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PRAISE FROM OTHER LYME AUTHORS: “A wealth of valuable information, and an excellent resource … especially for patients looking for novel, non-toxic healing therapies to augment (or possibly replace) standard allopathic therapies … this book should be in the library of all Lyme patients.” -KENNETH SINGLETON, M.D., M.P.H. Author of “The Lyme Disease Solution” “One of the most important books on Lyme disease treatment published in the past decade-an essen… More >>
Finally, we get to hear from the experts who are actually treating this disease. Other than a few big names (Burrascano, Stricker in SF, Klinghardt, etc.), many doctors aren’t willing to put themselves out there with Lyme disease. They’re afraid of the fallout, which has been huge in some areas, particularly the East Coast. Doctors have lost their practices due to their non-conformist treatment of Lyme. I’m grateful that the practitioners in this book have agreed to share their thoughts on Lyme, it’s incredibly enlightening and has helped me choose which courses of treatment to follow. It’s empowering to know that different doctors have different ways of treating this disease (although antibiotics are pretty much a given according to many of the veteran Lyme doctors profiled in this book). I’m also grateful to Connie Strasheim for pursuing this information. Until now, most of what has been written about Lyme for the common person has been researched and written by Lyme sufferers themselves. We rarely heard from the doctors first-hand. This book changes that, and it’s about time. Although most people with Lyme should be under the care of an LLMD (Lyme literate MD), you can find a lot of info in this book for self-treatment. Specific supplements are discussed (even brand names), and lifestyle tips are discussed. Lastly, if nothing else, this book is a huge validation to people who are struggling with Lyme. Many people fail to receive adequate support from friends and family because they don’t believe that Lyme is “real” and/or can’t relate to the unusual symptoms. Well, here’s some excellent reading for skeptical family members, straight from the doctors’ mouths.
Rating: 5 / 5
First, a confession: I met Connie in a Lyme disease discussion group and we have since become friends. So feel free to factor that into your review of my review.
I’ve been trying to get the Lyme spirochetes out of my system since I was bitten in 2001. They are very tenacious. It would have been a lot easier to figure out what to do about them if I had had access to this book back then. What I love about this book is the whole approach: Interview a bunch of doctors and health practitioners who have been treating Lyme. Find out what they’ve learned. Put it all together in a way that is easy to read and benefit from.
If you have Lyme, every page in this book will help you. For example, on page 53, Steven Harris, M.D., says it takes nine months to three years to be free of Lyme. On page 124, Ginger Savely, DNP, says “If there’s one thing I have learned from treating Lyme patients for so many years, it is that the more antibiotics they are able to take and tolerate, the better off they will be. It’s important to flood the system with antibiotics.”
Both of these statements, by the way, fly in the face of the doctors who think two weeks of antibiotics after a bite is sufficient. As I learned doing my own research, the problem with Lyme is, when the tick first bites you, the spirochetes are in your blood – and therefore reachable via antibiotics, which is why some people are “cured” right away. But if some of those twisted worms (that’s what they look like under a microscope) start boring into the “non-blood” areas of your body – your nerves, joints, heart, brain, cartridge, and so on – they go beyond the reach of antibiotics. That’s when life gets really challenging. Short term memory loss, numbness, tingling, pain, “brain fog,” “brain creaks,” joint inflammation…and that’s just a few of the symptoms I’ve had to work through since 2001.
I tried just about everything – a lot of what is in this book – and am 95% well now.
I know how difficult it was for Connie to get this book written, given her own personal battle with Lyme. It’s hard work writing a book when you’re well, much less unable to stand up for more than 15 minutes at a time. But she pulled it off, and I think the result is an informative, useful resource for anyone who has Lyme or anyone who loves someone who has Lyme. Traditional and non-traditional treatments are covered, as are the nutritional and co-infection issues that “Lymies” must pay attention to, in order to help themselves recover.
And recovery is a wonderful thing. As Ginger Savely says on page 143: “While treating Lyme disease is a great challenge, for me, it’s also so exciting to watch people get their lives back. There’s nothing like it. Watching the transformation of those who once lost it all, were in the dumps, couldn’t function and who felt like their lives were over, is wonderful and what makes my job worth the sacrifice.”
I’m a compulsive researcher who has suffered from Lyme symptoms since 1991. Even after doing countless hours of my own research and seeing a few dozen doctors, I was only diagnosed with Lyme earlier this year (18 years after the tick bite). Connie’s book has provided an exciting short-cut in my research. I was starting to do this research on my own by calling various LLMDs and attending appointments with friends to learn from their doctors, but I’m thrilled I don’t have to do that anymore!
Getting to read how 13 Lyme-literate physicians treat Lyme helped me not only see the commonalities in their treatments, but also the subtle and vast differences. Connie gathered 13 doctors who do not follow a cookie-cutter approach to treating Lyme. Every time I finished a chapter, I thought, wow, I’m sure the next one won’t say anything new, but I was delighted with each new chapter as there were tons more insights and treatment options to learn.
I finished the book and am now re-reading chapters that explain therapies I’d like to pursue. I’ve also marked all the approaches to one of my worst symptoms, insomnia, so I can dip in and try something new any time I need it.
I have a new understanding of Lyme disease thanks to Connie’s book. I can see that not only is it important to kill the bugs, but to detoxify the body. I didn’t understand the connection between these two sides before. Another common theme was to address the emotional aspects of your life, which can hold you back from healing. I’ve explored the mind-body connection to death, but it was presented in a new light from the mouths of many physicians. A light that held new meaning for me.
I also really appreciate knowing all the less-toxic and non-toxic approaches to treating Lyme. To know they are successful in other patients has given me much hope, since I am not using pharmaceutical antibiotics.
I’m keeping this book within arm’s reach for the duration. I’m sure my healing will be much more successful thanks to Connie’s great effort in putting this book together. Thank you Connie!
Rating: 5 / 5
Insights Into Lyme Disease Treatment” is tremendous. Imagine having a clear roadmap that explains even a single doctor’s ideas on the treatment of Lyme disease. In this book, not one, but thirteen Lyme-literate practitioners clearly spell out their treatment approaches! It would take countless hours and significant dollars to gather the kind of information available in this single book.
Rating: 5 / 5
Lyme disease is something that can be lived with proper care. “Insights into Lyme Disease Treatment: 13 Lyme-Literate Health Care Practitioners Share Their Healing Strategies” is a compendium of advice to help readers better combat Lyme disease, using scientifically proven methods from real doctors around the world, reflecting on how they have combated their own lyme disease and the lyme disease of their patients. “Insights into Lyme Disease Treatment” is an absolute must for any sufferer who wants to have a complete and comprehensive reference on hand.
Rating: 5 / 5
Finally, we get to hear from the experts who are actually treating this disease. Other than a few big names (Burrascano, Stricker in SF, Klinghardt, etc.), many doctors aren’t willing to put themselves out there with Lyme disease. They’re afraid of the fallout, which has been huge in some areas, particularly the East Coast. Doctors have lost their practices due to their non-conformist treatment of Lyme. I’m grateful that the practitioners in this book have agreed to share their thoughts on Lyme, it’s incredibly enlightening and has helped me choose which courses of treatment to follow. It’s empowering to know that different doctors have different ways of treating this disease (although antibiotics are pretty much a given according to many of the veteran Lyme doctors profiled in this book). I’m also grateful to Connie Strasheim for pursuing this information. Until now, most of what has been written about Lyme for the common person has been researched and written by Lyme sufferers themselves. We rarely heard from the doctors first-hand. This book changes that, and it’s about time. Although most people with Lyme should be under the care of an LLMD (Lyme literate MD), you can find a lot of info in this book for self-treatment. Specific supplements are discussed (even brand names), and lifestyle tips are discussed. Lastly, if nothing else, this book is a huge validation to people who are struggling with Lyme. Many people fail to receive adequate support from friends and family because they don’t believe that Lyme is “real” and/or can’t relate to the unusual symptoms. Well, here’s some excellent reading for skeptical family members, straight from the doctors’ mouths.
Rating: 5 / 5
First, a confession: I met Connie in a Lyme disease discussion group and we have since become friends. So feel free to factor that into your review of my review.
I’ve been trying to get the Lyme spirochetes out of my system since I was bitten in 2001. They are very tenacious. It would have been a lot easier to figure out what to do about them if I had had access to this book back then. What I love about this book is the whole approach: Interview a bunch of doctors and health practitioners who have been treating Lyme. Find out what they’ve learned. Put it all together in a way that is easy to read and benefit from.
If you have Lyme, every page in this book will help you. For example, on page 53, Steven Harris, M.D., says it takes nine months to three years to be free of Lyme. On page 124, Ginger Savely, DNP, says “If there’s one thing I have learned from treating Lyme patients for so many years, it is that the more antibiotics they are able to take and tolerate, the better off they will be. It’s important to flood the system with antibiotics.”
Both of these statements, by the way, fly in the face of the doctors who think two weeks of antibiotics after a bite is sufficient. As I learned doing my own research, the problem with Lyme is, when the tick first bites you, the spirochetes are in your blood – and therefore reachable via antibiotics, which is why some people are “cured” right away. But if some of those twisted worms (that’s what they look like under a microscope) start boring into the “non-blood” areas of your body – your nerves, joints, heart, brain, cartridge, and so on – they go beyond the reach of antibiotics. That’s when life gets really challenging. Short term memory loss, numbness, tingling, pain, “brain fog,” “brain creaks,” joint inflammation…and that’s just a few of the symptoms I’ve had to work through since 2001.
I tried just about everything – a lot of what is in this book – and am 95% well now.
I know how difficult it was for Connie to get this book written, given her own personal battle with Lyme. It’s hard work writing a book when you’re well, much less unable to stand up for more than 15 minutes at a time. But she pulled it off, and I think the result is an informative, useful resource for anyone who has Lyme or anyone who loves someone who has Lyme. Traditional and non-traditional treatments are covered, as are the nutritional and co-infection issues that “Lymies” must pay attention to, in order to help themselves recover.
And recovery is a wonderful thing. As Ginger Savely says on page 143: “While treating Lyme disease is a great challenge, for me, it’s also so exciting to watch people get their lives back. There’s nothing like it. Watching the transformation of those who once lost it all, were in the dumps, couldn’t function and who felt like their lives were over, is wonderful and what makes my job worth the sacrifice.”
Rating: 5 / 5
I’m a compulsive researcher who has suffered from Lyme symptoms since 1991. Even after doing countless hours of my own research and seeing a few dozen doctors, I was only diagnosed with Lyme earlier this year (18 years after the tick bite). Connie’s book has provided an exciting short-cut in my research. I was starting to do this research on my own by calling various LLMDs and attending appointments with friends to learn from their doctors, but I’m thrilled I don’t have to do that anymore!
Getting to read how 13 Lyme-literate physicians treat Lyme helped me not only see the commonalities in their treatments, but also the subtle and vast differences. Connie gathered 13 doctors who do not follow a cookie-cutter approach to treating Lyme. Every time I finished a chapter, I thought, wow, I’m sure the next one won’t say anything new, but I was delighted with each new chapter as there were tons more insights and treatment options to learn.
I finished the book and am now re-reading chapters that explain therapies I’d like to pursue. I’ve also marked all the approaches to one of my worst symptoms, insomnia, so I can dip in and try something new any time I need it.
I have a new understanding of Lyme disease thanks to Connie’s book. I can see that not only is it important to kill the bugs, but to detoxify the body. I didn’t understand the connection between these two sides before. Another common theme was to address the emotional aspects of your life, which can hold you back from healing. I’ve explored the mind-body connection to death, but it was presented in a new light from the mouths of many physicians. A light that held new meaning for me.
I also really appreciate knowing all the less-toxic and non-toxic approaches to treating Lyme. To know they are successful in other patients has given me much hope, since I am not using pharmaceutical antibiotics.
I’m keeping this book within arm’s reach for the duration. I’m sure my healing will be much more successful thanks to Connie’s great effort in putting this book together. Thank you Connie!
Rating: 5 / 5
Insights Into Lyme Disease Treatment” is tremendous. Imagine having a clear roadmap that explains even a single doctor’s ideas on the treatment of Lyme disease. In this book, not one, but thirteen Lyme-literate practitioners clearly spell out their treatment approaches! It would take countless hours and significant dollars to gather the kind of information available in this single book.
Rating: 5 / 5
Lyme disease is something that can be lived with proper care. “Insights into Lyme Disease Treatment: 13 Lyme-Literate Health Care Practitioners Share Their Healing Strategies” is a compendium of advice to help readers better combat Lyme disease, using scientifically proven methods from real doctors around the world, reflecting on how they have combated their own lyme disease and the lyme disease of their patients. “Insights into Lyme Disease Treatment” is an absolute must for any sufferer who wants to have a complete and comprehensive reference on hand.
Rating: 5 / 5