Expand Your Knowledge about Lyme disease

Lyme Disease in Children

Heather Haslun DNP, FNPC

Lyme Disease in children can be elusive, often dismissed and/or undertreated. As adults it is easy for most to identify and relate symptoms that we may be feeling, however as a child, it can be difficult to put symptoms into words or even voice that something may be wrong. It is important to keep Lyme Disease as a differential diagnosis when a child may have vague complaints or a parent or caregiver notices changes in a child’s behavior. Children with Lyme Disease may exhibit exhibit...

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Using Herbs to Support Lyme Disease Therapies

Korey DiRoma, N.D.

Different types of antibiotics and herbs have been studied to find the most effective agent that can kill or eradicate all forms of the bacteria. In subculture studies, single antibiotic therapies are often found to be ineffective at complete eradication. However, there are herbs that have been studied and tested in vitro that have been found to be effective in eradicating all forms of borrelia bacteria. Combining multiple herbs can often creates a synergistic effect which may increase overall effectiveness of therapies. 

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Lyme Testing: What You Need to Know

Kaitlin Surber, PA-C

Did you know that the traditional Western Blot test for Lyme disease is not adequate testing to detect all Borrelia groups and species? Most of us are aware of “co-infections”, such as Babesia, Anaplasma, Bartonella, etc., however, other Borrelia groups and species are often overlooked when it comes to testing. Igenex, a laboratory that has a focus on developing high quality testing for Tick Borne Illnesses, recently discontinued their Western Blot to be replaced with the Lyme Immunoblot. The more accurate testing that the aforementioned Immunoblots provide gives more information about speciation and helps to clarify non-specific results on traditional Western Blots. 

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Tick Borne Infection and Mental Health

Kathryn Boulter N.D.

I recently had a patient contact our office with a complaint of a multi-year history of anxiety that started several months after a camping trip. Despite trying many different medications and counseling therapies, their anxiety has been resistant to all attempts at treatment. In addition to the anxiety, the patient had also developed a distinctive “stretch mark like” rash, but the patient did not have risk factors for stretch marks. This case has the hallmarks for a vector borne infection...

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What are the Best Foods to Eat While Treating Lyme or Coinfections?

Janna Neitzel, MS, RD, CDN

When treating anything from infections to mold, supporting detoxification is a crucial component of healing. Whether the treatment involves antibiotics or herbal therapies, there is a chaotic symphony of cells, bacteria, and toxins being destroyed and reorganized. As these things travel through the body, we can often feel more symptomatic while fragments build up in the bloodstream. Getting them out of the body by way of detoxification is what helps us to feel better....

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Lyme Disease: Treatment is a Multidisciplinary Approach

Kaitlin Surber, PA-C

As we head into Lyme Awareness month, let us highlight the multi-modal approach that it takes to treat the complex condition that is Lyme disease. Treatment for Lyme disease is not a “one size fits all” approach and looks different for every single patient. Several factors, including but not limited to, duration of illness, parts of the body involved, co-infections present, and underlying health status, play a significant role in clinical decision making to decide what treatment(s) are appropriate for any specific patient.

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