Lyme disease

But Here’s What That Number Actually Means The short version: A June 2026 study found that 61.8% of patients at a specialized tick-borne disease clinic tested positive for folate receptor alpha autoantibodies (FRAAs) — antibodies that block the brain’s ability to absorb folate. That’s a striking number. It’s also a number that needs context before…

The Tick Bite That Triggers a Meat Allergy — And Why Your Complex Patients Deserve to Know About It

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The Tick Bite That Triggers a Meat Allergy — And Why Your Complex Patients Deserve to Know About It By Dr. Tom Moorcroft, DO Alpha-gal syndrome keeps showing up in my complex chronic illness patients — and most of the clinicians they’ve seen before reaching me have never heard of it. That’s a problem I…

Preventing Tick Bites

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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

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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

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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…

Can Lyme Disease Lead to Persistent Infection?

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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…

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Can Lyme Disease Lead to Persistent Infection?

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