Focus – Opinions and Features

By Dr. Elena Frid Many of you already know about the various infections that a tick bite can transmit, sometimes leading to life-altering diseases and symptoms. But did you know that a tick bite may also lead to a meat allergy? Alpha-gal allergy came on the medical radar in 2002,... Read More »

Neil Spector, MD, knows a lot about cancer. He’s one of the country’s top oncologists and is a cancer researcher at Duke University School of Medicine. He knows a lot about Lyme disease, too—from personal experience. Dr. Spector suffered from misdiagnosed Lyme disease for many... Read More »

PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) are infection-induced autoimmune conditions. .  Triggered by such infections as strep, Lyme disease, and Coxsackie virus,... Read More »

By Elizabeth Hancock My Lyme disease story begins before I was even born. It starts with a nymphal tick, no bigger than the tip of a Sharpie, that infected my mother and changed the course of my family’s life. A few years later my mom, still undiagnosed, had my brother, Tommy,... Read More »

by Jessie Bedrinana My daughter was nine when symptoms started after a long summer of hiking and camping in Southern and Central California. She was previously an outdoorsy, active, happy child who loved school. Her symptoms started with fatigue, weakness and knee pain (after a... Read More »

By Tiffany Salmon If you look at David Slade today, you’ll see a dedicated father, husband, nutritional health coach, Permaculture Farm business owner, and adjunct instructor dedicated to educating his students and the community about Lyme disease. You might not realize that... Read More »

by Dr. Elena Frid Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that typically presents in childhood, affecting verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Typically, caretakers notice a problem with the child by age 2, when the child begins to learn how to communicate effectively with... Read More »

By Tiffany Salmon Jesse Ruben is a New York-based singer/ songwriter with a popular song called “We Can,” which he wrote after running his very first marathon. The song symbolizes his feel-good, upbeat personality and he intended for it to encourage people to know that nothing is... Read More »

By Alyssa Whitlock You see that little spot on my calf? You wouldn’t think that a small bite like this would change someone’s life, turn it upside down, crush their goals and dreams, shake them to their core, causing immense pain and profound fatigue along with a multitude of... Read More »