Read below about the various conditions and illnesses associated tick-borne infections.
The Importance of Glutathione in Health and Healing
Glutathione is the most abundant intracellular antioxidant, playing a crucial role in maintaining our health. It helps protect our mitochondria and cells, detoxifies environmental toxins, and balances our immune system. As the body’s master antioxidant, glutathione recycles other antioxidants and helps repair cellular damage caused by daily exposures to environmental toxins and free radicals caused…
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A Successful Recovery From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic illnesses are not just illnesses but complex conditions that demand a comprehensive approach. When a patient like Megan, who has battled with a multitude of symptoms across various systems for years, experiences significant recovery, it’s a testament to the intricate nature of these conditions. Each person’s chronic illness is a unique constellation, but sharing…
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The Importance of Phosphatidyl Choline in Chronic Diseases
When individuals are afflicted with chronic illnesses, their cellular structures are not immune to collateral damage. Chronic infections, environmental toxins, and other sources of inflammation and oxidative damage can harm cell membranes and inner cellular structures like mitochondria, impacting cellular structure and function. It’s crucial to understand that the cause or causes of the illness…
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Recovering from Chronic Illness: Cell Danger Response
Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and other complex chronic illnesses might have a common thread. When cells sense a threat, which can range from an infection to stress, metabolism in the cell slows down and goes into preservation mode. Mitochondrial expert and researcher Robert Naviaux, MD, PhD, has termed this cell danger response (CDR). Precisely, the…
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Causes of Long COVID
I recently read a quote that said, “COVID will be around long after the pandemic has ended.” This statement can be interpreted in more ways than one, but the author was referring to the chronic symptoms 10-30% of people who get COVID will experience. With over 80 million cases of COVID reported in the U.S.…
Leaky Gut Syndrome
There has been increased interest in the role human genetics and the gut microbiome play in chronic inflammatory conditions in the past decade. The breakdown of the intestinal mucosal barrier increases the interaction between the bacterial microbiome and the immune system. This pathological process is known as leaky gut syndrome (LGS). In leaky gut syndrome,…
Multiple Sclerosis Caused by Mold and Mercury Toxicity
Carey was 49 years old when I first saw her. She was referred to me by one of her healthcare providers for Lyme disease testing because she had been experiencing neurological symptoms consistent with multiple sclerosis for the past year. Carey had seen multiple neurologists in the San Francisco Bay Area for proximal muscle weakness,…
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Treatment of Epstein-Barr Virus with IV Vitamin C
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is most commonly known as the cause of infectious mononucleosis. Most people are exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus early in life, so 90-95% of adults have memory antibodies against EBV and can remain asymptomatic their entire life. However, an active or reactivated infection with Epstein-Barr Virus can contribute to chronic fatigue syndrome…
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Long COVID: Similiar to Lyme disease and ME/CFS?
We have just passed the first anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. No one could have predicted the life-altering impact the virus would have on every person worldwide. With the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, a decline in cases and deaths from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the future looks bright. However, many people who were infected with…
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Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
Mast cells are a part of the human immune system and protect against foreign invaders. Mast cells are concentrated in areas where the external environment comes into contact with the human body, such as the skin, the lungs, the mucous membranes inside the nose, and the gastrointestinal tract. In normal circumstances, mast cells release various compounds…
COVID19 and Lyme Disease – Are You at Increased Risk?
We are entering the second full week of April 2020 and what is projected to be the peak incidence of deaths from COVID19 in the United States. What contributes to a severe or critical COVID19 infection? Do complex chronic illnesses such as Lyme disease or mold illness increase the risk of contracting COVID19 or increase…
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Heavy Metal Toxicity
Heavy metal toxicity is recognized as the top environmental risk factor affecting human health, yet rarely are heavy metals considered as an underlying cause of illness in conventional medicine. Most physicians are unaware of the symptoms and diseases associated with heavy metal toxicity, so they are rarely acknowledged as a possible contributor to the presenting…