Cindy FNP, interviews the award-winning author, Kris Newby, to discuss her revealing book, Bitten. You may already be familiar with her name, as she was the senior producer of the shocking documentary, UNDER OUR SKIN, which became a 2010 Oscar

E130: Lyme Brain and Neuroinflammation With Dr. Kevin Conners

Mar 4th, 2021 55m

The underlying cause of brain fog is inflammation. Dr. Conners and nurse practitioner Cindy cover the basic principles of what is brain inflammation, where it originates, and ways to improve it. Lyme disease, toxins, and autoimmunity can all pl

E129: Why Is Lyme Disease So Difficult to Treat? With Dr. Diane Mueller

Feb 16th, 2021 1h 3m

Cindy, FNP has a wonderful discussion with Dr. Diane Mueller, who is a Lyme and Mold disease survivor. They discuss the difficulty of treatment when Lyme disease causes so much collateral damage to the body and the mechanism of persister cells.

E128: Chronic Inflammation Will Lower The Immune System's Function With Dr. Jocelyn Strand

Feb 3rd, 2021 1h 2m

There are areas of the body that contribute to systemic inflammation. It can start in the mouth and continue on into the gut. Cindy Kennedy FNP and Dr. Jocelyn Strand discuss the role of inflammation and how it decreases the body's ability to d

E127: Will the COVID-19 Crisis Bring Recognition to Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment? With Dr. Drew Sinatra

Jan 22nd, 2021 52m 22s

Cindy FNP and Dr. Drew Sinatra discuss the similarities between COVID and Lyme disease. Both COVID and Lyme can have significant post illness repercussions that can cause systemic inflammation. How well and quickly a person recovers, lies in th

E126: Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments With Ryan Brinkerhoff

Jan 6th, 2021 58m 37s

Cindy FNP has an in-depth discussion with Ryan Brinkerhoff about the benefits of Hyperbaric O2 treatments. Ryan is a notable expert on this topic and we dig in deep to learn why this is a service that could benefit patients with Lyme and other

E125: Sick and Tired? Try a Functional Approach With Lisa Vasile

Dec 15th, 2020 55m 44s

Nurse practitioner Cindy and nurse practitioner Lisa Vasile discuss why they both moved to a functional approach to care for their patients. Using a comprehensive approach, offering education, and providing nutritional support can improve many

E124: The Benefits of The Organic Acids Test (OAT) With Dr. Kurt Woeller

Nov 18th, 2020 50m 30s

Cindy FNP interviews, Dr. Kurt Woeller, a well known lecturer, instructor and functional medical doctor. He serves as a medical advisor for Great Plains Lab, which offers an Organic Acids test used by several functional practitioners. They disc

E123: Sulfation: Another Important Detox Pathway With Dr. Eric Balcavage

Nov 5th, 2020 59m 1s

Cindy, FNP hosts Dr. Eric Balcavage again and this time they dig into the topic of the sulfation detoxification pathway. As our environment becomes more toxic, we become more toxic. The higher our toxic loads, the greater the chance for chronic

E122: Herbal Approach to Lyme and Chronic Issues With Chris Marano

Oct 22nd, 2020 57m 16s

Chris Marano, a seasoned herbalist from Massachusetts, discusses with Cindy FNP, his approach to illness using specific herbs. Chris is the founder of Clearpath Herbals, which provides health and wellness consultations and custom-blended herbal

E121: The Role of the Intestinal Microbiome in Immune Function With Jocelyn Strand

Oct 6th, 2020 1h 8m

In a second interview with Dr. Jocelyn Strand, Cindy FNP, talks with her about the importance of a healthy gut microbiome for proper immune health. Current research has been focusing on the role of the microbiome in the health and wellness aren

E120: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) With Dr. Tania Dempsey

Sep 23rd, 2020 1h 8m

Cindy FNP, interviews Dr. Tania Dempsey, a board-certified internist and integrative holistic medicine practitioner, from Purchase, NY, about the complicated illness associated with mast cell activation. Their conversation dives deep to answer

E119: Root Cause Medicine to Gain Insight Into Illness With Dr. Sean McCloy

Sep 10th, 2020 1h 6m

Cindy, FNP and Dr. Sean McCloy examine the different approaches between allopathic and functional healthcare. Finding "why" an illness is occurring is the basic philosophy of a functional approach. Today, more than ever, people are interested i

E118: Optimize Nutrition For Performance and Health With Ashley Besecker

Aug 27th, 2020 1h 8m

Ashley Besecker, RD and owner of Crave Health, discusses with Cindy, FNP, the difference between caring for people who are sick and tired and athletes who are trying to optimize their wellness for performance. The bottom line is optimizing good

E117: Importance Of Detoxification For Health With Dr. Shanhong Lu

Aug 13th, 2020 1h 11m

Cindy, FNP has a deep conversation with Dr. Shanhong Lu about the role our toxic environment plays on chronic illness. Since the body has a limited ability to detoxify on its own, there are very important raw materials such as antioxidants that

E116: Herbal Therapies for Multi-Pathogenic Tick Borne Illnesses With Dr. Jocelyn Strand

Jul 27th, 2020 56m 15s

Naturopathic physician, Jocelyn Strand, joins Cindy to discuss natural choices for tick borne illnesses, the microbiome and immune healing. Bio-Botanical Research Company products are a favorite amongst many practitioners and patients alike. Ge

E115: Hyperthermia and Detoxification for Lyme Disease With Michelle McKeon CCN

Jul 16th, 2020 50m 32s

Cindy Kennedy FNP Cindy and Michelle McKeon CCN discuss how she became interested in tick-borne illness treatments and how she became an important liaison for so many looking for alternative treatments with Hyperthermia and Detoxification. She

E114: The Impact of Hypothyroidism on Health With Dr. Eric Balcavage

Jun 30th, 2020 1h 13m

Dr. Eric Balcavage and Cindy Kennedy FNP review the underlying issues of why hypothyroidism is poorly addressed in medicine. It is the unfortunate truth that more emphasis is put on the stimulating hormone, TSH, rather than the actual productio

E113: Pediatric Presentations of Lyme Disease with Somer DelSignore

Jun 17th, 2020 1h 1m

Nurse Practitioner Somer DelSignore joins our own Nurse Practitioner Cindy to discuss pediatric presentations of Lyme disease. Somer has over fifteen years of practice experience and extensive training in pediatric integrative medicine. She dis

E112: Morgellons Association With Lyme Disease With Pi Ware

Jun 5th, 2020 55m 30s

Cindy speaks with Pi Ware, an Emmy-winning filmmaker, who has directed the documentary, Skin Deep:The Battle Over Morgellons. The film was released March of 2020 and has been award winning. Pi discusses his deep dive into the world of Morgellon

E111: Returning to Exercise With Chronic Illness With Jenn Pike

May 21st, 2020 49m 18s

Such a big and difficult topic. Jenn and Cindy conquer the basics of why movement is critical especially when healing. Removing the constraints to why exercise is last on the list is a great place to start. Get more Lyme resources at: https://l

E110: Pain Management and Lyme with Dr. Melissa Colbert

May 6th, 2020 56m 38s

Dr. Melissa Colbert discusses her specialized, integrative approach, to patients dealing with pain, especially those with Lyme disease. Her background as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist, gives her the unique ability to utilize

E109: True Healing Is Possible With Dr. Madiha Saeed

Apr 23rd, 2020 1h 2m

Dr. Madiha Saeed AKA Holistic Mom, as she likes to be called, presents an extremely lively discussion about the healing revolution she feels needs to take place. Chronic illness is at epidemic proportions across the US and is affecting our chil

E108: Recovering From Three Tick-Borne Infections with Jennifer Nomi

Apr 14th, 2020 1h 5m

A genuine interview between Cindy and Jennifer Nomi on how illness, diagnosis, and recovery set her on a path that she never envisioned. Now, as a Certified Nutrition Consultant and GAPS Practitioner, Jennifer strives to help others heal from L

E107: Bridgit Danner Discusses Her Thoughts On Improving Health

Apr 3rd, 2020 52m 11s

Cindy meets up with Bridgit Danner, who is a popular blogger and health coach. After dealing with her own mold crisis, she now focuses on education regarding toxins and the importance of detoxification. Visit Bridgit's website here: https://www