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Sickness Through the Eyes of a Child

September 9, 2022

Suffering from Lyme disease and co-infections is a very different experience for children as opposed to adults. This blog offers a child's perspective on the disease and the impact it has on someone o...

After 20 years of debilitating Lyme Symptoms, Nicole Lavin Makes a Miraculous Recovery

September 9, 2022

After 20 years of miscellaneous, debilitating symptoms and countless ignorant doctors, Nicole Lavin decided to take an active role in her healing journey and saved her life. How It All Started... My ...

Shania Twain is Opening Up About Her Battle with Lyme Disease in Her New Netflix Documentary

September 1, 2022

Legendary country singer, Shania Twain, released a Netflix documentary this year that discusses her battle with Lyme disease and how it almost ended her career. “I believe every creator of their own ...

Medical Gaslighting and Lyme Disease

August 31, 2022

Medical gaslighting is a serious issue that patients should be aware of in order to properly advocate for themselves. To gaslight someone is to manipulate them into questioning their own reality—esse...

Lyme Disease and Sensory Overload

August 22, 2022

Lyme disease can result in sensory overloading, causing patients to develop a sensitivity to both light and sound. A few years ago, some new friends invited me for a night out at what I thought was g...

25 Specialists for 3 Infections: The Realities of Tick-Borne Disease

August 19, 2022

Devin Wethauser shares her story of fighting Lyme disease, Bartonella, and Babesia in an effort to spread awareness. It all started with the most intense stomach ache I’ve ever had, six days before my...

Lyme Disease and The Effects of Vitamin D

August 16, 2022

Lyme disease can deplete your vitamin D levels–which ironically, are essential in your recovery. Read about the positive effects of Vitamin D and techniques to increase it. While kayaking recently, a ...

Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Lyme Diagnoses, Testing, and Bloodwork.

August 12, 2022

Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com. How were you finally d...

What Is Botanical Medicine? Could It Be the Key to Beating Lyme Disease?

August 10, 2022

Originally published on jillcarnahan.com with permission to repost. There’s mounting evidence that botanical treatment strategies, using herbs and extracts from plants, may be a promising way to comba...

The Top 6 Supplements That Can Support Your Lyme Recovery

August 4, 2022

There are six dietary supplements that can enhance your Lyme treatment and have the potential to accelerate your recovery. Learn more about them below. There’s no question that antibiotics and herbal ...

Diagnosing Lyme Disease: The Future of Lyme Lab Tests

July 28, 2022

GLA is leading the charge towards a more accurate and readily available Lyme disease lab test because, early diagnosis = early treatment = better outcomes! Read below to learn about a new Lyme disease...

What It’s Like to Be a Kid Living with Lyme Disease

July 26, 2022

Evie Shurslep, from Larchmont, New York, was first diagnosed at eight-years-old with Lyme and multiple co-infections, including Bartonella, Tick-borne Relapsing Fever, and Babesiosis. Today, she is fi...

When Lyme Disease Takes Away Your Energy

July 21, 2022

Those with Lyme are not lazy or unmotivated. They are suffering from a lack of energy as a result of fighting an invisible illness. During my long convalescence with Lyme disease, I was close to bedr...

Lack of Respect for Those With Lyme Disease

July 15, 2022

Lyme disease patients deserve to be treated with respect from not only doctors, but also colleagues, friends, and family. The other day I went for a standard blood draw, something I’ve been doing eve...

Mentoring Patients with Lyme Disease When You’ve ‘Been There’ Before

July 11, 2022

Being sick with a chronic illness like Lyme is challenging. GLA's Peer-to-Peer Mentor Program helps Lyme warriors find support.

Integrating Herbs with Antibiotics for the Best Treatment Outcome for Lyme and other Tick-borne Illnesses

July 7, 2022

2022 has brought a record number of ticks, and with that, ever-increasing cases of Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis and other tick-borne illnesses.

When Lyme Interrupts Your Life Path

July 5, 2022

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can change the trajectory of your life, but this perspective is what you need to keep moving forward. I’m a natural planner. As a child, I’d line up my stuffed anim...

Golf Fundraiser Raises Over $200K for Global Lyme Alliance

June 30, 2022

1st Annual Charity Golf Outing Benefitting Global Lyme Alliance a Major Success Charles Balducci, Vice Chair of Global Lyme Alliance and Managing Director/Wealth Advisor at Merrill Lynch, almost died ...

Tips for Supporting Gut Health During and After Lyme Treatment – A Patient, Practitioner and Expert’s View

June 29, 2022

Have you had Lyme or another tick-borne illness (TBI)? Or have you ever spoken with someone who suffered from Lyme? If so, you likely also heard about their gut issues like bloating, cramps, diarrhea,...

So, Exactly How Prevalent is Lyme Disease Across the Globe?

June 29, 2022

A recent article written for Today.com went viral after the title stated, "Lyme disease has infected over 14% of world population, new study finds." In this article, GLA's Chief Scientific Officer wil...

GLA Sponsors Virtual Reality Exhibit for the film, “Please, Believe Me,” an Official Selection at Tribeca Festival

June 22, 2022

Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) was a proud sponsor of the Virtual Reality Exhibit for the film “Please, Believe Me,” an Official Selection of the 2022 Tribeca Festival that was held from June 8-19th. Usin...

Lyme and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

June 16, 2022

Many who contract chronic Lyme disease develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of the stress, pain, and suffering. For many years after my April 2007 relapse of Lyme and other tick-b...

The Most Helpful Thing in My Lyme Journey

June 14, 2022

The article discusses the one thing that has helped me most in my Lyme journey. Lyme warriors write to me every day to ask what helped me get better. Many of them have been suffering from persistent s...

Melissa's Battle Against Lyme and Bartonella

June 11, 2022

Melissa Mclnerney is sharing her story in order to raise awareness for Lyme disease and Bartonella. I was bitten by a tick while hiking to Robert Frost’s house in Bennington, Vermont. I found it stuc...

Things I Didn’t Know About Lyme Disease Until I Got It

June 6, 2022

Here is some important information about Lyme disease that I only learned after having contracted it. Before I was accurately diagnosed with Lyme disease (and other tick-borne infections)—eight years...

Ask a Lyme Doctor: Q&A with Dr. Tania Dempsey

June 2, 2022

Dr. Tania Dempsey is an expert in chronic disease, autoimmune disorders and mast cell activation syndrome. In this blog, she is answering Lyme related questions that GLA followers submitted via social...

Zoe's Battle With Lyme and Bartonella

June 1, 2022

Zoe Schwartz is sharing her Lyme disease and Bartonella story in an effort to spread awareness. Before Lyme disease and Bartonella, I was a varsity collegiate field hockey player. I was easily able t...

Annmarie’s Story: Lyme and Five Co-infections

May 27, 2022

Annmarie is sharing her story in an effort to raise awareness for Lyme disease, Bartonella, and other co-infections. After two years of strange, debilitating symptoms, ⁣⁣I was diagnosed with Lyme dis...

Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Tick Bites and Co-Infections

May 27, 2022

Quidel Corporation and GLA partner to Spread Lyme Disease Awareness

May 24, 2022

Global Lyme Alliance is joining forces with Quidel Corporation heighten public awareness around Lyme disease Lyme disease is a growing epidemic, with more than 476,000 reported new cases each year in ...

Caroline's Story

May 23, 2022

Caroline Gajzler is sharing her Lyme disease story in the hopes of spreading awareness during Lyme Disease Awareness Month On June 1, 2020, I woke up to the room spinning, a headache that made me feel...

Sammy's Story: Overlapping Symptoms of ASD, PANS, and Bartonella

May 20, 2022

Debbie Kimberg's son was treated for Bartonella and it cleared most of his symptoms of autism spectrum disorder The material below is provided for information purposes only. The material (a) is not no...

American Society for Microbiology Publishes Minireview, Research Funded by GLA

May 14, 2022

American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has over 30,000 members, including researchers, educators, and health professionals. ASM is one of the largest life science societies in the world. The minirevi...

What Do Your Bowel Movements Reveal About Your Health?

May 13, 2022

Making Meaning of Your Movements Before the days of laboratory diagnostics, health practitioners relied on accurately making meaning of the body’s signs, symptoms, and patterns in order to discern how...

The Real World: Lyme & Co-Infections

May 11, 2022

Beth Renov discusses her journey with Lyme disease, Bartonellosis, and co-infections throughout the years - in the hopes of spreading awareness. I remember being introduced to Lyme Disease from MTV’S...

Bartonella - The Stealth Pathogen That Can Be “Seen” Without a Microscope

May 5, 2022

Rosalie Greenberg, MD, is Board Certified in General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This article provides a general overview of the vector-borne illness, Bartonella, and the unique ways it prese...

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Here Are Ways to Get Involved

May 1, 2022

Are you a GLA supporter who wants to help spread awareness during Lyme Disease Awareness Month? Read below! What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by the bite of a bla...

Lyme Disease in Dogs

April 27, 2022

Tick season is upon us, and that means both you and your pets are at risk for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Dogs are particularly prone to tick bites, because they love to play in places where t...

Is it Lyme or a Co-infection? Knowing the Difference Can Make a Difference

April 26, 2022

In addition to Lyme disease, ticks can transmit a variety of co-infections that make it more difficult to receive an accurate diagnosis and complicate the healing process. As tick populations and Lyme...

Where Am I? Disorientation and Lyme Disease

April 22, 2022

Do you know what it's like to have Lyme disease and suffer from disorientation? It can result in confusion or forgetfulness. The other night while making dinner, I thought of something I needed to ad...

Nutrition Tips for Neurological Lyme Disease

April 14, 2022

Nutritionist Lindsay Christensen provides instructions on which foods are most beneficial for those with neurological Lyme disease. Research has revealed that the bacteria that causes Lyme disease and...

Dear Lyme Warrior...Help! Self-Image and Memory Loss

April 11, 2022

As a Lyme warrior, how do I love and forgive this new version of myself, even though it’s not who I am at my core? Do you have a question for Jennifer Crystal? Email her at jennifercrystalwriter@gmail...

Patient Story: Andrea Ragona Bonnano

April 1, 2022

Andrea Ragona Bannano shares her Lyme disease story with Global Lyme Alliance. "To those out there: don’t give up on yourself and fight till the very end until you are you again." Two weeks before my ...

Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy: New Considerations for Differential Diagnosis

March 28, 2022

Lyme Disease and the Eyes

March 18, 2022

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can cause many ocular manifestations including double or blurry vision, floaters, conjunctivitis (pink eye), inflammation of several parts of the eye, sensitivity to...

The True Cost of Lyme Treatment

March 9, 2022

Patients with Lyme disease not only suffer from debilitating symptoms, but also have to pay enormous amounts in medical bills. This blog discusses the financial impact of having Lyme on individuals an...

How to Promote Healing from Lyme Disease

February 28, 2022

Here are several ways to support one's recovery including following a Lyme diet, detoxing, and listening to your body. If you’ve been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the most pressing question you probab...

Katie Golem's Lyme Journey

February 25, 2022

Katie Golem is sharing her experience with Lyme disease in an effort to spread awareness and support current Lyme patients on their journey to health and wellness. The Journey My journey begins more...

Lyme Disease Nutrition Tips for Optimal Immune Function

February 18, 2022

Part 2: GLA's Lyme and Nutrition Series. Lindsay Christensen is a Clinical Nutritionist and a Certified Functional Health Coach. She's sharing information on what foods are optimal for those living wi...

Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Lyme disease and Mood Swings, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Body Aches.

February 15, 2022

Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Below she answers some that she’s recently received. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarri...

Exclusive Interview: Ricky Wysocki, 2x Disc Golf World Champion and Lyme Warrior

February 11, 2022

Ricky Wysocki went from being a top-level pro athlete in his sport to getting Lyme disease to barely being able to walk. The 2x World Champion contracted Lyme disease in 2019 and is currently in remis...

Podcast: Two Much Lyme

February 2, 2022

By Julia Allyn & Madison Pinckney

Author Nicole Bell Shares her Late Husband's Story with Lyme Disease and Alzheimer's

February 1, 2022

Nicole Bell, author of, What Lurks in the Woods: Struggle and Hope in the Midst of Chronic Illness, recounts her late husband's struggle with Lyme disease and Alzheimer's. Can you briefly summarize y...

Reactivated Infections: A Possible Piece of the Chronic Illness Puzzle

January 28, 2022

Did you know that old infections can get reactivated due to COVID-19 or tick-borne illness? For almost two years now, comparisons have been drawn between long-haul COVID-19 and long-haul tick-borne il...

COVID-19 and Lyme Disease Series: Carmen Payne

January 27, 2022

GLA Contributor, Carmen Payne, discusses her journey with Lyme, co-infections, and COVID-19. How long have you had Lyme disease? What were/are your symptoms? I have had Lyme + co infections for appro...

Lyme Disease and Fatigue

January 21, 2022

The severity of fatigue that comes with Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses can be difficult to describe because Lyme disease fatigue is a whole different story When I was sick with COVID-19 in 2020, ...

How to Optimize Your Lyme Disease Recovery with Nutrition

January 19, 2022

Lindsay Christensen, MS, CNS, LDN, CKNS is a Clinical Nutritionist at Ascent to Health and ADAPT Certified Functional Health Coach. She's giving advice to Lyme patients on the best food practices that...

Top Blogs of 2021

January 3, 2022

COVID-19 and Lyme Disease Series: Jenifer Helboe

January 2, 2022

How long have you had Lyme disease? What were/are your symptoms? I first felt off in university when I began having reactions to foods I had been eating my whole life. I didn’t have the energy to co...

Join Us in Defusing the Ticking Lyme Bomb

December 21, 2021

GLA and Intouch group are working together to create an ad campaign that brings awareness to the unknown facts of Lyme disease using outdoor advertising in and around NYC Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) is...

GLA Milestones 2021: Giving Means Progress

December 20, 2021

Though 2021 has been difficult in other arenas, it’s brought great strides in the Lyme world. Thanks to generous support from donors, GLA has awarded over $13 million for Lyme and tick-borne disease r...

What it Means for a Patient to be Heard

December 15, 2021

A friend experiencing unusual fatigue finally went to see a doctor recently. “I was so nervous,” she told me. “I was afraid he wouldn’t believe me.”

Global Lyme Alliance Interview with Ross Douthat, New York Times Columnist and Author of "The Deep Places"

December 3, 2021

Adjunct Therapies That Have Helped with My Tick-Borne Illnesses

November 30, 2021

Jen Crystal discusses the adjunct therapies that helped her in her Lyme disease journey. Patients write to me every day asking what helped me achieve remission from tick-borne illness. I wish there wa...

Hygromycin A—What’s Next?

November 24, 2021

An exciting new finding for a potential treatment gives hope to Lyme disease patients, as it may prevent cases of post-treatment and chronic Lyme disease. So, when can patients actually use it? Hope r...

Tess Williams Runs the TCS NYC Marathon for GLA

November 23, 2021

One week ago, I completed the NYC Marathon on behalf of the Global Lyme Alliance! I am honored and humbled to be able to represent this amazing organization in such a personally meaningful way.

COVID-19 and Lyme Disease Series: Nell Taliercio

November 19, 2021

How Does Having Lyme Disease Affect Your Relationships?

November 8, 2021

Countless Lyme disease patients have asked me, has Lyme disease affected your relationships?

Why Isn’t My Lyme Disease Treatment Covered by Insurance?

November 2, 2021

You’re sick. You’re tired. Your body aches. You’ve spent months or years going from doctor to doctor, many of whom insist your symptoms are psychosomatic, or minimize them by calling it stress. Perhap...

COVID-19 and Lyme Disease Series: Christa Nannos

October 22, 2021

How long have you had Lyme disease? What were/are your symptoms?

Hygromycin A May Prevent Cases of Post-Treatment and Chronic Lyme Disease

October 19, 2021

Point of view on "a selective antibiotic for Lyme disease." Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterial spirochete, causes Lyme disease. Doxycycline, amoxicillin, and ceftriaxone are broad-spectrum antibiotics ...

GLA's Early Support of Dr. Lise Nigrovic Results in Additional Federal Funding

October 8, 2021

Research costs a lot of money, which is hard to come by. For Lyme disease research, it’s even tougher. Even though the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has raised its spending in this disease area ...

Promising New Lyme Disease Antibiotic May Spare Microbiome

October 6, 2021

An exciting new finding by. Dr. Kim Lewis of Northeastern University gives hope that Lyme disease can be potentially treated without harming the microbiome Why is antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease...

Lyme Disease and Depression

October 6, 2021

“Maybe you’re just depressed.”

COVID-19 and Lyme Disease Series: Cassandra Tutalo

October 5, 2021

Article written by Casey Tutalo

Meet Our Lyme Education Ambassador: Dominic S.

September 28, 2021

Name: Dominic S.

Dear Lyme Warrior...Help! Lyme Treatment and Dormant Spirochetes

September 26, 2021

Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.

Ozone Therapy for Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illness

September 24, 2021

GLA's Chairman, Paul Ross interviews ozone therapy specialist Dr. Robbins, along with a Lyme patient, Charles Toepher who has experience with the treatment Watch the interview:

Fall Tick Season is in Full Swing

September 21, 2021

8 Ways to Protect Yourself & Your Family

Global Lyme Alliance Accomplishments Through the Years: A Letter From Our Chairman Emeritus

September 20, 2021

Over these past 6 years, I have enjoyed the process of building a world class organization as Chairman of The Global Lyme Alliance (GLA). When I first started working with GLA, the US medical and acad...

Remembering Nate

September 9, 2021

The following letter submitted by Samantha Davis is a harrowing account of her husband Nate’s grueling and tragic experience with Lyme disease. Stories like this occur more often than we know, and it ...

Global Lyme Alliance Sets the Groundwork for More Lyme Disease Funding

September 3, 2021

GLA is proud to highlight the recent success of Dr. Nicole Baumgarth of UC-Davis. Together with our supporters, GLA will accelerate Lyme knowledge by funding great evidence-based projects, innovative ...

Meet Our Ambassador: Teja K.

August 26, 2021

A Virtual Affair: Lyme Warriors Live

July 29, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Lyme disease fundraising events have been postponed or canceled, including Global Lyme Alliance’s (GLA) second-largest regional fundraiser in Chicago, The SubLyme So...

Lyme Disease and Mental Disorders: It’s Not All in Your Head

July 29, 2021

New Study Analyzes Patient Data Mental disorders are among the most poorly understood symptoms of Lyme disease. Early on, it was recognized that Lyme disease in late stages includes neurologic symptom...

Meet the Researcher: Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D.

July 25, 2021

Michael Eriksen Benros, M.D., Ph.D. is professor and Head of Research at Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. He received a two year grant from GLA for his study: ...

Meet Our Ambassador From Mexico: Daniela Acosta

July 23, 2021

Daniela Acosta is a student, GLA Lyme Education Ambassador, and Peer Mentor from Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. In 2019, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. I wanted to...

Anxiety and Lyme Disease

July 12, 2021

Tick-borne illnesses can not only exacerbate underlying anxiety, but also cause it. I have always been an anxious person. My mother says that as a child, I looked carefully around any new environment,...

Meet the Researcher: Shannon Delaney, M.D.

July 8, 2021

Shannon Delaney, M.D., is Director of Child and Adolescent Evaluation at the Lyme & Tick-borne Diseases Research Center, and Assistant Professor, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians ...

The Value of Independence for the Chronically Ill

July 2, 2021

"I needed help with everything: cooking, cleaning, even washing my hair. As medical bills mounted, my savings quickly dwindled, and along with it, my precious independence." When my friend’s son was a...

Dear Lyme Warrior...Help!

June 28, 2021

Every few months, Jennifer Crystal devotes a column to answering your questions. Do you have a question for Jennifer? If so, email her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.

Gastrointestinal Issues with Lyme Disease

June 21, 2021

Lyme disease patients can develop gastrointestinal issues from the prolonged use of antibiotics and the infection itself. When patients consider taking long-term antibiotics for persistent Lyme disea...

The Danger of “Waiting and Seeing” With Lyme Disease

June 14, 2021

When someone finds an engorged tick, their doctor may tell them to “wait and see” if they develop a rash or other symptoms. This approach is downright dangerous. Here’s why. Though ticks are a year-...

What Helps Improve Cognitive Function for Lyme Patients?

June 2, 2021

Here are some tips to help improve cognitive function for those suffering from Lyme disease. When Lyme disease bacteria ( spirochetes) cross the blood-brain barrier, they can cause myriad neurological...

A Doctor/Patient Interview with Dr. Casey Kelley and Ali Moresco

May 28, 2021

Many of us in the Global Lyme Alliance community know firsthand just how devastating contracting Lyme disease (and co-infections!) can be. In honor of Lyme disease Awareness Month, we are highlighting...

Dear Lyme Warrior…Help! Pulsing Antibiotics, Rashes, and Insomnia

May 26, 2021

Borrelia miyamotoi: Hiding in Plain Sight?

May 22, 2021

GLA's Director of Research and Science, Dr. Mayla Hsu, discusses findings by Dr. Shannon Delaney, who suggests that Borrelia miyamotoi is an infectious trigger for chronic illness, closely resembling ...

Did You Pull a Tick Off of You? Here’s Why You Should Keep It

May 20, 2021

Ticks can carry multiple disease, including Lyme disease and other co-infections, which is why you should save the tick and send it out for testing. Recently, a friend texted me a photo of a tick sh...

Ticks and the Diseases They Cause in the U.S.

May 15, 2021

When it comes to transmitting infectious agents to humans, few vectors are as efficient as ticks, the parasitic cousins of spiders. The diversity of pathogens carried by ticks, from bacteria and virus...

The Lyme Diet

May 12, 2021

Tips for what to eat when you have Lyme disease Many patients write to me asking about what is commonly known as “The Lyme Diet.” Since I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I stick to a low-sugar, gl...