• Toxic – one complex piece of a complicated puzzle

    I am given recommendations every day by well meaning people who can’t understand why I’m still sick. I appreciate their love and care, but it can feel like they think this complex disease is easier to treat than it actually is. If you haven’t been in the trenches (or lengthy discussions) with someone who has Read more

  • How Did You Survive?

    In the movie Anna and the King, a woman asks Anna about losing her husband: “How did you survive?” To which Anna replied, “The same way you will, one awful day at a time.” I see a lot of people panicking right now – our local schools are shut down, even though we don’t have Read more

  • We Are All In This Together

    As someone who has been battling chronic sickness for 14 years, I have done a great deal of studying ways to help my immune system fight mass infection, especially during flu season. Below are some natural remedies to help you and your family battle all of the viruses going around right now. Argentyn 23 colloidal Read more

  • Corona and Lyme

    A friend came to visit recently and joked: what goes well with Corona, Lyme! Sometimes a little humor helps calm a frustrating situation and I am most definitely a little frustrated. Not because I don’t think we should be making the pandemic important, but because I don’t understand why Lyme isn’t taken more seriously. Today Read more

  • Heavy Metal – Not Just a Musical Genre

    Severe head and neck pain. Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Numbness & tingling. Shortness of breath. All over weakness and flu-like feeling. The last few days I have been detoxing heavy metals. It’s one of the many problems associated with Lyme & tick disease. We hold on to toxins, they build up and every now and Read more

  • Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

    Mast Cells are important components of the immune system. They are triggered by infections, toxins, and even stress – essentially telling the body to attack the foreign invader. Many Lyme patients develop Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), a condition that causes mast cells to become hyperactive, reacting to every stimuli, including foods, smells, even the Read more