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Chronic Lyme Disease Questions & Answers

How do we know when we are getting better or just in a dormant stage of Lyme disease?  The two are the same; and it is important to recognize that one cannot exist without the other.  LD is about symptoms.  Studies show that 20-25% of people exposed to LD have serologic evidence of infection, but have never been sick, and will not become sick from it.  One can be infected with the spirochete, yet not have LD.  This is one…

 

Homeopathy and Lyme Disease

by Ronald D. Whitmont, M.D. Abstract: The epidemiology, and vital statistics of Lyme disease in the U.S. are discussed along with a review of other tick borne illnesses with mention of their conventional diagnosis and treatment. The differences between conventional and homeopathic management of Lyme disease are explored with respect to some of the advantages and disadvantages of these modalities. There is a discussion of the pitfalls of antibiotic treatment and the subsequent development of Chronic Lyme disease and Lyme…

 

Chronic Illness and the Human Microbiome

Introduction After completion of the Human Genome Project, the National Institutes of Health turned its attention toward the study of the entire library of microbiologic life in and on the human body. This study, called The Human Microbiome Project[1] (HMP), used genetic sequencing technology to determine that there are upwards of ten thousand different microbial species, and more than one hundred trillion different individual organisms, colonizing the average normal healthy human body. The actual quantity of individual “non-human” organisms outnumbers…

 

Got Sun

 Got Sun?   Just a few years ago, I composed an article about my concerns with sunlight, but after hearing further repetitions of the same dangerous rhetoric in the popular press as before, I’ve decided to try once again to set the record straight.  I hope you find this revised version more helpful, as I’ve added new information.  Have a great summer, and don’t avoid the sun! Just Googling, “sun dangers”, brings on numerous warnings, like these, Avoid sun exposure…

 

Testimonials

Thank you so much for your continued kindness and patience. I know that you may feel that you’re just doing the best job that you can and you treat people as you would want to be treated, but for me, you are a VITAL part of the support system I have; I simply couldn’t have survived this on my own. Very few Drs. Put as much of themselves into their practice as you do, and I appreciate every little bit…