The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune Response and Beat Lyme Disease

by Darin Ingels, Amy Myers MD (Foreword by)

Overview

A comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease, from a leading naturopathic physician who has managed his symptoms for more than fifteen years.

Lyme disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States, and millions of people worldwide suffer from its shape-shifting symptoms. Now, in The Lyme Solution, Dr. Darin Ingels shares his revolutionary approach to treating and healing acute and chronic Lyme. Drawing on his experience as a naturopathic physician who has treated thousands of cases, and as a patient, Ingels reveals that Lyme is an autoimmune disease as much as it is an infection. Conventional treatments too often rely on toxic doses of antibiotics that weaken your body and worsen symptoms, instead of boosting your ability to fight for your health. Including the latest research about the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme, Ingels's uniquely holistic approach provides a path to wellness by fortifying the microbiome, enhancing the immune system, and strengthening the body's ability to heal from within. The Lyme Solution offers a simple, five-step plan, including:

  *  the most effective early treatment and prevention measures to avoid contracting the disease or stop it in its tracks;
  *  an Immune Boosting Diet and list of herbal supplements that will increase immunity and reduce inflammation;
  *  guidelines for when and how to use antibiotics as an effective part of your treatment plan;
  *  tools to identify and eliminate conditions that mimic Lyme disease or exacerbate your symptoms.

Whether you are facing acute or chronic Lyme, or undiagnosed autoimmune symptoms, the natural, whole-body approach of The Lyme Solution will help you permanently recover your health, and reclaim your life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735216303
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/27/2018
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	800,107
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Darin Ingels, ND,FAAEM, is a respected leader in natural medicine with numerous publications, international lectures, and more than twenty-six years of experience in the healthcare field. He received his bachelor of science degree in medical technology from Purdue University and his doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University. He has worked as a clinical microbiologist/immunologist at Lutheran General Hospital, and is board-certified in Integrative Pediatrics. He is also one of the first Naturopathic Physicians to receive a Fellowship with the American Academy of Environmental Medicine. His practice focuses on chronic immune disorders, including Lyme disease, autism, allergies, asthma, recurrent or persistent infections, and other immune problems. Dr. Ingels uses diet, nutrients, herbs, homeopathy, and immunotherapy to help his patients achieve better health.

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In the complex world of Lyme, many people believe there is at least one certainty. If nothing else, you can rely on that well-known sign that you have been bitten by a Lyme tick—the telltale bull’s-eye rash, the red ring that develops around the bite.
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Table of Contents

Foreword Amy Myers, MD ix

Part 1 Introduction to the Lyme Solution

Chapter 1 Why Antibiotics Aren't Enough 3

Chapter 2 How Do You Know If You Have Lyme? 33

Part 2 The Five-Stage Immune-Boosting Plan

Chapter 3 The Gut Protocol That Restores Your Immune System 69

Chapter 4 The Lyme Solution Immune-Boosting Diet 87

Chapter 5 Prevent and Target Active Infection 119

Chapter 6 Hidden Toxins in Your Surroundings 159

Chapter 7 More Sleep, More Exercise, Less Stress 181

Part 3 Treating Chronic Lyme

Chapter 8 Advanced Protocols 205

Chapter 9 Am I Better? How to Cycle Back Through the Five-Stage Plan If You're Not 237

Epilogue 271

Recipes 273

Resources 325

Appendix A Lyme and Co-Infections 329

Appendix B Current CDC Guidelines for the Treatment of Lyme Disease 332

Appendix C Autoimmune Diseases 334

Acknowledgments 336

Notes 339

Index 360

Editorial Reviews

The Lyme Solution is a simple, clear map for those suffering with chronic Lyme and tick related infections. It cuts through the confusion and mystery surrounding Lyme and provides a step by step guide to restoring health and well-being for so many. Targeting the bugs alone is not enough to heal and Dr. Ingels’s approach support your body’s own healing system to create long term health.”—Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Fat Get Thin, and Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine

“Lyme Disease is an important underlying root cause of various mystery and autoimmune illnesses. Dr. Ingels offers a comprehensive plan that can help you support your body naturally to heal from this devastating condition and get your life back!”—Dr. Izabella Wentz, Pharmacist, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hashimoto's Protocol
 
“Hopelessness is the greatest disease of modern medicine and there are millions who have felt trapped by diagnoses of chronic Lyme Disease. In the pages of The Lyme Solution, Dr. Darin Ingels lights the path to healing in generous detail and with pragmatic steps to renew hope today.”—Kelly Brogan, MD, author of the New York Times bestseller A Mind of Your Own
 
“The increase in the number of Lyme Disease cases and the complications from it are alarming—this book couldn’t be more timely or needed. Dr. Ingels gives the kind of practical solutions I wish every patient could get, a healthy plan that is easy to follow that makes a person stronger, healthier and probably more well than before they contracted Lyme in the first place!”—Frank Lipman, MD, bestselling author of The New Health Rules
 
“Wow! If you are suffering with Lyme disease (or any other tick-borne infection), read this book. It is a game changer. A masterful clinician, Dr. Darin Ingels shares his experience caring for thousands of Lyme patients and offers a simply organized yet comprehensive roadmap to recovery that doesn’t rely on taking endless rounds of antibiotics. I am giving this book to all my Lyme patients!”—Susan S. Blum, MD, MPH, Founder and Director, Blum Center for Health and author of Healing Arthritis and The Immune System Recovery Plan

“This is an incredible book, extremely detailed and thorough. I’m going to recommend it to all my Lyme patients.”—Dr. Kabran Chapek, ND, President of the Psychiatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians Amen Clinics Northwest

"Lyme disease is one of the most frustrating diseases we face: common, debilitating, protean, often undiagnosed, and frequently life-ruining. Thankfully, Dr. Darin Ingels has provided The Lyme Solution, a superb and practical book that offers optimal treatment based on his years of experience and thousands of successfully treated patients. If you question whether you may have Lyme disease, reading this book may be the best first step you can take."—Dale E. Bredesen, MD, New York Times Bestselling author of The End of Alzheimer’s

From the Publisher

12/01/2017
These two works speak to a need for ongoing discussion of Lyme disease, even if it is no longer considered newsworthy. In Conquering Lyme Disease, colleagues (Columbia Univ. Medical Ctr.) and coauthors Fallon and Sotsky push readers to grapple with some underlying scientific principles. Readers will have a better sense of where the research is today, where treatment falls short, and what the future may hold. Although the book is meant for both a general audience as well as practitioners, it seems more appropriate for lay readers. There are sections on how doctors deal with chronic illness, a FAQ, and listings of other diseases that have similar symptoms to Lyme. Optimistic in tone, this book predicts a positive outcome against the illness in the near future.Naturopathic physician, former health journalist, and Lyme disease patient Ingels's The Lyme Solution is geared to those who have tried all the standard Center for Disease Control Guidelines for Treatment and are still suffering. Much like Fallon and Sotsky, he explains that science, and medicine in particular, are about progress. His personalized approach is patient focused and uses minimal jargon. Ingels sees Lyme disease as something to mitigate, if not cure. For readers amenable to naturopathic healing, he provides actionable items—recipes, lifestyle changes, supplements—and explicitly states that this may not work the first time around. In appendixes, Ingels also discusses other tick-borne diseases readers might have and other autoimmune disorders that could be caused by chronic Lyme disease. This is an interesting juxtaposition when compared to the section in the Fallon and Sotsky book on conditions that may have similar symptoms but are not Lyme. VERDICT Chronic Lyme sufferers may find either work helpful. Readers looking for a more science-focused discussion will prefer Conquering Lyme while readers looking for a more actionable course will prefer The Lyme Solution.—Rachel M. Minkin, Michigan State Univ. Libs., East Lansing

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