How Can I Get Better?: An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic Disease

Informationen zum Autor Richard I. Horowitz, M.D. Klappentext AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! "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. You will find: *The latest pertinent information on the most important scientific discoveries *Emerging research on bacterial "persisters"-bacteria that can survive antibiotics-and new therapies to get rid of them *A seven-step action plan that patients and doctors can follow to ensure better health. Zusammenfassung Dr. Horowitz's groundbreaking text on Lyme and chronic disease Why Can't I Get Better? Has been an extraordinary success. In this new handbook! Dr. Horowitz takes the incredible research and patient stories behind his comprehensive first text and focuses it into a direct! actionable step-by-step plan for implementing his 16 MSIDS Diagnostic Map. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: Testing and Treating Lyme Disease Chapter 1: Identifying Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses Chapter 2: A Comprehensive Diagnosis: The Horowitz Sixteen-Point Differential Diagnostic Map Chapter 3: Lyme Disease Specifics and Treatment Options Chapter 4: "Persisters" and Pulsing For Treating Resistant Lyme Disease Part II: Lyme and MSIDS Chapter 5: Lyme and Common Tick-Borne Bacterial Infections Chapter 6: Lyme and Other Co-infections: Parasitic, Viral, and Fungal Infections Chapter 7: Lyme and Immune Dysfunction Chapter 8: Lyme and Inflammation Chapter 9: Lyme and Environmental Toxins Chapter 10: Lyme, Functional Medicine, and Nutritional Therapies Chapter 11: Lyme and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Chapter 12: Lyme and Hormones Chapter 13: Lyme and the Brain Chapter 14: Lyme and Sleep Disorders Chapter 15: Lyme and Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction/POTS Chapter 16: Lyme and Allergies Chapter 17: Lyme and Gastrointestinal Health Chapter 18: Lyme and Liver Dysfunction Chapter 19: Lyme and Pain Chapter 20: Lyme and Exercise Chapter 21: Meditation and Medicine Appendix A: Medications, Dosages, and Common Side Effects Appendix B: Glossary of Pharmaceutical Names ...

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Richard I. Horowitz, M.D.

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AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER!

"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.

You will find:
*The latest pertinent information on the most important scientific discoveries
*Emerging research on bacterial "persisters"-bacteria that can survive antibiotics-and new therapies to get rid of them
*A seven-step action plan that patients and doctors can follow to ensure better health.

Résumé
Dr. Horowitz's groundbreaking text on Lyme and chronic disease Why Can't I Get Better? Has been an extraordinary success. In this new handbook, Dr. Horowitz takes the incredible research and patient stories behind his comprehensive first text and focuses it into a direct, actionable step-by-step plan for implementing his 16 MSIDS Diagnostic Map.

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Introduction
Part I: Testing and Treating Lyme Disease
Chapter 1: Identifying Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses
Chapter 2: A Comprehensive Diagnosis: The Horowitz Sixteen-Point Differential Diagnostic Map
Chapter 3: Lyme Disease Specifics and Treatment Options
Chapter 4: "Persisters" and Pulsing For Treating Resistant Lyme Disease
Part II: Lyme and MSIDS
Chapter 5: Lyme and Common Tick-Borne Bacterial Infections
Chapter 6: Lyme and Other Co-infections: Parasitic, Viral, and Fungal Infections
Chapter 7: Lyme and Immune Dysfunction
Chapter 8: Lyme and Inflammation
Chapter 9: Lyme and Environmental Toxins
Chapter 10: Lyme, Functional Medicine, and Nutritional Therapies
Chapter 11: Lyme and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Chapter 12: Lyme and Hormones
Chapter 13: Lyme and the Brain
Chapter 14: Lyme and Sleep Disorders
Chapter 15: Lyme and Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction/POTS
Chapter 16: Lyme and Allergies
Chapter 17: Lyme and Gastrointestinal Health
Chapter 18: Lyme and Liver Dysfunction
Chapter 19: Lyme and Pain
Chapter 20: Lyme and Exercise
Chapter 21: Meditation and Medicine
Appendix A: Medications, Dosages, and Common Side Effects
Appendix B: Glossary of Pharmaceutical Names