The Neurologic Wellness Podcast
Aug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 12 segments
EPISODE 125 | On this episode of the Neurologic Wellness Podcast, Dr. David Traster sits down with Ali from The Tick Chicks to discuss Lyme disease, tickborne illness, chronic infections, diagnosis…
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Before we get into treatment, let's, let's talk about that for a little bit, okay?
So let's talk just about that part of the story 'cause I think there's a lot we could touch but, touch on that I think could help people understand that, right? And I think number one thing I think is important you touched on, there's a lot of things you touched on, right? I think number one that I think's important is the idea that if you have Lyme disease, you got bit by a tick Right away you get a bull's-eye rash, and then you get sick.
Number one, up to 70% of people might never see a bull's-eye rash or a tick on them, maybe even more nowadays, right? So number one, a lot of people don't know if they got bit.
And then number two, I think that's important, is you talk about the terrain, right? There's obviously the germ theory, the terrain theory.
They both have validity, but I think it's a reality, too, where there's patterns of health.
Maybe you had other things that go on, had a few surgeries, and out of nowhere it's, like, the final straw, right, that just finally breaks down, and then you're kinda looking for something.
Before we get into treatment, let's, let's talk about that for a little bit, okay?
So let's talk just about that part of the story 'cause I think there's a lot we could touch but, touch on that I think could help people understand that, right? And I think number one thing I think is important you touched on, there's a lot of things you touched on, right? I think number one that I think's important is the idea that if you have Lyme disease, you got bit by a tick Right away you get a bull's-eye rash, and then you get sick.
Number one, up to 70% of people might never see a bull's-eye rash or a tick on them, maybe even more nowadays, right? So number one, a lot of people don't know if they got bit.
And then number two, I think that's important, is you talk about the terrain, right? There's obviously the germ theory, the terrain theory.
They both have validity, but I think it's a reality, too, where there's patterns of health.
Maybe you had other things that go on, had a few surgeries, and out of nowhere it's, like, the final straw, right, that just finally breaks down, and then you're kinda looking for something.
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