Healing Lyme & Co-infections: Solutions Downloaded
A Practitioner’s Action Plan for Successfully Treating Resistant Lyme Disease & Co-Infections in Clinical Practice
Weekend Intensive Certification
Training Program
WITH RICHARD I. HOROWITZ, MD
Neil Nathan, MD, Tania Dempsey, MD, & Ashok Gupta
With Lectures from IgeneX (Dr Joseph Burrascano), Researched Nutritionals (Dr Debby Hamilton), & Xymogen/ Wholescripts (Amy Salerno)
Course Details
World-renowned Lyme expert and bestselling author Dr. Richard Horowitz is sharing his clinical expertise and scientific advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and tick-borne diseases during an intensive weekend course. During this recorded, online Zoom training, with approximately 20 hours of lectures, slides (PDF’s) and Zoom links, Dr. Horowitz and his colleagues discuss classic and integrative methods to help those with chronic, resistant disease. There is also an update on COVID-19 treatment for COVID longhaulers, as well as an overview of climate change problems and solutions and how this is affecting the worldwide increase in vector-borne disease and chronic illness. This course is intended for healthcare practitioners who want the most up-to-date science on treating their chronically ill patients who have Lyme and associated diseases, environmental toxicity (mold, heavy metals), autonomic dysfunction, and any or all of illnesses/functional medicine abnormalities on the 16-point MSIDS model. These factors have all been associated with infection-associated chronic illness.
This course also provides a functional medicine primer for those who have studied functional medicine or are new to the field and want to learn how to expand their knowledge base and integrate cutting-edge infectious disease diagnostics and treatments. It is also for those who want to learn newer treatments involving autoimmune illness, microbiome issues with mast cell activation, resistant pain syndromes and sleep disorders, hormonal dysregulation, issues with detoxification, mitochondrial dysfunction, autonomic nervous system dysfunction with or without POTS. In addition, this comprehensive course addresses how to diagnose and treat those with resistant neurological and psychological dysfunction.
An overview of the 16-point MSIDS map can be found below, outlining the 6 different causes of inflammation and 10 downstream effects discussed during the training.
This course was recorded during a live on-line training session with 70 healthcare professionals in August 2023, and also provides extensive question-and-answer sessions with typed responses. You will learn from Dr Horowitz and his colleagues, including Dr Neil Nathan, Dr Joseph Burrascano, Dr Debby Hamilton, Ashok Gupta (see bios below), Dr Tania Dempsey, as well as other functional medicine physicians, with the course ending in case studies to test your knowledge.
The course will include new and updated information, including a full explanation of how to use the new high-dose pulsed Dapsone combination therapy (4-6 day pulses) for resistant Lyme and Bartonella, which was recently accepted to the peer-review medical literature, with updates on Babesia treatment.
This training program is intended for MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs, NDs, DCs, and all healthcare providers at all levels of skillsets—from beginners to experienced practitioners—who wish to expand their diagnostic and treatment proficiencies to address challenging tick-borne disease cases. At the end of the training program, practitioners will have the ability to:
- Clinically diagnose multiple tick-borne disorders based on symptoms and scores on the Horowitz Multiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome (MSIDS) Questionnaire (HMQ).
- Recognize the limitations and strengths of present diagnostic tests.
- Learn the most common differential diagnoses in patients with chronic fatigue as well as musculoskeletal disorders accompanied by neurocognitive difficulties.
- Understand how to choose and rotate antibiotic and herbal protocols based on symptoms and laboratory testing.
- Create a logical diagnostic and treatment plan based on abnormalities on the 16-point MSIDS model.
- Use newer “persister” protocols and agents that disrupt biofilms in both Lyme disease and associated co-infections to enhance therapeutic efficacy.
Recognize the difference between acute and chronic Lyme and acute COVID and long COVID with effective treatments.
Learn up-to-date functional medicine and natural approaches to healing.
Cost for Purchasing the Entire Weekend Training Course: $395.
This gives you access to all the information you need to start helping your patients today!
Also, individuals who purchase this course will have access to Dr Horowitz through personal email correspondence several times a year if questions arise regarding diagnostic and treatment regimens (one time per quarter, maximum for one year). We find that after healthcare practitioners have taken the course and begin implementing the effective treatment protocols you will learn about during this training, questions naturally arise. Dr Horowitz only makes himself available for quick mini consultations after practitioners have taken his course, since his time is extremely limited. More information on how to purchase the course, confirming that you are a healthcare professional, should be addressed to heathero@hvhac.com
Richard Horowitz, MD,
Richard Horowitz, MD, is a board-certified internist in private practice in Hyde Park, NY. He is the medical director of the Hudson Valley Healing Arts Center, an integrative medical center that combines classical and complementary approaches to the treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders. Dr. Horowitz has provided clinical preceptorships for the past two decades for practitioners nationwide. He has treated over 13,000 chronic Lyme disease patients and is a founding member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation (ILADEF). In his New York Times bestselling book Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease, Dr. Horowitz explains his full diagnostic and treatment approach to patients who have complex tick-borne illnesses. Dr. Horowitz’s second book, another national bestseller, is entitled How Can I Get Better? An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic Disease. He is currently at work on his third book, to be published in Fall 2025. Dr. Horowitz is a popular guest on TV and radio, and he lectures nationally and internationally. He was a member of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, which recently provided Congress with recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne disorders. He also served and is serving as a member of the NYS Department of Health Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.
HOW CAN I GET BETTER:
Dr. Richard Horowitz released his first book, Why Can’t I Get Better? Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease (St Martin’s press, 2013, NYT science bestseller) and second book, How Can I Get Better? An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme and Chronic Disease (St. Martin’s Press, February 2017).
It immediately became a national bestseller. This edition contains important scientific updates on Lyme, other Borrelia species, associated co-infections (such as Babesia, Bartonella, rickettsial infections, and tularemia) with a new chapter on pulsing and “persisters.” This chapter explains in detail the science on biofilms and persister formation for Borrelia, and it also explains how to use Dapsone and other “persister” protocols in individuals failing traditional treatments. How Can I Get Better? also contains updates on the MSIDS model and how it impacts many chronic diseases (such as Alzheimer’s, autism, and ALS) plus a detailed addendum for healthcare practitioners on how to prescribe both classical and integrative therapies to help patients who are still chronically ill. The new ILADS guidelines are also highlighted with over 800 scientific references supporting diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. The book is available to order at Amazon.
STARSEED R/EVOLUTION THE AWAKENING:
Dr Horowitz also recently released his first science fiction/climate change novel, Starseed R/evolution, which is a humorous scientific overview of our present climate crisis, containing novel solutions to help the planet. It was initially written for kids with climate grief and evolved into a scathing critique of our present social and political existential crisis.
Kirkus Book Review Highlights:
"This fusion of eco-thriller, New Age–powered speculative fiction, brutal social commentary, and comedic SF à la Douglas Adams offers sagacious solutions to the present-day climate crisis...A strange little gem of a tale or an allegorical how-to guide on how to save the planet? Only time will tell. An odd but thematically profound and engrossing cli-fi tale."
Patients are raving about it and letting Dr Horowitz know “we didn’t know you were that talented and funny.” Okay, whatever! https://starseed-revolution.com/
Neil Nathan, MD
Neil Nathan, MD has been practicing medicine for 50 years, and has been Board Certified in Family Practice and Pain Management and is a Founding Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine and a Founding Diplomate of ISEAI. He has written several books, including Healing is Possible: New Hope for Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Persistent Pain, and Other Chronic Illnesses and On Hope and Healing: For Those Who Have Fallen Through the Medical Cracks. He has hosted an internationally syndicated radio program/podcast on Voice America called The Cutting Edge of Health and Wellness Today. He has been working to bring an awareness that mold toxicity is a major contributing factor for patients with chronic illness and lectures internationally on this subject which led to the publication of his ebook, Mold and Mycotoxins: Current Evaluation and Treatment, 2016, (now updated to 2022), and then to his bestselling book Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Chronic Environmental Illness.
Winter of 2021 saw the publication of Energetic Diagnosis, a discussion of the value of intuition and energetic devices as an aid to both diagnosis and treatment of medical illness. His newest book is planned for release by Spring, 2023, Why Am I So Sensitive? (and what to do about it). He can be contacted most easily through his website www.neilnathanmd.com, through which consultations are available. He is currently providing mentorship in the treatment of chronic inflammatory illness to approxi-mately 150 physicians, with Jill Crista, ND and for those interested in mentorship, please use the website to register.
Dr. Nathan has been treating chronic complex medical illnesses for 30 years, and Lyme disease for the past 20 years. As his practice has evolved, he finds himself increasingly treating the patients who have become so sensitive and toxic that they can no longer tolerate their usual treatments, and his major current interest is in finding unique ways of helping them to recover.
Tania Dempsey, MD, ABIHM
Tania Dempsey, MD, ABIHM is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She received her MD degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and her BS degree from Cornell University. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at New York University Medical Center.
In 2011, she founded her own Integrative medicine practice which has evolved into the AIM Center for Personalized Medicine, a destination Medical Center in Purchase, NY, focusing on complex, multi-system diseases. Dr. Dempsey is a leading expert in Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Dysautonomia, ME/CFS, Tick-Borne Infections and Autoimmunity. She is a member of the U.S. ME/CFS Clinician Coalition and ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society), where she is a frequent presenter at their annual conferences. She is a new faculty member of their Vector-Borne Infection Fundamentals course, where she presented the latest research on Bartonella in September 2022.
She is an accomplished international speaker and writer. She is well-published in the medical literature on topics related the MCAS and was a co-author of a chapter titled “Urogynecology and Hypermobility” in the 2020 book, Disjointed Navigating the Diagnosis and Management of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermo-bility Spectrum Disorders. She was involved in a research study in collaboration with the TILT team at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio which led to the publication: Mast cell activation may explain many cases of chemical intolerance. Her most recent paper from January 2022 is titled “Post-HPV-Vaccination Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: Possible Vaccine-Triggered Escalation of Undiagnosed Pre-Existing Mast Cell Disease?”
IGeneX: Joseph J. Burrascano Jr. MD
IGeneX: Joseph J. Burrascano Jr. MD was raised in Montauk, NY, a small fishing village located 120 miles east of New York City. Montauk became known for a condition called “Montauk Knee,” a peculiar mono-arthritis, and for the occurrence of unusual “spider bites” that resembled a bullseye and responded to penicillin treatment. Later it was found that the towns in the Montauk area, which includes East Hampton, where Dr. Burrascano opened his medical practice in 1981, had the highest case rate of Lyme disease in the world. In addition, tick- flagging assays in these towns revealed pockets in which 100 percent of the ticks were infected with Borrelia.
It was in this setting that Dr. Burrascano began his medical practice. Through the 1980s he saw many patients with these and other seemingly mysterious conditions. It was then that he collaborated with key colleagues including Alan MacDonald, Willi Burgdorfer, Bernard Berger, and others to work out the clinical details of Lyme disease- presentation, laboratory features and diagnosis, and the very earliest meaningful studies on treatment. The culmination of this body of work is his now-classic monograph “Diagnostic Hints and Treatment Guidelines on Lyme Disease,” which had been translated into many languages and has always been offered free of charge to all who wanted a copy. It has been suggested that this work formed the basis of the modern, currently accepted view of Lyme and related tick-borne diseases, including how difficult it can be to diagnose and treat and the wide spectrum of its potential presentations.
He was a founding member and director of both the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and its educational arm, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation (ILADEF). One of the first ILADS members to host clinical clerkships, his dedication to practitioner education continues to this day through his conference presentations, webinars, and writings. Dr. Burrascano closed his practice several years ago and began work in the biotech arena as a research project analyst and occasional project manager; however, he still does consultancy work for business entities and fellow practitioners in the Tick-borne diseases field.
Researched Nutritionals:
Dr. Debby Hamilton, MD, MPH, IFMCP
Dr. Debby Hamilton, MD, MPH, IFMCP is a pediatrician with experience in primary care, integrative medicine, research, speaking, and writing. Her education includes an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University followed by a medical degree from Chicago Medical School, where she graduated with honors. She is board-certified in Pediatrics, Physician Nutrition, Integrated/Holistic medicine (AIHM), and Functional Medicine (IFMCP- Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner) and has a Master of Science degree in Public Health (MPH) where she did research in nutrition. Dr. Hamilton founded Holistic Pediatric Consulting in Colorado in 2005. Her practice focuses on treating children with chronic diseases such as autism and ADHD and preconception counseling based on her book, Preventing Autism and ADHD: Controlling Risk Factors Before, During & After Pregnancy. In 2017, Dr. Hamilton joined Researched Nutritionals, where she focuses on clinical research, product development and education of healthcare professionals. She continues to see patients through Holistic Pediatric Consulting in Colorado and through telemedicine consults.
Xymogen/ Wholescripts Nutritional Consultant Amy Salerno
Xymogen/ Wholescripts Nutritional Consultant Amy Salerno: is a Nutritional Consultant for XYMOGEN/WholeScripts consulting with practitioners for over 20 years, to help integrate nutritional supplements in clinical practice and to support e-commerce and online access. Amy has won various awards for the many educational events she has launched and executed over the last 20 years to help educate and train practitioners on Integrative Medicine. This has helped to build XYMOGEN to become one of the fastest growing top professional brands available to practitioners.
Ashok Gupta
Ashok Gupta is an internationally renowned speaker, filmmaker and health practitioner who has dedicated his life to supporting people through chronic illness and achieving their potential.
Ashok suffered from ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, around 25 years ago when he was studying at Cambridge University. Through neurological research that he conducted, he managed to get himself 100 percent better. He then set up a clinic to treat others, and then published the well-known neuroplasticity recovery program known as the Gupta Program in 2007.
He has published several medical papers and is continually researching these chronic conditions. Recently, a randomized controlled trial was published showing the Gupta Program was highly effective compared to a control. More information at www.guptaprogram.com.
Ashok is on a mission to research and support people with chronic illness through an integrated and holistic approach. In 2017, he published a popular and award-winning 4.6 star rated app called the Meaning of Life Experiment, a 30-Day program of videos and meditations to discover more happiness, meaning, and to uncover your Life Purpose. It can be found at www.themeaningoflife.tv. In 2020, he created and hosted the free10-Day Coronavirus Challenge, which is helping thousands of others taking the pledge to reduce the spread of Covid-19.
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