Healing Lyme with Amina Eastham-Hiller

Lyme Disease is running rampant in Australia, but what is this infection? Amina Eastham-Hillier is a naturopath and herbalist who specialises in treating stealth infections, especially the Lyme bacteria and its co-infections and has lots to say on the topic. Ever wonder why it's so difficult to heal this illness? Join us as we go deep into exploring the nature of this stealth pathogen and the process that it undertakes while infecting the body; and no, it isn't the same for everybody and depends on which co-infections have hit you and where in the body presents the greatest weakness. Treatment for Lyme takes time, however as you'll discover in this interview it can be done with an experienced team, clever strategy, time and tenacity. Enjoy diving deep into this epic conversation about healing Lyme. 

In this podcast you will learn all about:

• Orchestrating the balance of commensal and dysbiotic gut bacteria
• The gap between allopathic and complementary medicine in treating chronic illness
• Functional testing and its place in diagnosis and treatment of stealth pathogens
• Gene testing and the realm of nutrigenomics in preventing chronic disease
• The gut microbiome of indigenous cultures VS western society
• Borrelia in Australia and abroad
• Lyme co infections such as bartonella, babesia and their clinical manifestations
• Testing for lyme and co-infections in Australia
• The interaction between virus, bacteria and biofilm
• The road to recovery from acute and chronic lyme illness

Bio:
Amina Eastham-Hillier, N.D is a Qualified Naturopath, Medical Herbalist & Nutritionist and has worked in the Health industry for over 24 years. Starting from her own clinic in England, she gained her Bachelor degree in Australia and has travelled extensively throughout Asia, spending a year studying & working in Japan, and recently a year in China studying herbal medicine. Amina is currently studying for a Nutrigenomics Diploma to further understand genetic susceptibilities of Lyme disease and mould illness.

As an International Presenter, Amina’s mission is to educate naturopaths, doctors, and patients about the importance of Integrated Medicine in treating Lyme disease, mould illness, & other stealth infections. She has presented at 26 International conferences & events in the last 4 years and has just published her book, Lyme Natural – Integrated Naturopathy for Lyme disease & its co-infections.

Resources:
www.lymenatural.com
www.noosaholistichealth.com
www.sacredearthmusic.com/downtoearth

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Lyme Disease in Australia with Peter Dobie

Since getting bitten by a Lyme infected tick last year I’ve been very interested in helping inform people about what exactly this infection is, the controversy surrounding it and how to treat it (big discussion). Dr Peter Dobie has been doing all these things for many years in Australia, in fact he’s one of the longest serving integrative doctors in Oz and he a lot of insights and practical information to share in regards to the research behind Lyme, getting it acknowledged by the modern medical system (because it IS here), treatment options and heaps more. If you’re in an area where Lyme is prevalent, or plan to travel to any such places, it is important to be aware of what to do in the instance of infection, this podcast lays it out.  

In this podcast we dive straight into:

• Lyme controversy in Australia and abroad
• methods of Lyme transmission
• Prevelance on the east coast of Australia
• Borreliosis vs lyme-like illness
• Antibiotics in acute and chronic lyme disease
• Herbal medicine protocols
• Mason’s account of his journey back to health post tick bite
• Lyme testing in Australia
• Neurological manifestations of lyme
• The stealth nature of these infections and ability to evade our immune system
• Biofilm eradication
• Herxheimer reactions
• DIY “Tick Kits”
• What to do if you become ill after being tick bitten

Dr Peter Dobie studied medicine at the University of Tasmania. He is one of the most experienced doctors in Australia in the field of integrative medicine. He specialises in nutritional medicine, anti-ageing medicine, the treatment of chronic fatigue, the treatment of adrenal fatigue, thyroid disorders, bio-identical hormone therapy, intravenous vitamin therapy, allergy testing and treatment, chelation therapy, and the treatment of Lyme disease. Dr Dobie’s emphasis is very much on the promotion of wellness. He takes a thorough and holistic approach to treating chronic health problems, as well as providing preventive medical care. He incorporates into his practice the latest advances in biochemistry, endocrinology and clinical nutrition, and prefers to prescribe non-drug treatments wherever possible. 

Dr Peter Dobie
MBBS, MACNEM, ABAARM, MCPSA, MAIMA

Resources:
www.drpeterdobie.com

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