Ticks Are On the Rise: Everything you NEED to Know About Lyme Disease RIGHT NOW! (ft. Ali Moresco)

This week on Calling in Sick x Ask Alex, Ali Moresco and I are getting into everything happening in the Lyme disease world RIGHT NOW. It's Lyme Awareness Month, ticks are predicted to be worse than ever this year, and there is actually some hopeful news coming out of Washington for the first time in a long time. We're diving into: 🏛️ HHS takes on Lyme: what the new government roundtable, updated standards of care, and brand new tick-borne illness website actually mean for patients 💉 The Lyme vaccine in development: where it stands and what it signals about how seriously this disease is finally being taken 🔬 LymeX: the $25 million public-private partnership working to develop accurate standard lab testing (because the current one misses up to 78% of cases) 🧬 The pathobiome nobody talks about: how Lyme commonly shows up alongside POTS, MCAS, EDS, mold toxicity, and immune deficiencies, and what that means for treatment 💆 Integrating Western medicine with healing modalities that also work: lymphatic drainage, TCM, infrared saunas, red light therapy, and why dismissing these is failing patients Plus the hot take on medical providers online who are invalidating patient experiences… and why that attitude is doing serious damage to trust in this community. xx, Alex 💬 Comment: Did you know May is Lyme Awareness Month? Have you or someone you love been affected by Lyme disease? TIMESTAMPS: Everything Lyme & Ticks with Alli Moresco: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick! 00:02:21 HHS roundtable discussion and involvement of top researchers and doctors 00:03:33 Updated standards of care and new HHS Lyme website4 00:04:14 Lyme vaccine in development5 00:04:39 LymeX: A public-private partnership for improved lab testing6 00:05:44 New website resources and updated disease statistics7 00:06:43 Comorbidities of Lyme (POTS, MCAS, EDS, and mold toxicity)8 00:08:43 Theories on chronic illness susceptibility and weakened immune systems9 00:11:24 Integrating Western medicine with traditional and functional practices10 00:14:20 Frustrations with medical provider attitudes on social media11 00:18:56 Favorite healing modalities: manual lymphatic drainage and traditional Chinese medicine 00:22:59 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? Connect with our guest, Ali Moresco! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alitmoresco/ • Project Lyme - https://projectlyme.org/from-the-desk-of-ali-moresco/ • Moresco PR - https://www.amorescopr.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: This week we’re talking about Lyme disease, so here are my TOP PICKS for tick prevention and control!!! ✨Wonderside Flea & Tick Spray — https://amzn.to/43dIUoh ✨The Tick Mitt — https://amzn.to/4uOGgRF #LymeDisease #LymeAwareness #LymeAwarenessMonth #TickBornIllness #ChronicLyme #LymeWarrior #ChronicIllness #SpoonieLife #InvisibleIllness #MedicalGaslighting #LymeTesting #AliMoresco #ProjectLyme #TickSeason #LymePrevention #ChronicPain #PatientAdvocacy #InfectiousDisease #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices