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Recovery from Lyme Disease: The Integrative Medicine Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Tick-Borne Illness Hardcover – March 16, 2021
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- Print length384 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSkyhorse Publishing
- Publication dateMarch 16, 2021
- Dimensions6 x 1.3 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101510762051
- ISBN-13978-1510762053
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—Dale Bredesen, MD, professor and New York Times bestselling author of The End of Alzheimer’s
"Dr. Kinderlehrer’s approach to treating Lyme is a model of how medicine should be practiced. He combines meticulous, compassionate attention to all aspects of a patient’s health together with both rigorous attention to evidence informed by extensive knowledge of published and unpublished studies as well as an openness to consider novel therapies when more traditional therapies prove ineffective."
—Peter Van Etten, former President/CEO of Stanford Medical Center
“Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer has written a comprehensive and readable book for both physicians and consumers that will provide them with an excellent understanding of what Lyme disease is and how to treat it. Recovery from Lyme is filled with patient stories that will enable the public to resonate to this information and assimilate it more easily. Having struggled with his own Lyme disease and finding his own path to healing, who better to provide this guide?”
—Neil Nathan, MD, author of Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness
“In this comprehensive and informative book, Dr. Kinderlehrer brings to the table his many years of research and experience with chronic Lyme disease patients. He shares in a succinct, yet easy to understand format, the multifaceted challenges of treating one of today's most complex and debilitating diseases. Perhaps even more importantly, he provides solid, research-based solutions that have been helpful for enabling many thousands of Lyme disease patients to recover their lives. These include natural as well as pharmaceutical remedies, as well as therapies that restore every organ and system of the body. Dr. Kinderlehrer's approach goes beyond removing infections, and addresses the healing of the whole person, which is key to recovering from this disease. Readers will find a wealth of powerful insights and keys in this book that will enable them and/or their patients to overcome and get their lives back.”
—Connie Strasheim, health consultant, medical researcher, and co/author of 12+ books on Lyme disease, cancer, detoxification, nutrition, sleep, and spiritual/emotional healing
“If you are a health practitioner unfamiliar with Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, or if you have been treating these conditions for years (or if you are anywhere in between), Daniel Kinderlehrer’s Recovery from Lyme Disease will likely become your most valued guide for how to best diagnose and treat these patients. And if you are not a medical person but wish or need to learn how a master physician would evaluate and treat you, this is the book for you. It is written in language that a layperson will easily understand and yet has the depth that any health professional will appreciate. What is so unique and immensely skillful of Dr. Kinderlehrer’s work is that he is able to broaden one’s perspective while seamlessly holding a magnifying glass over critical details. It is so rare in my experience to read a book that is both academic and yet is equally clinical. And it is additionally rare and even precious that a doctor can be both authoritative and humble. It is most evident that Dr. Kinderlehrer has dedicated himself to learning everything he has been able to learn to best understand and help his patients. And now, as the teacher he is, he has given us a true gift to become more skillful with Lyme patients and truly better physicians. Bravo, Dr. Kinderlehrer!”
—Ralph Golan, MD, author of Optimal Wellness: Where Mainstream and Alternative Medicine Meet
“Dr. Kinderlehrer's book is the most authoritative compendium to date on the numerous facets of an illness that deserves so much more than a simple four-letter label. For the masses suffering with this complex, multi-factorial illness that does not exist in the medical mainstream, Dr. Kinderlehrer's book will come as an inspiration for patients and a guiding light for physicians. He shares the culmination of nearly 50 years' clinical practice in this gem of a book that will enrich generations to come. There is no praise high enough for his work both with patients and teaching other physicians. Thanks to Dr. Kinderlehrer for teaching me the subtleties and nuances of treating this labyrinthine disease.”
—Julie M. Barter, ND
“In Recovery from Lyme: The Integrative Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tick-Borne Illness, which draws from the author's over 40 years’ experience as a holistic practitioner, Dan Kinderlehrer, MD, shares a comprehensive approach to the treatment of Lyme disease and the myriad factors that it often entails. Having had his own at-times devastating journey through Lyme disease which ultimately served as one of his greatest gifts and teachers, Kinderlehrer shares his passion, wisdom, and experience in hopes of helping others to recover their lives.”
—Scott Forsgren, FDN-P, editor and founder of BetterHealthGuy.com
“In his book, Recovery from Lyme Disease: The Integrative Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Tick-Borne Illness, Dr. Dan Kinderlehrer outlines the controversies associated with this condition. That there remains an ongoing misconception, perpetuated by major organizations in the medical community, dismissing that the condition ‘Chronic Lyme Disease’ even exists. In this treatise, the lack of evidence for the dismissal of this condition, weighed against both animal and human studies supporting the existence of this condition, is articulated. In so doing, Dr. Kinderlehrer uses the opportunity to help validate the real nature of this entity for so many afflicted. Further, Dr. Kinderlehrer outlines a number of potential integrative interventions that may help empower individuals in the management of their own recoveries.”
—Samuel Shor, MD, FACP, chair of Loudoun County Lyme Commission, past president of International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, associate clinical professor at George Washington University Health Care Sciences
“I enjoyed reading Dr. Kinderlehrer’s book. It is a well-written scientific text that provides a comprehensive review of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. It provides the need for an updated text on the subject. It reviews thoroughly the complex subject from diagnosis to treatment and describes the controversy between the mainstream medical community and a minority of physicians described as ‘Lyme Literate Doctors' (LLD). The majority, headed by the IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America), don’t acknowledge the extent of those diseases, their chronicity, their impact on the American society, and the need for prolonged and multidisciplinary treatment approach for these patients. It is disappointing that a group of diseases leading to disabling neuropsychiatric diseases is managed by rheumatologists and infectious disease specialists. Dr. Kinderlehrer represents a relatively small group of physicians that through years of clinical and scientific experience have recognized the complexity of tick-borne diseases’ diagnosis and treatments. We are in an era of medical practice where patients’ conditions are broken into different disciplines and referred to specialists who not infrequently fail to communicate with each other. Dr. Kinderlehrer is one of those rare physicians capable of seeing the patient as a whole person, which is the only approach that can lead to successful management of the chronically ill complex patients. Dr. Kinderlehrer’s book represents this approach and in addition to treatments brought by allopathic medicine provides treatments offered by integrative medicine. The book is an important addition to the very much needed comprehensive literature on Lyme and tick-borne diseases. The book is a must for every open-minded practitioner. Highly recommended!”
—Amiram Katz, MD
“Dr. Kinderlehrer writes with the heart of a philosopher and the head of a scientist. This comprehensive book is much needed to advance our current understanding of Lyme and its related infections. Dr. Kinderlehrer presents this material in a clear and concise way that can be easily understood by both patients and clinicians. This is a must-read for anyone searching for a balanced approach to this complex, and often misunderstood, group of infections.”
—Dr. Wayne Anderson, ND
"In their quest to heal, patients sick with Lyme and co-infections can lose their way amidst the hopelessness of denialism, the woo of snake oil, and the frightening stories online. If you have been searching for real help, heave a sigh of relief and stop here. With the rigor of classic training in Western medicine, decades at the forefront of integrative medicine, and the sensitivity that comes from being a Lyme patient himself, the brilliant Dr. Kinderlehrer clearly and deftly rolls out the inside science of Lyme disease and the treatments and lifestyle changes, both allopathic and alternative, that have helped his patients regain their lives."
—Pamela Weintraub, author of Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic
"Dr. Dan Kinderlehrer has been on the front lines of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases for decades. He writes this book from the perspective of a physician who has the long-term responsibility of treating and helping these very challenging patients. After experiencing what he has seen with this epidemic, he has been motivated to take the responsibility to share his observations and research by writing this book. I thank Dr. Kinderlehrer for taking the time and effort to organize and share his experiences and insights to help others."
—Robert C. Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA
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But I had no other symptoms commonly associated with the flu, no cough or respiratory congestion, and influenza does not occur in the summer. I didn’t have the upset stomach or diarrhea typical of a stomach bug, either. I never saw an insect bite, and I didn’t notice a rash. For two days I was so sick I stopped worrying I would die, and started fearing that I would live. On the third day, it was all just a memory.
It seemed quite strange, but since I was able to resume full activity, including several three-mile runs, I didn’t think much of it—until one week later, when it hit again. Once more, the fever, chills, and muscle aches lasted two days and then went away. Still pretty strange, I thought, but since I felt well after this relapse I chose to ignore it. Denial works well when you feel okay. But when the symptoms recurred for the third time a week later, the denial stopped working and I began to worry. This time I went to see a physician friend of mine. Upon examination, he palpated an enlarged spleen. He ordered some blood tests, and the laboratory reported a positive antibody test to Lyme. The diagnosis came as a relief. The cause of my problems was a simple bacterial infection. Two weeks of antibiotics would clear it, and then I could resume my normal life.
Was I in for a surprise.
I tolerated the antibiotics without difficulty, and the fever and chills did not return. But instead of feeling better, I felt worse. The next symptom that hit me, and hit me hard, was insomnia. One night I woke up at 4:00 a.m., and couldn’t fall back to sleep. The next night I woke up at 3:00 a.m., the next at 2:00 a.m., and then 1:00 a.m., unable to go back to sleep. This went on for weeks. I only slept a few hours a night. I was exhausted. But even worse, I became consumed with anxiety.
I would lie awake through the dark hours of the night riddled with fear. Initially the apprehension focused on my sleeplessness, anticipating the difficulty of getting through the day in my worn-out state. Gradually the anxiety generalized into a constant dread that something terrible was about to happen—impending doom. It wasn’t rational. It wasn’t something I could control with reason. It was just always there. It felt like a black cloud was enveloping me, cutting me off from any future; it was pure existential terror. It was so intense that some nights, as I lay awake with insomnia, I shook so violently that I added disrupting the San Andreas fault to my list of fears—and I was living in Boston!
Although I’m a physician, I had little experience with Lyme. So I mustered what energy I could—I phoned a Lyme specialist in Boston at the Tufts-New England Medical Center, my alma mater, who was considered a world expert in Lyme disease and asked for advice. He listened courteously to my story as I described my history of symptoms and lab tests, but what he told me came as a shock.
“You don’t have Lyme,” he concluded.
I was confused. “Well, then, what do I have?”
“Something else,” he replied.
“But what about the lab tests?” I asked. “Using the Western blot technique, the assay demonstrated the presence of antibodies highly specific for Lyme. I even repeated the tests one month later, and they confirmed the initial results. Isn’t this the CDC criteria for the diagnosis of Lyme?”
“The laboratory must have been wrong,” he informed me.
“Why do you think I don’t have Lyme?” I responded.
“Because if you had Lyme, you’d be better by now.”
I thanked him for his time, hung up the phone, and tried to make sense out of what I had just heard. I considered this doctor’s logic: if the cure didn’t work, I didn’t have the disease. I had had an acute illness with fever, chills, and muscle aches. I had blood tests that confirmed a diagnosis of Lyme. I lived in an area endemic for Lyme. I had seen deer ticks on our dog. I continued to feel terrible, but I didn’t have Lyme because I wasn’t better. I was getting my first taste of the controversies surrounding Lyme disease.
Next I consulted with a friend and colleague, a physician in upstate New York who treats a lot of people with Lyme. When I told him what the Lyme expert had said he replied, “Welcome to the Lyme wars.” He informed me that there are two different Lyme camps: those who maintain that Lyme is hard to get and easy to treat, and those who believe Lyme is easy to get and hard to treat. The so-called Lyme expert was a strong proponent to the former. Given my personal experience, I now subscribed to the latter.
What is clear now is that while the Lyme expert was categorically wrong when he denied I had Lyme, he was correct that I did indeed have “something else.” The something else was a co-infection, specifically Babesia. However, this bug was under the radar in 1996. If I were taking my history now, I would immediately suspect this infection.
I have shared my story here because there are millions of people today suffering as I did: people who are losing their cognitive function, are severely depressed, anxious and irritable, in chronic pain, and tired beyond exhaustion; people who are losing their jobs, are disabled, are going bankrupt, and whose families are breaking up; people who are contemplating suicide—and sometimes following through. The toll in medical costs and lost income is huge. The toll in human suffering is beyond calculation.
The bad news I learned on my journey is that there is no single treatment regimen that will cure any chronic illness—no magic pill, no simple injection. Healing from chronic illness requires a multipronged and multidimensional approach. Each person is different, and treatment protocols need to be individualized. It requires assembling the pieces of a puzzle, with each person presenting his or her own clues. There is no single recipe for success.
While Lyme has been the worst thing that has ever happened to me, it has also been the best. This experience has been profoundly humbling. There were times I felt so poorly that the only way I could get through the day was to tell myself that tomorrow I could commit suicide. But Lyme has also blessed me with deep compassion and empathy for others who are suffering. Lyme has stirred in me a passionate commitment to help others who are challenged with this illness. Lyme has filled me with hope that each and every patient coming through my office door will get well. I can’t think of anything more rewarding or more gratifying than helping people restore their well-being.
My medical practice is now limited to treating people with tick-borne infections. And despite living in Colorado, where the state Department of Health continues to deny that one can acquire Lyme disease, I have a long waiting list that keeps growing. There is a huge need out there for more Lyme literate practitioners, and I hope this book will help both physicians and patients better address this tremendous demand.
Product details
- Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing; 1st edition (March 16, 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1510762051
- ISBN-13 : 978-1510762053
- Item Weight : 1.3 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #469,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #200 in Viral Diseases (Books)
- #268 in Communicable Diseases (Books)
- #1,433 in Healing
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"All this Dr. does is treat Lyme (and it's co-infections) in Colorado, a state that apparently doesn't even recognize Lyme disease as a 'diagnostic..." Read more
"...An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic Disease by Richard Horowitz, M.D.. Each one is on my Lyme Specialist doctor's desk, obviously..." Read more
"...Very detailed & thorough. Some of it is tough reading but incredibly informing...." Read more
"...He outlines several treatment options for Lyme plus co-infections, along with the possible underlying infections. Easy to read and understand!" Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024All this Dr. does is treat Lyme (and it's co-infections) in Colorado, a state that apparently doesn't even recognize Lyme disease as a 'diagnostic category'. Invaluable insight and information you can readily use on your path to health and healing.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021I have suffered from Chronic Lyme Disease and several co-infections as well for close to ten years. The tick-borne illnesses are relentless if not treated early. If you are considering buying Recovery From Lyme Disease by Daniel Kinderlehrer, M.D. (2021) then probably you or someone you love has also been infected.
Recovery From Lyme is the newest of the three treatment "bibles" I use constantly. The other two are Toxic by Neil Nathan M.D. (2018), and How Can I Get Better?: An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic Disease by Richard Horowitz, M.D.. Each one is on my Lyme Specialist doctor's desk, obviously well used and beside my reading chair always. It is imperative to get and keep up with the the latest accurate medical information about diagnosing and treating Lyme because new information and treatments are rapidly being found. Be careful what you choose because there is a lot of misinformation out there from sources that you should be able to count on but who have their own agendas, for example, The CDC, and practitioners who may have graduated from prestigious schools but don't believe in Chronic Lyme. My doctor back when I first got sick with these horrible and ever changing symptoms never once in three years, considered or mentioned Lyme, not even when I had my first ever Grand mal seizure in her office (and six more in the hospital). Luckily I went elsewhere and was lucky that my new doctor is "Lyme literate". To wrap this up, I highly recommend that you first buy Recovery from Lyme. Each of the other two books I recommended will add other valuable information as well if you are interested. Good luck to all those sick with Lyme and to the family and friends who bravely stand by them.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2023This is one of the best books I've read concerning Lyme Disease & other Tick-Borne Pathogens.
Very detailed & thorough. Some of it is tough reading but incredibly informing.
The author is writing from an extreme wealth of treatment experience, all tailor-made to help individual cases. Each case is a challenge unto itself & he chronicles how & why each course of treatment is applied.
The one lyme resource book I would grab with my Bible & Prayer Book if my house was on fire!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023This is a great read for those fighting Lyme disease! I was diagnosed with Chronic Lyme nearly a decade ago and went through years of antibiotic treatment. Unfortunately, I've recently suffered a pretty intense relapse, most likely by not paying attention to my diet and nutrition. I just spent the weekend reading this through the Kindle app. He outlines several treatment options for Lyme plus co-infections, along with the possible underlying infections. Easy to read and understand!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2022Recently my son & I were both diagnosed with Lyme disease we really did not know much about the disease. We live on Cape Cod that has a high rate of Lyme disease, still had no idea how controversial the treatment is, or how many illness Lyme can mimic. One reason I picked this book is the doctor who wrote it had Lyme disease, & had to heal himself.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2021As relieved as I was know my diagnosis after 5 years of mysteriously suffering, I was equally uninspired by the controversial and “trendy-disease-to-have” aspects of Lyme. As someone who values objectivity, I have been weary of becoming emotionally invested in anyone trying to sell me on a message. If you’re like me, or if you know someone struggling with Lyme or any other insidious *invisible* illness, this is the book you’re looking for. It lays out the facts and is complemented by the personal experience of the physician who experienced Lyme. I feel better prepared and have more clarity in how to approach this going forward, which makes the fear of never getting better much more manageable.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021“Recovery from Lyme” is a must read for anyone dealing with tick-borne infections, as well as for their family, their friends and their physicians. Dr. Kinderlehrer is a masterful writer and has taken a complex and controversial medical subject and made it easy for the lay person to understand.
“Recovery from Lyme” is an outstanding contribution to the field. This excellent book should be required reading for every medical student, and sitting on every physician’s desk. By educating practitioners on when to suspect Lyme and other Tick-borne diseases, how to diagnose and how to treat using an integrative approach of both pharmaceuticals and natural remedies, this book will undoubtedly save the lives of many patients who have been suffering with undiagnosed chronic illnesses.
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- JesusReviewed in Germany on November 9, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book!
The best book I have read about Lyme disease and treatment options. I recommend this book to everyone who has this disease. I read so many books and this one is for sure the best. The author of the book is genius and very knowledgeable.
- Victoria RobertsonReviewed in Spain on September 20, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal
This is an incredible book. I have read lots of lymes books and I truly believe this is the best. Incredibly thorough, logical, pragmatic and covers the whole range of possible treatments. It is my new bible. I have read it twice this month. Thank you for writing it! X
- epicurean61Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book from a world-leading clinician
This is an excellent book on Lyme Disease and its treatment, based on a thorough review of the existing literature and on many years of clinical experience. Dr Kinderlehrer is a world leading clinician. He is incredibly knowleadgeable, but also fully aware of the complexity of Lyme Disease and of the necessity to treat each patient as an individual case. Only a doctor with a first-person experience of Lyme could have written such a scientifically compelling and compassionate book.
- alessandraReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2023
2.0 out of 5 stars Such a pity, my copy arrived damaged
Such a pity! This book is a really nice one and was purchased for a birthday present. It arrived on time for the party, but damaged in the front cover as in the pictures. Unfortunately, it cannot be packed in a birthday wrap - we have to purchase another present ....unfair .... disappointing ....
alessandra
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2023
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