Lyme disease is a bacterial infection. If left untreated, the infection will spread throughout your body. Lyme disease can cause inflammation in muscles, tissues, joints, bones, and even the brain. Inflammation is the body’s natural way of fighting an infection. But...
Lyme disease can affect many different parts of the body, including the cranial, peripheral, and central nervous system. Many people experience neurologic Lyme symptoms in stage three of their disease. However, they can occur at any time. The symptoms can be traumatic...
For years you have heard, “Science is exact,” or “You can’t argue with science.” Well, today, we know these statements are not necessarily correct. The most obvious example is the Coronavirus, which has shown us the virus, and even the...
Let’s recap what we’ve learned about Lyme disease treatment in December shall we? As we come to the end of the month, we must look at all of our resources that can better support Lyme disease treatment. This means educating ourselves about the best ways to...
There is one number you should remember when it comes to figuring out if deer ticks are active, 32, the number indicating if the temperature outside is freezing. If it is above 32 degrees, it is considered to be above freezing, and at this temperature or higher, deer...
Getting a diagnosis for Lyme disease can be difficult. Any doctor can order a test to determine if you have been infected by a tick carrying the Lyme bacteria. Unfortunately, the tests used by general doctors are not sufficient and are often inaccurate. This puts you...
During the winter months, the deer tick species that carries Lyme disease goes dormant. Well, when the temperature drops below freezing, they go dormant. As you may already know, the colder temperatures do not make your Lyme disease arthritis go dormant. Just the...
Let’s recap what we’ve learned about Lyme disease treatment in November shall we? As we come to the end of the month, we must look at all of our resources that can better support Lyme disease treatment. This means educating ourselves about alternative...
When Lyme disease goes untreated, you could face long-term consequences. Lyme disease seems to be the most misdiagnosed, underestimated disease in America today, despite there being hundreds of thousands of new cases each year. Even the Center for Disease Control...
Lyme bacteria are called spirochetes. These bacteria are like party animals. They like to travel to different parts, have a good time, wreaking havoc on that location. They don’t give you much warning when or where they are ready to make an appearance. One week...
