Have you ever wondered if your chronic symptoms could be due to
Lyme disease or a Lyme co-infection?
Who is this recording for, and how will this information benefit you?
This recording is for anyone who
- has a chronic complex disease
- lives in or has traveled to an area where Lyme-carrying ticks exist
- has ever wondered if their chronic symptoms could be due to Lyme disease or a Lyme co-infection
- has been told they might have Lyme disease and wants more information
In this recording, you will
- Learn what constitutes “Chronic Complex Illnesses” and what differentiates them.
- Understand the concept of upstream (root or primary) vs. downstream (secondary) factors contributing to symptoms of these illnesses.
- Learn how your symptoms can suggest the underlying cause, e.g., chronic Lyme and tick-borne co-infections.
- Discover the investigations that are available in the Canadian public health system and in the private systems globally.
- Understand that step-wise, systematic use of personalized, conventional AND functional medicine approaches can be effective in restoring health, i.e., there is hope.
This recording is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes in length:
- 5 minutes of introductions
- 50-minute presentation
- 40 minutes of Q&A
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4.8/5 Star Rating
Here's what people said:
- "Amazing session. Diagnostic details. Inclusion of approaches. He would be a great follow-up speaker."
- "All of it was so important, especially the information about infections."
- "Thanks for an excellent presentation; thorough, informative and helpful."
- "The broad explanation of our illnesses was great, and the commonality of our symptoms, independent of the root cause, with certain specific symptoms that can be linked to certain tick-borne diseases, and reactions to molds, were all important information."
About the Presenters
Dr. Timothy Cook Medical Doctor, FRCPC, MPH,
LCol (Ret'd), CD
Dr. Tim Cook graduated from Queen’s University School of Medicine in 1986 and completed a General Internal Medicine fellowship at the University of Toronto in 1995. He holds a Master's degree in Public Health from the University of London (UK) in 2006. During a 20-year tenure in the Canadian Forces Medical Services (CFMS), he trained in occupational, environmental health and tropical medicine, and served as the personal physician to two Governors General of Canada. Dr. Cook founded and directed CFMS clinics dedicated to veterans who returned from the Gulf War with unexplained illnesses. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2003.
Since then, Dr. Cook's practice has focused on health promotion, disease prevention, and longevity medicine through the lens of integrative and functional health principles. This approach encompasses the identification and management of root causes of illness and utilizing advanced technology such as genomics and metabolomics. He has expertise in patients with complex illnesses, including chronic fatigue syndrome / ME / chronic tick-borne diseases / environmental toxicity. In addition, he has executive and corporate health experience through leadership roles in three executive health clinics in downtown Toronto.
Dr. Eleanor Stein
Dr. Stein is a physician, psychiatrist, and an expert in helping people with ME, CFS, FM, environmental sensitivities, long COVID, and chronic pain recover their health and joy in life.
Through her own 35-year illness journey, reading thousands of scientific papers and working with thousands of patients, she has developed a unique, science-based approach to healing from chronic pain called Healing Through Neuroplasticity. This course teaches core strategies to rewire the brain for more comfort and better function.
