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11/03/2026

Found a tick? Now you can test it at home!
This week on the Lyme Time Podcast, Erin Dawicki, CEO and co-founder of Lyme Alert (a TIME Best Inventions 2026 winner), joins Ali to talk about the first at-home tick test.

🔬 Twist and crush the tick into the canister, add the solution, and read the strip. A positive can show in about 5 minutes, and a negative needs the full 30.
📱 An app reads the strip for you, so there’s no squinting at faint lines, and it connects you to telehealth.
⏱️ Lyme treatment works best early. A positive tick means you may have been exposed, and it’s your cue to call your provider.
🗺️ Lyme Alert is collecting ticks from all 50 states (from your pets, not the one that bit you) to map where pathogens are spreading. Send yours in and help the community!
Her message: advocate for yourself, ask for testing, and don’t take no for an answer.

🎧 Find out where and how to order a kit for your home. Full episode links in bio. I'll see you there!

11/02/2026

My new favorite (since I was able to taste test with this adorable mini tasting kit) is POHUTUKAWA! Oh my goodness! Of course, you know I wake up daily with the Manukora Energy and Clarity (with Ginseng, Lion’s Mane added) instead of coffee. Time to try some yummy concentrated botanicals! 🐝
TICKCHICKS for some savings from me. You know the drill!

11/01/2026

Take a look and drop yours in the comments! It was Grounded for me. Let your word take you through this week! 💚

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10/29/2026

COUNTER launched a line for young women called beecee! Clean beauty for all. Congratulations Gregg Renfrew on this beautiful line for healthy generations to come. No more endocrine disruptors is the goal. Bravo! 💚

10/26/2026

Went deep this weekend. Dropped all my plans and decided to take it to the next level. Big things are coming so be sure to subscribe to the newsletter on the website. I can’t wait to share this magnificent way to heal from the inside out. 💚

10/20/2026

🦠 Lyme doesn’t travel alone. This week on Lyme Time, researcher and Lyme + Babesia patient Nikki Schultek shares how her “Lyme plus” story unfolded: a swollen finger joint, air hunger, and 12+ doctors before anyone found the missing piece.
🩸 Babesia: Her symptoms (air hunger, stabbing rib pain, vertigo) were misread as asthma. She only got robust treatment for it last December.
🌀 Borrelia: A spirochete that can reach the brain. Her team’s 2023 study found 86 cases of infectious dementia, including Borrelia cases, and many improved with treatment.
🦠 Chlamydia pneumoniae: Another stealth co-infection that hides in immune cells and has been linked to chronic asthma.
🔬 Standard tests often miss these infections until treatment begins, so co-infection testing matters. Find out which tests to take!
Her advice: find an ILADS-trained physician (or MAPS for kids), because every co-infection needs its own treatment plan.

🎧 Full episode links in bio. Listen to the Lyme Time Podcast today!

https://bit.ly/2SDzgqt

10/14/2026

10/13/2026

New on the Lyme Time Podcast: Dr. Richard Horowitz is back and has a new book, Ending Chronic Illness --and it's out TODAY! It's an easy reference book to many chronic diseases and how to test for biomarkers to help you map out exactly how to go about navigating complex conditions.
A chronic Lyme patient's PTau217 (the top Alzheimer's marker) dropped 63% using Dapsone combination therapy — outperforming leading anti-amyloid drugs, which typically manage 23-29% over 7 years. His MSIDS model maps 16 inflammatory drivers behind many chronic illness diseases — from Lyme to Autism and beyond.
It's always a pleasure talking to Dr. Horowitz. His energy is unmatched! Tune in today anywhere you get your podcasts.

🎧 Full episode links in my bio. https://bit.ly/2SDzgqt

📚 His new book "Ending Chronic Illness" drops TODAY!

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