Articles about Coronavirus
Here is a list of articles I have read about COVID-19 that I find interesting from a functional medicine perspective. Often I find myself aghast at the parallels between Lyme disease and Coronavirus. I am hopeful that the media spotlight on COVID-19 brings some aid to people who suffer from Lyme, and many of these articles are a step in that direction (beyond being interesting in their own right).
For ideas on how to prevent the virus and address symptoms from a Functional Medicine perspective, I have found this article to be quite helpful. It is written by people I have known and trusted for years. Of course, no home remedy is intended for people whose breathing or other issues make them ill enough for hospital admission.
Long-Haulers Are Redefining COVID-19
This article discusses the long-term health problems that some people experience after COVID. I find their issues have an eerie similarity to the sorts of problems my patients have after exposure to tick borne infections.
Why Antibody Tests Won’t Help You Much
Why Antibody Tests Won’t Help You Much: An article about the types of testing and the limits of those tests. As discussed in this article, testing for illness is problematic. Keep in mind that Lyme testing is even more problematic because Lyme affects the immune’s ability to make antibodies.
My favorite Herbalist, Stephen Buhner, has written books on Lyme and other tick borne infections.
Lessons From Lyme Disease: Six Reasons The CDC’s COVID-19 Failure Was Predictable
On this one, the title says it all…