House Making You Sick? Mold & Lyme/MSIDS

November 8, 2017

Patients with Lyme/MSIDS are often sensitive to many things and have to remove them before they begin to heal.  Mold is one such item on the often long list.

My own personal experience with a reaction to mold happened pre-Lyme/MSIDS, thankfully, so I was aware of how devastating it can be for many people.  I was sick a lot.  Finally, we discovered mold and moved but the next place had it as well.  Once I got out of the moldy environment my body no longer was susceptible to every little illness.  I couldn’t believe the difference.

Published on Oct 27, 2017

Why You Should Listen:
In this episode, you will learn about illness resulting from water-damaged buildings and the importance of the environment on our health.
About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Andrea Fabry. Andrea Fabry is a former journalist, a radio host, and the mother of nine children. Her road to awareness began in 2008 when a serious toxic mold exposure compromised her entire family’s health. She is the Founder and President of momsaware.org. momsAWARE’s mission is to provide practical assistance to families and individuals displaced by toxic mold, and to raise public awareness of the negative impact of toxic mold, chemicals, pesticides, and other environmental hazards on human health. Andrea is certified in the field of Building Biology and is passionate about the overuse of chemicals, the disregard for indoor environmental issues, and the proliferation of electromagnetic radiation. Her story is available on her blog “It Takes Time” at it-takes-time.com. She currently resides in Vail, AZ, with her husband, Chris, and four of their children. She authored the book “Is Your House Making You Sick: A Beginner’s Guide to Toxic Mold” which is available on Amazon.com.
Key Takeaways: – How was Andrea’s family impacted by illness resulting from water-damaged buildings? – What factors lead to the growth of mold in an indoor environment? – What options may be helpful for testing for the potential of mold in the environment? – When mold is visible, how should it be cleaned? – What should one look for to find a good inspector and/or remediator? – When should one consider moving as opposed to remediation? – Might ozone or fogging solutions be helpful? – What should not be taken with you from a moldy environment to a new environment to minimize cross-contamination? – What treatment options were helpful? – Is it possible that the exposure to environmental mold leads to a colonization within the body? – Why is it important to reduce our exposure to EMFs to optimize wellness? – What are the top ten things Andrea learned the hard way?
Connect With My Guest: http://www.momsaware.org http://it-takes-time.com http://www.justso.co Related Resources: Is Your House Making You Sick? A Beginner’s
Guide to Toxic Mold – http://amzn.to/2gIQnoe
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Why you should not use bleach to clean up mold.  What air filters she recommends.  Her four step approach to healing.  What other infections and chemical exposures she looks for.  What natural and pharmaceutical medications she uses.  How to test to see if you have mold and the genes that make you susceptible.
**Comment**
Make sure to replace your pillows periodically.  They can harbor mold.

 

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Activism, Detoxing, Lyme, Mold, Treatment

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Tonight – Ask Dr. Rawls

Join Dr. Bill Rawls for a live webinar tonight,​ Wednesday, November 8th from 8-9pm EST for a special live Q&A webinar about Lyme disease. You’ve got questions, Dr. Rawls has answers.

Dr. Bill Rawls will cover many NEW common and uncommon questions about Lyme disease, including:
What are the risks and benefits of silver treatments?
Are CD57 levels useful in gauging Lyme?
Is a negative blood test sufficient indication of Lyme recovery?
How should one approach neurological aspects of Lyme?
How does one deal with coinfections?
What’s the most successful treatment for Chronic Lyme disease?
Why aren’t most physicians more educated about Lyme?
Plus more questions from the live audience
Bring all of your questions – nothing is off limits!

Bonus: There will be a special offer at the end, so make sure to stay until all questions are answered.

P.S. If you have any questions about the webinar, call us at 800-951-2414.

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Activism, Lyme

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Madison December Support Group Meeting

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Madison Lyme Support Group will meet Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Pinney Library from 2:30-4:30.  It’s show and tell day, so please bring what has been working for you to share with the group as well as questions, or just come listen and learn.

See you there!

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Meetings, Uncategorized

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Tick Paralysis in BC – A Retrospective Cohort Study

November 7, 2017

A Retrospective Cohort Study of Tick Paralysis in British Columbia
Morshed Muhammad, Li Lisa, Lee Min-Kuang, Fernando Keerthi, Lo Teresa, and Wong Quantine. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. October 2017, ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2017.2168https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2017.2168

ABSTRACT
Background: Tick paralysis is a frequently overlooked severe disease characterized by bilateral ascending flaccid paralysis caused by a neurotoxin produced by feeding ticks. We aimed to characterize suspected tick paralysis cases documented at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) in British Columbia (BC) from 1993 to 2016 and reviewed prevention, diagnosis, and treatment considerations.

Methods: Demographic, geographic, and clinical data from test requisition forms for ticks submitted to the BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (PHL) from patients across BC between 1993 and 2016 for suspected human and animal tick paralysis were reviewed. Descriptive statistics were generated to characterize tick paralysis cases in BC, including tick species implicated, seasonality of disease, and regional differences.

Results: From 1993 to 2016, there were 56 cases of suspected tick paralysis with at least one tick specimen submitted for testing at the BCCDC PHL. Humans and animals were involved in 43% and 57% of cases, respectively. The majority of cases involved a Dermacentor andersoni tick (48 cases or 86%) and occurred between the months of April and June (49 cases or 88%). Among known locations of tick acquisition, the Interior region of BC was disproportionately affected, with 25 cases (69%) of tick bites occurring in that area.

Conclusions: Tick paralysis is a rare condition in BC. The region of highest risk is the Interior, particularly during the spring and summer months. Increasing awareness of tick paralysis among healthcare workers and the general public is paramount to preventing morbidity and mortality from this rare disease.

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For More:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/05/20/child-paralyzed-after-tick-bite/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/07/01/one-tick-bite-could-put-you-at-risk-for-at-least-6-different-diseases/

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Congenital Babesiosis in Two Infants

Congenital Babesiosis After Maternal Infection With Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti
Saetre K, Godhwani N, Maria M, Patel D, Wang G, Li KI, Wormser GP, Nolan SM.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, online first 2017 Sep 16.

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/pix074

Abstract

We describe the cases of 2 infants with congenital babesiosis born to mothers with prepartum Lyme disease and subclinical Babesia microti infection.

The infants both developed anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia, and 1 infant required red blood cell transfusion. Both infants recovered with treatment.

Additional studies are warranted to define the optimal management strategy for pregnant women with early Lyme disease in geographic areas in which B microtiinfection is endemic.

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For more on Babesia:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/01/16/babesia-treatment/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/08/30/babesia-spread-to-newborn/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/09/27/premature-infants-develop-babesia-via-blood-transfusion/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/08/08/transfusion-transmitted-babesiosis-in-nonendemic-areas/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/08/06/transfusion-transmitted-babesiosis-leading-to-severe-hemolysis-in-sickle-cell-anemia-patients/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/07/09/2600-increase-in-babesia-in-12-years-in-wisconsin/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/09/25/man-dies-of-babesia/

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Babesia, Lyme, research, Transmission, Treatment

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