Tick Tubes: Stopping Lyme in Its Tracks
JACOB SCHOR, ND, FABNO This past winter, my wife and I saved all the cardboard tubes at the core of toilet paper and paper towel rolls. Today (early [...]
Mast Cell Activation: Skin is Just Scratching the Surface
THALIA HALE, ND Mast Cell Activation (MCA) is demanding awareness in functional medicine practices, especially among practitioners working with patients with chronic complex [...]
Notes from the Field: November, 2020
JARED L. ZEFF, ND, VNMI, LAC The following is not an article prepared for a medical journal. Not every statement of fact is cited or referenced. This is a commentary […]
Essential Oils Studied for Activity Against Lyme Disease Bacteria
Node Smith, ND A new study on essential oils has shown that several oils from common medical herbs and spices, including garlic and thyme have strong activity against the bacterium […]
Lyme Disease: A Whole-Person Approach
Darin Ingels, ND, FAAEM Tolle Totum Lyme disease has become the fastest-growing insect-borne infectious disease in the United States, Europe, and Asia. In 2018, we are already hearing about the [...]
Chronic Tick-borne Infections: Relief Using Bee Venom Treatment?
Monique Hallee, BScHK, ND Chris Hergesheimer, BA, MA Vis Medicatrix Naturae Reported incidence of infection by Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) is on the rise. Canadian statistics indicate [...]
Stevia as a Biofilm Breaker in Lyme Disease – Better than Antibiotics
A very interesting research study showed that stevia whole leaf extract out performed antibiotic preparations in the treatment of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete responsible for Lyme [...]
Gluten-Free Lyme Whisperer: Interview With Joy Devins, Patient and Advocate
Mark Swanson, ND This issue of The Expert Report is a refreshing reminder that healing wisdom and learning comes as much from listening to our patients as it does from […]
