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

I highly recommend this book if you have Lyme disease or if you suspect that Lyme disease may be playing a role in your ill-health or have chronic anxiety (or another chronic health condition) and have not yet found a solution. I also highly recommend it for practitioners who are both treating Lyme disease patients and those, like myself, who want to really understand all aspects in order to make good referrals for Lyme treatment.I read it cover to cover in one sitting and could not put it down! I took notes so I could do a blog review for my community so I’m sharing the notes here:Chapter 1 – An excellent discussion about the problems with long-term antibiotics for chronic Lyme disease and when antibiotics should be used. The chronic inflammatory autoimmune connection is unique to Dr. Ingels’ approach for treating Lyme disease and makes a great deal of sense. The Lyme facts are invaluable: Lyme spirochete going dormant and hiding in scar tissue and lymph nodes; the nymph the most dangerous; Lyme-reactive antibodies form against proteins in the brain, giving rise to neurological symptoms.Chapter 2 - Covers complex and controversial issues with diagnosis and pitfalls of the various testing that is available. It contains Lyme signs/symptoms and a Lyme questionnaire. It was eye-opening to learn that the bull’s-eye rash is Lyme specific and that changes in handwriting and mixing up words may be a sign of chronic Lyme disease. This is one of my favorite chapters of the book and is very comprehensive.Chapter 3 – Gut and immune restoring protocols and more on the autoimmune connection. Addressing gut health is key to any condition and Dr. Ingels reiterates that addressing the immune system is key for recovery from Lyme.Chapter 4 – Immune boosting diet and the importance of alkalinity. This is my least favorite chapter because I’m an advocate of the Paleo diet and have found that when done well with large amounts of vegetables, it is healing and alkaline. I am pleased to see coffee is off the list but would have liked to hear his experiences with intermittent fasting.Chapter 5 - Covers targeting the infection in a way that doesn’t impact gut flora and undermine the immune system. This chapter has extensive coverage of the herbal protocols Dr. Ingels has found to be effective for his patients: Zhang protocol, his version of the Cowden protocol and others. He goes into great detail for each herb, including products to help with a Herxheimer reaction, as well as the rationale and protocols for breaking up biofilm. It’s also one of my favorite chapters in the book.Chapter 6 - Cleaning your home and environment and getting rid of toxic chemicals and products, as well as addressing mold. This is also common-sense to address for any condition so it’s great to cover for Lyme.Chapter 7 - Sleep, exercise and stress reduction. This is also common-sense to address for any condition. I do have a professional difference of opinion for the GABA recommendation for sleep and typically start my clients on much lower doses. I also love GABA for stress and anxiety.Chapter 8 - Advanced protocols for specific symptoms: mitochondrial issues, neuropathy and balance, low dose immunotherapy, LDN and other approaches where you’ll need to work with a health care provider. Another favorite chapter of mine.Chapter 9 – Additional lab testing, SIBO, Mast cell activation syndrome and POTS are addressed in relation to Lyme disease. This chapter is enlightening.The case studies throughout the book reflect the complex nature of Lyme disease and help us get a better understanding about unexpected symptoms, as well as Dr. Ingels’ level of expertise. One such example is Peter’s story: he developed tics but none of the other classic Lyme symptoms, PANS was found and then Lyme disease.Given that neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in Lyme disease I hope to see more coverage of this in a later edition or follow-up book. I work with individuals with anxiety and underlying Lyme disease is very common, with benzodiazepines and SSRIs commonly prescribed. Using nutritional approaches for the anxiety and/or depression and since it gets to the root cause it’s more effective, plus it lowers the toxic burden and side-effects of added medications.Overall, this book is an excellent resource and I highly recommend it! It offers practical solutions and hope for those who have been suffering with chronic Lyme disease and are seeking a solution.Trudy Scott, Food Mood Expert, Nutritionist and author "The Antianxiety Food Solution"

Good basics about Lyme and general information on how to help with herbs etc.This is what helps me: The first thing I do is take a strong probiotic like Orthobiotic or Cytoflora which multiplies B vitamins which raise oxygen in the brain/body if I am suicidal etc. Depression/anxiety/no sleep/obsessing/panic/suicidal thoughts can be due to low oxygen in the brain. Amour thyroid dose by symptoms not TSH/Progesterone (helps immune system/thyroid/blood pressure/blood sugar/makes cortisol and more)/ozone (raises oxygen)/Far Infrared Sauna/herbs/EDTA/DMPS IV chelations/Vit E/Vit C/fish oil 2000mg/Zn/Mg/Mn/Vit B12 methylcobalamin with intrinsic factor/5000mcg of biotin/coenzyme Q10/ginkgo 120mg/Nature's plus- Source of life multiple/Vit A (helps immune system and helps oxygen absorb in the brain and helps the gut and blood brain barrier)/ iron/hair test to see mineral levels and heavy metals)/Zyto scan to see infections and how organs/glands are working)/Genova tests and more may help..No gluten/dairy/soy/sugar/GMO/food with a label...taking vitamins/good oils/minerals...probiotic...LDN..detoxing helps me. LDN helps the immune system work right and helps block hidden gluten. Gluten is wheat/barley/rye..oats/corn/rice. Rice is low in gluten. Grain free may help the brain/body and low sugar/starch since it feeds the Lyme/coinfections. Sunlight/Vit D3 5000IU. HCl and enyzmes with meals. Rhodiola (raises oxygen)/Amazon herbs for Lyme/ AL complex. No antibiotics since they may hurt mitochondria/hurt gut lining/lower Mg/wipe out good bacteria in the large intestines/lower the immune system and more. Eating organic/exercise/good water/lecithin/evening primrose oil and more help me. I eat Asian/Celiac style. Trying to take herbs 2-3X a day may help. Once a day is not enough. Probiotics taken a few times a day before a meal may help. Progesterone/Vit B12 may help bones/myelin. Ask Chiropractor/acupuncturist/Alternative doctor for help and more may help.

Not much learning.

The book is great but the picture of the tick on the cover is rather disturbing

This book is invaluable for anyone - practitioner or patient, who is navigating a healing journey with Lyme disease or any other chronic infection. What I love about this book is that Dr. Ingels is very clear that not everything that "looks like Lyme" really is Lyme. But, he is clear that testing is available to clearly identify Lyme issues, and walks the reader through a variety of protocols that support healing. He is also very clear that not every protocol works for everyone, but provides many resources and options to give you the best chance for healing. This book is excellent, and represents the insights of a very skilled and experienced clinician who has helped so many in our Lyme-filled region to recover.

Easy read. A lot of the information is information that is already readily available and redundant if you’ve done a lot of reading on the topic of Lyme disease.

This was the first book on Lyme disease I read that didn't make my diagnosis feel terrifying, but rather encouraging that it can be managed and even cured. I had followed several of the diet changes recommended and herbal supplements prior to this book coming out and have seen a significant improvement in my symptoms. This book gave me helpful additional information and tools to try to continue to improve and how to manage flares. I would recommend this to anyone with Lyme disease who did not find benefit from long term antibiotic treatment.

This book offers a comprehensive natural protocol for clearing Lyme. As someone with Lyme, it was empowering to read - it made the point clearly that we do have the power to heal, if we support our own immune system over the long haul. The book covers testing, diet and supplements, and all the information is easy to understand and implement. Anyone who follows Dr Ingel's advice will see improvement in their symptoms, I am sure of that.

If you are looking for a simple to understand book that is a relatively easy to follow plan for anyone this is a great book! Goes along with my 'holistic/natural' approach to my Lyme and co-infections approach.

great book

Just what I was looking for.Constructive steps and information on dealing with tick bite and lyme disease. I want to be prepared with background info in the event we have a need.

If you think you may or do have Lyme disease this is the book for you. It has helped me so much already

Amazing. I would highly recommend this book to both practitioners and patients.