If you are chasing the infections or a diagnosis, you are almost guaranteed to stay sick a long time.
All health conditions are opportunistic – they grow when a body is not strong enough to fight the process off.
The name is jut the smoke. What creates the smoke is the fire. And the real fire is somewhere in your terrain – the heath of all of your internal systems.
The lab tests are too inconsistent and too inaccurate to guide care that will help you restore your health.
The key to restoring your health is to rebuild your terrain. And that is what you want – optimized health.
What Post-Treatment Lyme Health Challenges Actually Look Like
Health problems caused by Lyme do not necessarily present themselves as individuals might anticipate. Most of the clients coming to us have been mistreated, improperly diagnosed or even told to “live with it”. The following are some of the most prevalent experiences they have:
– Unrelenting fatigue which is no longer improved by rest
– Poor concentration, brain fog and memory problems
– Pain and aching of the joints and muscles that move around the body
– Disturbance of sleep – Too tired during the day, too wired at night
– Change in mood, anxiety and being overwhelmed
– Hypersensitivity to light, noise or chemical stimulus
– Digestive issues such as bloating, irregularity and food sensitivities
– The feeling that your body just is not functioning as it should be
When this list sounds like you, you are not broken, you are just a body demanding other types of support than you have been receiving. |
Why “Your Tests Are Normal” Doesn’t Mean You’re Fine
Standard Lyme testing has well-documented limitations. It is designed to try to find the infection, but cannot detect why the infection is allowed to grow inside of you.
What conventional testing frequently overlooks:
– Even the CDC makes public that the Lyme lab tests are inaccurate, and unreliable.
– Lyme is often co-infected with such co-infections as Bartonella, Babesia, and Ehrlichia
– The relationship between Lyme and exposure to mold which increases the health issues to a greater extent
– Dysbalanced gut health – such as Candida proliferation and gut permeability – that exacerbates fatigue and brain fog
– Toxic burden that creates chronic health complications
– Thyroid and adrenal hormonal imbalances that were caused by stress and toxins in the body
FMP Brad as your health coach looks at the entire picture. How everything interacts and affects all the systems of your body. Your terrain holds the key – everything that should not be there is only there because your terrain was too weak to fight it off.
What Makes Lyme Disease Functional Medicine/Functional Wellness Coaching Different From Conventional Care
Traditional methods are constructed off of one diagnosis by an inaccurate lab test, and prescription of a standard published route of care. Functional Medicne/Functional Wellness coaching does not work in the same way. It begins with the question that most practitioners have never posed:
“Why is your body struggling to maintain and rebuild health — and what specifically is getting in the way?” |
All clients are initiated into the HealthfullyU system by a comprehensive functional assessment. Before FMP Brad suggests a supplement, a protocol or a change in lifestyle he should know what your body really requires. That is why his approach is fundamentally different and why clients who have been searching for years finally start getting results.
After getting a clear picture we then develop a personalised wellness coaching plan based on your situation. Not a template. Not a general protocol. A plan built around you.
Lyme, Co-Infections, Gut Health and Mold — Seeing the Full Picture
Among the most valuable facts that we would like you to know, there is the following: it is very unlikely that chronic Lyme-related health issues do not have their companions.
Lyme and co-infections
Lyme is transferred by any vehicle moving fluid from an infected host to another host. Ticks are only one of many routes of that transfer. And there are a long list of other microbes that are associated with Lyme.
Lyme and gut health
The gut plays a critical role in health issues that are related to Lyme. Systemic disturbance and intestinal permeability are often due to the use of antibiotics, chronic stress, and disruption of the system. Once the gut becomes weak, it impacts all the other systems in the body including the energy, mood, and clarity of thought. Learn about the gut health and its relationship with Lyme -
Lyme and mold exposure
Many of the clients who are going through the health issues due to Lyme have also been exposed to mold. Mold, and other toxins impose an immense extra burden on the natural defense mechanisms of the body, which increases recovery much harder without the piece of mold being dealt with. Get to know more about the mold and long-term health issues -
Meet Your Lyme Disease Health Coach: FMP. Brad Montagne Psc.D
FMP Brad Montagne has dedicated his almost forty years of expertise with clients facing complicated, chronic health cases that the conventional medicine has not been able to help. He has almost 40 years of experience in functional medicine and functional wellness as a health coach, which he has a wealth of knowledge in that goes way beyond any regular testing and regular recommendations.
His approach does not consist in seeking any label, or in one solution. It is knowing the entire terrain of what is going on in your body – and developing a plan of coaching that puts your body into the proper environment to begin doing what it is supposed to do: rebuild your body inside. And that is only possible through natural means.
All wellness coaching sessions are done either in-person, or online, in a one-on-one manner, and in a manner that is centered around your specific case. No group programs. No cookie-cutter plans. Always testing, to find and prove solutions to root causes.
FAQ About A Health Coach For Lyme Disease
What does a Lyme disease health coach actually do?
A Lyme disease health coach will have you explore the root causes behind your current health issues, not just the Lyme label. At HealthfullyU, this begins with the functional testing to find out what is specifically going on in your body, and then a customized wellness coaching plan that aids the natural rebuilding of your body.
How is lyme disease wellness coaching different from seeing a doctor?
Traditional medicine involves the diagnosis and prescription. The Lyme disease wellness coaching is dedicated to finding the root causes and assisting lifestyle, nutritional, and functional components that the traditional testing fails to capture. These methods are all natural, complementary to one another, since the clients of FMP Brad tend to remain with their doctors and seek root-cause wellness coaching alongside them.
Why do I still feel unwell after finishing my Lyme antibiotics?
Antibiotics attempt to treat the bacterial part of the Lyme, but tend to cause fungal ,infections, gut disturbance, metabolic dysfunction, which strain the natural defense mechanisms of the body. It turns out that a significant number of clients discover that trying to solve these contributing factors by using Lyme disease wellness coaching is what ultimately enables their body to commence the rebuilding process in a meaningful manner.
Is virtual Lyme disease wellness coaching as effective as in-person?
Yes. FMP Brad has been virtually working with clients nationwide over the years. The process of functional testing, customized wellness planning, and continuous coaching can all be easily converted into the virtual format – and numerous clients like the fact that it makes everything more convenient and accessible.
How long does root-cause rebuilding typically take?
This is quite different based on the length of time the health challenges have existed, the number of factors involved, and the response of the body to lifestyle and nutritional instructions. The majority of clients start to observe the significant changes in a few days to a few weeks and get their life back in months, not years. Dr. Brad gives a fair idea of what to expect as far as healing time to any client in the beginning.