Focus – Opinions and Features

By Julia Lupine EMF—electromagnetic fields generated by wireless devices, power systems, and digital technologies—has become a buzzword in recent years. Some people are sounding alarms about potential health effects, while mainstream sources like Google and Wikipedia continue to... Read More »

By Fred Diamond For people living with Lyme disease, the journey is often laden with enduring years of uncertainty, loss, and isolation often while appearing “fine” to the outside world. It may be about learning to advocate for yourself when the medical system fails to provide... Read More »

By Terri McCormick Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are often discussed in terms of joints, nerves, and immune dysfunction. One critical area is frequently overlooked: the mouth. That gap was the focus of a recent clinical lecture on oral–systemic health and its... Read More »

By Rabbi Melinda Bernstein When I first learned I had Lyme in April 2024, I went looking for the soul of the issue. As I began to understand what was happening in my body, I also paid close attention to what others in the Lyme community were grappling with, even as I quietly... Read More »

This week, Terri McCormick joins LymeDisease.org as a writer and advocate. What follows is her first blog for us. Like so many people in the Lyme community, my path here did not begin with a career plan or an academic interest. It began when my children became sick and no one... Read More »

The following excerpt comes from A Blind Spot on Autism. The book is co‑authored by Debbie Kimberg, a mother and advocate whose writing for LymeDisease.org has chronicled her son’s improvement after treatment for vector‑borne infections including Borrelia, Bartonella, and... Read More »

By Bill Rawls, MD Lately, there has been growing buzz around peptide therapy. Many functional and alternative medicine practitioners use peptide blends to help with everything from tissue repair and hormone balance to immune support, fat loss, and brain function. While some... Read More »

By Fred Diamond For many people living with chronic Lyme disease, healing is not a straight line. It is not just about lab results, protocols, or symptom checklists. It is often a deeply personal journey that touches identity, purpose, relationships, and possibly even life’s... Read More »

By Fred Diamond In this episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, I sat down with Olivia Abrams, a 26-year-old entrepreneur, Lyme survivor and advocate, and founder of TiCK MiTT. What emerged was not just a conversation about a product, but a powerful story about prevention,... Read More »