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Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Great Promise

Could an effective and safe Lyme Disease Vaccine be one step closer to a reality? Lyme disease is a brutal illness and anyone that suffers from it wouldn’t wish it on their worst enemy. Many patients have to go through multiple Doctors and years of medical run-around to finally be correctly diagnosed with Lyme Disease. [...] Continue reading →

Bungee Jumping Off the Friendship Cliff

Tonight, while looking for something on Facebook, the search ironically brought up my ex best friend. To know what an unprovoked emotional attack this was by FB you need to know she & I were never FB friends & share no friends in common. So like I said, very uncool Facebook! Suddenly there she was: standing on the [...] Continue reading →

New Solutions for Inaccurate Lyme Testing

Lyme testing is one of the most confusing, divisive topics you’ll ever face in our community. Killer combo. Interpreting your Igenex Western Blot bands may not guarantee a clear answer, but will guarantee a migraine. The reason behind this? No one appears to be right. PCRs only detect the infection 6% to 15% of the [...] Continue reading →

Fixing Treg / TH17 Balance: The Key To Fixing Autoimmunity?

Treg / TH17: The New TH1 / TH2 Imbalance? For years we’ve been hearing that TH1/TH2 balance is a big key (if not the key) to disorders such as lyme disease, ME/CFS, fibromyalgia. But treatments aimed at restoring TH1/TH2 balance have largely produced mixed results. Studies on Crohn’s disease suggest that overexpressed TH1, often thought to be [...] Continue reading →

Cold Thermogenesis for Lyme Disease, Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, Mold Illness

Sometimes you come across protocols that just seem crazy. In a community where snake oil is a-dripping a-plenty, we tend to start with skepticism. This was the case when I first heard about Cold Thermogenesis. Tim Ferris discussed cold immersion in his book, The Four Hour Body, but what really caught my interest was this [...] Continue reading →

One product that could save your life & your sanity!

“What are you allergic to?” the nurse asked in that droll tone that said she had already asked that question too many times today. I didn’t reply, I just reached into my wallet & handed her the worn, folded paper, a document I made years ago when the short list of drug reactions I could [...] Continue reading →

Playing Hide & Seek with the Flu

I am currently playing hide & seek with the Flu. I am hiding, hoping the Flu isn’t seeking! Getting the flu feels like a game of Russian roulette (& I don’t tend to be lucky). When it feels like your body is already using every ounce of “fight” it has to battle your illness, adding anything else (especially [...] Continue reading →

Mold Sensitivity and What To Do About It

Mold. Has another four-letter word ever been such a lightning rod? Ok wait, don’t answer that. But is there another microorganism in nature that triggers the entire range of reactions from fear to anger, not to mention the existential quandary posed by acknowledging your shelter (previously your family and source of protection) as your enemy? [...] Continue reading →

Pain Pump – The Way I Deal with Chronic Pain

I have a pain pump. That might not seem like a big deal to say, but like so much when you are sick, it became something I didn’t talk about. I could see & feel the shock from other people at how “extreme” it seemed to them. I almost felt embarrassed I needed it, as if no one [...] Continue reading →

Hair Loss – Treatments & Solutions

Let’s face it, being sick doesn’t exactly make us ready to win a beauty contest any time soon. Until they have a Miss AutoImmune pageant, I don’t think the pale skin, weight loss & muscle wasting will be considered a plus. Adding in hair loss might help us make the top 3 but at the [...] Continue reading →

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