Environmental Medicine, Lyme Disease, Mold Exposure
Inflammation – Lyme Disease Dr. Susan Marra talks the importance of understanding inflammation and Lyme Disease.
Tag: environmental medicine
Treatments
Lymph Drainage Flow & Chronic Illness “Flow” is a natural phenomenon that is a characteristic of nearly every living system that utilizes fluid movement. It’s actually a basic principle in physics and fluid dynamics, whereby fluid movement is largely influenced by space and gravity. Lymph is a naturally occurring extracellular fluid that is very important … Read More “Lymph Drainage Flow” »
Conditions Caused by Tick-borne Illness
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) was coined in 2003 by Dr. Richard Shoemaker in Pocomoke, Maryland when he began seeing a multitude of patients with mold toxicity from water-damaged buildings. However, CIRS is also found in ciguatera and cyanobacteria exposure, post Lyme syndrome, recluse spider bites, traumatic brain injury, and chronic fatigue syndrome. CIRS is … Read More “Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome” »
Environmental Medicine, Treatments
Peptide therapy is an old treatment therapy used in Russia and Europe for a variety of different ailments and has risen to popularity largely because they are naturally occurring have few side effects. Peptides are a string of amino acids, the building blocks of life, form proteins, enzymes, hormones, engage in cellular transport, and function … Read More “Peptide Therapy” »
Conditions Caused by Tick-borne Illness
Leaky gut is a condition common in the American culture because of the food choices we make. Digestive issues, food sensitivities, sugar cravings, weight gain, brain fog, mood savings, fatigue, headaches, skin issues, yeast infections, bloating, constipation and urinary tract infections can all result from a leaky gut. Typically, it is characterized by a damaged … Read More “Leaky Gut” »
Environmental Medicine, Infections, Mold Exposure
Biotoxin illness is an invisible disease that results from exposure to toxins such as mycotoxins including ochratoxin, aflatoxin, trichothecene, and gliotoxin among others, or toxins from microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and molds. Inflammagens such as endotoxins, mannans, proteinases, and even EMFs initiate a vicious cycle of inflammation called “chronic inflammatory response syndrome” coined … Read More “Biotoxin Illness” »
Conditions Caused by Tick-borne Illness
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Mast cells are specialized immune system cells found in nearly all tissue types of the body. They are part of the allergic immune response and release chemical messengers such as histamine, interleukins, prostaglandins, cytokines, and chemokines. These chemical messengers and histamine, in particular, produce both local and systemic inflammation and … Read More “Mast Cell Activation Syndrome” »
Conditions Caused by Tick-borne Illness, Environmental Medicine, Hormones, Infections, Lyme Disease, Mold Exposure, Nutrition, Treatments
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” »
Treatments
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” »
Nutrition
If you have been diagnosed with Lyme Disease, by definition you have been infected with the bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi which is a spirochete. Spirochetes have a life cycle in which they can take at least one of three forms: 1) The “cyst” form where they actually resemble a small round ball, 2) the … Read More “Nutrition and Lyme” »