WELLth Advisory Team

Our WELLth Advisory Team is a group of people who are deeply connected to The Tick Chicks and Lyme Disease/Chronic Illness awareness. They each have something special to offer and have agreed to be contributors to us from time to time and share their gifts. We all grow from our own set of “baggage” and their stories are told to inspire, ignite, wake you up, shake you up, and help you overcome and rise.

Dr. Casey Kelley, MD

Board Certified in Family Medicine, Dr. Kelley was among the first physicians to become Board Certified in Integrative Medicine. She has studied the causes, effects, and treatments of disease extensively, lectures nationally on this and other topics, and has personally had the diagnosis of Lyme disease.

Dr. Kelley graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed her residency in Family Medicine at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago. She is a ten-year member of the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), a Director on the board of The International Lyme and Associated Disease Society (ILADS), and is a Founding Member of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM).

Prior to founding Case Integrative Health, Dr. Kelley practiced medicine at WholeHealth Chicago, Michigan Avenue Immediate Care, and St. Joseph Hospital.

View her website: Case Integrative Health.

Molly Sims

Molly Sims is recognized for her work as an actress, model, author and philanthropist. Currently, she serves as an executive producer on a new lifestyle series featuring the influential duo behind the home organization company, The Home Edit. The show is currently in production and will stream on Netflix. On screen, Sims is in the Netflix original comedy, THE WRONG MISSY. Known for her savvy sense of style, Sims showcases these aspects and more on her website, MollySims.com which offers original content on beauty, fashion, wellness and more.

Molly is the author of “The Everyday Supermodel: My Beauty, Fashion, and Wellness Secrets Made Simple” which was released in 2015 and appeared on the New York Times best sellers list and “Everyday Chic: My Secrets for Entertaining, Organizing and Decorating at Home” in which she shares her tips, tricks and secrets for entertaining, organizing and decorating.

Molly values clean living, health, parenting, and beauty. We are grateful for her ability to share from a place of humility, humor, and concern for the chronic illness community.

As a philanthropist, Sims works closely with Baby2Baby which provides underserved children ages 0-12 with diapers, clothing and all the basic necessities that every child deserves. A native of Kentucky, Molly resides in Los Angeles with her family. Molly’s latest passion projects are her beauty line YSE Beauty and her engaging podcast, Lipstick on the Rim. 

View her website: Molly Sims.

JJ Martin

JJ Martin is the founder of LaDoubleJ.com, a whimsical merging of her fashion, homeware, interiors, art, design and architecture appreciation. JJ came to her own line via her past life of 17 years as a journalist, writing for a variety of publications and scoping out the best of Italy as a contributing editor for Harper’s Bazaar (US), WSJ, Magazine and Wallpaper.

La Double J was launched in 2015 as a shoppable magazine with the twinned purpose of selling her collection of vintage clothing and shining a light on Milan’s great gorgeous girls and legendarily haute housewives. Propelled by JJ’s maximalist energy, La Double J soon took flight in original collections of feel-good fashion with an easy glamour and vintage twist: delightfully immersive retail experiences; playful collaborations; as well as how to live like a very elegant Italian and how to feel your best through a spiritual practice.

Anyone who follows JJ knows they are in store for an experience of some kind, be it visually or emotionally. She will take you on a journey starting in fashion then rollercoastering through her truth-seeking travel and soulful healing. JJ exists on a deep level always, and we are beyond belief that she will pop in from time to time to enliven and enrich us with her soulful insights.

View her website: La DoubleJ.

Dr. Darin Ingels, ND, FAAEM, FMAPS

Dr. Ingels is a licensed naturopathic doctor with 30 years experience in the healthcare field. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology from Purdue University and his Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Ingels worked as a clinical microbiologist/immunologist at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. He is a Fellow with both the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs.

Dr. Ingels is the author of The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune Response and Beat Lyme Disease (Avery, 2018), which covers an integrative, natural approach to the treatment and management of Lyme disease. He overcame his own 3-year battle with Lyme disease and applied the same principles to now more than 6000 Lyme and coinfection patients over the past 20 years utilizing a naturopathic approach and therapeutic lifestyle to help each person overcome their illness. Dr. Ingels has been featured on numerous podcasts, articles and docuseries as one of the leading experts in Lyme disease.

Dr. Ingels’ practice focuses on environmental medicine with special emphasis on Lyme disease and coinfections and chronic immune dysfunction. His practice is comprised of both children and adults where he uses diet, nutrients, herbs, homeopathy and immunotherapy to help his patients achieve better health. View his website, Dr. Darin Ingels.

Dr. Bill Rawls, MD

Bill Rawls, MD, graduated from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1985. He holds his medical license in North Carolina.

Dr. Rawls has written extensively on health topics, including Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and Chronic Immune Dysfunction. He’s the author of The Cellular Wellness Solution, Unlocking Lyme, and Suffered Long Enough, and has contributed to various health sites.

Aside from his writing, Dr. Rawls serves as Medical Director for Vital Plan, an herbal supplement and wellness company he co-founded with his daughter, Braden, after overcoming Lyme Carditis with the help of herbs.

Dr Cathleen King, DPT

Dr. Cathleen King, DPT is a physical therapist and neuroscience-based mind-body practitioner. Her professional focus is on chronic illness and trauma healing. She is the CEO and founder of the Primal Trust™ Academy & Community, a rapidly growing worldwide platform helping others unlock their self-healing from Lyme, Chronic Fatigue, Long-Haul Covid, Mold, MCAS, Autoimmune and more. Her online program combines brain retraining, vagus nerve toning, somatics, and trauma-informed practices.

View her website: Primal Trust.

Lauren Less

Lauren Less is a food blogger, therapist and real estate professional who is passionate about health and wellness and eating delicious food despite having food allergies and dietary restrictions. Using food as medicine has been a large part of her healing journey. She is passionate about sharing with others that you can still enjoy food despite having limitations and shares her recipes and health journey in the hopes that it will inspire and assist others going through similar situations. Visit her website: Less With Laur.

Dr. Daniel Warren

Dr. Dan Warren has successfully treated thousands of Lyme disease patients with persistent symptoms, which can often lead to physical or psychological impairment when the disease is not treated with a specialized, integrative method. He has also diagnosed thousands of patients with Lyme disease — including Lyme disease contracted in utero. He is currently a practicing physician at Envita Medical Center specializing in advanced natural medicine, chronic Lyme disease and integrative oncology. He is a current board member and he sits upon the medical treatment review board for Envita Medical Centers of America. Dr. Warren is also an accredited Unipathic Physician.

Visit his website: Envita.

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