Seattle Bartonella, Lyme Disease & Environmental Illness Doctor
In the 18 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” »
Scleroderma and Bartonella… Is there a connection?Dr. Marra has been treating patients with tick borne illness since 1999 in both Westport Connecticut and Seattle Washington. She has had two patients with severe Raynaud’s Syndrome, a Scleroderma diagnosis, and a positive Bartonella henselae serology test, one from each coast. Dr. Marra does not think that this … Read More “Scleroderma” »
Unfortunately, one of the byproducts of having chronic infection and chronic inflammation, is an acceleration in aging. This is likely due to continuous endotoxemia caused by the toxins that Borrelia, Bartonella, and other bacteria release into the bloodstream. These toxins probably erode tissue integrity and cause the continued production of proinflammatory molecules to be released … Read More “Aging” »
The ketogenic diet is well known for being a low carbohydrate diet, where the liver produces ketones to be used for energy instead of glucose. Typically, on a normal, higher carbohydrate diet, the body uses glucose as the main source of energy. By decreasing carbohydrate intake is induced into a state known as ketosis. Ketosis … Read More “Ketogenic Diet” »
RG3 is a relatively new nasal spray composed of ginseng and vitamin B12, both nourishing substances for the brain. Research suggests that nasal administration of this compound may actually aid in glial cell budding. What this means is that this compound may actually promote cellular regeneration in certain types of brain cells. RG3 can only … Read More “RG3 Nasal Spray” »
Spirochetes are unique bacteria that include Borrelia species. They are likely to be some of the first bacteria inhabiting the earth roughly 4 billion years ago. Spirochetes may have evolved from the sea and adapted to a terrestrial environment to capitalize on warm blooded mammals. There are probably more than 300 species and at least 101 of … Read More “Spirochetes” »
Metabolic Syndrome is a collage of risk factors that are associated with an increased risk of stroke, type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, and peripheral artery disease. About 30 million Americans suffer from the following symptoms: Central abdominal obesity Fasting glucose of greater than 100mg/dL BP greater than 130/85 Low HDL Fasting triglycerides greater than … Read More “Metabolic Syndrome” »
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” »
A unique Bartonella or “cat scratch fever” treatment is Clotrimazole. It is an antifungal medication used to treat various fungal infections such as athlete’s foot, ringworm, and other candidiasis infections. It is an imidazole and works by inhibiting fungal cells by altering the permeability of the fungal cell wall. It binds to phospholipids in the cell membrane … Read More “Clotrimazole for Bartonella” »
Ehrlichia chafeensis (HME), Ehrlichia ewengii and Anaplasma phagocytophilum(HGE), are emerging zoonotic diseases, especially in areas where human urban living encroaches on endemic tick areas. These bacteria are largely found in mammals residing in the southeastern, south-central, and mid-Atlantic areas of the United States, and according to the CDC, most cases are reported in the states of Maryland, Arkansas, Missouri, … Read More “Ehrlichia and Anaplasma” »
