With all the pills, vaccines, collars, and topicals spent on tick prevention methods for dogs, why do cases of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses in dogs continue to rise? It’s hard to miss …More
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The Leaps of Lyme
by Jennifer Crystal This year is a “leap year”, meaning that every four years we add February 29th to the calendar. This leap year got me thinking about the many leaps that are involved in …More
Why Is Lyme Disease So Hard to Treat?
For many Lyme disease patients, the bacteria seem to outsmart antibiotic treatment. Why? It’s a hotly debated topic, and one that is still not completely understood – what causes the persistent symptoms in many …More
Mixed Messages: Finding Your Truth
by Jennifer Crystal Why is there so much conflicting information on Lyme disease? Here are a few tips on how to cope One student in the “Writing to Heal” course I teach recently wrote a …More
Hugging it Out: How Physical Connection Helps U...
by Jennifer Crystal Research shows that hugging is good for our health I remember vividly a scene from the medical show “Grey’s Anatomy” that aired years ago. All that happened in the scene was that …More
Stop the Itching! Lyme and Hives
by Jennifer Crystal Do you get unexplained hives? Could it be Lyme disease? Four years after I was bitten by a tick—and four years before I would be diagnosed with three tick-borne illnesses: Lyme, babesia, and …More
When Nothing’s Funny, Even Simulated Laughter C...
by Jennifer Crystal In 2016, I wrote a post called “Laughter Really Can Be the Best Medicine”. In it, I discussed the health benefits of laughter: it reduces stress and anxiety, decreases pain, strengthens resilience, …More
No Set Protocol
by Jennifer Crystal WHY ISN’T THERE A SET TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR LYME DISEASE? Patients often write asking how I fought off Lyme and two other tick-borne diseases. I understand why they ask. When you read …More
The Making of a Lyme Disease Research Scientist
Most Lyme disease stories start with a tick bite and symptoms. But Ashley Groshong’s (pictured) Lyme disease odyssey began by peering down a microscope lens. As a young biology student at the University of Arkansas, …More
