ways. But when it comes to healing late-stage Lyme Disease, it has failed me, and millions of others horribly.
In this blog post, I describe how to take control of your health and start healing late-stage Lyme disease by focusing on healing your immune system.
Read MoreMany Lyme patients are caught off-guard when their medications seem to make them feel worse! This happens because as some medications kill pathogens during Lyme treatment, a massive amount of toxins are released that overwhelm the body and cause an increase in symptoms. This is known as a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, more commonly referred to as a Herx.
Of course, you don’t need to be experiencing a Herx to benefit from detoxification support. In this blog post, I explore the many reasons why treatment reactions are so common, and why every Lyme patient ought to be detoxing!
Read MoreWhether you enjoy creating New Year’s resolutions or not, taking time to honor the past 365 days of experiences, losses, and lessons can reveal how much you’ve grown, and what habits stand in the way of your goals.
In this blog post, I share a few of my favorite journal prompts to help you reflect, celebrate, and honor your year, as well as create a few New Year’s intentions!
Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy 2020!
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