Focus – Opinions and Features

By Bill Rawls, MD Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease where the immune system attacks the protective covering (called myelin) around nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin acts like an insulator to keep nerves from touching each other and shorting out, much like the plastic... Read More »

Rachel Leland, who often posts on social media about her Lyme-related experiences, recently visited the Padula Institute of Vision Rehabilitation. She posted the following account of her appointment on Instagram. What I knew before this week My eyes have been hurting every single... Read More »

By Fred Diamond On this week’s episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast, I speak with Dr. Jaquel Patterson, a nationally recognized naturopathic physician and author of Women and Lyme: An Integrative Guide to Better Health. We discuss an often-overlooked dimension of chronic Lyme... Read More »

The gut microbiome refers to the vast community of microorganisms—including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes—that reside in your digestive tract. It plays a vital role in overall health. Chronically ill people, including those with Lyme disease, especially need to... Read More »

By Rabbi Melinda Bernstein The sacred stories of Passover and Easter return each spring, reminding us that deliverance is not only possible—it is cyclical. That the narrow places (Mitzrayim) are not the end of the story. That renewal is embedded into the soul of creation.... Read More »

By Whitney Goetsch I was a young mother living my dream life when everything changed. At a wedding, I absentmindedly pulled a tick off the back of my leg, crushed it into the pavement, and moved on. I never realized that tiny creature would alter the course of my life. Not long... Read More »

From the Tick Boot Camp podcast: Join us as we interview Dr. Steven Harris, a leader in chronic Lyme disease treatment, live from the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Conference. Dr. Harris has been treating complex chronic illnesses for over two decades, pioneering... Read More »

By Fred Diamond When people talk about chronic Lyme disease, the conversation often turns to co-infections, immune dysfunction, and the heartbreak of being misdiagnosed. But increasingly, another word keeps coming up: mold. In this week’s episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast,... Read More »

By Shirley Mueller, MD Well-known author Amy Tan had always been a keen observer of life’s subtle clues—after all, unraveling complex family sagas and hidden truths was her literary specialty. Nevertheless, nothing prepared her for the baffling mystery unfolding in her body. It... Read More »