Preventing Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases - Control Ticks in the Home Landscape; Prevent Infection Using Herbal Protocols; Treat Tick Bites with Natural Remedies

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

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

Disease-carrying ticks are found in all 50 states in the U.S. and, as their numbers rise and their ranges increase, so, too, do cases of tick-borne illnesses. Alexis Chesney, a naturopathic physician specializing in the treatment of diseases transmitted through tick bites, offers a comprehensive strategy for reducing exposure to disease-causing organisms and boosting the effectiveness of standard treatment protocols. With an overview of the tick species present in the U.S. and profiles of Lyme and other top diagnosed tick-borne diseases, including anaplasmosis and babesiosis, this guide gives concerned readers and medical professionals alike a deeper understanding of how tick populations — and associated illnesses — spread, and how to combat them naturally. In addition to covering landscape-management methods for dramatically reducing tick populations around the home, Chesney outlines prophylactic herbal tinctures that provide an additional layer of protection against tick-borne illnesses — an important strategy for those living in high-risk regions, especially in the event of an undetected bite. Chesney also provides options for treating acute tick-borne diseases, if symptoms develop, as well as herbs that can be used in combination with antibiotics to augment their efficacy.  

Foreword

In this practical guide, a naturopathic physician provides effective strategies for deterring the spread of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including methods for reducing ticks in the home landscape and herbal protocols for disease prevention and treatment.

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"Lyme disease, and the debilitating conditions associated with it, is difficult to detect and treat, which makes this book by naturopathic physician and acupuncturist Chesney especially important. Included are descriptions of different kinds of ticks, their habitats, and the types of pathogens they carry and transmit. Chesney thoroughly explains preventative measures against the disease, such as pharmaceuticals and herbal tinctures (specific to geography and the local tick populations), including dosages for children. Most important, the author covers what to do after you are bitten and what to look for beyond the tell-tale bull’s-eye rash. A chart that suggests blood tests for specific tick-borne pathogens is alone worth the price of admission. Also included are suggestions on how to find a Lyme-literate physician." — Library Journal, starred review 

"Alexis Chesney’s Preventing Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases is a comprehensive, informative, and readable resource for those who wish to incorporate naturopathic approaches to prevention and treatment."— Kenneth B. Liegner, MD, author of In the Crucible of Chronic Lyme Disease
 
"In Preventing Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases, Alexis Chesney, ND not only explores ticks and the various pathogens they carry and the symptoms those pathogens produce, but she provides resources for avoiding tick exposure, herbal treatment options for those that find a bite or are at high risk of being bitten, the latest options for testing, and treatment options to prevent the likelihood of an acute infection becoming chronic Lyme disease. This is a book you'll want in your library before you need it!" — Scott Forsgren, FDN-P, Editor and Founder, BetterHealthGuy.com

“Dr. Chesney has created a unique and highly important work. Her focus on prevention goes far beyond just avoiding tick-friendly landscapes and doing tick checks. She helps readers feel knowledgeable and fully empowered to keep themselves and their families safe from an epidemic that impacts the lives of so many thousands of people. Her practical advice on using herbal formulas to address tick bites fills a large gap in existing information, which covers antibiotic-only therapy in Lyme prophylaxis and/or acute Lyme. I will certainly be keeping a copy of this book close and following Dr. Chesney’s directions and guidelines.” — Nicola Ducharme, ND, Lyme-literate naturopathic doctor and owner and medical director of RestorMedicine
 

Product details

• Authors: Alexis Chesney
• Assisted by: Richard Horowitz (Foreword), Horowitz Richard (Foreword)
• Publisher: Workman
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2020
• EAN: 9781635862096
• ISBN: 978-1-63586-209-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 176 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 220 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations throughout; includes 2 pull-out 4-co
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Illnesses, therapies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Holistic medicine; MEDICAL / Holistic Medicine, GARDENING / Herbs, Gardening: plants, Gardening: plants and cultivation guides, Popular medicine and health