Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in the world, yet so many people have symptoms and go undiagnosed. My guest is here to shed some light on this disturbingly common condition. My guest today is Dr. Ingels, ND, FAAEM, a respected leader in natural medicine with more than 28 years experience in the healthcare field. He is Board certified in Integrated Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine. Dr. Ingels has been published extensively and is the author of The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Autoimmune Response and Beat Lyme Disease, a comprehensive natural approach to treating Lyme disease. He specializes in Lyme disease, autism and chronic immune dysfunction. He uses diet, nutrients, herbs, homeopathy and immunotherapy to help his patients achieve better health. Join us as we talk extensively about Lyme disease, and how to work on getting better if you have it. Do you live in an area that is high-risk for Lyme disease? Tell me about it in the comments!   In this episode: What is Lyme disease and how do you get it? What does a Lyme rash look like? Could you have symptoms of Lyme and not know it? What should practitioners be testing for to see if Lyme is present? Can you get rid of Lyme?   Quotes "In the United States alone, we have about 300,000 new cases of Lyme every year. So it really is epidemic. It is the fastest growing infectious disease in the world." [2:30] "They call Lyme 'the great imitator' or 'the great mimic'. It looks like a lot of other things and there's upwards of a hundred different symptoms associated with Lyme, including a lot of skin manifestations.." [6:22] "The immune system's amazing. The body has a great capacity to heal. We just got to give it the right tools to do that." [13:35]   Links Find Dr. Ingels online CDC Lyme Disease map CDC Reported Cases of Lyme Disease - United States 2017 Map Dr. Ingels's book: The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Autoimmune Response and Beat Lyme Disease Think you might have Lyme Disease? Take this quiz! Follow Dr. Ingels on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube