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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 1H 1M

Mary Beth Pfeiffer: Explorations of Novel Therapeutics | The Healing Grove Podcast

from The Healing Grove Podcast · host Kristin Reihman, MD

This week on the Healing Grove Podcast, join me for a sit down with a brilliant investigative journalist who has a heart for Lyme and novel therapeutics. Please welcome to the stage, Mary Beth Pfeiffer.Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change, has been an award-winning investigative journalist for three  decades, specializing in social justice, environmental and health issues. Since 2012, Pfeiffer has become the leading U.S. investigative journalist on the growth of and controversies surrounding Lyme disease, a hidden menace that, she argues, has been fostered by a warming world while being vastly underestimated and poorly managed by American medicine. For her Lyme reporting, Pfeiffer was honored with the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi award in 2013 from the Society for Professional Journalists, among more than one hundred journalism honors during her career.***************************************************************************************➢ Visit Mary’s Website: https://www.thefirstepidemic.com/about-mb ➢ Take a look at Mary’s Substack: https://substack.com/@marybethpf ➢ Buy Mary’s book, Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change: https://a.co/d/0ho9vVt5 ➢ Contact Mary at [email protected] you’d like to be the first to hear about new podcast episodes, sign up for our newsletter. I will send you my "8 Simple Steps to Healing Chronic Lyme" for free:➢ Sign-up Here: Podcast Newsletter Opt-inYou can learn more about me if you visit my website below:➢ Website: https://www.kristinreihmanmd.com/Other ways to connect and learn:➢ https://linktr.ee/kristinreihmanmdHere's an index of topics in this talk:0:50 - Meet Mary: Journalist & Author3:20 - How Mary Gained Interest in the Lyme World9:15 - Pushback on Mary’s COVID Articles14:45 - Media, Government, & the Science They Rejected20:25 - A Critical Look at the COVID Vaccine22:13 - What Mary is Investigating Now 24:41 - The Turmoil of Speaking Out About CD & Why Kristin Does It Anyway31:27 - CD & Lyme Disease39:50 - CD & The Microbiome42:20 - The Restrictive American Healthcare System49:28 - What’s Next For Mary?53:33 - How Kristin Uses CD in Her Daily Life56:00 - The Pet Protocol 

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This week on the Healing Grove Podcast, join me for a sit down with a brilliant investigative journalist who has a heart for Lyme and novel therapeutics. Please welcome to the stage, Mary Beth Pfeiffer. Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change, has been an award-winning investigative journalist for three decades, specializing in social justice, environmental and health issues. Since 2012, Pfeiffer has become the leading U.S. investigative journalist on ...

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