Alexis Chesney

Preventing Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases

Control Ticks in the Home Landscape; Prevent Infection Using Herbal Protocols; Treat Tick Bites with Natural Remedies

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Produktbeschreibung

Defend your health against tick-borne infections. Take a proactive approach to defending your health from the rise of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. With this essential reference, you'll learn: - Strategies for preventing tick bites - Six steps to take after you're bitten - How to create your own tick-bite preparedness kit, including herbal tick-bite formulas - Symptoms, testing, and treatment for tick-borne diseases - How to identify ticks and rashes using the visual color guide

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 132mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781635862096
• ISBN-10: 1635862094
• Artikelnr.: 57025241

Autorenporträt

Alexis Chesney, ND, is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist specializing in the treatment of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. She serves on the board of directors and as the Naturopathic Medicine Committee chair for the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). She has been featured as an expert on tick-borne illnesses at the ILADS conference, as well as at other professional and patient-focused conferences, on local talk radio, and in various news publications. Dr. Chesney sees patients at Sojourns Community Health Clinic in Westminster, Vermont, and through her private practice in Northampton, Massachusetts. Find her online at DrAlexisChesney.com. Richard Horowitz is a board-certified MD specializing in Internal Medicine. He and his wife, Lee, founded the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center in Hyde Park, New York, which has treated over 12,000 patients for tick-borne diseases over the past twenty-six years. Dr. Horowitz is known for his pioneering work with Lyme disease and is recognized to be one of the country's foremost experts on chronic illness.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Richard Horowitz, MD
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Ticks
     Species in North America: Blacklegged Tick (aka Deer Tick), Western
Blacklegged Tick (aka Western Deer Tick), American Dog Tick, Lone Star
Tick, Brown Dog Tick, Gulf Coast Tick, Rocky Mountain Wood Tick,
Ornithodoros Tick, Asian Longhorned Tick
     Tick Identification
     The Tick Life Cycle
Chapter 2: Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease
     Lyme Disease
     Anaplasmosis
     Babesiosis
     Ehrlichiosis
     Rickettsial Spotted Fever Group
     Tularemia
     Powassan Virus
     Heartland Virus
     Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever
     Colorado Tick Fever
     Southern Tick--Associated Rash Illness
     Bartonellosis
     Tick Paralysis
Chapter 3: Tick Control and Tick Bite Prevention
     Reducing the Tick Population
     Personal Tick Bite Prevention Strategies
Chapter 4: Herbal Prophylaxis for Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease
     Why Prophylaxis?
     Prophylaxis for High-Risk Populations
     The Prophylactic Tick Bite Formulas
     Make Your Own Tick Bite Prophylactic Tincture
     Key Herbs and an Enzyme: Profiles
Chapter 5: After a Tick Bite: What to Do
     Attachment
     Step 1: Immediately Remove and Identify the Tick
     Step 2: Apply First Aid
     Step 3: Have the Tick Tested for Pathogens
     Step 4: Begin the Herbal Prophylactic Protocol
     Step 5: Watch for Symptoms
     Step 6: Get Tested (Maybe)
Chapter 6: Acute Tick-Borne Disease Treatment
     What to Do If You Develop Symptoms
     Beginning Treatment for Acute Tick-Borne Disease
     Acute Lyme Disease Treatment
     Acute Anaplasmosis Treatment
     Acute Babesiosis Treatment
     Acute Ehrlichiosis Treatment
     Acute Rickettsial Spotted Fever Group Treatment
     Acute Tularemia Treatment
     Acute Powassan Virus Treatment
     Acute Heartland Virus Treatment
     Acute Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Treatment
     Acute Colorado Tick Fever Treatment
     Acute STARI Treatment
     Acute Bartonellosis Treatment
     Pharmaceutical Antimicrobials
     Finding a Lyme-Literate Practitioner
Looking Ahead
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Quick Reference Charts
Glossary
Notes
Resources
Index