What is Lyme disease?
Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia Burdorferi bacteria. However, in recent years the term “Lyme disease” has become synonymous with a range of tick-borne infections and co-infections that are affecting people all over the world.
Lyme disease was originally identified as a specific condition in 1975 in Old Lyme, CT (where it got its name) after a number of children in the area were misdiagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The spirochete pathogen was isolated and described by Willy Burdorfer in 1981, and since its identification, Lyme disease and related tick-borne diseases have been determined by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to affect 456,000 per year in the United States and 65,000 in Europe. The rate of infection is increasing annually 1.5 times the number of women being diagnosed with breast cancer and six times the number of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the US.
It is one of the most misdiagnosed, least understood, hardest to detect & diagnose, and yet most rapidly advancing infectious diseases in the world. Read more…
Prevention:
The best way to avoid Lyme disease and tick-borne illnesses is to avoid contact with ticks and other biting insects that can carry the diseases. Further, it is a good idea to avoid or be mindful of animals that can carry ticks as well the environments where ticks & biting insects thrive. Tick-borne illnesses are NOT just found in New England or the Northeast part of the United States. To date, Lyme disease and the ticks that carry the illnesses have been reported in every state in the US as well many countries all over the world. Read more…
Symptoms & Diagnosis:
The elusive thing about the disease is, depending upon the patient, a person might not exhibit any of the classic symptoms in an obvious way. In fact, less than 10% of adults (with a higher percentage in children) tend to exhibit the tell-tale rash and less than 20% tend to present joint pain or fever. All of these are considered the classic early-onset symptoms and even with them, many doctors can be reluctant to prescribe treatment as a means to combat the illness. It is becoming more commonly known that Lyme and tick-borne disease symptoms can mimic other well-known and frequently-diagnosed diseases. Read more…
Treatment:
Treatment protocols for Lyme & tick-borne diseases vary depending on the individual, when they were infected and what co-infections are present besides the Lyme bacteria itself. We have the latest information on treatments proven to be effective that involve no antibiotics, including Buhner protocol, Zhang protocol, Cowden protocol, Beyond Balance protocol as well as a range of custom suggestions on supplements and detoxing. Read more…