Seattle Bartonella, Lyme Disease & Environmental Illness Doctor
Methylene Blue is an old drug (circa 1876) used to treat methemoglobinemia and cyanide poisoning. It is a thiazide dye and turns your urine blue, but generally is very well tolerated. Some patients like to use red spectrum light with methylene blue, especially for treating plaque psoriasis. It works by converting ferric iron in hemoglobin … Read More “Methylene Blue” »
Dr. Marra’s Philosophy In the last two decades, the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and other areas of the world, have experienced a rapid emergence of zoonotic diseases at an alarming rate. Multiple factors including global climate change, escalating deer and grey squirrel populations, human urban development encroachment on feral animal habitats, pollution, excessive EMF … Read More “Dr. Marra’s Philosophy” »
Spermidine is a biogenic polyamine found in living tissue and helps control membrane potential and intracellular pH. It is thought to be a longevity agent and is found in all animals, suggesting that it is very important to survival. Spermidine works by increasing autophagy, the natural self cell cleaning mechanism of the body. Spermidine can … Read More “Spermidine” »
Tissue Recovery and Repair are extremely important on the road to recovery. Most patients with chronic tick-borne disease and mold are severely inflamed and as a result, there is tissue damage that compromises organ function. Removing the pathogen, decreasing inflammation, and increasing detox programs such as the sauna, float tank, exercise, etc…, can significantly enhance … Read More “Tissue Recovery and Repair” »
Sleep and Insomnia. Sleep is critical for healing, particularly deep sleep. During sleep, the body alternates between REM sleep and non-REM sleep. During REM or deep sleep, you dream, and dreaming is thought to be the way that the mind processes information. During sleep, most of the body’s systems are in an anabolic state, helping … Read More “Sleep and Insomnia” »
Detoxification is a natural property of the human body and includes urination, defecation, sweating, and breathing. Food and liquids that we eat and drink respectively contain many components for which the body cannot use and are therefore eliminated as waste. This is a homeostatic component of our physiology that allows “balance” to be maintained in … Read More “Detoxification – A Component of Healing” »
BHRT, or bioidentical hormone treatment, is a method of balancing hormones that are naturally based using yams, soy, or peanut oil. It IS NOT the use of synthetic hormones. For women and men, it is essential to maintain a healthy balance of hormones throughout life, as the estrogens (estrone, estradiol, and estriol), progesterone, DHEA, pregnenolone, … Read More “Bioidentical Hormone Treatment” »
Topical pain relievers can help reduce the pain associated with inflammation. Here are a few options that Dr. Marra frequently recommends to patients. Arnica Montana 6x Bengay Pain Relieving Cream -Especially for MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) Cobroxin Uncle Herb’s Icy Pot Medicated Salve
Exercise and Chronic Illness can seem overwhelming to many at first. Frequently in chronic illness, patients are plagued by exercise intolerance and chronic fatigue, however, exercise is essential to healing. Exercise can help you manage symptoms, decrease discomfort, improve daily function, and enhance overall health. It is important to move and perform the light exercise … Read More “Exercise and Chronic Illness” »
In the 22 years that Dr. Marra has been practicing tick-borne disease illness, there has been great controversy over the use of antibiotics in the treatment of these stealth and persistent infections. She doesn’t think the answer to this controversy is any easier today than it was 20 or 40 years ago. However, over the … Read More “The Antibiotic Controversy” »
