One of the biggest health concerns of Lyme disease is the potential for Lyme carditis, which occurs when the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria enters the tissues of the heart. This infection can interfere with the electrical signals that coordinate the regular beating of the heart. The resulting condition is called “heart block.” What makes […]
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8 Misconceptions About Lyme Disease You Need To Know

Lyme disease has long been taught in medical schools as being a simple tick-borne illness that is difficult to catch and easy to treat, making the necessity for further research and continued education non-urgent within the professional community. However, as new studies and findings emerge, this fallacy is becoming harder for the medical community to […]
How Lyme Disease Guidelines Are Set To Change

The guidelines for diagnosing and treating Lyme disease may soon be changing, although pediatricians aren’t expected to readily adopt all the recommendations. Closed in September, the comment period closed on a new set of guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease. The guidelines have several updates, but one of the […]
Why am I still sick after Lyme treatment? Chronic Lyme, Lyme co-infections, and flare-ups

You may be wondering why you continue to feel terrible, even though you’ve been “treated” for Lyme disease. When Lyme is detected and addressed early on it can often have positive outcomes. However, when someone’s Lyme remains undiagnosed or untreated it will turn into Chronic Lyme (or sometimes referred to as post-treatment Lyme disease) over […]
No One Understands Lyme Disease

The sooner experts admit that, the sooner we’ll figure out what’s happening and perhaps prevent a lot of suffering. Lyme disease exposes how overrated medicine is. People have come to expect modern science to be able to detect and cure bacterial infections, at the very least – and yet for Lyme, a bacterial disease transmitted […]
Chronic Lyme 101: Tips for treatment

Many have asked, “Is chronic Lyme disease real?” We are here to tell you that it is not only real, but it is destroying people’s lives. Many suffering from chronic Lyme have been searching for treatment for years and wondering if a cure will ever be found. In this article, we will tell you everything […]
Lyme Disease: Is it normal to experience these symptoms?

Whether you’re new to Lyme disease or have been dealing with it for years, you might be wondering whether or not the symptoms you’re experiencing with Lyme are unique to you. Here are some answers to those “is it only me?” questions! What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? Symptoms vary for each person, but […]