I've done a lot of research on tick-borne, as well as interviewing others, and my own personal experience.

My protocol for being in tick areas is now as follows:

* No sugar, including "stray" sugar from processed food, like "cane syrup", "apple juice", etc.

* No processed food that digests fast and floods my body with nutrients, e.g. bread, cereal, etc.

* Light diet, intermittent fasting.

* No coffee.

* Lots of fresh garlic.

* Frequent tick checks.

* If I get bitten, no sweets of any kind, including fruit, for a few days.

* If bitten by the smaller species, and it's on long enough to leave a red mark, 2 days of antibiotics right away.