Posts by Dr. Tom Moorcroft

Dr. Tom Moorcroft

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Dr. Tom Moorcroft is an Osteopathic Physician board-certified in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. Dr. Tom has a unique knack for figuring out complex medical mysteries and why people are not getting better. He believes the true source of radiant health is within each of us. His goal is to empower people to take the steps necessary to get in touch with their inner source of health so they can experience optimal health.

Bartonella – A cause of PANS?

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Infection with Bartonella has sparked a ton of controversy in the medical community. Most people know Bartonella henselae as the causative agent of cat scratch disease. In medical school, we’re taught that this disease is usually mild and self-limiting. It rarely needs treatment unless you’re quite unlucky or you are immunocompromised. So basically, for most…

An Interview With Dr. Tom on Coronavirus

Blog, Coronavirus, Videos

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How Worried Should You Be About Coronavirus?

Articles, Coronavirus

coronavirus, viruses

Coronavirus hysteria is all over the news and social media. Do you really need to be concerned or is this all just hype? This was the big question I was asked by reporter Amanda Capritto of CNET the other day. The bottomline is, Coronavirus is a significant issue in China. At the time of this…

Do you know your MDRs?

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What the heck is an MDR? I was at an amazing talk given by my good friend Dr. Alan Christianson, NY Times best-selling author of The Adrenal Reset Diet and The Metabolism Reset Diet. In his talk on entrepreneurial health, Dr. C introduced me to this concept. So what is MDR? MDR = Minimum Daily…

Preventing Tick Bites

Blog, Lyme Disease, Tips

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In order to be well prepared to prevent tick bites (and tick-borne illnesses, such as Lyme disease), it’s helpful to know some basic facts about ticks and Lyme disease: Deer ticks transmit Lyme disease as well as Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, Borrelia miyamotoi disease and Powassan virus. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in…

What You Need to Know About Getting Lyme Disease from a Tick Bite

Blog, Lyme Disease, Research

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How Likely Are You to Contract Lyme Disease from a Tick Bite? Let’s talk about Lyme disease and its transmission after a tick bite. Whether you’re hiking in the woods or you live in an area that’s known for Lyme disease, it’s best to be prepared with an accurate understanding of how Lyme disease which…

Integrative Lyme Retreat

Articles, Blog, Lyme Disease

Holistic medicine, Lyme disease, Natural treatment

We just finished our First Annual Integrative Lyme Ski Retreat and it was amazing! At the Blackjack Ridge House in Alta, UT, 19 of the most progressive thinking medical professionals came together to learn about the integrative management of tick-borne diseases, detoxification, hyperbarics, mold illness and the role of the gut-brain-heart axis in healing from…

A New Angle on Detoxification

Articles, Blog, Tips

Brain health, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme, Sleep, Toxins

Why Do We Sleep? Scientists and physicians long debated why we sleep. Today we know sleep is required for consolidation of long-term memories and improves learning. It is a key component of hormone synthesis. Sleep allows for the growth and repair of muscles and tissues. And now we know sleep is critical for brain detoxification.…

How Much Vitamin D Should You Take?

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And How Vitamin D Properly Supports Your Overall Health Often, people don’t realize that sometimes the only medicine they need is a little more sunlight. Vitamin D deficiency is a common ailment that that is on the rise [1]. The reason? More and more people find themselves indoors rather than outside enjoying the sun. Add…

Can Lyme Disease Lead to Persistent Infection?

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Lyme disease, lyme disease research, lyme persistence, persistence in lyme disease, treating lyme disease

The possibility of persistence in Lyme disease is a complicated, but critical topic. As you know, there’s a lot of discussion in medical circles and on the internet. Is a persistent infection the cause of your symptoms, or is it a post-Lyme inflammatory process? The continued research makes me hopeful that we’re getting closer to…