{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Integrative Lyme Solutions with Dr. Karlfeldt","title":"Nikki Schultek – Chronic Infections & The Alzheimer’s Pathobiome: The Hidden Pathogens Driving Neurodegeneration","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4ef565d7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2998,"description":"What if Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, and even psychiatric symptoms are not random but driven by hidden infections?\nIn this episode of Integrative Lyme Solutions, Dr. K sits down with research scientist and Lyme survivor Nikki Schultek to explore the infection hypothesis behind chronic disease. After battling years of misdiagnosed symptoms including asthma flares, interstitial cystitis, arrhythmias, neurological decline, and suspected MS, Nikki uncovered a complex web of infections including Borrelia, Bartonella, Babesia, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Epstein-Barr virus, and more.\nNow founder of the Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative, Nikki is leading a global consortium investigating how stealth pathogens may trigger neurodegeneration, immune dysfunction, and dementia. This conversation dives into intracellular infections, the Herxheimer reaction, amyloid as an antimicrobial response, sterile brain autopsies, precision medicine, and why federal health agencies are finally acknowledging Lyme disease as a serious public health crisis.\nIf you or someone you love is dealing with chronic Lyme, long COVID, autoimmune illness, or cognitive decline, this episode may change how you see disease.\nKey Takeaways:\n0:00 Introduction\n3:15 Asthma, air hunger, and early misdiagnoses\n8:40 From interstitial cystitis to suspected multiple sclerosis\n14:30 Discovering intracellular infections and Chlamydia pneumoniae\n18:45 Lyme, Bartonella, Babesia and the whack-a-mole effect\n24:10 The Pathobiome concept and microbial imbalance\n27:30 Alzheimer’s disease and the infection hypothesis\n32:00 Sterile brain autopsies and spinal fluid research\n35:20 Amyloid plaque as an antimicrobial defense mechanism\n41:00 APOE4, genetics, and infection susceptibility\n44:30 Federal recognition of Lyme disease and future funding\nResources Mentioned:\nAlzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative - https://alzheimerspathobiome.org\nILADS - https://www.ilads.org\nILADS Education Foundation - https://www.iladef.org...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YRtU6S_L2e8ekKD4Cl4T8U1mDbv1u5CZ07xyHfgXW5c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZDdk/YWNiOGQxYzNhYWVj/M2M4ZDRmMTM0NWY0/MzNiMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}