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Alternative Health · Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen

Tick Boot Camp

by 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 information, and a community for people navigating Lyme disease and complex chronic illness.

Latest episodes

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Episode 582: From Brother and Advocate to Lyme Doctor: Dr. James Bruzzese, MD

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

Oct 3
1 h 27 min

Episode 595: Cellular Repair for Chronic Lyme Disease – Dr. Melanie Stein | LIVE from ILADS

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 boo

Oct 2
20 min

Episode 594: Pediatric Lyme, Autism & Neuroimmune Dysfunction – Dr. Somer DelSignore | LIVE from ILADS

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 conv

Oct 1
32 min

Episode 593: From Lyme Patient to Practitioner: Compassion, Healing & Hope – Mindy Daigle | LIVE from ILADS

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 profo

Sep 30
31 min

Episode 592: Lyme Disease Testing & the Three B’s – Nicole Bell of Galaxy Diagnostics | LIVE from ILADS

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

Sep 29
48 min

Episode 591: Babesiosis, Lyme Disease & Whole-Person Treatment – Dr. Alexis Chesney | LIVE from ILADS

LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp reconnects with Dr. Alexis Chesney, MS, ND, LAc for a focused conversation about babesiosis, Lyme disease, coinfections, diagnostic challe

Sep 28
27 min

Episode 590: Compounding Pharmacy for Lyme Disease – David Kazarian, RPh | LIVE from ILADS

Read transcript LIVE from ILADS: Tick Boot Camp sits down with David W. Kazarian, RPh, pharmacist and founder of Infuserve America, for a focused conversation recorded i

Sep 27
30 min

Episode 581: From Geriatrics to Lyme Disease: A Doctor’s Journey Into Root-Cause Medicine – Dr. Raphael “Tito” Balbino

What happens when a conventionally trained physician watches someone he loves struggle with years of unexplained, multisystem illness—and eventually discovers that Lyme d

Sep 26
1 h 48 min

Episode 580: Can Treating Lyme Disease Reverse Alzheimer’s Biomarkers? Dr. Richard Horowitz’s New Study

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

Sep 19
54 min

Episode 579: Phage Therapy for Lyme Disease? Dr. David Jernigan Explains INPT & Bacteriophages

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 Podc

Sep 12
1 h 36 min

Episode 578: From a Missed Bullseye Rash to Lyme Recovery: My Lyme Success Story | Hannah Green

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 V

Sep 5
2 h 00 min

Episode 577: Brain Fog & Lyme Disease – How Dr. Jacqueline Becker Is Advancing Cognitive Recovery

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

Aug 29
1 h 32 min

Episode 576: Can AI Transform Lyme Disease Care? Carter & Payton Bradsky of LymeLess

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 Ca

Aug 22
2 h 08 min

Episode 575: Dr. Casey Kelley Instagram Live: Lyme Disease Research, Treatment Advances, and Why Clinical Experience Matters

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

Aug 15
59 min

Episode 574: Healing Lyme Disease Naturally Through Nervous System Regulation, Frequency Medicine & Faith | Dr. Meagan Bonnot

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 T

Aug 8
1 h 47 min

Episode 573: From Hypervigilance to Healing — Ben Ahrens on Neuroplasticity and Recovering from Chronic Lyme Disease

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

Aug 1
13 min

Episode 572: Born with Lyme Disease — How American Ninja Warrior Talan Yorn Turned Adversity into Purpose

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 Sabat

Jul 25
1 h 06 min

Episode 570: Medical Trauma Brain, Emotional Healing After Lyme Disease & Reclaiming Life Beyond Chronic Illness | Amy Kurtz

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, ce

Jul 11
1 h 30 min

Episode 569: Air Force Major Trent Vonich on Lyme Disease, Military Service, and Finding a New Mission

What happens when an active-duty Air Force officer, elite athlete, and aspiring astronaut suddenly finds his health slipping away—and no one can explain why? In this epi

Jul 4
1 h 42 min

Episode 568: Lyme Disease Testing Is Failing Patients: Dr. Liz Horn Explains Why (And What Comes Next)

🎙️ Episode Summary: Lyme Testing Is Failing Early Patients In this critical episode with special guest co-host Ali Moresco, we sit down with Dr. Liz Horn, Principal Inves

Jun 27
1 h 21 min

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21
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