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Episode 167: Beating Lyme - an Interview with Emma Pikoulas

Emma was misdiagnosed by her doctors in NY despite having numerous tick bites

Emma Pikoulas is a 22-year-old lifelong resident of tick endemic Long Island, New York. Ms. Pikoulas was bitten by ticks on numerous occasions during her childhood. She was first diagnosed with a tick infection (Mycoplasma) at the age of 16 and then Lyme disease and coinfections after a relapse at the age of 19. Ms. …

Episode 166: Unlocking Lyme Giveaway - an interview with Doctor Bill Rawls

Dr. Rawls discusses an herbal protocol to heal and recover from Lyme disease, as well as specific herbal protocols that can be used for common Lyme-related symptoms

To honor Lyme Disease Awareness Month and all those suffering from Lyme disease, Dr. Bill Rawls, MD joined the Tick Boot Camp podcast to announce that his company is giving away free copies of the bestselling "Lyme disease healing bible:" Unlocking Lyme. Dr. Rawls also shared with the Tick Boot Camp community that his company will continue to offer free…

Episode 165: Giant's Shoulders - an Interview with Doctor Joseph Burrascano

Dr. Burrascano paved the way for today's LLMDs

Dr. Joseph Burriscano is America's first Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD). He began practicing medicine in Lyme endemic eastern Long Island, New York, a short time and distance from where the first Lyme infected ticks examined by Dr. Willy Burgdorfer were dragged. Dr. …

Episode 164: Fighting Spirit - an Interview with Lindsay Ruiz

Ms. Ruiz had to overcome gender-based medical gaslighting to get a Lyme diagnosis

Lindsay Ruiz is a 44-year-old large scale corporate organizational change leadership professional from Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Ruiz earned her B.S. in her native Venezuela, a master’s degree in the United States and she is currently doctoral candidate. Ms. Ruiz presented classic Lyme disease symptoms to over 20 medical professionals over the course…

Episode 163: East + West = Healing - an Interview with Layla Perchal Neal

Ms. Perchal Neal combined traditional antibiotics and herbals to overcome chronic Lyme disease

Layla Perchal Neal is a Jacksonville, Florida based media professional and photographer originally from Leicester, England. Ms. Perchal Neal was bitten by ticks on at least four separate occasions prior to suffering chronic Lyme disease symptoms. When she began to feel fatigue and brain fog, Ms. …

Episode 162: The Lyme Polymath - an Interview with Freddie Kimmel

Mr. Kimmel is 136% better today than before he began his Lyme disease journey

Freddie Kimmel is the host of the Beautifully Broken Podcast and part of the management team at AmpCoil. He is also a functional health coach through IFHC, Gut Health Specialist, Citizen Scientist, Reiki Healer, and public speaker. He has been featured in, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, LA Talk Radio, and in Dance Magazine. …

Episode 161: Cowboy Up - an Interview with Elizabeth Brannan

Ms. Brannon spent 7 years treating her Lyme disease with various protocols including antibiotics, herbs, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and hot tub therapy

Elizabeth Brannan is a 33-year-old cowboy from Ventura, California. Ms. Brannan identified as a cowboy for most of her life. Her Lyme disease journey began when she was bitten by a tick at work resulting in a bullseye rash. She visited a doctor who diagnosed and treated the rash as ringworm. Thereafter, Ms. …

Episode 160: Self Advocacy - an Interview with Max Noir

Ms. Noir treated with various rounds of different antibiotics after being diagnosed with 8 strains of Lyme disease

Max Noir is a 25-year-old self-described nomad originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She is currently the head of operations for a Chinese virtual reality company. Ms. Noir’s Lyme disease journey began at the age of 16 with fatigue, seizures, and facial paralysis. …

Episode 159: The Lyme Therapist - an interview with Christina Kantzavelos

Ms. Kantzavelos shares specific healing protocols learned during her healing journey providing step-by-step explanations

Christina Kantzavelos is a UCLA educated licensed psychotherapist, professional content writer and blogger from Joshua Tree, California. Ms. Kantzavelos is the creative force behind the highly regarded daily healing journal “Begin Within.” She developed “Begin Within” because she could not find a journal while on her Lyme disease journey that offered both…

Episode 158: Lyme Educator - an interview with Sara Tyghter

Ms. Tyghter received a false-negative Lyme disease test years before getting properly diagnosed and finally getting a positive test

Sarah Tyghter is the 55-year-old Director of Education and Outreach at the Global Lyme Alliance. Ms. Tyghter is a lifelong resident of the state of Connecticut, the birthplace of Lyme disease. Despite attending primary and collegiate educational institutions in close proximity to Lyme, Connecticut, Ms. …