Lyme Disease Testing: Why It Continues To Fail To Properly Identify Lyme Disease
When I was working as a microbiologist in the early 1990’s, Lyme testing was still pretty new and we didn’t know much about Lyme disease and all of the nuances of testing that would soon follow. Now that it is 25 years later, we have learned a great deal about Lyme disease and the pitfalls […]
Childhood Trauma & Autoimmune Disease
Many things can determine the possibility that autoimmune disorders develop as we age. Genetics, nutrition, stress, toxic exposure and infections can all weaken and attack the immune system. These are all factors that have been studied for a long time. However, what we are now realizing is the fascinating connection between autoimmune disorders (that show […]
When Lyme Takes A Toll On Relationships: How To Find Love & Happiness When You’re Chronically Ill
It is no surprise that stress and poor health go hand in hand as one tends to precede the other. Physical, mental and emotional stress can wear on a person’s physical body and feeling terrible everyday can be equally stressful and lead to its own set of problems. When you are living with chronic Lyme […]
How to Self Care with a Chronic Illness
Living with a chronic illness can be extremely difficult. You struggle with feelings of anxiety, loss of control of your own body, guilt, pain, anger and exhaustion. Every day will challenge you. As you look around at your friends and family, it might cause you to feel guilty that you may not always be able […]
Yes, Chronic Lyme Is Real
Record breaking heat in the summer, and much warmer winters, have contributed to a spike in the general population of ticks. These ticks carry Lyme disease, a neurodegenerative bacterial infection with symptoms ranging from arthritis to depression to severe brain fog. The bacteria, scientifically known as Borrellia burgdorferi or other species, is a master shape-shifter […]
MS and Lifestyle Management!
March is the MS (multiple sclerosis disease) Awareness month. I want to talk to you about the importance of lifestyle management in managing MS (multiple sclerosis disease) There are several aspects of how we live that make a difference on whether you maintain your mobility, improve, or start to decline. A lot of these things […]
My Journey!
This article was first published by VoyageLA on September 30th of 2019. Today we’d like to introduce you to Darin Ingels. Darin, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? I am a naturopathic and environmental medicine doctor by training and in 2002, I contracted Lyme disease while […]
Breast Health: The Benefits of Thermography
The month of October brings the country’s focus to Breast Health, specifically, raising awareness on Breast Cancer. As we are reminded of those who we have lost and those who continue to fight this horrible disease, we can’t help wonder if there could have been another test or warning to predict the situation sooner. Detecting […]