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Healing From Lyme Disease Summit: May 9-16, 2023 (Starts Today!)

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FREE Virtual Healing from Lyme Disease Summit

Rise Above Lyme – How to Overcome and Thrive

Join the virtual Healing from Lyme Disease Summit premiering on May 9th to 16th, 2023, as we learn from 40+ of the world’s leading experts in holistic and homeopathic medicine, advanced detox techniques, pain management, chronic illness prevention, and more.

This event is the ultimate guide to empowering and supporting patients suffering from Lyme Disease and other chronic tick-borne illnesses. Here you’ll find comprehensive guidance, support, and renewed hope so that you can overcome your illness and lead a fulfilling life.

Navigating the path to healing can often feel like driving with blindfolds on, but we’re here to provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to move forward. Our expert hosts, Dr. Tom Moorcroft and Dr. Darin Ingels, both former Lyme patients, have a combined experience of over 20 years in treating chronic tick-borne illnesses. They understand that every patient is unique, and their approach is centered around treating the whole person – physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Join us from May 9 – 16, 2023, and we’ll cover everything you need to know about Lyme disease – from symptoms to treatments, and the latest research. We’ll explore the impact of tick-borne illnesses on the body and mind, and provide practical guidance on how to manage symptoms and optimize health. Your health and well-being are worth it!

The Shocking Truth About Lyme Disease

With approximately 476,000 new cases each year, Lyme disease is a growing concern that everyone should be aware of. Unfortunately, the actual number of cases may be much higher than reported due to underreporting and misdiagnosis.

Did you know that Lyme disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick? It’s the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. That means Lyme is more prevalent than diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and fleas.

The symptoms of Lyme disease can vary from person to person, but it’s important to know what to look out for. The most common symptom is a bulls-eye rash, which appears at the site of the tick bite and expands over time. Other symptoms include fatigue, joint pain and swelling, muscle aches, fever, headaches, and neurological symptoms.

But here’s the kicker: Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed as other conditions, which means that the actual number of cases could be up to 10 times higher than reported. But that’s not all, there are estimated to be over 1.9 million cases of post-treatment Lyme Disease syndrome. That’s a staggering statistic that should make everyone sit up and take notice.

So what can you do to protect yourself from Lyme disease? The best way is to take preventative measures. But if you do have Lyme Disease then join this free summit to learn from the top experts exactly what to do to regain your well being and health.

Don’t let a statistic take over your journey – you too can overcome this illness and live a fulfilling life. Join us at the Healing from Lyme Disease Summit, today!

There’s always hope!

We know that living with chronic illness can feel like a never-ending battle. The pain, fatigue, and mental health challenges can leave you feeling hopeless and defeated. But the truth is, there is always hope. With the right tools and resources, you can manage your symptoms, heal, and even thrive.

The Healing from Lyme Disease Summit is all about hope. You will learn that there are countless reasons to be hopeful, from natural and homeopathic treatments to alternative medicine practices and advancements in science and technology. This is an opportunity to take control of your health and to learn that chronic illness is not a death sentence, but an opportunity to live a full and satisfying life.

Don’t believe us? Here are three reasons to have hope:

  1. Advancements in medical research: Ongoing research into new treatments and therapies for Lyme disease means there is always hope for improvement. This includes new medications, natural remedies, and alternative therapies that can help alleviate symptoms and improve overall quality of life.
  2. The power of community: The Lyme disease community is strong and supportive, with many people sharing their experiences, knowledge, and advice. Connecting with others who have gone through similar experiences can provide comfort, inspiration, and valuable information.
  3. Focus on self-care and lifestyle changes: Managing chronic illness is not just about medication and treatment. Self-care and lifestyle changes can have a significant impact on managing symptoms and improving overall well-being. This includes things like maintaining a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, reducing stress, and getting enough sleep.

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Activism, Lyme

23 Ways to Resist the Great Reset & The Need To Exit the WHO

https://twitter.com/goddeketal/status/1646940515395313665?

By Dr. Simon Goddek on Twitter:

The global elite is currently pushing ahead with the implementation of the Great Reset. They can only succeed if we bow to their plans. The good news is: it is not too late! Here are 23 ways you can resist the Great Reset. Try to fulfill as many points as possible.

  1. Turn off your TV. – Or even better: sell it. There is hardly anything decent on TV. Mainstream media worldwide reports the same propaganda resulting in mass anxiety. By the way, it has been known since the 80s that television can harm mental health. Nowadays, they are shamelessly trying to make us believe that watching TV is good for you when you sit home alone due to unscientific and arbitrary lockdowns.
  2. Eat lots of pasture meat, and feed bugs to chicken only. – Klaus Schwab and the WEF want us to “eat ze bugs”. Don’t get me wrong, a fried locust can be quite OK, but it is definitely not the future of our diet, even though the media is pushing for it. Instead, we should eat what our forefathers have eaten: meat, fish, shellfish, roots, eggs, vegetables, and fruits. Skip the bugs – feed them to the chicken.
  3. Stop eating more than 8g of sugar per day. – Sugar affects our brain pathways like addictive drugs, and most of us don’t realize how much we eat. Human studies confirm the link between added sugar and higher inflammatory markers. Skip the sugar – your health will thank you. Sorry, @elonmusk
  4. Consume alternative and objective media and learn how to read and interpret scientific studies. – There are many great alternative media sources such as Telegram, Substack newsletters, thematic blogs, critical Twitter accounts, and general news such as @OffGuardian0. Also, try to learn how to read scientific studies, including their methodology (which is almost always biased). This will improve your decision-making processes.
  5. Drive a robust car without many electronics. – This has several advantages. Such cars usually don’t break that quickly, you cannot be tracked, and the government has less control over you. Imagine buying an electric vehicle when facing an energy crisis and blackouts in particular, quite apart from the fact that the environmental footprint of an electric car is much higher than conventional cars with a combustion engine.
  6. Reject vaccination and CO2 passports, and digital IDs. – The German Green Party, currently part of the government, already proposed climate passports before the ‘pandemic’. The CO2 credit and the social credit score will come; it is only a matter of time. Fortunately, they won’t succeed if insufficient people comply. I know many people that took the vaccine only to be able to travel. This degree of gaslighting and blackmailing mustn’t happen again.  (See link for more)
Also, listen to this brief 3 minute video by Dr. Mike Yeadon, former Vice President of Pfizer explain the seriousness of this.

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Exit the WHO

Our Stand: at-a-glance

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has influenced health policy in America, and the White House continues to funnel billions of tax dollars to unelected global decision-makers.
  • It is widely accepted that the WHO mishandled the response to coronavirus (and arguably it has failed upward by fumbling response to all pandemics over the years).
  • The U.S. is currently involved in negotiations that are intended to strengthen the power and autonomy of the World Health Organization through an international treaty as well as updates to the current regulations, the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005).
  • President Biden has shown Americans through his decades of actions in public office since he was elected in 1972 to the U.S. Senate that he supports a global health security agenda.
  • U.S. states have the right and responsibility to keep their citizens safe through public health choices.
  • Entanglement with the World Health Organization has affected public policy in our communities and has put American lives in danger.
  • The farther removed health decisions become from individuals, the more dangerous they are.
  • One-size-fits-all health decisions cannot lead to good health outcomes for individuals.
  • The Zero Draft of the pandemic treaty includes provisions to override American sovereignty.
  • HR79, the WHO Withdrawal Act, has been introduced in Congress but has not yet been scheduled for a hearing by the Foreign Affairs Committee, despite ongoing negotiations and proposed adoption of the new treaty in May 2024.
  • The White House has shown America its commitment to strengthening an unelected global body over the needs and desires of Americans.
  • Congress must act to stop the White House from its abuse of power in tying American public health policy to a global body with no accountability to U.S. citizens.
  • Use our form to contact the House Foreign Affairs Committee today to let them know that exiting the WHO needs to be a priority, and they must schedule HR79 for a hearing, reporting  it out of committee with a recommended YES vote by the U.S. Congress.
  • Also use our form to contact your elected officials to urge them to cosponsor the WHO Withdrawal Act.

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Activism, vaccines, Viruses

COVID Outbreak at CDC Conference: Yet More Proof CDC Guidance is Worthless

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/disease-detectives-gathered-at-cdc-event-a-covid-outbreak-erupted/

Disease detectives gathered at CDC event—a COVID outbreak erupted

Some attendees reportedly did not mask, distance, or take other precautions.

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Huge facade for CDC headquarters against a beautiful sky.
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Disease detectives with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are on the case of a new COVID-19 outbreak—the one at their very own conference, which has sickened around 35 attendees as of Tuesday.

Last week, the CDC hosted the 2023 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference in Atlanta, the first time the conference has been held in person since 2019. The annual event, which dates back seven decades, was fully virtual last year and was canceled entirely in 2020 and 2021 while EIS officers were immersed in the pandemic response.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on everyone and especially for our public health workforce. … We are thankful you are back with us at the EIS conference,” EIS leaders wrote in the preface of this year’s conference agenda, celebrating the return of the in-person gathering.

But signs of trouble turned up quickly. Several attendees reportedly tested positive during the conference, which spanned Monday, April 24 to Thursday, April 27, and drew about 2,000 participants. Some told The Washington Post that moderators at the conference warned several times about positive cases. CDC spokesperson Kristen Nordlund told Ars in an email that EIS leaders noted the cases during the closing session of the conference. The conference leaders also canceled an in-person training, emailed all officers with current CDC guidance, and offered to extend the hotel stays of sick attendees who needed to isolate, according to the Post. (See link for article)

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**Comment**

The irony here is palpable.

The CDC, NIH, HHS, and FDA need to be disbanded forever.

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Activism, Testing, vaccines, Viruses

The Connection Between Lyme Disease & Mental Illness

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The Connection Between Lyme Disease and Mental Illness

 
By Holtdorf Medical Group

May is both Lyme Disease Awareness Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. While the two may seem unrelated, there is actually a significant connection between the two. Lyme disease, a bacterial infection primarily transmitted through tick bites, can cause neurological and psychiatric symptoms, including anxiety, depression, and memory problems:

The History of Lyme Disease

Lyme disease was first identified as a separate illness in 1975, when a group of children in Lyme, Connecticut, began experiencing symptoms of what was initially thought to be juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers eventually linked the symptoms to a tick bite and identified the bacterium responsible for the illness, which they named Borrelia burgdorferi.

However, it’s now known that Lyme disease has likely been around for much longer than this. In fact, there are historical reports of illnesses that may have been caused by Lyme disease dating back hundreds of years. For example, there are reports of a condition known as “erythema migrans” that dates back to the 1800s and is thought to have been caused by the same bacterium that causes Lyme disease.

Over the years, researchers have learned more about Lyme disease and how it’s transmitted. They’ve also identified other species of ticks that can transmit the bacterium, including the black-legged tick and the western black-legged tick. Known as the “Silent Epidemic,” there are approximately 30,000 cases of Lyme disease reported by the Center of Disease Control (CDC) annually. However, the CDC also notes that around 476,000 people are treated for Lyme each year, according to insurance claims.

What is Lyme Disease?

Lyme disease can affect any organ or system in the body, including the immune system, brain, nervous system, heart, and gut. In the U.S., most cases of Lyme disease are caused by a corkscrew-shaped spirochete called Borrelia burgdorferi. This organism has a unique way of evading the human immune system, starting as early as the tick bite, and has learned to survive in the human body even when aggressive treatment attacks are mounted against it.

Upon infection, some patients may develop a “bull’s eye” rash, a circular red rash centered around the bite that is also referred to as erythema migrans (EM). Anyone who experiences this symptom should seek medical attention immediately in order to receive a full course of antibiotics. Antibiotics are critical immediately after infection as they can prevent chronic Lyme from developing (this will be explained below). However, at least 30% of people exposed to Lyme disease do not develop this rash, which means many may become infected and not even know it.

Once the Borrelia bacteria has entered the body, this spirochete is able to hide itself from the body’s immune system while wreaking havoc on bodily systems as it attacks tissues and later triggers an inflammatory response. In this way, although a chronic infection, Lyme disease mirrors many autoimmune conditions because not only is the spirochete bacteria attacking the body, the body is also triggered to attack itself.

The Link Between Lyme Disease and Mental Health

Research has shown that Lyme disease can cause neurological and psychiatric symptoms. The spirochetes can damage nerve cells, disrupt the balance of chemicals in the brain, and trigger inflammation. Additionally, studies  show inflammation to the hippocampus (which is critical for learning and memory) caused by an infection or chronic stress can negatively impact the brain systems associated with motivation and mental agility.

Psychiatric symptoms can occur during the acute phase of the disease, as well as during the later stages of the disease. Some of the most common neurological symptoms of Lyme disease include:

  • Headaches
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Confusion
  • Memory problems

Psychiatric symptoms of Lyme disease can include:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Mood swings
  • Panic attacks

In some cases, these symptoms can persist even after treatment for Lyme disease. This is known as post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) or chronic Lyme disease. While the exact cause of PTLDS is not known, it is thought to be related to an ongoing immune system response to the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.

The condition known as neurological Lyme, or neuroborreliosis, occurs in about 15% of untreated patients. The condition can affect both the central and peripheral nervous systems. Potential symptoms include aseptic meningitis and facial palsy.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

Diagnosing Lyme disease can be challenging, as the symptoms can mimic those of other illnesses. Blood tests can be used to detect antibodies to the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, but these tests are not always reliable, particularly during the early stages of the disease. It’s important to seek medical attention if you suspect you may have Lyme disease, as early treatment is crucial for preventing long-term complications.

Early treatment for Lyme disease typically involves antibiotics. In general, the earlier the disease is treated, the better the outcome. Ozone therapy is also a great potential anti-viral and bacterial treatment that may help stimulate immune defenses to prevent chronic Lyme developing (Ozone is commonly integrated into chronic Lyme treatment due to its promising results).

Although there are so many cases of chronic Lyme in the United States alone, because Lyme disease mirrors other inflammatory conditions, many Lyme patients remain un or misdiagnosed. It is important to note that standard blood tests for Lyme disease are often inaccurate, especially when testing occurs soon after transmission. This is in part because the guidelines around a “positive test” are hard to solidify. The CDC identifies a positive Lyme diagnosis as at least five out of ten total markers from a standard blood test. This means that someone could be exhibiting the three most common markers and still not be diagnosed with Lyme.

Prevention of Lyme Disease

The best way to prevent Lyme disease is to take steps to avoid tick bites. This can include:

  • Wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants when spending time outdoors, especially in wooded or grassy areas.
  • Using insect repellent that contains DEET, picaridin, or IR3535 on exposed skin.
  • Checking yourself and your pets for ticks after spending time outdoors.
  • Showering within two hours of spending time outdoors to wash off any ticks that may be on your skin.
  • Keeping your yard free of leaf litter, tall grass, and brush, which can attract ticks.
  • Proactive ozone therapy for potential immunomodulating benefits

Conclusion

Lyme disease is a serious illness that can have significant effects on both physical and mental health. It’s important to be aware of the symptoms of Lyme disease and to seek medical attention if you suspect you may have the disease. By taking steps to prevent tick bites, you can reduce your risk of contracting Lyme disease and protect your overall health.

If you are experiencing mental health symptoms related to Lyme disease, contact our team of experienced integrative medical providers who can empower you to restore your sense of health.

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Activism, Lyme, Psychological Aspects

‘I Know, Without a Doubt, That I Have Lyme’

https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/i-know-without-a-doubt-that-i-have-lyme

‘I know, without a doubt, that I have Lyme’

However, doctors in Ontario have not diagnosed her with the disease, so Sudbury woman can’t get treatment
Jim Moodie
Published Aug 21, 2020
Sharon Rines, of Sudbury, Ont., said she has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease.
Sharon Rines, of Sudbury, Ont., said she has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. John Lappa/Sudbury Star
“Whoever thought taking a shower could be so hard?” she said. “I even have trouble brushing my teeth.”The 60-year-old Flour Mill resident has lost most of her muscle mass and dropped nearly half her weight. 

“I’m scared because I’m 97 pounds, if that, where I used to be 170,” she said. “I look like a skeleton and I’m in bed a lot. I can’t go out of my house now because I can’t even lift my legs off the couch.”

Rines is certain she has Lyme disease, even if doctors in this province haven’t so far agreed.

“I got tested three times in Ontario, but it was negative each time,” she said. “And they won’t recognize Lyme here unless you are diagnosed with it.”

That means Rines has not been prescribed any treatment — antibiotics are the usual way to combat Lyme if the disease is caught early, although their effectiveness later is questionable — and will not be covered by public health insurance for any care she seeks out on her own.
“I’m fighting for my life, and can’t get help to get me on the right path,” she said. “I live on a pension so financially it’s hard.”
(See link for article)

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**Comment**

Current testing for Lyme is abysmal and many are seronegative.  This is fact, plain and simple.

Since testing is atrocious you would think that by now there would be more emphasis on symptomology and the need for doctor education, but this isn’t happening because it’s a politicalized disease like COVID.  Patients are the ones who suffer the most.

Your best bet for proper diagnosis and successful treatment is STILL getting to a Lyme literate doctor.

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Activism, Lyme