The two main types of intestinal parasites are helminths and protozoa. Helminths are worms with many cells. Tapeworms, pinworms, and roundworms are among the most common helminths in North Americans. Protozoa have only one cell. They can multiply inside the human body, … [Read more...]
18 Months of Lyme Disease Recovery/Remission
I still have days where I can't believe I am Lyme Disease free. I just returned from a one week backpacking trip to Palenque and San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. I climbed every single one of the ruins pictured above. It was a full 9 hour day of ruins, rivers, jungle … [Read more...]
Healing Mental Illness Naturally
By eighth grade, I was battling depression and not wanting to leave the house. I approached my mother, but her response was that I had “nothing to be depressed about.” I learned from that day forward to keep such issues to myself. I remember feeling very lost, alone, sad, … [Read more...]
Lyme Disease – Remission or Cure
This is a question that I have been asked many times. In the early months of recovery I automatically responded that I was in remission. The Lyme doctors seemed to think that remission was the best that we could hope for. The word "cure" has become a dirty little four letter word … [Read more...]
10 Benefits of Exercise for Chronic Illness
I know, I know! Most of you are thinking, how the heck am I supposed to think about exercise when I can't even get out of bed? I get it! I too was often bedbound and housebound over my 20 years with Lyme disease and other co-infections. But the truth is, you have got to get … [Read more...]
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