Lyme Blog Posts
“Lyme Ease Survival Guidebook” aims to help you heal
By Jenn Hyla Growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, I never worried much about bug bites. In fact, one of my dad’s favorite sayings when…
How good nutrition can help you recover from Lyme disease
By Lindsay Christensen, MS, CNS, LDN, CKNS Your immune system, brain, and gastrointestinal system, not to mention the rest of your body, require optimal nutrition…
Lyme disease can affect the heart in complicated ways
By Dr. Adrian Baranchuk Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme carditis is an early manifestation of Lyme…
Could an 80-year-old drug cure Alzheimer’s disease?
by Greg Richter, Drexel University Unlike diseases that impair the body in a myriad of physical ways, dementia can rob mental faculties and identity, as…
Career and life lessons from survivors of chronic Lyme disease
By Fred Diamond We all know that Lyme disease can cause major career disruption. But what if overcoming the disease can help you find your…
Over age 70½? Get this tax benefit when donating to LymeDisease.org
By Carolyn Degnan A little-known charitable tax deduction allows individuals and couples over the age of 70½ to transfer funds from an Individual Retirement Account…
No Lyme disease in California? That’s a misplaced impression
By Raeena Lari Lyme disease is the most common and the fastest-growing vector-borne disease in the country, and constitutes a significant public health threat, with 476,000 new cases each year from…
Head trauma, prolonged neurological symptoms, and Lyme disease
By Daniel A. Kinderlehrer MD When Brian finished college, he had dreams of becoming a professional hockey player. Unfortunately, he got a rough blow to…
These are my top 12 recommended books on Lyme disease
By Fred Diamond When someone close to me had a major Lyme flare late this spring. I realized it was time to ramp up my…
Young Lyme warrior on a journey to become “American Ninja Warrior”
By Carolyn Degnan Lyme disease and its associated illnesses can wreak havoc on children both physically and mentally. Thirteen-year-old Talan Yorn could have been just…
What’s behind this epidemic of chronic, inflammatory conditions?
by Daniel A. Kinderlehrer MD I have witnessed many changes in the over 40 years I’ve been a doctor, including epidemic rises in multiple medical…
“Messages on the Mirror”: Family endurance and a Lyme love story
By Donna Z. Falcone If you have lived with chronic Lyme disease, you may be familiar with this phenomenon. Significant life events—the ones most people…











