Darin Ingels ND

Darin Ingels

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Dr. Ingels is a respected leader in natural medicine with numerous publications, international lectures and 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. Dr. Ingels completed his residency at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health.

Dr. Ingels is a licensed Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine in the State of California. He is a Fellow with the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and Fellow with the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs.

Dr. Ingels has been published extensively and is the author of two books, The Natural Pharmacist: Lowering Cholesterol and Natural Treatments for High Cholesterol. He has also written a chapter on allergy desensitization for autistic children in “Cutting Edge Therapies for Autism” and is the author of the book, The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan To Fight The Inflammatory Autoimmune Response And Beat Lyme Disease.

Dr. Ingels’ practice focuses on environmental medicine with special emphasis on Lyme disease, MS, autism, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS and PANDAS) and chronic immune dysfunction, including allergies, asthma, recurrent or persistent infections and other genetic or acquired immune problems. His practice is comprised of both children and adults. He uses diet, nutrients, herbs, homeopathy, and immunotherapy along with conventional medical therapies to help his patients achieve better health.

A Three-Year Journey to Regain My Health

After completing medical school and residency in Seattle, I took a job in Connecticut and began my professional career. I briefly worked in an integrated medical practice and soon decided to open my own practice. As with opening any new business, long hours were involved. I was about three weeks away from opening my doors when I contracted Lyme disease. I had every typical symptom from a headache, joint pain, numbness and tingling in my hands and feet, severe back pain and persistent fatigue. I even had the classic bull’s eye rash on the back of my leg.

Like most Lyme patients, I had my good days, my bad days and my horrible days. Lyme changed my life in ways that I could never have expected. It took a toll on my job, relationships and my overall health.

I took the standard treatment of doxycycline and after four days of treatment was completely symptom-free – for about eight months. Once I opened my practice, I was the doctor, receptionist, bookkeeper, etc. I was working 10-12 hour days, 6 days a week building my practice.

Soon I noticed I was getting Lyme symptoms again and knew I was relapsing. Since it was in the dead of winter in Connecticut, it was unlikely a new infection. I took doxycycline again and there was no improvement. I changed antibiotics after a month and still no improvement. I changed antibiotics over the course of 8-9 months and felt worse and worse.

Things were not getting better. I was working with several Lyme-literate doctors in my area yet I felt myself going deeper and deeper into poor health. I finally went to see Dr. Zhang in New York City. I had several other Lyme disease patients who had seen him and he was able to help them tremendously. He treated me with acupuncture and his own Chinese herbal formulas and I started to feel better.

Over the course of 6-7 months, my health improved dramatically and I was 85-90% back to my old self. I then switched to a modified Cowden protocol and that got me even better.

I continued to work on my diet, getting better sleep, exercising more and doing all the lifestyle things I had been advising my patients to do. Finally, I was treated by a homeopathic doctor who successfully rid me of all my symptoms. It took almost three years to get better with plenty of ups and downs along the way.