Bitten: The Secret History Of Lyme Disease And Biological Warfare (ft. Kris Newby)

In this episode Dr. Ben welcomes Kris Newby, who, while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard, was bitten by an unseen tick. That one bite changed her life forever, pulling her into the abyss of a devastating illness that took ten doctors to diagnose and years to recover from: Newby had joined the ranks of the 400,000 Americans who are afflicted with Lyme disease each year. As a science writer, she was driven to understand why this disease is so misunderstood and its patients so mistreated. This quest led her to Willy Burgdorfer, the Lyme microbe’s discoverer, who revealed that he had developed bug-borne bioweapons during the Cold War and believed that the Lyme epidemic was started by a military experiment gone wrong.  (bio courtesy KrisNewby.com)  Follow her work at KrisNewby.com Weekly Newsletter: https://clinic.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2f823d609f65aa0fe3acd6421&id=5cb4d6bbd8 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/achievewellnessclinic/ - The Designed To Heal Podcast is intended to provide encouragement for the listener but is for entertainment purposes only and NOT a substitute for proper treatment or to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever. Please seek help from a qualified provider.