Pain

Marty Ross MD reviews the best ways to reduce and eliminate pain in chronic Lyme disease. He takes a holistic approach which incorporates sleep, diet, mitochondria repair, anti-inflammatory herbs, low dose naltrexone, medical marijuana and cbd oil.

He also briefly reviews prescription medicine approaches and medications.

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.

Try this diet. I think it is the best option for someone with chronic Lyme disease. It is designed to: improve brain function and grow nerve connections, prevent Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease which Lyme can trigger, decrease inflammation and inflammation cytokines from infection, prevent and treats yeast overgrowth in …

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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.

In this video article I describe key supplements and prescription medicines to manage Lyme disease migraines.

In chronic Lyme disease it is common to have nerve injury. Using functional medicine, Marty Ross MD discusses how to evaluate and repair the tingling, numbness, and pain that occur in peripheral neuropathy.

A die-off reaction, also called a Herxheimer reaction, can occur when treating the Lyme germ, some co-infections, and yeast. It occurs as bacteria or yeast die during antibiotic treatment. It is common to have Herxheimer die-off reactions when starting herbal anti-microbials or antibiotics when treating Lyme.

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.

In chronic Lyme and associated diseases Ecklonia Cava is an herbal medicine that

• decreases pain, and
• alleviates Herxheimer die-off reactions.

Learn why, when, and how to use oral peptides to repair tissue injuries and to restore healthy immune system function. Marty Ross MD describes the approach he uses with his patients using various peptide supplements.