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The Link Between Autoimmune Disease, Chronic Fatigue, And Hidden Infections | This episode is brought to you by TrueDark, Essentia, and Tushy\nPandemic aside, we\u2019re seeing a national immune crisis. Autoimmune conditions continue to rise to record numbers, not to mention all of the chronic mystery illnesses that so many people struggle with daily. I\u2019ve experienced this firsthand, along with the corresponding frustration and fear. There is an intriguing hypothesis about these conditions that I get into with my guests, Dana Parish and Dr. Steven Phillips, today on The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy: underlying infections. Sneaky tick-borne diseases like Lyme, parasitic infections, and certain viruses can be extremely hard to diagnose. Meanwhile, they can contribute to an immune system collapse and other life-threatening breakdowns throughout the entire body.\xa0\nDr. Phillips and Dana Parish share their incredible stories of overcoming chronic stealth infections after numerous doctors couldn\u2019t help them. Lyme was a common factor for both of them, while Dr. Phillips was also able to diagnose Bartonella in Dana. At their worst, they both had extremely limited mobility and felt their lives were at risk. Dana shares that in addition to recovering her mobility and strength, treating these infections also had a profound impact on her mental health by reducing her anxiety and depression. Dr. Phillips\u2019 journey not only forced him to be his own detective to find healing, but also showed him how much discordance there is among conventional medicine in treating diseases like Lyme.\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by TrueDark, Essentia, and Tushy.\nTrueDark Daylights help prevent eye strain and headaches from overexposure to junk light and TrueDark Twilights collection for nighttime helps you get deeper sleep. TrueDark is offering podcast listeners 15% with code DRHYMAN15. Just go to truedark.com/hyman.\nEssentia is offering all Doctor\u2019s Farmacy listeners a free Body Guard Mattress Cover with your mattress purchase. And be sure to check out additional savings during Essentia's Memorial Day Sale, starting on May 21st. Just go learn.myessentia.com/DrMarkHyman.\nThe Tushy bidet is a sleek attachment that clips onto your existing toilet and connects to the water supply behind your toilet to spray you with clean, fresh water. Right now, Tushy is offering 10% off, just go to hellotushy.com/HYMAN.\xa0\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\xa0\n\nHow Dr. Phillips came to identify the pervasiveness of underlying infection driving autoimmune illness (7:39)\n\nDr. Phillips' personal life-threatening health crisis 8:54)\n\nLyme induced heart failure 14:01)\n\nHow a tick infection derailed Dana\u2019s health in the prime of her life (18:24)\n\nTesting for chronic tick, parasitic, and other latent infections (26:27)\n\nLong-hauler Covid Syndrome (also called Long-Covid or Post-Covid) (28:56)\n\nOut-of-the-box/under-the-radar treatment for chronic infection (37:06)\n\nInfection induced mental health issues and the importance of advocating for your own health (38:44)\n\nHow conventional medicine often lacks a framework to uncover the root cause of illness (42:20)\n\nAdvice for individuals struggling to get answers for your mysterious symptoms (43:49)\n\nGet Dr. Phillips and Dana Parish\u2019s book, Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again, at https://www.thechronicbook.com/ and learn more on Facebook @thechronicbook, on Instagram @thechronicbook, and on Twitter @lymebook.\nLearn more about Dr. Steven Phillips at https://stevenphillipsmd.com/.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices