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Practitioner Mentorship 2017

Curriculum & Course Outline: Year 1

Module 1: Program begins March 6, 2017

Week 1 – Laying the Foundation. o Welcome, what’s expected, and how to receive the most

from this mentorship program. § Learning Objectives § Time Commitment § Study Tips § Getting Support § What’s special about mentorship

o Overview and special features of the Uprooting Lyme roadmap for successful holistic treatment.

o Fundamental Principles of the Uprooting Lyme Approach.

Week 2 - Video:

o The Epidemic of Lyme & Lyme-like Diseases. o Real world walk-through of the Uprooting Lyme approach

- the ideal chronic Lyme treatment scenario. o Lyme disease practitioner essentials, part 1:

§ Diagnostic issues and best practices. § Is it Lyme disease? Recognizing or ruling out Lyme

disease in mysterious cases. § Lyme symptom checklist (pdf).


o Treatment of acute Lyme disease.

Week 3 – Lyme disease practitioner essentials. o Where do you start? Where do you go from there?

§ Uprooting Lyme Systems Model and order within the holistic treatment approach.

o What to advise your patients regarding the use of antibiotics.

o Preparing your patient for the holistic recovery journey. o Patient response, evaluation, and prognostics.

§ How to layer and structure a treatment plan (pdf).

Week 4 / Tuesday, March 28, 3-4 pm EST – Q&A Mentorship call

o Introductions. o Case Presentation and review / exploration of Lyme

disease information. o What are your greatest clinical challenges?

Module 2

Week 1 – The Uprooting Lyme intake and diagnostic process. o The diagnosis and treatment of co-infections, part 1:

§ Babesia § Bartonella § Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever § Ehrlichia

Week 2 – Video:

o Listening and patient interview skills. § Chief complaints § Body systems assessment § Medical history


o Chart organization (for tracking diagnostics, treatments, outcomes, and back-burner items).

§ Diet survey and 1-day diet § Supplement and medication list § Environmental exposure § List of diagnoses

o Other useful lab tests. o Assessing next steps for diagnostics, lifestyle, treatment,

back-burner items, and general prognosis. o Case presentation.

Week 3 – The Diagnosis & Treatment of Additional Infections

o Epstein-Barr Virus o Herpes o Yeast o Parasites o Mycoplasma

§ Lyme & Associated Diseases Diagnostics Manual (pdf).

Week 4 / Thursday, April 27, 3-4 pm EST – Live Mentorship Q&A Call

o Review and exploration of co-infections and additional layers of infection.

o Case Presentations. o Customizing diet, lifestyle, and cleansing protocols for

specific infectious diseases. o Prep for the Uprooting Lyme Holistic Teaching Clinic:

Operations, rhythms, & what to expect. Live Clinical Training Weekend 1 / May 5-7, 2017


Friday Evening 3-6 pm: Holistic Lyme Training Clinic Preparation

o History taking forms o Demo of chart organization o How to focus you and your patient to avoid overwhelm. o Staying connected with your patients from the Holistic

Lyme Teaching Clinic throughout the year. o Common pulse and tongue features. o Acupuncture, herbal, dietary, Rife, and supplemental

treatment protocols for acute Lyme disease. o Acupuncture, herbal, dietary, Rife, and supplemental

treatment protocols for chronic Lyme disease.

Saturday 10 am – 5pm: Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic o Patient consultations and treatment; o Case reviews; o Q & A and clinic debrief.

Sunday morning 9am - Noon:

o Lyme herbal formula development. o Lyme treatment protocol development and building –

basic principles. § Symptom control.

Module 3

Week 1 – Treatment Pillar 1: The Uprooting Lyme approach to detoxification and cleansing for Lyme disease.

o Detoxification for Lyme disease: the why, when, where, what & how;

o Toxicity symptom checklist (pdf); o Checklist of cleansing practices (pdf).


Week 2 – Video: Clinical application of the Uprooting Lyme approach to cleansing & detoxification for Lyme disease.

o How to work with patients with cleansing protocols and practices.

Week 3 – In-depth training on the core cleansing practices of the Uprooting Lyme holistic treatment approach.

o Water as medicine o Juicing o Cleansing dietary principles o Colon cleansing o Special protocols for the liver, kidneys, lungs, and skin.

Week 4 / Saturday June 3, 1:30-2:30 pm EST – Live Mentorship Q&A Call.

o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to cleansing, Lyme treatment, and more.

Virtual Clinic #1 / Friday, June 9, 3-6 pm, EST

Coaching skills for cleansing and lifestyle practices. Diagnostics and lab test interpretation. HLTC patient follow-up. Case reviews and Q&A.

Module 4

Week 1 – Treatment Pillar 2: Gut Diseases & Lyme o General Guidelines for the Uprooting Lyme approach to

healing gut disorders that accompany Lyme disease. § The microbiome in health and disease; § The role of the gut barrier.


o Basic principles for the use of Food As Medicine for Lyme Disease.

§ Food combining § Meal timing and frequency § Solid vs. liquid foods § Emotions and the gut-brain. § Medicinal enemas § Fecal transplants.

o Common Lyme-Gut Pathologies: § Hypochlorhydria and impaired bile / enzyme

production; § SIBO; § Gut infections § Dysbiosis and fungal overgrowth § Food intolerances § Intestinal permeability

Week 2 - Video: Practical application of the Uprooting Lyme general gut remediation protocol.

o 2 Stages of healing the gut: § Remove § Rebuild

• Probiotics and pre-biotics • Fermented foods • Fiber

o Identifying and working with food intolerances § Elimination / provocation § How to integrate gut healing within the treatment

of Lyme disease.

Week 3 – Special protocols for specific GI diseases. o SIBO – 3 phases of treatment

§ Elemental Diet


§ Anti-microbials § Prokinetics and other supplements

o Inflamed bowel diseases § Paleo, low-FODMAP, and GAPS diets; § Herbs and supplements.

o GERD and low stomach acid § Diet § Herbs, supplements, and other considerations.

o Dysbiosis, fungal overgrowth, and C. difficile § Diet § Antimicrobials and other supplements

o Parasites § Diet § Antiparasitic protocols

Week 4 / Saturday, July 6, 3-4 pm EST – Mentorship Q&A Call

o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to gut diseases, Lyme treatment, and more.

Live Clinical Training Weekend #2 / July 14-16, 2016

Friday evening, 3-6 pm: Follow-up clinical skills. o Evaluation of progress; o On-going chart organization; o Herbal formula-building for Lyme and associated

diseases. o Clinical updates regarding our teaching clinic patients.

Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm: Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic

o Patient consultations and treatment;


o Case reviews; o Q & A and clinic debrief.

Sunday morning, 9 am - Noon:

o Detoxification and GI practical application of strategy, coaching, and protocols.

o Specific supplements, herbs and holistic tools for addressing chronic GI disease.

Module 5:

Week 1: Techniques & strategies for building back immunity, energy, and vitality, i.e. the innate capacity to heal.

o Evaluation and treatment of physical energy drains; o Evaluation and treatment of psychic energy drains.

§ Life Inventory Exercise (pdf). o Herbs, acupuncture, cleansing, supplements, and

additional holistic techniques for generating Life Force Energy Flow.

Week 2 – Video: Practical application of vitality enhancing strategies in Lyme recovery.

o Sleep § The role of sleep in health and disease; § Issues of sleep quantity and quality; § Sleep preparation; § Herbs, supplements, and other useful tools; § Patient resources.

o Movement § Physical activity in health and disease; § Getting started NMW (no matter what); § Patient resources.


o Working with patients to build energy, health-generating routines, and personal responsibility.

Week 3 - Immune deficiency, immune modulation, and auto-immunity in Lyme disease.

o Diet, lifestyle and treatment protocols for immune deficiency.

o Diet, lifestyle and treatment protocols for inflammation. o Diet, lifestyle and treatment protocols for auto-immune

disease.

Week 4 – Tuesday August 8, 3-4pm, EST: Mentorship Q&A Call.

o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to inflammation, immune deficiency, auto-immunity, and more.

Virtual Clinic #2 / Thursday, August 17, 2-5 pm, EST

HLTC patient follow-up; Case reviews and Q&A; Break-out sessions: Clinical insights into the diagnosis and treatment of the GI, immune system and energy layers of chronic infectious disease.

Module 6

Week 1 - Holistic strategies and antimicrobial protocols for the treatment of Lyme and co-infections.

o When is your patient “antibiotic ready?”


o Specific anti-microbial protocols for Lyme-Borreliosis, Babesia, Bartonella, etc.

Week 2 – Video: Working with patients on antibiotics o Managing and understanding the side-effects of

antibiotics.

Week 3 - Herx Reactions o What they are; o Why they happen; o How to manage them most productively for your

patient’s best health and treatment outcome.

Week 4 / Friday, September 15, 4-5 pm, EST – Live Mentorship Q&A Call

o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to implementing anti-microbial protocols.

Live Weekend #3, September 22-24, 2016

Friday night, 3-6 pm: Managing antimicrobial protocols over time.

o The spectrum of anti-microbial options: pharmaceutical, herbal, Rife frequency therapy, cannabis, etc.

o When to start, when to stop. o When to pulse, change formulas a little or a lot. o Incorporating biofilm treatment – protocols and how to

co-ordinate with anti-microbials. o When to shift the antimicrobial target.

Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm: Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic

o Patient consultations and treatment; o Case reviews;


o Q & A and clinic debrief.

Sunday morning, 9 am - Noon: Lifestyle and long-term treatment education and coaching for Lyme disease patients.

Module 7

Week 1 – Psychiatric Issues in Lyme disease o Common psych symptoms; o The effects of Lyme disease on the brain. o Herbal, acupuncture, supplement, and additional holistic

treatment strategies to treat the psychiatric manifestations of Lyme disease.

Week 2 – Video: Wisdom and practical considerations for managing the psychiatric elements of Lyme disease.

o The role of stress in health and disease; o Reducing stress and drama; o Managing unavoidable stressors and emotions; o Bio-energetic stress and emotion management tools.

Week 3 – Addressing the physical roadblocks to recovery.

o Co-infections o Disease load o Parasites o Mold o Heavy Metal Toxicity

Week 4 / Saturday, October 21, 1:30-2:30 pm EST – Mentorship Q&A Call

o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to psychiatric issues, and uncovering the roadblocks to recovery.


Virtual Clinic #3 / Tuesday October 24, 2-5 pm EST

Fostering inner guidance and body intelligence in the Lyme disease patient.

HLTC patient follow-up. Case reviews and Q&A.

Module 8

Week 1 – Adrenal gland issues: how to recognize, test, and treat the adrenal gland.

o Adrenal fatigue – labs: cortisol, DHEA, cortisol : DHEA ratio;

o acupuncture, herbs, supplements, and other holistic strategies to heal adrenal fatigue.

Week 2 – Video: HPA axis dysregulation.

o HPA axis and Adrenomedullary Hormone System (AHS); o Stress hormones and hormone metabolism; o 4 Catetories of HPA axis stressors; o Dietary, disease, and lifestyle factors; o Caffeine, steroids, and other drugs; o Conditions related to HPA-D; o Acupuncture, herbs, supplements, and other holistic

strategies to heal HPA – D.

Week 3 – Thyroid disease and Lyme. o Identifying thyroid weakness – signs, symptoms, and

labs. o Natural treatment for thyroid disease.


Week 4 / Tuesday November 21, 3-4 pm, EST – Mentorship Q&A Call.

o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to hormonal imbalances and Lyme disease.

Live Weekend #4 / December 1-3, 2016

Friday night, 3-6 pm o Practical application of emotional and energy

management tools and strategies with Lyme patients.

Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm: Holistic Lyme Teaching Clinic o Centering meditation o Patient consultations and treatment; o Case reviews; o Q & A and clinic debrief.

Sunday morning, 9am - Noon

o Qi Gong Practice o Case management skill-building for Lyme patients.

§ Providing 1st-class service while protecting your time.

Module 9

Week 1 – Positive Psychology for Lyme disease patients. o Lyme disease as a path to greater health and wholeness. o Energy Management tools and strategies. o The role of mind-body medicine.

Week 2 – Video – Emotional roadblocks to recovery.

o Trauma o Repression


o Stress / PTSD

Week 3 – The role of genetics in Lyme and complex chronic diseases.

Week 4 / Thursday December 28, 3-4pm EST – Mentorship Q & A Call

o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to psychological, stress-related, and emotional roadblocks to recovery.

Virtual Clinic #4 / Thursday January 4, 2018, 2-5 pm EST

Practice management and case management issues. Final topics burning to be discussed. HLTC patient follow-up. Case reviews and Q&A.

Module 10

Week 1 - Wrapping the bundle (putting it all together). o Practice Management for developing a specialty practice

in Lyme and infectious disease.

Week 2 – Video: Evaluating patient response – then figuring out what’s next.

o Establishing reasonable expectations – for you and your patients.

Week 3 – Sustaining the practices for you and your patients.

o Maintaining high energy, focus and vision.


o The spiritual gifts of illness. o A view of the landscape along the long-term path to

healing.

Week 4 / Tuesday January 30, 2018, 3-4 pm EST - Mentorship Q&A Call.

o Case Presentations and mentorship with regards to practice management, spiritual health, and taking the long-view for treatment success.

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