Grammy-nominated singer Avril Lavigne has revealed that she is battling Lyme disease. Lavigne alluded to experiencing "health issues" late last year. She and thousands others share the same story of perseverance, courage, and inspiration. Baccili says, "We are past the due date for the medical profession to recognize this epidemic killer of our time. This [...]
Tina relays the difficulties she encountered with obtaining treatment while she was so ill. The tremendous suffering she experienced for several years eventually led her down an inspirational path wherein she learned to transform her perspective and re-discover her hidden potential. Tina shares in her book the wisdom and blessings she discovered on her [...]
Originally Posted - http://medarticles.org/10-things-to-know-when-someone-in-your-life-has-lyme-2/ So someone you know is sick with Lyme disease. It could be a friend, a family member, a significant other or just an acquaintance. Whoever it is, you’ve got some questions. Or maybe you don’t, but you want a better idea of what the heck is going on. This entry will [...]
Originally Published - http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/10/emergency-room-wait-times-sexism/410515/?utm_source=yahoo Early on a Wednesday morning, I heard an anguished cry—then silence. I rushed into the bedroom and watched my wife, Rachel, stumble from the bathroom, doubled over, hugging herself in pain. “Something’s wrong,” she gasped. This scared me. Rachel’s not the type to sound the alarm over every pinch or twinge. [...]
My life changed abruptly in April of 2010: blurred vision that I had had on and off since my 20s became double vision; occasional hearing fluctuations in my left ear that I had had on and off since my 20s became total deafness, or sound drowned out by maddening tinnitus. I had extreme panic attacks [...]
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN! Dr. Nooshin K. Darvish is the Medical Director and founder of Holistique Medical Center. A Washington State board licensed naturopathic physician and a Fellow in Integrative Cancer Therapies, Dr. Darvish is a physician, writer, lecturer and educator in the field of naturopathic, integrative and anti-aging medicine. She is a candidate [...]
If you've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, you know better than anyone the pain, frustration and anxiety associated with this difficult to define disease. Ask anyone what the worst part about fibromyalgia (FMS) is and they might list the numbness, pain, difficulty sleeping, irritable bowel syndrome and the persistent depression – or they might say the [...]
Jon Rothberg: This is what Lyme disease feels like. “It is only those infected with Lyme Disease that truly know how horrid this disease is. What it does to lives. The atrocity of knowing the truth that this chronic, debilitating, terminal illness is spreading and ignored by the agencies we pay to protect us. In [...]
One charitably-minded Avril Lavigne fan is going to get to talk to Snow White and it'll all help combat the effects of Lyme Disease. Lavigne recently unveiled a contest on the Prizeo website where one lucky donator to the Avril Lavigne Foundation will have the opportunity to have their voice recorded for the animated movie, [...]
From one of the country's foremost doctors comes a ground-breaking book about diagnosing, treating and healing Lyme, and peeling away the layers that lead to chronic disease. Dr. Horowitz provides an all-in-one resource for patients of Lyme and other chronic diseases to help them identify their symptoms and work with their current doctors to achieve [...]
