Lyme Blog Posts
PODCAST: Why Lyme recovery stalls — and how healing can restart
By Fred Diamond Many Lyme survivors have told me about their journey to discover the root cause of their inability to heal from chronic Lyme…
PATHOBIOME PERSPECTIVES: Borrelia, Bartonella & Babesia in the Brain
By Ali Moresco For years, people living with Lyme disease and other infection-associated chronic illnesses have reported cognitive decline, mood changes, memory problems, and unexplained…
What if healing depends on your cells, not your treatments?
Book review by Terri McCormick What if the reason you are not healing is not the treatment itself, but the condition of your cells? Breaking…
Georgia high schoolers are using CRISPR to tackle Lyme disease
Although Lyme disease is the most common vector‑borne illness in the United States, it remains one of the hardest to diagnose and treat. That’s why…
Are lone star ticks taking hold in California?
The lone star tick, notorious for spreading disease and causing a red meat allergy called alpha-gal syndrome, has long plagued the eastern United States. Now,…
PATHOBIOME PERSPECTIVES: Do your eyes hold the key to brain fog?
Pathobiome Perspectives is an interview series exploring the role of infections in chronic neurological and psychiatric conditions—including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lyme disease, and long COVID. By…
Advocates honor Dr. Richard Horowitz as he retires from private practice
By Monica White, Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association The Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease community is proud to honor Dr. Richard I. Horowitz with a Lifetime…
PATHOBIOME PERSPECTIVES: How microbes like Lyme may trigger Alzheimer’s
Pathobiome Perspectives is an interview series exploring the role of infections in chronic neurological and psychiatric conditions—including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lyme disease, and long COVID. By…
PODCAST: “Doesn’t It Kill You?” — the Lyme lyric that stops a room cold
By Fred Diamond If you’ve ever struggled to explain what chronic Lyme disease really feels like with the confusion, the disappearing health, the disbelief from…
Lyme disease isn’t just physical symptoms. It can also hijack your brain.
By Kaitlyn Oleinik My Lyme journey didn’t begin with a catastrophic moment. It began subtly–too subtly. Years before my symptoms exploded, a family member spotted a…
Could an infection be driving your child’s psychiatric symptoms?
In the Lyme world, these stories surface again and again. A child who was thriving suddenly shifts—mood swings, anxiety, trouble focusing, even hallucinations. This might…
The morning I couldn’t walk–and what finally healed me
by Dr. Melanie Stein The morning my legs wouldn’t move changed everything I thought I knew about health. Full-body tremors tore through me. I couldn’t…