Who We Are

The Chronic Report Mission Statement

“Empowering individuals with chronic conditions to thrive: The Chronic Report explores the dynamics of chronic illness and is a trusted resource that educates, inspires, and supports viewers on their journey to overcoming chronic diseases. Through evidence-based alternative medicine, self-advocacy, and holistic approaches, we empower our audience to live their best lives.”

Dr. Patrick Lynch

Dr. Patrick Lynch is a doctor of Oriental medicine. He is a clinical herbalist, researcher and skilled body worker. Dr. Lynch is renowned for his innovative approach that helps people heal from complex chronic illness. Dr. Lynch cares for his patients and educates them why they are sick and how his treatment will help them return to health. Dr. Lynch specializes in guiding his patients with debilitating chronic illness back to full health, particularly people with autoimmune presentations, MCAS, Lyme disease, co-infections, mycotoxin, cancer, neurological disorders and other “phantom” diseases that have eluded diagnostic procedures from other health professionals.

Dr. Lynch has personal experience with chronic illness. He was diagnosed with Crohn’s and MS in 2016. When he asked the doctors what the cause of his Crohn’s and MS was, they told him there is no known cause. Dr. Lynch’s journey to figure out the cause of his chronic illness was successful. After learning the cause was chronic infections, Lyme disease, co-infections and mycotoxin, he then developed his own treatment protocol. He eradicated the chronic infections in 8 months and has reached and remained in remission since 2017. During his doctorate program, he researched and wrote his thesis on “How to Clinically Identify the Cause of Chronic Illness and Successfully Treat People with Oriental Medicine.”

Since obtaining his doctorate, Dr. Lynch has helped many people with debilitating chronic illness reach and remain in remission with his innovative LLARS (Lynch’s Lyme and Autoimmune Recovery System) protocol.

Patrick sees patients at Sky Ridge Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, located in Bend, Oregon. For more information you can visit. Dr. Patrick Lynch at Sky Ridge Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at www.SkyRidgeAcupuncture.com. Dr. Lynch also offers virtual tele-health support at Trillium Health Solutions at www.TrilliumHealthSolutions.com.

Nicole Stewart-Selleck

For over a decade, Nicole worked as an Emmy award winning television journalist, and later as a media and public relations consultant, specializing in crisis communications. Nicole is currently pursuing a Master Herbalist degree and functional nutrition certification with the goal of becoming a practitioner of natural medicine.

Nicole is an avid health advocate and has always made health and fitness part of her daily life. Passionate and enthusiastic about the opportunity to share her heath knowledge, Nicole partnered with Patrick in summer of 2024 to launch "The Chronic Report," a video podcast aimed at informing, empowering, inspiring, and supporting people so they can achieve true health and wellness. 

Be sure to follow her on Viriditas, a new spin-off lifestyle, fitness, health and wellness series to appear on the Chronic Report Channel, this fall 2025.

Nicole lives with her husband and two sons in Minnesota.