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Hi! I'm Dr. Bernard Raxlen. If you want to learn more about my professional and academic experiences, you should check the About page . But here, on my Blog, I'll tell you a little bit about myself and my journey as a doctor in a more personal way. Stay connected for more valuable information about lyme disease! I – Medical Odyssey I grew up in a family of physicians. At thirteen, I confided to my grandfather an aspiration to become a famous lawyer, defending “truth” and all

A complete and necessary description of Lyme disease, its symptoms, causes, controversies and suggested treatments guidelines and nutritional information.

Twenty years ago my practice was devoted to Integrative Medicine (with an emphasis on orthomolecular psychiatry and clinical ecology).  I could not predict at that time, the far-reaching consequences of my decision to treat several patients with TBD (a school teacher with panic attacks, joint pain, and memory loss, a hunter with exhaustion, insomnia, and severe depression). I had no idea that I had, indeed joined a small group of like-minded physicians, (quite by accident), w

Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by a type of bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi. This bacterium is a spirochete, a corkscrew-shaped microorganism uniquely adapted to survive and thrive inside its host.