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How can I get better?, an action plan for treating resistant Lyme and chronic disease, Richard Horowitz

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-453) and index

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non fiction

How can I get better?

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Richard Horowitz

an action plan for treating resistant Lyme and chronic disease

"Horowitz is one of the most prominent 'Lyme literate' physicians...patients wait for months to see him, and several told me that he had essentially cured them of a disease that nobody else seemed able to treat." --The New Yorker "If you have suffered from unexplained, chronic or hard-to-treat illness, this book is your pathway to health." --Mark Hyman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blood Sugar Solution on Why Can't I Get Better? From Dr. Richard I. Horowitz, one of the country's foremost doctors, comes a ground-breaking book about diagnosing, treating and healing Lyme, and peeling away the layers that lead to chronic disease. Are you sick, but can't find any answers why? Do you have a seemingly unconnected collection of symptoms that leave doctors guessing? Or have you been diagnosed, but found that none of the treatments seems to make a difference? You may have Lyme disease and not even know it. Known as "the great imitator, " Lyme disease and its associated co-infections can mimic the symptoms of and often be misdiagnosed as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and even depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and psychosis. In his landmark book, Why Can't I Get Better?: Solving the Mystery of Lyme & Chronic Disease, renowned internist and leading world expert Dr. Horowitz introduced his revolutionary plan for treating Lyme disease, and chronic diseases in general. Now, in this new handbook How Can I Get Better?, Dr. Horowitz updates his research and offers a direct, actionable step-by-step plan for implementing his 16 MSIDS Diagnostic Map"--, Provided by publisher

Part I. Testing and treating Lyme disease -- Identifying Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses -- A comprehensive diagnosis: the Horowitz sixteen-point differential diagnostic map -- Lyme disease specifics and treatment options -- "Persisters" and pulsing for treating resistant Lyme disease -- Part II. Lyme and MSIDS -- Ticks can carry more than Lyme: associated bacterial infections -- Lyme and other co-infections: parasitic, viral, and fungal infections -- Lyme and immune dysfunction -- Lyme and inflammation -- Lyme and environmental toxins -- Lyme, functional medicine and nutritional therapies -- Lyme and mitochondrial dysfunction -- Lyme and hormones -- Lyme and the brain -- Lyme and sleep disorders -- Lyme and autonomic nervous system dysfunction/POTS -- Lyme and allergies -- Lyme and gastrointestinal health -- Lyme and liver dysfunction -- Lyme and pain -- Lyme and exercise -- Meditation and the MSIDS model -- Appendix A. Medications, dosages, and common side effects -- Appendix B. Glossary of pharmaceutical names -- Appendix C. Journal names and abbreviations