Alexis Chesney, MS, ND, LAc: Lyme Disease Prevention | The Healing Grove Podcast

The Healing Grove Podcast

This week I want to introduce you to Dr. Alexis Chesney, who I met at the most recent ILADS conference, last October. She was standing next to a stack of her small, pocket-sized books at the Lyme author's table, and I was instantly drawn to both her colorful, well-designed book and her quiet, gentle nature. Within two minutes of speaking with her, I knew I needed to get her on the podcast to share her passion with us, which is the prevention of Lyme disease.
Whenever I am sitting with someone who has been suffering for years with un-diagnosed or under-treated Lyme, I often find myself wishing we could have worked together earlier, before this infection had the chance to negatively impact the immune, endocrine, musculoskeletal, and nervous system. And while it is true that the earlier you catch and begin to address a new infection, the easier it can be to cure it, even this fantasy loses sight of the most important intervention we can make, which is learning to prevent Lyme disease, in the first place.
With spring right around the corner, there is no better time to start planning our prevention strategies. I hope this episode gets you thinking in that direction, so you never need my services!
To learn more about Alexis Chesney, and to schedule an appointment, you can visit:
https://www.dralexischesney.com/
To learn more about her new course, Preventing Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease, you can visit:
https://health-transformations.teachable.com/?affcode=1924556_tkchluyl
(Being totally transparent, I do receive a small commission if you click on the above link and make a purchase.)
You can check out her book, Preventing Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases here:
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alexis-chesney/preventing-lyme-other-tick-borne-diseases/9781635862096/
To purchase the Deer Tick Bite Formula or Tick Preparedness Kit, go to:
https://dralexischesney.square.site/
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Kristin introduces Alexis Chesney (00:00:50)

3. The series of events that led to Dr. Chesney to start treating Lyme disease (00:03:01)

4. An overview of Lyme disease (00:04:19)

5. More medical professionals are now learning about Lyme disease (00:06:09)

6. The experience that helped Dr. Chesney learn to think outside the box (00:08:58)

7. Why Dr. Chesney wrote her book Preventing Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases (00:14:31)

8. Tick identification (00:16:32)

9. What to do if you get a tick bite (00:19:35)

10. Some tick-repelling tips (00:23:37)

11. he use of cistus incanus tea to stave off ticks (00:30:31)

12. How to make tick tubes (00:31:40)

13. Some advice for those who have tested negative for Lyme, but still have symptoms (00:35:23)

14. Awareness vs. Fear (00:41:24)

15. Dr. Chesney shares about her online course that teaches Lyme disease prevention (00:44:44)

16. Don’t be afraid to take those baby steps towards Lyme disease prevention (00:46:00)