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Tick Boot Camp

Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen

Tick Boot Camp is a Lyme disease and tick-borne illness podcast featuring interviews with leading doctors, researchers, scientists, patients, advocates, and experts. Explore Lyme disease symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, chronic Lyme disease, coinfections, PANS/PANDAS, MCAS, neurological symptoms, emerging research, and the latest advances in tick-borne disease care. Through expert education and powerful patient stories, Tick Boot Camp provides hope, validation, practical

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Episode 590: Why Some Lyme Patients Don’t Recover –...

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2026/10/05

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp welcomes back Dr. Cory Tichauer, ND, owner and lead physician of Bear Creek Naturopathic Clinic in Medford, Oregon, and a member of the ILADS Board of Directors.After years of treating Lyme disease and other complex chronic illnesses, Dr. Tichauer has become increasingly interested in a particularly difficult group of patients: The people who do many of the "right" things but still don't fully recover. Dr. Tichauer describes them as his

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00:26:34

Episode 589: Lyme, Extreme Sensitivities & Cell...

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2026/10/04

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with Dr. Vy Simeles, ND, LAc of Restorative Health Clinic to explore one of the most difficult situations in chronic Lyme disease care:What do you do when a patient becomes so sensitive that nearly everything intended to help seems to make them feel worse? Dr. Simeles works with complex chronic illness patients, including people experiencing Lyme disease, mold illness, MCAS, nervous-system dysregulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and significant

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01:27:42

Episode 588: From Brother and Advocate to Lyme...

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2026/10/03

When Julia Bruzzese became seriously ill and lost the ability to walk, her brother James was beginning his medical education. Rather than allowing his family’s experience to drive him away from medicine, it gave him a new purpose: to become the kind of doctor his sister and other complex Lyme disease patients desperately needed. In this deeply personal Tick Boot Camp Podcast episode, special guest co-host Nicole O'Donnell, co-hosts Rich Johannesen and Matt Sabatello welcome Dr. James Bruzzese, MD,

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00:20:13

Episode 595: Cellular Repair for Chronic Lyme Disease...

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2026/10/02

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp welcomes back Dr. Melanie Stein, ND for an update on her approach to chronic Lyme disease and complex illness — and the release of her book, Breaking Through Chronic Illness: The Science of Cellular Repair and the Path to Lasting Recovery.Why do some people continue struggling after months or even years of Lyme disease treatment? Dr. Stein believes part of the answer may be found at the cellular level. In this short-form conference conversation, she explains her

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00:32:26

Episode 594: Pediatric Lyme, Autism & Neuroimmune...

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2026/10/01

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with Dr. Somer DelSignore, DNP, BC-PNP, founder of Hudson Valley Integrative Health in Beacon, New York, for a wide-ranging conversation about pediatric Lyme disease, congenital tick-borne infections, autism spectrum symptoms, PANS/PANDAS, autoimmune encephalopathy, developmental delays, behavioral changes, and the importance of investigating potential biological contributors to neuroimmune dysfunction.Dr. DelSignore practices integrative pediatrics with a

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00:31:04

Episode 593: From Lyme Patient to Practitioner:...

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2026/09/30

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with Mindy Tobin Daigle, MSN, APRN-BC, a nurse practitioner whose approach to Lyme disease and complex chronic illness was profoundly shaped by her own experience as a patient.Before treating people with Lyme disease, Mindy lived it. After years of misdiagnosis, she was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2010 following earlier tick exposures. Her illness became multisystemic and severe, affecting her heart, brain, joints, gastrointestinal system, bladder, skin,

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00:48:53

Episode 592: Lyme Disease Testing & the Three B’s –...

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2026/09/29

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp reconnects with Nicole Bell, CEO of Galaxy Diagnostics, for a focused conversation about one of the biggest challenges in Lyme disease and tick-borne illness: getting an accurate diagnosis.Bell breaks down the differences between antibody testing, antigen testing, and PCR-based direct detection while explaining why stealth pathogens such as Borrelia, Bartonella, and Babesia can be so difficult to find. She also introduces Galaxy's BBB Direct Detect digital PCR

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00:27:28

Episode 591: Babesiosis, Lyme Disease & Whole-Person...

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2026/09/28

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp reconnects with Dr. Alexis Chesney, MS, ND, LAc for a focused conversation about babesiosis, Lyme disease, coinfections, diagnostic challenges, herbal medicine, recovery, rehabilitation, and what it means to treat the whole person rather than a single infection.Dr. Chesney is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist specializing in Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. In this short-form conference interview, she explains why Babesia deserves more attention,

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00:30:01

Episode 590: Compounding Pharmacy for Lyme Disease –...

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2026/09/27

Read transcriptLIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with David W. Kazarian, RPh, pharmacist and founder of Infuserve America, for a focused conversation recorded in person at the ILADS Annual Scientific Conference. In this short-form conference interview, Kazarian explores how compounding pharmacy can give practitioners additional options for Lyme disease and tick-borne illness patients dealing with medication sensitivities, reactions to fillers and excipients, alpha-gal syndrome, absorption

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01:48:50

Episode 581: From Geriatrics to Lyme Disease: A...

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2026/09/26

What happens when a conventionally trained physician watches someone he loves struggle with years of unexplained, multisystem illness—and eventually discovers that Lyme disease and Bartonella may have been part of the picture all along? In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, hosts Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen sit down with Raphael “Tito” Balbino, MD, a physician trained in Family Medicine and Geriatrics who now leads Mandarin Wellness Center, a functional and integrative medicine

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Episode 580: Can Treating Lyme Disease Reverse...

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2026/09/19

Could Lyme disease and other chronic inflammatory triggers play a role in Alzheimer’s disease—and could addressing those underlying factors change measurable Alzheimer’s biomarkers?In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, Dr. Richard Horowitz returns to discuss a provocative new case report he published exploring the relationship between Lyme disease, neuroinflammation, Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, and dapsone combination therapy. The conversation centers on a patient with a long history

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01:36:16

Episode 579: Phage Therapy for Lyme Disease? Dr....

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2026/09/12

What if some of the most powerful tools for controlling chronic bacterial infections are already living inside the human body?In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, hosts Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen sit down with Dr. David A. Jernigan, DNM, DC, founder of the Biologix Center for Optimum Health, for a deep exploration of Lyme disease, bacteriophages, chronic infection, biological medicine, and his development of Induced Native Phage Therapy (INPT). Dr. Jernigan has worked with people

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Episode 578: From a Missed Bullseye Rash to Lyme...

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2026/09/05

What happens when a young woman who grew up surrounded by horses and the outdoors develops a mysterious red ring after spending a summer working at a horse camp in West Virginia—but no one recognizes the possibility of Lyme disease?In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, we sit down with Hannah Green, a Lyme disease survivor, advocate, and author from England whose international Lyme journey stretches across the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia. Hannah is the author of My Lyme

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01:32:47

Episode 577: Brain Fog & Lyme Disease – How Dr....

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2026/08/29

What happens when Lyme disease affects the brain?Why do so many people with Lyme disease struggle with brain fog, memory problems, difficulty concentrating, and mental fatigue—even after treatment? And how can researchers better understand, measure, and treat these persistent cognitive symptoms? In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Jacqueline Becker, clinical neuropsychologist, researcher, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount

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Episode 580: Can AI Transform Lyme Disease Care?...

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2026/08/22

What if the experiences of thousands—or eventually millions—of Lyme disease patients could help the next patient find answers faster?In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, we sit down with siblings Carter Bradsky and Payton Bradsky, co-founders of LymeLess Health, to explore their family's extraordinary Lyme disease journey and the technology they're building to help other patients navigate complex chronic illness. Lyme disease didn't affect just one member of the Bradsky family. Their

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00:59:03

Episode 575: Dr. Casey Kelley Instagram Live: Lyme...

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2026/08/15

In this special Tick Boot Camp Instagram Live, Dr. Casey Kelley returns to discuss the latest developments in Lyme disease diagnosis, treatment, clinician education, and research. Drawing on both her personal recovery journey and years of treating complex chronic illness, Dr. Kelley explains why Lyme disease requires individualized care, why more Lyme-literate clinicians are urgently needed, and how new technologies—including big data, advanced diagnostics, and innovative therapies like SOT—are

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01:47:20

Episode 574: Healing Lyme Disease Naturally Through...

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2026/08/08

What if the biggest obstacle to healing Lyme disease isn't just the infection—but the body's inability to feel safe enough to recover?In this inspiring episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, Dr. Meagan Bonnot shares her remarkable journey from being a chronically ill patient with debilitating symptoms to becoming a naturopathic doctor dedicated to helping others recover from complex chronic illnesses. Drawing from both personal experience and years of clinical practice, Dr. Bonnot explains why

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00:13:53

Episode 573: From Hypervigilance to Healing — Ben...

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2026/08/01

At Amy Kurtz's But You Look Fine book launch and signing event in New York City, Tick Boot Camp co-founder Matt Sabatello caught up with former guest Ben Ahrens, founder of Re-Origin, for an insightful conversation about neuroplasticity, hypervigilance, chronic Lyme disease recovery, and the emerging science connecting the brain, nervous system, and chronic illness.Since his first appearance on the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, Ben has continued expanding Re-Origin's reach around the world while

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Episode 572: Born with Lyme Disease — How American...

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2026/07/25

What if the greatest obstacle you ever faced became the very thing that inspired thousands of others?In this inspiring episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, Matt Sabatello sits down with Talan Yorn, an 18-year-old American Ninja Warrior competitor, Lyme disease advocate, public speaker, author, and founder of Lyme Ninja. Born with congenital Lyme disease, Talan has never known life without chronic illness. His journey has included years of debilitating symptoms, neurological complications, mold

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01:30:29

Episode 570: Medical Trauma Brain, Emotional Healing...

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2026/07/11

What happens after Lyme disease treatment ends—but you still don't feel like yourself? In this powerful in-person Tick Boot Camp studio interview, bestselling author, certified health coach, and Lyme disease advocate Amy Kurtz returns to discuss her groundbreaking new book, But You Look Fine: Trapped in the Hell Between Sick and Well and How To Break Free. Following the overwhelming response to her first Tick Boot Camp interview in Episode 449: Kicking Sick: Your Go-To Guide for Thriving with

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