May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, so for this week’s post, we’re sticking with that theme. As you may recall, we looked at the latest Lyme disease news and research last week, pointing out that symptoms are typically broken down into early stage (three to 30 days after being bitten by an infected tick) and…
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and here at the Restoration Healthcare, this is a special month for us. Our medical director, Dr. Raleigh, is widely recognized by patients and referring physicians from across the country as among the top Lyme doctors in Southern California. Dr. Raleigh keeps abreast of the latest news and research…
National Lyme Disease Awareness Month is just around the corner (May), providing us with the opportunity and inspiration to reveal more about what we know about this mysterious, persistent, and often debilitating illness. As you may already know, Lyme disease is transmitted by bites from ticks that carry a species of bacteria called bacterium Borrelia…
The middle of winter may seem like an odd time to write about tick-borne Lyme disease, but here in Southern California, tick season is year-round. In fact, for those already infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, there is no off-season. Likewise, Lyme research continues unabated throughout the year, increasing our knowledge and insight…
Understandably, many of our patients with Lyme disease are concerned that having the disease might increase their risk of being infected by the coronavirus or experiencing severe symptoms of COVID-19 (the disease the virus causes). After all, many comorbid (co-existing) health conditions have proven to increase the severity of COVID-19 symptoms, including being in an…
As many of Restoration Healthcare patients know, our Irvine-based functional medicine and integrative healthcare practice is well known throughout Southern California for its work in the area of chronic illness without a diagnosis. And among the mystery syndromes that are often difficult to diagnose are those caused by ticks, including Lyme disease. With that in…
The three previous posts in our series about National Lyme Disease Awareness Month introduced the disease, offered tips on its prevention, discussed the many symptoms associated with the Lyme disease, and addressed the importance of blood tests and having your tick tested by TickReport.com. Today’s post — the last in our series about National Lyme…
In this post, which is Part III in our four-part series focused on Lyme disease, we offer information about what to do if you’ve been bitten by a tick. If you haven’t had a chance to read Parts I & II, please see: National Lyme Disease Awareness Month — Part One: Prevention and Part Two: Symptoms.…
Last week, in Part One in our four-part series on National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, we introduced Lyme borreliosis (aka, Lyme disease) and told you about the steps you can take to prevent contracting the most common tick-borne diseases in the United States. In today’s post, the second in the series, we cover the possible…
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19 (the disease it causes) have been dominating the headlines for months and will probably continue to do so through the month of May, but it’s important that we don’t let our guard down in relation to other serious illnesses that get less press. In particular, let’s not forget that…