What You Need to Know for Prevention and Treatment As an avid pet lover, hearing “Lyme disease in dogs” may raise your concerns. Don’t worry, Dr. Marra is here to educate you on prevention, teach you to recognize the symptoms, and understand the treatment options available. “As most of you know, I am an avid dog lover and have had a dog in my office for most of my career, both for emotional support and mental health. Dogs can be excellent office companions on your health care journey. …

Oxalates are molecules found in certain foods such as spinach and cashews that are formed as the combination end product of several amino acids such as serine, glycine, and ascorbic acid, that can combine with calcium (a naturally occur ion in the blood also from food) in the blood to form calcium oxalate crystals.  Foods that contain more than 100g of oxalates per serving include (but this IS NOT an exhaustive list): Beets Rhubarb Brussel Sprouts Carrots Spinach …

Understanding Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissues, specifically collagen. Collagen is a crucial protein that provides structure and elasticity to skin, joints, blood vessels, and organs. In people with hEDS, a defect in collagen production results in weakened connective tissues, leading to a variety of symptoms, including hypermobile joints, fragile skin, joint pain, and easy b…

Photobiomodulation (PBM) Information Sheet September, 2024 Molecular Mechanisms of Alzheimer disease: decreased cognitive functioning decreased capacity to learn new information decreased memory capacity decreased ability for decision making decreased language abilities decreased motor activities decreased mitochondrial functioning due to decreased enzyme cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) activity abnormal deposition of Beta-Amyloid protein in the brain imbalance o…

CRYPTO-INFECTIONS CONFERENCE 2023 LYME DISEASE & OTHER HIDDEN INFECTIONS: MICROBIAL PERSISTENCE Robert C. Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA The Third international ‘CryptoConference’ was held in Dublin Ireland June 17th to 18th 2023. ‘Crypto’ refers to occult infections which are hard to diagnose and hard to treat. The theme of the third conference is ‘microbial persistence’, which is the way that these occult infections evade the immune system and evade routine diagnostic techniques. We…

The importance of probiotics while undergoing Lyme Disease treatment cannot be underestimated. The human microbiome is composed of trillions of different bacteria that live harmoniously and perform various necessary physiological functions, especially in the intestines. These bacteria have specific nutritional needs just as we do to sustain life. Additionally, endigenous bacteria generally do not cause disease, unless the bio-terrain is altered by other infectious organisms, antibiotics, or …

Methylene Blue is an old drug (circa 1876) used to treat methemoglobinemia and cyanide poisoning.  It is a thiazide dye and turns your urine blue, but generally is very well tolerated. Some patients like to use red spectrum light with methylene blue, especially for treating plaque psoriasis. It works by converting ferric iron in hemoglobin to ferrous iron.  It also has anti-inflammatory properties and is currently under research investigation for the treatment of persistent Bart…

Sleep is critical for healing, particularly deep sleep. During sleep, the body alternates between REM sleep and non-REM sleep.  During REM or deep sleep, you dream, and dreaming is thought to be the way that the mind processes information. During sleep, most of the body’s systems are in an anabolic state, helping to restore the immune, nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems.  Sleep is also the time that the brain detoxes through its glymphatic system. Insomnia is a common s…

Detoxification is a natural property of the human body and includes urination, defecation, sweating, and breathing. Food and liquids that we eat and drink respectively contain many components for which the body cannot use and are therefore eliminated as waste. This is a homeostatic component of our physiology that allows “balance” to be maintained in the body. The liver, kidneys, colon, and lungs are the organs responsible for carrying out detox activity in the body. However, the liver be…