Lyme Disease Diet {All About Lyme, Episode 62 with Dr. Jess Peatross}

Resources90-day gut healing journey journalWebsite (Dr. Jess + her work)Dr. Jess on InstagramDon’t Miss These Thoughts!Who is Dr. Jess Peatross?What exactly is Lyme disease and how does one get it?What are some symptoms a Lyme disease patient might experience? And what does it have to do with the gut?For many it seems as though Lyme disease treatment can be tricky. Dr. Jess shares what some of the most common and/or effective treatments are + why it’s hard to heal from Lyme.Do dietary changes work for her patients with Lyme disease? And what are some specific foods she has them eat and/or remove from the diet?Are there any nutritional supplements that are helpful for those with Lyme?Dr. Jess is well-versed in other topics, too, so I wanted to at least highlight them in the episode. The first is mold illness. Like Lyme disease, it seems as though mold illness is another major underlying factor for severe gut issues. So, what is mold illness and how is it connected to the gut?So much of chronic illness has to do with our drainage pathways. Dr. Jess talks a lot about this so she gives a brief overview of what drainage pathways are and what the first step to opening them up contains.Finally, besides chronic disease, she also talks about scarring from C sections, augmentations, etc. and how they hold the sympathetic nervous system in overdrive of the trauma that sustained them. I also know that scarring can be one of the main reasons for recurrent SIBO, so Dr. Jess tells us more about what this might look like for someone.“A body that is imbalanced is a body at risk”Dr. Jessica PeatrossWhat is Lyme?Lyme disease is caused by a corkscrew bacteria known as bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.Its shape gives it the unique ability to burrow deep into tissue and dig its way in, which is part of the reason this infection can be so hard to fight off.It often hides deep in connective tissue, such as joints, which is part of the reason it can cause symptoms such as joint pain.Since b. burgdorferi does not hide in the bloodstream, and instead in the tissue, most of the conventional tests are highly inaccurate. Blood tests used by conventional doctors such as the western blot blood test are known to miss Lyme in 50-80% of patients.Dr. Jess calls Lyme “the great mimicker” as it mimics other diseases and symptoms due to its wide-ranging effects.Its location can cause migrating joint pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, and brain fog.All of these are somewhat vague in nature, which is another reason Lyme is so hard to pinpoint initially.How Do You Get Lyme?Lyme is carried primarily by ticks.The bacteria is transmitted through a tick bite into the skin of Lyme patients.Unfortunately, due to climate change ticks are expanding their territory and the places they can inhabit. This makes Lyme a much higher risk than it used to be, regardless of location.Tick-borne illness such as Lyme have DOUBLED in the last 13 years, with Lyme being the most prevalent.New studies are also showing that mosquitos can also carry Lyme, which is slightly concerni