Lyme Blog Posts
How much does the CDC undercount Lyme cases? It depends on where you live.
The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention recently compared its annual surveillance Lyme numbers [those that meet the agency’s narrowly defined case definition] to the…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Read excerpt of “Chronic,” long-awaited book by Phillips and Parish
Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again is a long-awaited book by Dr. Steven Phillips and Dana Parish….
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Lyme complex” triggers pandemonium in immune system
In 1996, Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer had practiced integrative medicine for 17 years, focusing heavily on food sensitivities, digestive issues, and nutritional supplementation. Then, he suddenly…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Tick bite on groin is no laughing matter
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here is an Australian reality TV show, similar to Survivor. A group of celebrities is deposited at a wilderness…
TOUCHED BY LYME: CDC’s Lyme numbers finally inching towards reality
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now estimates that 476,000 people contract Lyme disease in the US every year. They’ve even made it…
No “cookbook answers” for Lyme treatment, whether acute or chronic
Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer is a a Lyme-literate MD in Denver, Colorado. In the following excerpt from his new book, he outlines the main differences between…
“If the cure doesn’t work, it means you don’t have Lyme disease” (NOT!)
Dr. Dan Kinderlehrer practices internal medicine in Denver, Colorado. In the following excerpt from his forthcoming book, he discusses how his personal experience with Lyme…
Natural remedies for the chronic inflammation of Lyme disease
By Dr. Bill Rawls Everyone knows that inflammation isn’t good, especially when it becomes chronic. But to do something about it, you need to understand…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Max Fierek fights to ride–and spread Lyme awareness
When you see videos of 21-year-old Max Fierek on a mountain bike, you’ll probably have no inkling of what he’s been doing for the last…
From a mom dealing with PANS and Lyme: “2020 is NOT my worst year”
By Lisa Kilion 2020 is NOT my worst year. “What are you talking about?” you ask. “You have something the rest of us don’t have–like…
A message from LymeDisease.org’s Founder and President
by Phyllis Mervine I started this organization more than 30 years ago to empower people with Lyme disease. Our aim: to change a medical system…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Feeling less “alone, despairing and hopeless”
LymeDisease.org sponsors an online support and discussion forum called “US National Lyme Disease Support Groups.” Once you’ve joined the main group, there are opportunities to…