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November 21, 2022 41 mins

​​Dr. Kines is the CEO and Founder of Global Epstein-Barr Virus Institute. She is a leader in recovery therapy for chronic EBV, author, wellness expert, and a highly respected doctor of clinical nutrition, a graduate of the prestigious Bastyr University. In this episode, Dr. Kasia and Dr. Lauryn talk about all things EBV, what it is, what the symptoms are, how to live with it, and much much more!

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Highlights

4:04 - Dr. Kasia talks about her background and what inspired her to pursue the world of the Epstein-Barr virus.

9:30 - What is EBV?

11:11 - How do you get EBV?

12:03 - Studies that are correlating COVID and EBV

14:29 - Symptoms of EBV

16:48 - How to distinguish symptoms as EBV symptoms

18:45 - How accurate are EBV tests?

20:12 - How Dr. Kasia interprets EBV tests

22:01 - What causes EBV to be reactivated

23:56 - What to do if you have EBV

28:47 - The role of binders and detoxification

30:34 - Common misunderstandings

34:58 - How to learn more about Dr. Kasia

35:55 - A health hack that Dr. Kasia has recently learned

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About Dr. Kasia Kines

​​Dr. Kines is the CEO and Founder of Global Epstein-Barr Virus Institute. She is a leader in recovery therapy for chronic EBV, author, wellness expert, and a highly respected doctor of clinical nutrition, a graduate of the prestigious Bastyr University. Since 2005, Dr. Kines has built an international reputation as a functional nutritionist, from being sought after by Johns Hopkins University to her ground-breaking Amazon best-seller book The Epstein-Barr Virus Solution.

Dr. Kines has developed an effective proprietary evidence-based methodology to EBV recovery and successful EBV Recovery Program for those suffering from EBV and also trains other practitioners in her methodology in Clinician EBV Training and Certification Program and EBV Practitioner Workshop.

Dr. Kines is a passionate advocate for debunking common misinformation about EBV in medical community and lectures on this topic extensively.  She is on a mission to bring the truth about EBV and solution to the world globally, so no one needs to suffer needlessly from this misunderstood virus and its complications. She lives with her husband and their companion animals on San Juan Island, WA.

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Connect with Dr. Kines

Website | ebvhelp.com

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Connect with Dr. Lauryn

Facebook | Dr. Lauryn Lax

Twitter | @drlaurynlax

Instagram | @drlaurynlax

Website | drlauryn.com 

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Transcript (Episode website contains full transcript)

Dr. Lauryn (00:05):

Welcome to the Health Detective Podcast, a show dedicated to quieting the noise in the health, food, and fitness world. I'm your host, Dr. Lauryn, a former TV news journalist and chronic illness patient gone health detective with a master's in Functional Medicine, Nutrition, and my doctorate in occupational therapy, bringing you over 20 years of clinical and personal experience helping patients radically take their health back into their own hands. On this show, we have re

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