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” »
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” »
There are many benefits of incorporating fermented foods into your diet. Fermentation is an endogenous metabolic process that converts carbohydrates and sugars into alcohol, carbon dioxide, or organic acids. Lactic acid fermentation is a naturally occurring process in the body whereby bacteria convert carbohydrates and sugars into lactic acid. This increases the intracellular pH allowing … Read More “Benefits of Fermented Foods” »
