NUTRITION IN LYME and NUTRITION IN LYME and TICK INFECTIONS TICK INFECTIONS Martin D. Fried, MD, FAAP, Martin D. Fried, MD, FAAP, ABPNS ABPNS Physician Nutrition Physician Nutrition Specialist Specialist 3200 Sunset Ave Suite 100 3200 Sunset Ave Suite 100 Ocean, NJ 07712 Ocean, NJ 07712 www.healthydays.info www.healthydays.info
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NUTRITION IN LYME andNUTRITION IN LYME andTICK INFECTIONSTICK INFECTIONS
Martin D. Fried, MD, FAAP, ABPNSMartin D. Fried, MD, FAAP, ABPNS
• Minimize Nutritional Risk• Provide Nutrition• enhance absorption and tolerance• Maintain intestinal integrity• Favorably alter intestinal flora• Regulate immune system favorably• Address fatigue and obesity
Nutritional GoalsNutritional Goals
• Minimize nutritional risk by providing:
adequate calories, protein, carbohydrates
healthy fats, vitamins and minerals
Provide Nutrition to Enhance Provide Nutrition to Enhance Absorption and ToleranceAbsorption and Tolerance
• Natural Carbohydrates not digested Natural Carbohydrates not digested by : amylase, sucrase and maltaseby : amylase, sucrase and maltase
• scFOSscFOS
• Sources include banana, garlic, Sources include banana, garlic, onion, leeks, whole wheat, asparagus onion, leeks, whole wheat, asparagus and tomato productsand tomato products
Keeps yeast and C difficile in checkKeeps yeast and C difficile in check
Lowers the pH in the colonLowers the pH in the colon
Acidic environment is bifidogenicAcidic environment is bifidogenic
Foods with sc FOSFoods with sc FOS
• Soluble Fiber in Fruits and VegetablesSoluble Fiber in Fruits and Vegetables
• Fermented in colon to short chain Fatty Fermented in colon to short chain Fatty
acids by normal colonic flora acids by normal colonic flora (refer 8,9) (refer 8,9)
• banana banana onions onions
• garlic garlic asparagusasparagus
• Barley Barley wheat wheat
• TomatoesTomatoes leeks leeks
Immune SupressionImmune SupressionACNE progresses to….. THIRD DEGREE BURN
Down regulate InflammationDown regulate Inflammation
• Omega three oils are anti-inflammatoryOmega three oils are anti-inflammatory• Salmon, tuna, herring, walnuts, almondsSalmon, tuna, herring, walnuts, almonds
• Omega six oils are inflammatoryOmega six oils are inflammatory
Obesity
• Inactivity, joint pains, malaise, fatigue
• High caloric foods… leads to………….
Gallstones
Insulin Resistance
Fatty Liver
Sleep Apnea
ConclusionsConclusions
• Lyme, Bartonella, Mycoplasma cause Lyme, Bartonella, Mycoplasma cause
inflammation and changes in the GI tractinflammation and changes in the GI tract
• Prevent yeast, c. difficile overgrowth Prevent yeast, c. difficile overgrowth
with prebiotics and probioticswith prebiotics and probiotics
• Address specific nutritional deficiencies Address specific nutritional deficiencies
• Consider omega three foods to down Consider omega three foods to down