When someone already feels unsafe inside their body, medical dismissal becomes another threat. “dismissal was more traumatizing than the illness,” unfortunately this is a common experience.This medical trauma is part of why LD can feel like PTSD & why patients carry both physical & emotional wounds.

A general overview of the complex changes that occurred in the last centuries given rise to the increasing tick population. With much more to this story and how we got here. It’s not nature driven. It’s humans. 100% humans that has created this unbalanced unhealthy mess.

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The loss of the passenger pigeon changed the ecosystem and gave rise to the population of rodents, deer, and ticks.
Will creating a hybrid species that has the behavior of the passenger pigeon be a factor in reducing Lyme and associated diseases?

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When I wrote my Lyme Disease testing bill in 2019 NOW these very tests I fought so hard to be used for Lyme testing are FDA approved and should become the standard tests. Ask for them! Educate your Dr that Igenex based labs are FDA approved. You deserve quality care!
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Yes! The perfectly mowed lawn and the non native plants are NOT protecting us from ticks. So happy to see more awareness why biodiversity is the key to protecting against ticks and diseases.

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This Tuesday, Lyme ecologist and patient advocate, Kathie Fife will discuss ticks and tick-borne diseases. Why are tick populations and rates of tick-borne diseases increasing every year?

The vaccine should be seen for what it is: one tool—NOT a complete solution.

“Alarming research shows that having Lyme disease increases the risk not only for mental health issues but also for suicide attempts, indicating that Lyme disease can have life-or-death consequences.”
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It’s not only Lyme disease that ticks are carrying. Anaplasmosis, Powassan virus, and tick borne relapsing fever were found in these two ticks in NH. Vigilance. Tick testing at TickReport.com

… rabbit ticks don’t feed on people, there are ticks that feed on people that also feed on rabbits. They could move this bacteria zoonotically from rabbits into people. ie, a deer tick could feed on a rabbit and pick up this infection from the rabbit tick and potentially infect a person with that.

Join us April 23 at the Hooksett Public Library NH for this free presentation. Bring a friend and your questions!