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Lyme+ is a podcast by the Global Lyme Alliance dedicated to exploring the complexities of Lyme disease and Lyme-adjacent health concerns. Hosted by GLA Board Member Kenzie Vath and Ambassador Dan Wagner—both Lyme warriors themselves—each episode features interviews with experts, researchers, advocates, and patients to share insights, research breakthroughs, and personal stories. Whether you’re a patient, caregiver, or simply want to learn more, Lyme+ is your go-to resource for understanding this misunderstood illness. Listen and learn to new episodes dropping every other Wednesday!
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- 1 weeks ago55 min
Organized Crime in the Microbiome: How Hidden Infections Drive Alzheimer’s, Autoimmunity, and Chronic Disease with Nikki Schultek
What if diseases like Alzheimer's, interstitial cystitis, or severe asthma aren't just mysterious autoimmune failures, but are actually driven by hidden, stealth infections? In this eye-opening episode of the Lyme+ Podcast, hosts Dan and Kenzie sit down with Nikki Schultek, Principal and Founder of Intracell Research Group, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Alzheimer's Pathobiome Initiative, and Founding Director of Pathobiome Research at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM).After surviving a year of terrifying, multi-system illness—including air hunger, severe asthma, debilitating bladder pain, and neurological symptoms mimicking MS, Nikki turned to medical research to save her own life. Her late-night Google search unveiled the connection between stealth pathogens like Chlamydia pneumoniae and chronic inflammation, completely altering her life's work. Now, Nikki works alongside world-renowned scientists to pioneer diagnostic consensus protocols and research how polymicrobial "organized crime" in the body drives neurodegenerative and chronic conditions.Connect with Our Guest & Resources Mentioned:Research Initiatives: Learn more about the Alzheimer's Pathobiome Initiative and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Pathobiome Research Center.Diagnostics Mentioned: Galaxy Diagnostics (NanoTrap urine testing for Borrelia), antibody testing for Chlamydia pneumoniae.Literature Referenced:Alzheimer's & Dementia (2023) paper on infectious dementiaDr. Bernard Raxlen & Allie Cashel (Lyme Disease: Medical Myopia)Organization Highlight: International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation (ILADEF).Don't miss an episode of the Lyme+ Podcast! Find us and subscribe on your favorite streaming platform:🎧 Spotify | 🎙️ Apple PodcastsDisclaimer: The views expressed on Lyme+ are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Global Lyme Alliance Inc. or its affiliates. The content is informational and not medical advice. Always consult with a doctor or other healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment.
- 2 weeks ago42 min
Justin Carlson on CIRS Recovery and Building Tools to Find Safe Places to Stay
Justin Carlson lived with unexplained fatigue from the time he was in school. Six years ago, everything escalated. Over a period of months he developed inflammatory and neurological symptoms severe enough to leave him bed-bound for weeks at a time, unable to drive, while every standard test came back completely normal.A urine mycotoxin test finally broke the case open. His levels were extremely high, and that result led him to mold illness, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), and the Shoemaker protocol. Living in Marquette, Michigan, in the remote Upper Peninsula, Justin had no local specialists. He pieced together his care through telemedicine with Shoemaker-certified doctors and spent over a year and a half learning his own body's limits, taking steps forward and steps back, and discovering the hard way that trying to rush recovery only made it take longer.Then he started building. First came a Discord healing community for people navigating CIRS and toxic mold exposure, which grew to over 500 members and was intentionally designed to be the opposite of the negativity that dominates so many chronic illness spaces. Then came Mold Map, a crowd-sourced platform where users rate and review hotels, apartments, and vacation rentals so people with mold illness, mast cell activation, allergies, and asthma can find safe places to stay. The MVP launched this spring, and future versions will personalize ratings to your individual sensitivity level.Justin also walks us through Mold Guide AI, a tool that predicts mold risk for nearly any address using factors like the year a building was built, flood damage likelihood, neighborhood characteristics, and local humidity. And he shares the project he once thought was impossible: Airlume, a handheld real-time mold sensor inspired by how mold detection dogs work, now the subject of an NIH SBIR Phase 1 grant proposal.Woven through it all is the mindset piece. Justin opens up about fear and distrust of his own body, how resisting symptoms kept him stuck in a defensive state, and the meditation practice that gave him relief from his fatigue within twenty minutes. Today he is biking, running, hiking the trails around Marquette, and lifting weights for the first time in 15 years.His message: it is possible to heal from virtually anything, but you have to build beliefs that run contrary to what your body is telling you, and surround yourself with people who believe it too.To find Mold Map visit: https://moldmap.io/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moldmap/ & Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moldmap.io/
- Jun 29, 202644 min
Brain on Fire: Surviving Suicidal Psychosis, Misdiagnosed Schizophrenia, and Re-Wiring the Brain with Amy Stacey Curtis
What happens when an un-diagnosed tick-borne pathogen attacks the central nervous system? Today on Lyme+, Kenzie Bath sits down with celebrated installation artist, author, and musician Amy Stacey Curtis for one of the most raw, urgent conversations we have ever hosted.In early 2017, after completing a massive 18-year historic art opus, a switch flipped in Amy’s brain. Suddenly, she was plunged into 22 months of continuous, terrifying suicidal psychosis and a total head-to-toe loss of muscle control that confined her to a wheelchair and compromised her speech. Misdiagnosed with late-onset schizophrenia and tracked through eight heavy antipsychotic drugs, it was a dedicated primary care doctor and an open-minded specialist who finally uncovered the root cause: chronic, untreated neuroboreliosis (Lyme disease of the brain).Amy takes us through her grueling six-year physical recovery, her self-prescribed "uber-occupational therapy" using a Facebook Marketplace ukulele, and the launch of her brand new memoir, How My Brain Saved My Life Twice.Connect with Amy Stacey Curtis:Website & Book: AmyStaceyCurtis.comTikTok & Instagram: @amystaceycurtis
- Jun 15, 202643 min
The Art of Tick War: Radical Prevention with "Tick Man Dan" Wolff
Most people get the "heebie-jeebies" at the sight of a single tick, but for Dan Wolff (aka "Tick Man Dan"), they are a thirty-year obsession. Having survived an estimated 250 tick bites, Dan has turned his personal history into a masterclass on public safety and prevention.In this episode of Lyme+, we go deep into the "Art of War" against our least-favorite, eight-legged enemies. Dan breaks down the terrifyingly sophisticated biomechanics of a tick bite, from the numbing agents they spit to keep you unaware, to the "cement" they use to lock themselves into your skin. Whether you are an avid outdoorsman or just someone trying to protect your kids in the backyard, this conversation is packed with the "Tick Bits" you need to stay safe this season.
- May 21, 202647 min
Is it Anxiety or Lyme? PANS/PANDAS, Neuroinflammation, and Pediatric Chronic Illness with Dr. Somer DelSignore
What happens when a vibrant, energetic child suddenly faces severe anxiety, mood changes, OCD, or physical tics? Today on Lyme+, Kenzie Vath and Dan Wagner sit down with integrative pediatrician Dr. Somer DelSignore to pull back the rug on a hidden epidemic: pediatric neuroinflammation.When a child's personality flips overnight, mainstream medicine frequently rushes to a purely psychiatric label. But as Dr. Sommer explains, the nervous system does not exist in a vacuum. In this episode, we dive into the clinical reality of PANS and PANDAS, why commercial laboratory blood tests miss up to 50% of active tick-borne pathogens, and how stealth infections like Borrelia, Bartonella, and Babesia can cross a child's vulnerable blood-brain barrier to trigger an autoimmune attack on the brain. We also break down the hard data surrounding congenital Lyme and map out a comprehensive, root-cause protocol to restore a child's health from the cell up.The views expressed by guests are based on their personal clinical experiences and research. This podcast is for educational and storytelling purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Global Lyme Alliance does not endorse specific alternative treatments, private laboratory facilities, or commercial health products. Always consult with a qualified, literate healthcare professional for pediatric diagnosis and treatment.Connect with Global Lyme Alliance Dr. Somer Delsignore: Hudson Integrative HealthInstagram: @drsomerdelsignoreConnect with Global Lyme Alliance (GLA):Website: GLA.orgInstagram: @GlobalLymeAlliance
- Apr 27, 202655 min
The Bag of Toxins: Surrendering the Struggle and the Power of Proactive Coaching with Jake Mayers
What happens when your "Type A" drive to heal actually becomes a barrier to your recovery?Inside the Episode:[09:21] The Perfect Storm: How a trip to India and a snowboarding accident triggered a decade of undiagnosed illness.[14:40] Rock Bottom in Portland: The moment mold toxicity broke Jake’s "mind over matter" strategy.[17:57] The Bag of Toxins: A look inside the apheresis process in Germany and the power of "visualizing" the detox.[24:30] The 20% to 80% Jump: Why stopping treatment and surrendering to faith accelerated Jake's healing.[33:10] The Mad Libs Framework: A tangible tool for communicating your struggle to doctors and loved ones without losing your power.[37:30] Case Overviews: How to turn a four-inch binder of medical records into a one-page "strategic strike" for your next appointment.[41:30] The Dental Connection: Why biological dentistry and "cavitations" are the missing piece for many chronic Lyme patients.[51:50] The 2-Minute Rule: A simple digital wellness habit to protect your nervous system every morning.The "Jubu" Path: How Jake integrated Eastern mindfulness (Tai Chi) and Western faith to find internal ease amidst physical chaos.Self-Advocacy: Why you must be the "Driver" of your health journey, while practitioners serve as the "Support Crew."Biological Dentistry: How hidden infections in the jawbone (cavitations) can constantly release toxins into your system, blocking recovery.Connect with Jake here:Lyme Warrior Workshop: https://calendly.com/jakemayerscoaching/from-invisible-to-heardInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakemayerscoaching/ Substack: https://substack.com/@jakemayers Digital Resources (Daily Dose + Case Overview): https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoodDayGuides Book a Free Consultation: https://calendly.com/jakemayerscoaching/chronic-illness-consultation
- Apr 21, 202646 min
From Medical Gaslighting to Building a Healing Community: Sami Kirschbaum on Lyme Resilience
Episode Title:From Medical Gaslighting to Building a Healing Community: Sami Kirschbaum on Lyme ResilienceEpisode Description:Sami Kirschbaum was undiagnosed with Lyme disease for nearly a decade. Growing up in Wisconsin, symptoms started in elementary school. Stomach issues, constant trips to the health room. Things escalated when she contracted Epstein-Barr virus at 16, landing her on bed rest for four months. Every year brought something new: joint pain, migraines, neck pain, fatigue that never lifted. No one connected the dots.When a surgery during grad school sent her health into freefall, a doctor told her it was "just depression." Sami pushed for testing. Her Lyme test came back positive. Then they took the diagnosis away because she had four CDC bands instead of five.That experience lit a fire.In this episode, Sami shares how she found whole body hyperthermia treatment at Clinic St. George in Germany. A 6-hour procedure under anesthesia that heats the body to temperatures Lyme bacteria cannot survive. She was inpatient for 35 days, completed two rounds, and walked away with the thing she wanted most: her cognitive function back.Sami also gives a live demonstration of brain spotting therapy with host Kenzie Bath. She breaks down how the modality works and why "where you look affects how you feel." Unlike talk therapy, brain spotting accesses the subcortical brain where trauma is actually stored, making it especially effective for the grief, medical PTSD, and chronic pain that so many in the Lyme community carry. Sami is a licensed therapist in Minnesota, currently completing her training at the Brain Spotting Institute with graduation on May 7th, and working with the Rocky Mountain Brain Institute.We also cover mold illness: how it compounds Lyme symptoms, how to navigate testing and remediation, and the emotional toll of losing your home and belongings to a problem you didn't know existed. Sami lived in a camper for two years after mold forced her out of her house before relocating to Scottsdale, Arizona for dry heat, more vitamin D, and a fresh start.Today, Sami is the founder of the Lyme Resilience Collective, where she offers individual brain spotting sessions, a 4-week Nervous System Regulation Support Group, and free monthly community meetups. She partners with the Ticked Off Foundation to provide reduced-fee services for patients facing financial hardship and recently delivered her first presentation educating mental health therapists on the impacts of Lyme disease on mental health.Her message: healing takes time, the dark seasons don't last forever, and the fact that you're listening means a part of you already knows you can get better.CONNECT WITH SAMI Email: sam@lymecollective.com Instagram: @lymeresilencecollective TikTok: @lymeresilencecollectiveMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Lyme Resilience CollectiveClinic St. George (Germany)Ticked Off FoundationEnvita Medical CenterBrain Spotting InstituteRocky Mountain Brain InstituteMold Finders (Brian Karr)
- Mar 30, 202656 min
What Doctors Aren't Taught About Lyme- And What ILADS Is Doing About It with Sarah Quillen
In this eye-opening episode of the Lyme+ Podcast, Sarah Quillen, Executive Director of ILADS, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, joins us to pull back the curtain on what it actually takes to train physicians to recognize, diagnose, and treat tick-borne illness at every stage.Sarah brings over 25 years of nonprofit leadership to this role, and her path here is deeply personal. Her father was misdiagnosed with leukemia — steps away from starting the wrong treatment, before a correct diagnosis of Bartonella and Babesia finally changed the course of his care. That story became the entry point into a world she now helps lead.In this conversation, Sarah breaks down exactly what ILADS does, why it was founded, and why expanding physician education is the single most important lever for changing patient outcomes.Key Topics Covered:What ILADS is and why it's the only multidisciplinary medical society of its kind in the worldThe vectorborne illness fundamentals course, preceptorship program, and newly launched fellowshipWhy acute Lyme is far rarer than most assume — and what that means for the chronic patient majorityThe informal peer network inside ILADS that becomes a lifeline for newly practicing physiciansWhy "Lyme" is a catch-all — and why the real conversation is Bartonella, Babesia, and RickettsiaLyme's political moment: HHS roundtables, the current administration, and what's on the horizonThe growing global crisis and what ILADS is doing in Poland, the Nordic countries, and beyondThe new pediatric committee and the gap in children's hospital education. How to find an ILADS provider, what membership costs, and how to apply for grants through ISADEVThe views expressed on Lyme+ are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Global Lyme Alliance, Inc., or its affiliates. The content is informational and not medical advice. Global Lyme Alliance does not endorse any specific product or treatment. Always consult with a doctor or other healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment.We are the Global Lyme Alliance. Our mission is to cure Lyme and other tick-borne diseases through innovative research, awareness, and empowering the patient voice.Our vision is a world free of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
About The Lyme+ Podcast
Lyme+ is a podcast by the Global Lyme Alliance dedicated to exploring the complexities of Lyme disease and Lyme-adjacent health concerns. Hosted by GLA Board Member Kenzie Vath and Ambassador Dan Wagner—both Lyme warriors themselves—each episode features interviews with experts, researchers, advocates, and patients to share insights, research breakthroughs, and personal stories. Whether you’re a patient, caregiver, or simply want to learn more, Lyme+ is your go-to resource for understanding this misunderstood illness. Listen and learn to new episodes dropping every other Wednesday!
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