A couple of days ago I read my friend’s Facebook post. He saw 4 ticks in the past 2 days. And that’s more than he has seen in the last 20 years. With the climate change, tick-born illness is becoming an endemic. If you want to learn about strategies for Lyme disease, this episode is for you.
My today’s guest is Rebecca Snow. A licensed nutritionist and herbalist; Rebecca has a passion for helping individuals get healthy using foods, herbs and lifestyle changes. In addition to seeing clients, Rebecca teaches workshops and mentors new practitioners.
Rebecca has been studying and using herbs for 17 years and practicing in a clinical setting for 12 years. She holds a Master of Science degree in Herbal Medicine.
Rebecca practiced at Optimal Health Physicians an Integrative Medical Practice in Rockville, MD specializing in chronic infection and disease. She completed an International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) preceptorship and has lectured widely on Lyme disease and weight loss.
Rebecca was the Founding Director of the MS in Nutrition and Integrative Health Program at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH). She has taught graduate-level nutrition and herbal medicine coursework for the last several years.
Rebecca lectured at many prestigious conferences and institutions on the topics of nutrition and herbs. She is a Certified Nutritional Specialist, a licensed nutritionist in the State of Maryland, and a registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild.
By the end of this episode, you’ll become more knowledgeable about Lyme disease and different acute and chronic strategies for its treatment.
TAKEAWAYS
1. What’s the importance of Lyme Disease in today’s society, signs/symptoms, labs and initial therapies
2. Why you should save a tick if bitten and what to do with it
3. How herbal and nutritional therapies should be used for someone with Lyme disease
FAVORITE QUOTES
“When it comes to Lyme disease, the days of handing your health to a practitioner are over. We consult practitioners but have to be our own advocates.”
CONTACTING OUR GUEST
Rebecca’s website, her Facebook page and Pinterest feed to follow
Rebecca’s Lyme disease resources
WEB RESOURCES
Rebecca’s teachers – Claudia Joy Wingo, Dreamtime Center for Herbal Studies (currently Sacred Plant Traditions)
Tai Sophia (currently Maryland University of Integrative Health)
Infectious Disease Society of America
Allimed/Allimax, Wobenzym, Nattokinase, Baikal skullcap, Sarsparilla
UMass Amherst – Tick testing services
BOOKS
Herbal Antibiotics, 2nd Edition: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-resistant Bacteria
Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections: Anaplasma, Babesia, and Ehrlichia
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