Evolving Objectives in the Treatment of Lyme Disease

As often happens in medicine, scientific evidence evolves; the continual flux of new patients with symptoms suggestive of Lyme disease is growing and new research has proven that Lyme disease is more complex and prevalent than we thought. The time has come to move beyond the divisiveness of the past, listen to the suffering of our patients and their families and move forward with all sides of the discussion into an evidenced-based paradigm for research, education, and patient care. The question is no longer whether Lyme is a complicated disease, or whether the current testing is adequate or whether the Lyme bacteria can survive a single antibiotic challenge in order to become a persistent infection. High quality studies show not only that it happens, but they also show how it happens, and why we should not be surprised that it happens. Our objective now is to determine which patients suffer from acute and or persistent LD, and to keep pressing for evidence-based wisdom to guide physicians and allied health care providers called upon to treat them.

Multi-Vitamins ? Are They Safe?

While a recent NBC News article and recent studies have been promoting the concept that multi-vitamins (MVI) are not safe or appropriate to take, MVI do show promise in being a useful part of an optimal health plan.

Pilgrimage to India 2013 Sangha Rishikesh, India

Going into Silence

Three years ago Swami Veda Bharati sent word out to all initiates and teachers; “In February 2013 I will enter into a 5 year silence, come to India and I will give the teaching.”  A call to 12 days of teachings, lectures and silence at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, an ashram in Rishikesh India.

Treatment of Leaky Gut is Not a Mystery

The title of the story in this Sunday’s NY Times magazine, The Boy With a Thorn in His Joints,  suggests that the patient story is an anomaly-an atypical medical case. I want to report that this is far from the reality of the clinical experience in my office.

Treatment of Lyme Disease is Like Climbing Monkey Bars

The following is a transcript of  “Treatment of Lyme Disease is Like Climbing Monkey Bars” an introduction by Dr. Ron Stram at the Tick Borne Disease Alliance Walk/Run to Fight Tick-Borne Diseases: BITE BACK FOR A CURE on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Crossing of Colonie, in Albany NY:

Stram Center Hosts Escape Fire Film on Health Care Reform

Update: 10/19/12: Escape Fire played to a sell-out crowd! You can see our pictures from the evening on our Facebook page (even if you’re not on Facebook, you can still view them)

The Stram Center will host the first local showing of award-winning healthcare film, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

This multiple award-winning, riveting film on the nature of America’s broken healthcare system will be presented by the Stram Center, Thursday, Oct 18th at Spectrum 8 Theatre in Albany, NY.

Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

This film tackles one of the most pressing issues of our time: how can we save the badly broken healthcare system? American healthcare costs are rising, yet our health outcomes are worse. A Sundance Film Official Selection for 2012 and a four time film-festival winner, Escape Fire is a must see!

Understanding and Managing Your Stress

Stress is the body and mind’s response to the demands of life. In a biological sense, stress can enhance survival (our reaction to meeting a bear in the woods, for example). In small amounts in everyday life, stress can be positive, such as when it helps you conquer a fear or provides extra endurance or motivation to complete a difficult task. Prolonged or intense stress however, can contribute to serious health problems (such as heart disease, obesity, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure and diabetes) through the release of hormones that were meant to protect us against threats.

Action Requested Not an Apology – Lyme Forum

What’s going on here?

On Monday, I attended a forum hosted by Honorary Chairman Congressman Chris Gibson and the LymeNext Organizing Committee at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. I was struck by the association one of the speakers made between the current treatment denial by insurance companies for  LYME Disease and  the government sponsored Tuskegee research performed from 1932 to the 1970′s which looked at the long term effects of syphilis in the black population.

Dr. Stram Attends First Annual TBDA Gala 2012

Dr. Ron Stram shows his continued support for Lyme Disease treatment by attending the first annual Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDA) Benefit Gala in New York City on May 16, 2012. Learn more about Dr. Stram’s whole body approach to Chronic Lyme Disease treatment.

Nutrition and Health Conference Boston with Andrew Weil

Last week I had the opportunity to have lunch with Andrew Weil at the Nutrition and Health Conference in Boston, MA. I am continually struck by his ability to decipher complex conditions and the science behind them and formulate this understand back to physicians, scientists and the general public in concise and understandable language.