What is Lyme Disease?
A tick-borne illness caused by the bacteria Borrelia that often acutely results in a bullseye rash, flu-like symptoms, joint pain, and limb weakness
Chronically, Lyme can cause chronic fatigue, chronic inflammation, brain fog, body pains, joint pains, neurological and memory problems, headaches, depression, and insomnia
Lyme’s Most Common Co-Infections
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Mold Toxicities
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GI Infections
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EBV (Epstein-Barr Virus)
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Mycoplasma
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Bartonella
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Heavy Metals
How is Lyme Disease Treated?
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Initial treatment for an acute Lyme infection is typically a round or a few rounds of antibiotics, and if caught early enough you can fully recover
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Chronic Lyme is sometimes often treated with the same antibiotics, just for a longer period of time.
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Naturally, supplements, nature, cure, homeopathy, lifestyle, and dietary changes can all be utilized in treatment. Treatment varies and is individualized based on the person’s needs.
How to test for Lyme?
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There are two commonly used blood tests; ELISA and Western Blot tests. These tests are often not specific or sensitive enough, therefore can miss a Lyme diagnosis
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A new test IGeneX is also available that tests for more species and is used in early detection
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Although these tests do exists, there is still a percentage of patients that have a false negative test, this is where symptoms, signs, and ruling out of other diseases becomes important
Three at-home therapies
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Infrared sauna
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Stress management: meditation, breathwork, movement, grounding, nature, self-care
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Mediterranean diet