Here’s the thing about tick-borne illnesses: According to functional medicine doctor Kenneth Bock, M.D., they can cover different organ systems, and so patients often present myriad symptoms.

“It can look like anything,” he shares on this episode of the mindbodygreen podcast, which poses a problem in clinical settings….

…However, says Bock, “If you listen, and you look, and you think hard…tick-borne diseases can cause this myriad of complaints.”

Meaning, it’s important not to rule out the possibility of a tick=borne illness, even if you don’t necessarily live in a hotbed state.

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