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Have you ever heard of health sharing? Here's the details on how I took control of my healthcare and saved money when I dumped insurance. As I browsed the options in the online health insurance marketplace, I shook my head. "How do normal families afford health insurance? This is ridiculous," I thought to myself. 😳 It was the fall of 2015, and my husband and I were seriously considering whether he would leave his job so we could be self-employed full time. But making this transition, meant figuring out how to fit health insurance into our budget...or so we thought... Health Sharing: An Alternative to Health ...Read More

I was one of the lucky ones. After over a year of my general doctor running tests and sending me to different specialists, I tentatively questioned if Lyme disease might be worth investigating. My doctor agreed: it was a good idea. But he also admitted that he knew the tests were terribly unreliable and I'd need a good Lyme doctor to help me figure out if this was indeed causing all of my mysterious symptoms. He referred me to a colleague who helped guide me through the early stages of Lyme testing and getting my diagnosis. I'll forever be grateful for my doctor's honesty. He knew he didn't understand Lyme ...Read More

Yes, treating Lyme without antibiotics is possible. Let's take a closer look at how you can do this. There's a lot of conflicting information out there about lyme disease. Lyme isn't a chronic condition vs. Lyme can certainly be chronic. Just take antibiotics for a few weeks and you'll be cured vs. Take antibiotics for years, but you still won't be cured; it will just be in remission. Antibiotics are the only thing that works for Lyme vs. Antibiotics don't work well for treating Lyme. Lyme can be cured vs. Lyme can't be cured. It's enough to make your head spin. And to make things worse, if you're the unlucky one ...Read More

6 months later, here's my journey into treating Lyme disease holistically... "So, how are you feeling overall?" my doctor inquired. "Depends on the day." I smirked, "Maybe about 15-20% better overall though." "Good. That's exactly where I'd expect you to be." 15-20% better is where I should be? That was both encouraging and discouraging news all at the same time. I was encouraged that my body was responding appropriately to treatment. But I was discouraged because I was ready to 100% better yesterday. If you have Lyme, I'm sure you can relate.   I've actually had two appointments since I last ...Read More

A few months ago I shared my beginning protocol for Lyme disease. And you may have noticed, no antibiotics were mentioned. Along this path, I've received numerous questions. One question I've heard quite frequently is, "Why aren't you using antibiotics?" I want to answer that question today. I want to note, that I don't believe antibiotics are evil. I believe there are certainly times when using antibiotics is the best option. Specifically, if someone has just caught a brand new case of Lyme (and it doesn't take years to diagnose like my case), antibiotics can be a great way to take care of Lyme ...Read More

When I learned I had Lyme disease, I went through a strange jumbled up mess of emotions. The doctor's office called and told me my test came back positive. They wanted me to come in as soon as possible to talk about beginning Lyme treatment. I was near tears. The tears welling up in my eyes were tears of happiness. I was happy to finally know what the cause of all of my strange seemingly unrelated symptoms were. At the same point, I was angry. I was angry at all of the doctors who told me nothing was wrong, the doctors who told me it was just chronic fatigue and I shouldn't worry about it. I was ...Read More

Let's get serious about testing for Lyme Disease. Imagine a world... Imagine a world where the approved screening test for a disease running rampant misses 55% or more positive individuals. Imagine a world where a second screening test is available, but this test still misses 20-30% of positive individuals. Imagine a world, where the CDC has removed vital pieces of information from this test, making accurate diagnosis extremely difficult. Imagine a world where insurance only pays for these two tests, a world where the government, insurance companies, and CDC stick their heads in the ground and refuse to ...Read More

My friend inquired, "Have you been tested for Lyme Disease?" "No. I don't have that." (Famous last words.) "Are you sure? You've not been tested." "I haven't been bitten by a tick. I haven't ever noticed a bulls-eye rash. And Lyme isn't really in Michigan anyhow. Yeah, I'm sure I don't have Lyme Disease." I didn't really think much about that conversation until 4 other people asked me if I'd been tested for Lyme Disease. I probably wouldn't have thought much about it had it not kept coming up. The CDC, who is thought by many in the Lyme community to offer a very conservative estimate, reports "...the ...Read More