Who am I?
I am a Registered Nurse with a Master of Applied Professional Practice. I am the author of Hooked on Gut Health where you can learn more about healing from autoimmune disease, allergy and brain inflammation​​​. I have experience assisting helminthic self-treaters with diverse conditions such as allergy, chronic fatigue syndrome, sarcoidosis, IBS, ulcerative colitis, Crohns, coeliac, eczema, psoriasis, post viral fatigue, bronchiolitis, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis and also general inflammation and fatigue.​
Media and Interviews
Television & Video
TVNZ Sunday — Could a dose of worms be the answer to treating incurable autoimmune diseases?
In this Sunday programme, I explore autoimmune conditions and share my experience of helminthic therapy, alongside a scientist investigating the potential of these organisms.
Watch the Sunday programme on YouTube
Radio Interviews & Podcasts
RNZ Nine to Noon — Why some autoimmune patients are turning to worms
I speak with Kathryn Ryan about the science of helminthic therapy and my experience of autoimmune disease, why I began exploring helminthic therapy, and the interest this field is attracting.
Listen to the full RNZ interview
Reality Check Radio — From Autoimmune Diagnosis to an Unusual Search for Healing. Interview with Rodney Hide
An in-depth conversation about my journey from a serious autoimmune diagnosis to investigating the relationship between the immune system, the gut and helminthic therapy.
Listen to the full Reality Check Radio interview
Newspaper & Online Articles
1News — How regular doses of hookworms revolutionised my health and gave me back my life. My first-person account of living with scleroderma and myositis, the impact of chronic illness on everyday life, and my personal experience of exploring helminthic therapy.
Read the full article on 1News
I explore my journey and demonstrate how I take hookworm
Watch the Interview with Paddy Gower
Ben Adams — Why Worms Matter: Helminthic Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases. A conversation with Ben Adams about my personal experience with autoimmune disease, my exploration of helminthic therapy and the questions surrounding this unconventional approach. Listen Here
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Stuff - Lyn Jolley cures her Lupus with hookworm — “I've got parasitic worms living inside me, and it's great”. A feature exploring the experiences of people who have chosen to explore helminthic therapy.
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My Book: Hooked on Gut Health
What is Helminthic Therapy
Helminth discussions
Helminth Therapy is the reintroduction of controlled small doses of ancient symbiont helminth to alleviate autoimmune, allergy and other inflammatory conditions. These organisms are tiny worms which until recently lived within all of us. We eliminated them when we became ultra sanitised. They modulate our immune system and without them we are developing autoimmune disease and allergy.
You may be wanting to explore the treatment for yourself or a loved one. When you choose to treat with helminthic therapy you may have many questions and want to become more informed.
I can discuss your health in relation to appropriate species and dosing. Book in for a virtual consultation.
