Immune System

Marty Ross MD describes steps you can take to prevent harm from the Omicron Covid-19 variant when you have Lyme disease. 

Most with chronic Lyme disease have immune suppression that makes it hard to recover. There are many issues that effect the immune system including...

In this how-to-guide, Marty Ross MD explains how to lower inflammation and cytokines in chronic infections and mold toxicity to help immune function and improve symptoms.

Mast cells are immune system cells found throughout the body. In the past, in medicine we thought they were only turned on to release histamines in allergic reactions. However we now know that they are turned on by a host of things...

Low dose naltrexone (LDN) is very useful in Lyme disease. This low cost medicine can

• improve nerve, muscle and inflammation pain,
• decrease autoimmune illness triggered by Lyme,
• lower cytokine inflammation, and
• improve immune system function and balance.

In this article I review the science and method for how LDN works. I suggest how to use it in Lyme disease. And I review potential side effects.

For some people with chronic Lyme, the immune system may attack you causing health problems to continue even when the infection(s) are under control.

An elimination diet removes most foods that cause food allergies, sensitivities and intolerances to find out what foods cause a person problems. In the diet a person removes foods known to cause any person problems for 3 weeks...

In chronic Lyme and associated diseases Olive Leaf Extract (OLE) is a nutritional support that

• is an antimicrobial for acute viruses, like the cold and flu viruses, and chronic viral infections like Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Epstein Barr Virus (EBV).
• may limit viral infectivity

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In chronic Lyme and associated diseases Curcumin is an essential herb that

• decreases pain
• limits and improves Herxheimer die-off reactions,
• boosts the immune system by lowering inflammation cytokines, and

In chronic Lyme and associated diseases Quercetin is an herbal medicine that

• decreases pain,
• limits and improves Herxheimer die-off reactions,
• improves bladder inflammation and irritation in interstitial cystitis, and
• decreases allergic reactions.

There is a relatively new treatment for Lyme disease and the co-infections that is designed to improve how a person feels by regulating the immune system away from inflammation. Some practitioners using this method are reporting improvements in up to 90% of people. It is called LDI which is an abbreviation …

Marty Ross, MD discusses when it is safe to stop a chronic tick-borne infection active treatment and the steps you can take to prevent relapse.

Some with Lyme disease are very sensitive to many herbal and prescription medicines. In this video article, Marty Ross MD reviews an approach to this difficult problem.

Marty Ross MD describes stem cell therapy and whether it is useful for Lyme disease treatment.

Marty Ross MD Shows you how to manage autoimmune disease in Lyme and related infections.

Marty Ross, MD explains his successfull approach for medicine and supplement hypersensitive people in Lyme and related diseases. Here are the steps you can take. 

Marty Ross, MD lays out the best ways to protect your intestinal microbiome while on antibiotics to treat tick-borne infections. This article includes Marty Ross, MDs Gut Health Action Plan.

Tregs regulate chronic inflammation and autoimmune disease. See how you can boost Tregs to balance Th1, Th2, and Th17 immune systems. 

Oral peptides are the rage - for good reason. Marty Ross, MD provides up-to-date peptide plans for key health issues in Lyme, tick-borne disease, and mold toxicity.