Lyme Blog Posts
Keeping clear water in your metaphorical tub
(Book review) “Create a Toxin-Free Body and Home Starting Today,” by Dr. Lee Cowden and Connie Strasheim.
So what does it take to get a good night’s sleep?
Guest blogger Jennifer Crystal discusses how much Lyme disease can disrupt the sleep cycle and one option for dealing with it.
No "magic bullet" for Lyme, but lots of useful ideas
(Book review) “Freedom from Lyme Disease,” by Bryan Rosner.
NEWS: New ILADS Lyme guidelines promote options and informed choice
LymeDisease.org has endorsed the new Lyme disease guidelines published by ILADS, calling them “both evidence-based and patient-centered.”
"Lyme? At least it isn’t cancer"
Guest blogger Emily Reach White writes that one of the hardest things about Lyme disease is the reaction of other people.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: LymeDisease.org Endorses New ILADS Lyme Disease Guidelines
Today, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases (ILADS) has published its revised guidelines on treating Lyme disease! Too many patients fail the standard courses of…
Dr. Jones called both Great Satan and Mother Theresa
The following guest blog is excerpted from a lengthy interview with Lyme pediatrician Dr. Charles Ray Jones on the Lyme Connection website. In this section,…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Patient-Powered Research and Lyme Disease
Many of you know that I am a patient representative for the Patient Centered Research Institute (PCORI), a government funding organization that seeks to put…
Jesse Colin Young “got brain back” after Lyme treatment
The singer/songwriter/founding member of the band “The Youngbloods” talks about his experience with Lyme disease.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: The bogus grassroots of the American Lyme Disease Foundation
I have been getting calls lately from patients who go to the website of the American Lyme Disease Foundation (ALDF), mistakenly believing it is a…
NEWS: New rapid test finds "off-season Lyme" and miyamotoi
Researchers say new DNA test will help diagnose borrelia infections quickly, leading to more timely treatment.
NEWS: Persistent Lyme infection may cause hepatitis
“The CDC keeps asking for ‘credible scientific evidence’ that persistent infection may cause problems in these patients. We have delivered that evidence on a silver…