SICK is a web series that investigates how different diseases affect our bodies. This week the topic was Lyme disease, with important perspective by Dr. Raphael Stricker, board member of LymeDisease.org. Click below to view it. Read More »
Focus – Opinions and Features
Family is on the road for “extreme avoidance” of toxic mold
25
APR
2019
By Bryan Rosner We all know that mold is now recognized to be a major contributing factor in the severity of Lyme disease. This is old news in the Lyme community. My story is similar to many of yours. First, thinking my primary problem is Lyme. Then realizing that mold plays a... Read More »
When Lyme disease and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome overlap
15
APR
2019
by Ella Steinbeck I have been absent. Not just absent from my regular activities or a couple of dinner parties but I have been absent from life. I have something called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It’s painful and horrible and since it affects collagen there is no part of my body... Read More »
Neuro-Lyme is like hitting my head against a fog wall
12
APR
2019
by Julie Starling It was a warm fall evening in Santa Cruz as my husband and I walked the dogs along the beach. Instead of the usual sunset over the sea’s horizon, a dense wall of fog rolled in, motionless, blocking the setting sun from above. Gazing at the thick wall of fog felt... Read More »
Breitschwerdt explains what’s known and unknown about Bartonella
03
APR
2019
Bartonella, also called “cat scratch disease,” is often a co-infection of Lyme disease. It can be transmitted by fleas, ticks and cat scratches. The following podcast is from North Carolina State University. In it, Tracy Peake interviews Ed Breitschwerdt, infectious... Read More »
Investigating connections between Lyme disease and dementia
28
MAR
2019
By Thomas Grier Recently, the National Institute on Aging, as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), approved the acceptance of research to study the role of microbes in causing dementia. This announcement came right on the heels of a recent UK study detecting bacteria... Read More »
What to do when Lyme disease triggers “complex PTSD”
20
MAR
2019
by Shona Curley Recently I spoke with my medical intuitive, Adrienne, on the phone. Yes, I know—how California! But this lovely woman has helped me more than anyone else on my journey toward Lyme remission. With Lyme disease, you take a leap of faith with every new treatment.... Read More »
“Rising Above Lyme Disease” offers guidance for patients and families
04
MAR
2019
By Julia Greenspan, ND Chronic Lyme disease and associated co-infections are creating a chronic disease juggernaut that is moving through the environment, the human body and our health care system. This diminishes quality of life and productivity while increasing medical costs.... Read More »
Medical stalemate: what causes continuing symptoms after Lyme treatment?
19
FEB
2019
by Holly Ahern, MS, MT (ASCP) In 2018, I served on a Subcommittee of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tick Borne Disease Working Group. This was a Federal Advisory Committee, comprised of federal and public members with “diverse disciplines and views pertaining... Read More »
