Lyme Disease, ILADS
Qing hao (Artemisia): Herbs that Fight Infection Caused by External Pathogens
Using "clear heat" herbs to reduce fever and fight infection.
Read MorePracticing a Healthy Lifestyle to Help Manage Lyme
Managing the stress of Lyme with a healthy lifestyle: Diet, Exercise/Physical Activity, Sleep, and Stress Management.
Read MoreBoosting the Lung qi: Meridian-Based Acupressure
There are many benefits to acupressure. Supporting the lung channel is very important when faced with Lyme and related illnesses.
Read MoreLYME DISEASE - AN URGENT APPEAL FOR REFORM: We Need Your Help!
The Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines, authored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), are currently undergoing review. While there are multiple perspectives regarding the best treatment protocols for Lyme disease, and two professional medical societies that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, the CDC and the nation's insurance companies have historically selected the guidelines authored by the IDSA to be the sole voice for treatment advice for this highly complex and insufficiently understood illness. This has laid the groundwork for a lack of adequate treatment for hundreds of thousands of Lyme disease patients who have endured, and will continue to endure serious, persistent illness.
Read MoreiPad Apps Revolutionize Healthcare
The Stram Center is proud to announce that as of November 15th, we will be the first facility within the USA to offer a special Lyme Care iPAD application to better suite the needs of our patients.
Read MoreILADS 2011 Conference Impressions
TREATMENT OPTIONS
Having attended the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) conference last month in Toronto, we came home both reassured about the treatment options we offer and with additional therapies to improve our treatment options for our growing number of lyme patients at the Stram Center for Integrative Medicine, Delmar office. One of many interesting developments was discussed by Dr. Richard Horowitz on the topic of Babesiosis diagnosis and treatment, for example: usage for an herbal supplement used in Ethiopia to treat malaria, cryptolepis, has been shown to be effective in this co-infection.
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