How can I get better?
Subtitle: an action plan for treating resistant Lyme and chronic disease
By: Richard I. Horowitz, MD
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9781250070548
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Lyme disease; Chronic diseases; Tick-borne diseases; Treatment
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-453) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Testing and treating Lyme disease; title: Identifying Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses; title: A comprehensive diagnosis: the Horowitz sixteen-point differential diagnostic map; title: Lyme disease specifics and treatment options; title: "Persisters" and pulsing for treating resistant Lyme disease; title: Part II. Lyme and MSIDS; title: Ticks can carry more than Lyme: associated bacterial infections; title: Lyme and other co-infections: parasitic, viral, and fungal infections; title: Lyme and immune dysfunction; title: Lyme and inflammation; title: Lyme and environmental toxins; title: Lyme, functional medicine and nutritional therapies; title: Lyme and mitochondrial dysfunction; title: Lyme and hormones; title: Lyme and the brain; title: Lyme and sleep disorders; title: Lyme and autonomic nervous system dysfunction/POTS; title: Lyme and allergies; title: Lyme and gastrointestinal health; title: Lyme and liver dysfunction; title: Lyme and pain; title: Lyme and exercise; title: Meditation and the MSIDS model; title: Appendix A. Medications, dosages, and common side effects; title: Appendix B. Glossary of pharmaceutical names; title: Appendix C. Journal names and abbreviations.