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Konstantinou GN, Konstantinou GN, Koulias C, Petalas K, Makris M. Further Understanding of Neuro-Immune Interactions in Allergy: Implications in Pathophysiology and Role in Disease Progression. J Asthma Allergy. 2022;15:1273-1291. https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S282039 […]

A comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease, from a leading naturopathic physician who has managed his symptoms for more than fifteen years.

Lexi’s story exemplifies the absolute devastation patients and families go through as a result of being misdiagnosed for too long. In our article on Clinical Urgency of Diagnosing and Treating, […]

Education Seminar All educators are invited to attend a seminar on PANS PANDAS. An overview of symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and how it affects learning will be provided.  Seminar hosted by […]

Oroojzadeh, P., Bostanabad, S.Y. & Lotfi, H. Psychobiotics: the Influence of Gut Microbiota on the Gut-Brain Axis in Neurological Disorders. J Mol Neurosci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-022-02053-3 Psychobiotics are a probiotic strain […]

T Bhikram, P Sandor, Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios as inflammatory biomarkers in psychiatric patients, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 105, 2022, Pages 237-246, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.07.006. Conclusion: The consistent findings of elevated NLR across […]

In this companion to Dress Coded, an eighth-grader starts a podcast on climate activism and rallies her friends to create lasting change in their local community and beyond. The First Rule of Climate Club, a mid-grade novel, focuses on an eighth grader’s efforts to help diagnose her friend’s “mystery illness,” which eventually is identified as PANS from Lyme disease.

Pourshahid S, Khademolhosseini S, Giri B, et al. (July 12, 2022) A Case of Steroid-Responsive Severe Pneumonia Following a Recent COVID-19 Infection in a Patient With Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders […]

A landmark exploration of one of the most consequential and mysterious issues of our time: the rise of chronic illness and autoimmune diseases

The Lady’s Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness is a memoir with a mission: to help the millions of (mostly) women who suffer from unnamed or misunderstood conditions – autoimmune illnesses, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic Lyme disease, chronic pain, and many more.

Until recently, microglia were thought to be helpful but rather boring: housekeeper cells in the brain. But a recent groundbreaking discovery has revealed that they connect our physical and mental health in surprising ways.

Eat for your mental health and learn the fascinating science behind nutrition with this guide from an expert psychiatrist. Did you know that blueberries can help you cope with the aftereffects of trauma? That salami can cause depression, or that boosting Vitamin D intake can help treat anxiety?