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Daisy Kent In the Lyme Light on the Bachelor
It’s no surprise the show The Bachelor is known for having hot contestants. However, what is even hotter than The Bachelor contestants? Hyperthermia treatment is about as hot as you can...
Hyperthermia Treatment For Lyme Disease Patients
Hyperthermia treatment for Lyme disease involves raising the body's temperature to combat the Lyme bacteria and other tick-borne infections effectively. This approach is rooted in the idea that...
Ticks in Alaska: Understanding the Risks and Species
"Are there ticks in Alaska?" is a question gaining increasing relevance. The answer is yes. There are 4 native and 4 non-native tick species that inhabit Alaska. We aim to provide comprehensive...
CDC Validates Chronic Lyme Disease
Recently the CDC added a new page titled, “Chronic Symptoms Following Infections”. This page acknowledges Chronic Lyme Disease for the first time on the CDC website. It states that “Infections can...
Lyme Disease Vaccine: The Past, Present, and Future
Lyme disease, caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted through ticks, has become a prominent concern in many parts of the world. According to the CDC, an estimated 500,000 people...
Bartonella Stretch Marks: Bartonella Rash vs Stretch Marks
Bartonella, What it is and it’s Symptoms Bartonella is a tick-borne infection. Ticks that carry Lyme disease may also carry the co-infection Bartonella. Bartonella is composed of...
Lyme Disease And Dementia: Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s, and Misdiagnosis
In recent years, the intricate correlation between Lyme disease and dementia has emerged as a constant area of interest within the medical community. Lyme disease is an infection that can be...
7 Facts About PANS/PANDAS Diet You Might Not Know
A PANS/PANDAS diet can be a helpful factor in the recovery process for a child when implementing specific nutritional choices and lower inflammatory foods. Dietary changes can also improve the...
Lyme Disease and Jaw Pain: Understanding the Connection
Today we will explore the correlation between Lyme disease and jaw pain, its underlying mechanisms, common symptoms, diagnostic approaches, and available treatment options. Lyme disease,...
10 Pass Ozone Therapy: Cost, Benefits, and Possible Side Effects
Ozone therapy is a medical treatment that involves the use of ozone gas to improve various health conditions. Ozone therapy has been used for many years to treat a wide range of medical conditions...
Cryptolepis Sanguinolenta: Treatment of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States and in Europe.1 Cryptolepis sanguinolenta is one of the more popular herbs for lyme disease treatment. Often times when...
Ozone Therapy For Lyme Disease: A Primary Treatment
Lyme disease is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick....
Herxing and Lyme Disease: What is Herxing?
What is a herxheimer reaction? Dr. Richard Horowitz, a renowned Lyme Literate Physician describes herxing in his book “How Can I Get Better?” as a temporary worsening of the symptoms of Lyme...
Alpha-gal Syndrome Symptoms & Treatment
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), also known as mammalian meat allergy, is an IgE antibody response to the disaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-Gal). This sugar, commonly known as alpha-gal,...
The Face Of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease (LD) is a multisystem condition caused by certain species of spirochetes from the Borrelia burgdorferi complex. The bacteria can spread to multiple organs throughout the body...
The Truth About Lyme Disease In Kids
One of the more tricky aspects of Lyme disease in kids is that it is an illness of opportunity. Once infected with the Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) bacteria, your child may display a range of...
Ticks In Hawaii: Ticks and Lyme Disease In Hawaii
Are there ticks in Hawaii? Well yes, but maybe not the ones you’re thinking of. According to the state of Hawaii deer ticks have not been located on the islands but they do have ticks! There might...
The Next Generation of Lyme Disease – A Focus on Gestational Transmission
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease, the most prevalent tick-borne disease, and one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States.1 There are many different...
Corona Infection – A Shift in The Way We Think of Modern Medicine
As a global community we are facing a major crisis over the pandemic of “superbugs” resistant to many treatments. People are dying by the tens of thousands from pathogenic diseases, and while...
Evaluating the Success of Hyperthermia Treatment in Chronic Lyme Disease
November 5, 2019 | Lyme Stories, Symptoms, TreatmentBy Bay Area Lyme Guest Post from Michelle McKeon, MS, President, Lyme and Cancer Services Bay Area Lyme is happy to share the editorial...
Answering questions about hyperthermia treatment for Lyme disease
Authored by Michelle McKeon If you have never experienced the traumatizing effects of Lyme, take my word, it is a complete nightmare. I spent years in pain, battling confusing symptoms and feeling...
Hyperthermia Treatment
Authored by Michelle McKeon | Original article from the Townsend Letter Hyperthermia treatment…not really a treatment that is often talked about in the United States, is it? Similar to Lyme disease,...
The Explosion of Ticks This Year and How to Protect Yourself!
Authored by Michelle McKeon Why 2019 is the Worst Year Ever in Tick Numbers Tick, Tick, Tick Boom! This season it is as if a “ticking” time bomb has exploded across the country! Ticks are found in...
What is Plasmapheresis?
Plasmapheresis is a process where the liquid part of the blood, or plasma, is separated from the blood cells. Usually, the plasma is replaced with another solution such as saline or albumin, or the...
Avril Lavigne Releases Her First Single in Five Years After Her Long Battle With Lyme Disease
After a difficult and at times, life threatening battle with Lyme disease, Avril Lavigne is making a return to the music scene with the release her new single – Head Above Water – which she wrote...
Infrared Saunas and Lyme Disease
Authored by Michelle McKeon Working with Lyme and Cancer Services, we are huge advocates of two things: hyperthermia treatment through the use of infrared heat, and detoxification to aid in the...
Lyme Disease Memory Loss Treatment
Lyme Disease, caused by the bite of a bacteria-infected tick with Borrelia burgdorferi, mayonii, afzelii or garinii (depending on the region of the world), not only attacks the patient’s organs and...
Cutting-edge Lyme Disease Clinic in Mexico Gives Hope to Sufferers
With Lyme disease now one of the fastest growing infectious diseases worldwide, a state-of-the-art lyme disease clinic called Sanoviv Medical Institute, located one hour’s drive from San Diego...
Those of us who are sick are the ‘canaries in the coal mine’
Authored by: Pamela Connellan Recently Dr Neil Nathan, a specialist in chronic illness, spoke at a conference for Integrative Medicine for the Treatment of Tick-borne Disease. He said: “We live in...
Mold, Micotoxins, and Lyme
Authored by Michelle McKeon Recovering from Lyme disease has been a huge part of my life for almost a decade now. When I first began this journey I had no idea how many pieces to this puzzle I would...