Suggested Reads
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Khris Newby, medical science writer
A gripping thriller like The Hot Zone, this true story reveals Lyme disease, its misdiagnosis, and Willy Burgdorfer, who discovered its microbe and covertly aided in creating bug-borne bioweapons, spotlighting today’s tick-borne disease crisis.
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Dr. Steven Phillips & Dana Parish
In this book, Dr. Steven Phillips and singer Dana Parish reveal that many infections, including COVID-19 and Lyme, trigger autoimmune, psychiatric, and chronic conditions.
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Mary Beth Pfeiffer
Lyme disease is rapidly spreading worldwide as ticks survive in new areas. Linked to climate change, it infects half a million annually in the US and Europe, with many more cases in Canada, China, Russia, and Australia.
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Dr. Daniel Kinderlehrer
From Lyme expert Joseph J. Burrascano, Jr., MD: This much-needed book by Dr. Kinderlehrer offers a clear, detailed guide on infections, tests, treatments, and the crucial terrain of tick-borne illnesses. I wish it had been available when I started.
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Dr. Richard Horowitz
Lyme can mimic many diseases, including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, autoimmune disorders like MS, psychiatric conditions such as depression and anxiety, and cause memory and concentration issues resembling early dementia.
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Dr. Stephan Buhner
Lyme disease infects over 300,000 Americans yearly and millions globally. Symptoms range from mild fatigue to severe arthritis, heart issues, and mental impairment. Tests have improved but remain imperfect, and antibiotics are only partially effective.
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Dr. Bill Rawls
Looking for a science-based natural wellness plan? The Cellular Wellness Solution reveals how cells unlock health. Physician Bill Rawls, MD, highlights herbs' power to boost health via cellular healing and regeneration.
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Pamela Weintraub, Award Winning Medical Science Writer
When Pamela Weintraub’s eldest tested positive for Lyme disease, she believed she’d found the cause of her family’s long symptoms—but the ordeal had only begun. Lyme disease remains highly controversial, from its cause to treatment length, type, and care provider.
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Dr. Richard Horowitz
An all-in-one guide for Lyme and chronic illness patients to identify symptoms and collaborate with doctors for optimal treatment. It provides a step-by-step plan using the 16 MSIDS Diagnostic Map, latest scientific findings, research on antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and new therapies. A comprehensive resource for diagnosing, treating, and healing Lyme disease and related chronic conditions.
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Dr. Kenneth Liegner
Dr. Kenneth Liegner encountered a rising Lyme disease epidemic with puzzling cases. This book compiles 25 years of letters, articles, reports, and speeches from the Lyme Wars, revealing the medical, scientific, and political challenges in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease.
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Advanced Topics in Lyme Disease, By: Dr. Joseph Burrascano (free PDF download)
The PDF covers advanced Lyme disease topics—diagnosis, treatment, and co-infections—targeted at healthcare professionals or researchers. It stresses clinical diagnosis over lab tests and highlights challenges of co-infections, making it complex for non-experts.
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Dr. Nancy O'Hara
When a child (or adult) contracts Lyme disease or another tick-borne illness, the immune response can attack healthy brain tissue, causing inflammation and PANS neuropsychiatric symptoms. This pediatric neurobehavioral health book explains understanding and treating PANS and PANDAS, linked to basal ganglia encephalitis. Detailed and technical, it suits medical professionals or informed readers, covering assessment, conventional and naturopathic care, plus case studies and clinical insights.
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Meghan O'Rourke
Millions of Americans suffer from "invisible" chronic illnesses like autoimmune diseases, Lyme, and long COVID. Meghan O’Rourke explores these through stories and expert interviews, highlighting Western biases and neglect of women, the working class, and people of color, calling for a shift in understanding and treatment.
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Nicole Bell
Russ Bell had an ideal life: wife, two kids, big house, hobbies. But he began forgetting things, getting lost, angry, and harsh with the kids. He lost trust for small tasks. Doctors diagnosed Alzheimer’s, but it didn’t feel right. As the engineer lost his mind and self, the truth emerged—was it too late?
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Article: Swamp Boy Medical Mystery, By: Khris Newby
Bartonella Presenting as Mental Illness
On October 30, 2015, Judy Campbell* drove her son Michael* home from high school. The trees were ablaze in autumn colors. It was the day before Halloween, and the houses in their Midwestern suburb were festooned with ghosts, skeletons, and jack-o-lanterns….
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Article: What to do if you've been diagnosed with Lyme Disease
Welcome to the school of Lyme. Here are six tips for those newly diagnosed with Lyme disease.

