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"A landmark exploration of one of the most consequential and mysterious issues of our time: the rise of chronic illness and autoimmune diseases. A silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts tens of millions of Americans: these are diseases that are poorly understood, frequently marginalized, and can go undiagnosed and unrecognized altogether. Renowned writer Meghan O'Rourke delivers a revelatory investigation into this elusive category of "invisible"...

"In the tradition of Brain on Fire and Darkness Visible, an honest, beautifully rendered memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery that details author Porochista Khakpour's struggles with late-stage Lyme disease. For as long as writer Porochista Khakpour can remember, she has been sick. For most of that time, she didn't know why. All of her trips to the ER and her daily anguish, pain, and lethargy only ever...

"Lyme disease can cause puzzling symptoms in children, including pain, fatigue, gastrointestinal upsets, learning disabilities, behavioral issues and psychiatric problems. It can be hard to diagnose, however, and Lyme-related controversies in the medical world complicate the situation even more. Parents seeking help for their suffering children often dont know where to turn. When Your Child Has Lyme Disease: A Parents Survival Guide is filled with...

"In this riveting and informative book, renowned zoonotic disease expert Steven Phillips, MD, and his patient-turned Lyme warrior Dana Parish explode conventional wisdom as they reveal the alarming connection between Lyme disease and other autoimmune disorders and detail what readers need to know in order to heal from their pain"-- Phillips was already a renowned physician specializing in complex, chronic diseases when he became a patient himself....

Ally was at a breaking point when she woke up in a psych ward at the age of eighteen. She couldn't put a sentence together, let alone take a shower, eat a meal, or pick up a phone. What had gone wrong? In recent years, she had produced a feature film, a popular reality show for a major network, and had acted in an off-Broadway play. But now, Ally was pushed to a psychotic break after struggling since she was seven years old with physical symptoms...

"This true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time--Lyme disease--and of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role in developing bug-borne biological weapons, and raising terrifying questions about the genesis of the epidemic of tick-borne diseases affecting millions of Americans today. While on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Kris...

It is a comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease that includes the latest research about the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme. Darin Ingels offers a simple, five-step plan, including: the most effective early treatment and prevention measures to avoid contracting the disease or stop it in its tracks, an Immune Boosting Diet and list of herbal supplements that will increase immunity and reduce inflammation, and tools...