Hi, I have an LLMD, looking to add an LLND as well. I am in the Jacksonville Fl area and can travel if needed. Thanks. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
WE don't keep an LLND list, but I'll send you what I have.
Posted by MidnightMoon (Member # 26717) on :
Theres someone inNY who is well known and does phone consultations...im sending you info thru pm
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- HOW TO FIND A LYME LITERATE NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR (N.D.)
Of course, beyond the training and licensing credentials, any ND who works with a person with tick-borne infections should also be ILADS-educated (so to speak) and actively still keeping up with ILADS research.
You also need to know that many N.D.s also often incorporate antibiotics just as many LLMDs incorporate support measures.
Check the lyme support groups in the area to compare notes from those who have worked with some LL NDs.
Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges
These colleges and universities often have patient clinics that usually offering sliding scale payment options. While the residents and interns may not be LL, they also may be.
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Individual states have their own licensing boards, different from MD boards.
Currently, 15 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States territories of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands have licensing laws for naturopathic doctors. In these states, naturopathic doctors are required to graduate from an accredited four-year residential naturopathic medical school and pass an extensive postdoctoral board examination (NPLEX) in order to receive a license.
Licensed naturopathic physicians must fulfill state-mandated continuing education requirements annually, and will have a specific scope of practice defined by their state's law. The states that currently have licensing laws for naturopathic physicians are:
* Alaska * Arizona
* California * Connecticut
* District of Columbia * Hawaii
* Idaho * Kansas
* Maine * Minnesota * Montana
* New Hampshire * Oregon
* Utah * Vermont
* Washington * US Territories: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
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Many N.D.s are also licensed acupuncturists (L.Ac.) and there may be a few L.Ac.s who are also LL. Both N.D.s and L.Ac.s have several years of post-graduate education in herbal medicine. You can search the sites to explore the differences in their training - and ask the practitioner in person about their training and experience. They are usually glad to share that all that.
WHAT IF YOUR STATE DOES NOT LICENSE N.D.s?
Some states that allow N.D.s to practice in other ways - such as with a M.D.
Normally, you'd want a licensed N.D., however, in states where there is no licensing, if you find a state professional organization, USUALLY those who belong meet certain professional standards and have the appropriate medical degree from an accredited college of naturopathy.
Search at Google (Yahoo, or Bing):
State name, licensing ``naturopathic physician''
If no results, search: [state name], naturopathic (or acupuncture or Ayervedic, etc.)
you want to find some sort of professional organization.
The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)
- the national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit Master's-level programs in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine profession.
Licensed Massage Therapists (LMT) also are very helpful. You can search for their licensing organization in your state and contact your local lyme support groups for those LMTs who are good with lyme patients. -
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Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
Alternative Treatments for Lyme Disease and Co-Infections
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To compare and contrast the work of authors regarding some of the most common complementary or integrative paths. Note that many still incorporate antibiotics.
This is not at all a complete list . . . just a start. It's far easier to have a LL doctor with lots of experience so that you don't have to do all the homework. Suggestions here are, in no way, intended to take the place of a good LL doctor. This is for patient education and also to serve as a basis for discussion with your LL doctor.
HEALING LYME DISEASE: An Integrated Approach to Curing Chronic Infection by DKr, M.D. (2004)
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It's very important to have this book as a reference tool for self-care and support measures. It answers so many questions in detail that is impossible here on the forum.
A synergistic formula of 6 rainforest botanicals which are traditionally used in South America for syphilis (a type of spirochete bacteria) and other bacterial conditions.* This product was featured in an article by the Health Sciences Institute (see page 4).
A fabulous library backed with solid 3rd party citations for every article.
9-12-10 note: They just redesigned their web site and their library seems to have gone missing. I'll leave this link, though, in case it comes back. They HAD a very good library.
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More specific to herbs and how they work in the body. GREAT BASIC BOOK just not about lyme (other than the page on Sarsaparilla):
The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook (Tillotson, et.al.)
ITM - Chinese Medicine research site - They have good articles regarding "SAFETY" & "INTERACTION" -
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Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Hopefully, you will find a LL ND soon. In the meantime, here some more tools to copy and paste over to your personal research file:
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As many sleep and pain meds (and even some over-the-counter products) have varying levels of toxicity and can be hard on the liver and kidneys, here are some suggestions for sleep support that can safely nourish & calm the body: ---------------
Topic: TINNITUS: Ringing Between The Ears; Vestibular, Balance, Hearing with compiled links - including HYPERACUSIS -
Posted by Siciliano (Member # 15920) on :
Welcome! I sent you a private message also. Posted by BackinStOlaf (Member # 23725) on :
Looking for a LLND in NYC
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- St.O -
You can use the same formula as above:
* Ask your LLMD
* Contact your local support groups
* Work through the professional organizations' links to find a ND and then request a short phone interview to discuss the degree they are (or are not) LL.
Ask first if they are a member of ILADS or have attended any ILADS functions, etc. That can tell you a lot.
Short phone conversations of five minutes or so are usually complementary. However, longer (or with questions regarding how they work), there may be a cost. Be sure you know the parameters of all that before you get very far into a phone call.
* REPOST a separate thread here with your own headline for individual PMs from those who have worked with LL NDs in NYC -
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Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Kimmie, your question about a ND (and the same request from a few others) prompted me to collect my file notes and build a new thread so you can have your thread back.
Topic: How to find a LL ND (naturopathic doctor), acupuncturist, etc.
Includes how to find an ILADS-educated LL ND, an Acupuncturist, a doctor of Oriental Medicine (O.M.D.), or a doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine (D.Ay.), certified herbalists or nutritionists, etc.
Includes many articles and books on complementary / integrative methods - & RIFE links. -
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