Lyme Disease Everywhere: Lowering Your Risk, Diagnosis, and Treatments for Tickborn Diseases

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

In today's episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, we discuss the symptoms, causes, and treatment for Lyme disease with Dr. Tom Moorcroft. You’ll hear us take a deep dive into:

1. Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease
   
2. The link between Lyme disease and co-infections
   
3. The role of Bartonella in Lyme disease
   
4. Testing methods for Lyme disease and co-infections
   
5. A holistic approach to treating Lyme disease and co-infections
   

Dr. Moorcroft has been treating patients with chronic bacterial and viral infections for over a decade. He is the Co-Founder and Physician at Origins of Health, an Osteopathic medical center that specializes in recovery from chronic infections. Dr. Moorcroft is also a member of the ILADS Evidence-based Lyme and Co-Infections Fundamentals program.

Labs Mentioned

• Antibody test
• Western blot test
• PCR test
• DNA panel test
• T cell testing

Guest Details:

• Dr. Tom Moorcroft’s Website
• Dr. Tom Moorcroft on LinkedIn
• Dr. Tom Moorcroft on Facebook
• Dr. Tom Moorcroft on Instagram
• Dr. Tom Moorcroft on YouTube
• Origins of Health Website
• Lyme Disease Certification and Mentorship Program

Rupa Health Details:

• Rupa Health's Website
• Rupa Health on LinkedIn
• Rupa Health on Instagram
• Rupa Health on Tik Tok
• Rupa Health on YouTube
• Rupa Health Reference Guide
• Rupa Health Magazine
• Dr. Kate Kresge’s Website
• Dr. Kate Kresge on LinkedIn
• Dr. Kate Kresge on Podcast
• Dr. Kate Kresge on Instagram
• Dr. Kate Kresge on Twitter
• Dr. Kate Kresge on Youtube

Additional Details:

• Lyme Wars: Let's tackle the testing
• Commercial test kits for detection of Lyme borreliosis: a meta-analysis of test accuracy
• Early persistent Lyme
• Persistence of Borrelia despite “appropriate” antibiotic treatment
• Variable manifestations, diverse seroreactivity and post-treatment persistence in non-human primates exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi by tick feeding

Timestamps

02:20 - Raising root cause awareness

04:53 - Causes, symptoms, and misconceptions about Lyme disease

09:37 - Controversies and diagnostic challenges

18:32 - Understanding misdiagnosis and Lyme disease

23:19 - Diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease

28:51 - How are tick-borne co-infections different from Lyme disease?

33:21 - Asthma versus babesia

42:20 - Overlooked symptoms in children and adults

47:44 - Treating Lyme disease and co-infections

52:59 - Nurturing the body's healing potential

01:04:03 - Holistic health and training with Dr. Tom Moorcroft