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Bacterial cholangitis (inflammation of the bile duct) is often prevalent in patients with mycotoxin illness or tick borne illness as the bacteria and mycotoxins clog the duct. Bile is produced by the liver and the bile duct moves it from the liver where it is produced to the small intestine where it breaks down fatty acids and neutralizes stomach acid. Symptoms of a clogged bile duct can include: fever, chills, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, jaundice, itching on palms and soles, darkening of urine, and pale stools. This can be diagnosed with an ultrasound. Treatment consists of antibiotics, cholenest, and or a procedure called ERC¹qD done by a hepatologist. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 91: Bacterial Cholangitis Inflammation of the bile duct
There is a huge range of efficacy variability in supplements because the industry IS NT regulated by the FDA. Which means that a supplement company can put WHATEVER they want in the capsules to save money. Dr. Chery Miller at Bastyr did a study on probiotics nearly 30 years ago and found that most of them have less than 10% of what they say they had in them. Supplements in my dispensary have been vetted and are the highest quality because I have tried them all so I know what works and doesn’t work. My dispensary also offers a 20% discount. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 90: High Quality Supplements
Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia Bugdorferi and Tick Borne Relapsing Fever is caused by Borrelia Myamotoi, Borrelia hermsii, or Borrelia turcata. They belong to the same genus but NOT the same species. They do respond to the same antibiotics, however, different people respond differently to antibiotics based on genetics and detox abilities so not all patients are treated the same way. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 89: Lyme disease versus Relapsing Fever
When to stop antibiotics is an individual decision for each patient as it depends on how many infections you have and how long you have had them, the status of your immune system, diet, stress, etc…Generally for patients on antibiotics you treat until there are no symptoms and then three months more and then transition to herbs. If the patient relapses then they go back on antibiotics until symptoms disappear, the three more months and then again transition to herbs. The hope is that the patient will be in remission and remain there. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 88: When to stop antibiotics
A cytokine storm occurs when the immune system is battling an infection and releases proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-8, Il-1, TNF alpha, interferon gamma, IL-12, IL-18. These molecules initiate a host of symptoms that can be damaging to tissues. You can treat a cytokine storm with Benedryl, Quercetin, NAC, epsom salt baths, warm lemon water, Cytoquel, and a host of other nutrients that calm the inflammatory storm. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 87: Cytokine Storm
The difference between continuous versus pulsed antibiotics really depends on two things: 1) how many infections does the patient have 2) how long has the patient been infected. For patients who have been infected for many years and have multiple infections, you need to start by pulsing say twice a week to keep the die off reaction to a dull roar. Otherwise the patient will be very sick. Then gradually work up to continuous antibiotics which is the quickest way to get the infections under control. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 86: Continuous versus Pulsed Antibiotics
Treating tick borne illness organisms is an art. As you begin treatment first we work on detox and lymph drainage. Then as flow begins to get activated we start treating the organism that is most prominent which Dr. Marra can assess first and the other organisms get treated at the same time but to a lesser extent. As treatment progresses the original organism pathogen load comes down and now another pathogen pops up front and center and then that one becomes the central focus. This flux in organism prominence is very common and eventually all the pathogen loads will become less and the patient will go into remission hopefully. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 85: Treating Tick Borne Disease Organisms in Flux
Intermittent fasting, (eating a mediterranean diet during an 8 hour window) and water fasting for 16 hours is a very old spiritual technique from India, Tibet, South America, etc… It was used to cleanse the spirit. Today, we know that intermittent fasting promotes a cellular process called “autophagy” which is the self cleaning of a cell (like a janitor). Intermittent fasting and the use of an infrared sauna are excellent ways to jump start the detoxification process at the cell level which will help your cells get rid of cellular debris and toxins due to infection or mycotoxins. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 84: Intermittent Fasting and Autophagy
Red Light Laser therapy (Firefly) is an excellent tool to use for healing acute injuries. It looks like a hair dryer and you apply it over the skin and it penetrates the epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, muscles and even bone. At my office, we take a thermal image picture of your injury before red light laser therapy, and then after and the decrease in inflammation and increased blood flow is quite noticeable on the thermal imaging. This therapy is a great way to heal an injury quickly with minimal drama or trauma to the injured tissue. Call my office at 206-299-2676 to make an appointment. It only takes 10-20 minutes. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 83: Red Light Laser for Acute Injuries
Exercise is very important when you are in treatment for complex chronic illness, even if it is only for 2 minutes a day. Both aerobic and weight bearing exercises are important to help maintain lymph flow and blood flow. You can first start out with light stretches in your bed, and then slowly move to walking, jumping on a rebounder, playing miniature golf, Tai Chi, yoga, pilates, swimming, etc…Begin gently and gradually increase your exercise time by 1 minute over time. Your body, mind and spirit will be so grateful, and this will help you heal dramatically. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 82: Importance of Exercise during Treatment of Complex Chronic Illness
Patients with tick borne illness and/or mold illness often are unable to thermoregulate. They have cold hands and feet, have low body temperature, and report always feeling cold and simply cannot get warm. Epsom salt baths twice a day, drinking warm water and hot tea throughout the day, and wearing warm socks to bed and throughout the day can help you stay warm. Infections can affect the hypothalamus in the brain, a small organ that contributes to maintaining optimal body temperature. Also cranial nerve 11 (vague nerve) can become inflamed causing dysregulation resulting in the inability to thermoregulate. Try everything you can to stay warm to help ALL of your bodily processes to work properly. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 81: Importance of Thermoregulation
Treating multiple tick-borne infections can be tricky. Usually there is one organism that takes center stage and that is the one that you treat first. Then as that pathogen load comes down, another infection will rise and then you treat that infection. And so the cycle continues. Most patients now come in with multiple infections, 3,4,5,6,etc…which is in stark contrast to 26 years ago where most patients only had Lyme disease. Successful treatment of infections can take years, and you generally treat until there are no symptoms, and then another three months after that. Then do 6 months of herbal treatment to keep any organisms at bay that may remain. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 80: Treating Multiple Infections
Mold and mycotoxin illness is increasing in the US due to climate changes. 26 years ago when I first started practicing in Connecticut, about 2 patients a week tested positive for mycotoxins. Now, it is about 90% of my patients. Furthermore, Dr. Horowtitz in NY is also seeing this in his practice so it is NOT regional. Mycotoxins are everywhere water is laying stagnant. You should hire a company to remediate the area that is water damaged and move out of that until it is cleaned up perfectly. The current estimate is that 47% of residential homes in the US have mold. Treat mycotoxin illness immediately upon identifying it with antifungal medications, herbs, detox tinctures, and toxin binders and YOU WILL get better. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 79: Mycotoxins and Mold
MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome) is largely genetically mediated and is triggered by exposure to an allergen or antigen such as microorganisms in TBD disease or mycotoxins from mold exposure. BEFORE even treating any kind of infection, you must calm the mast cells down by using Hist DAO, Quercetin, Stinging Nettles, Luteolin, KPV peptide, or pharmaceuticals such as Zyrtec, Allegra, Ketotifen, Amlexanox, or Benadryl. Once the histamine reaction becomes more under control, you can begin treating the infections. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 78: MCAS Treatment BEFORE anything else
Provocation BEFORE the Igenex test is essential for chronic tick borne disease patients. There are several things you can do BEFORE the Igenex blood draw including: sauna, jump on trampoline, run, walk and get a deep tissue massage and that will help mobilize any organisms that are deep in your tissues. Then they get dumped into the blood and you can more easily capture either their DNA with PCR testing or the antibodies your body makes against them. About Dr. Susan Marra Dr. Susan Marra is a world-leading Lyme Literate Naturopathic doctor specializing in the treatment of vector-borne diseases (Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia, Relapsing Fever, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Tularemia, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rickettsia Species), Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s disease), Post Covid, Long Covid, anti-aging, and environmental illness (mold). Having trained with Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme disease experts on the east coast, Dr. Marra is well qualified to manage and heal tick-borne disease. Contact Us https://www.facebook.com/DrSusanMarra/ https://www.youtube.com/@dr.susanmarra https://DrSusanMarra.com Disclaimer: The information, including but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material contained in these videos are for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician before undertaking a new health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen, read, or heard in these videos.
Episode 77: Provocation Before Igenex Testing
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