“Why do I feel sick when my blood tests are normal?” This is a question that’s frequently asked by many patients. The truth is most health issues aren’t always apparent with lab testing alone. I call these cases “Mystery Illnesses” because patients should feel good when their blood work is normal and sometimes they don’t.
Bartonella, a Stealth Infection Bartonella is a gram negative intracellular bacterium has an unusual ability to hide from your immune system. The fact that it’s gram negative means it has a cell wall to protect it. The second fact is that it’s intracellular, so it likes to hide in your cells. Bartonella produces toxic surface chemicals
Why Can’t I lose Weight? As you explore this topic online or in the media it’s easy to get confused on the various opinions that are out there. Even expert sources have their opinions on the best thing to do to help combat this issue. Follow their advice and you may see some changes in
The annual check-up In an article published online January 14, 2013 in JAMA Internal Medicine; researchers evaluated data from more than 182,000 patients and assessed primary outcomes of all-cause mortality and disease-specific mortality. The researchers found that the annual check-up and general health checks had no significant effect on total mortality even with other factors
Lyme disease bacteria – Borrelia miyamotoi Lyme disease: Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in the United States was released by the New England Journal of Medicine, N Engl J Med 2013; 368:291-293 January 17, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1215469 This Lyme disease bacteria is transmitted in the usual fashion via tick/insect/deer and mice. It shares viral-like similarities with classic
