40. Marna Regehr, FNP on Addressing Acute & Chronic Lyme Disease

Whether it is a loved one or yourself, we all have been affected by Lyme Disease in one way or another. Lyme Disease can be a devastating and mysterious disease that is also becoming more common. Today’s guest, Marna Regehr, is a nurse practitioner at CIH with a passion for disease prevention using traditional and complementary modalities. Marna specializes in treating Lyme and is here today to discuss what Lyme Disease is and what approaches we can take to treat it. Join us to learn more about Lyme Disease and what you can do to support yourself or a loved one along the path of treating it. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:32 - How Marna got into integrative medicine 5:48 - How Marna started with CIH 7:31 - What is Lyme Disease? 10:08 - Lyme Disease is underdiagnosed 11:30 - When are ticks most prevalent? 12:0 - How to be prepared in the outdoors 14:14 - Antibiotics and acute Lyme 17:08 - The bullseye rash isn’t always there 18:57 - Symptoms of acute Lyme Disease 21:45 - Symptoms of chronic Lyme Disease 25:38 - Different types of Lyme Disease 31:13 - Different types of testing 32:12 - How chronic Lyme can be treated 39:31 - How does stress and lifestyle impact Lyme Disease 44:18 - Marna’s morning routine 45:20 - What Marna does to cultivate joy