The Lyme Educator

05/06/2026

One of the biggest missing pieces in Lyme treatment:

👉 Individual response

Two people can take the same protocol and have completely different outcomes.

Why?

• Detox capacity
• Oxidative stress
• How the body processes medications and die-off

If those pathways are overwhelmed,
treatment can feel like it’s making things worse.

That doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It means your body needs support.

👇 Have you seen this happen?

05/06/2026

🚨 Lyme cases are exploding and ticks are no longer “just an East Coast problem.” 😳

According to this graphic, tick populations are spreading FAST across the U.S. including areas that barely dealt with them years ago. Whether you believe Lyme is underdiagnosed, overdiagnosed, misunderstood, or all of the above, one thing is clear. People are getting sick. And many are searching for answers.

As someone who has watched families struggle for YEARS trying to connect the dots between strange symptoms and possible tick-borne illness, this hits close to home. 💔

👇 WHERE ARE YOU FROM and are ticks worse there now than they used to be?

Have you or someone you know ever dealt with: 🕷 Lyme disease
🕷 Alpha-gal syndrome
🕷 Rocky Mountain spotted fever
🕷 Babesia
🕷 Bartonella
🕷 Chronic mystery symptoms after a tick bite

Drop your state below and share your experience. I have a feeling this comment section is going to be eye-opening. 👀

(And yes, check your pets too. 🐶)



Graphic Credit: The Wellness Company

04/30/2026

This is a great overview of ticks.

04/30/2026

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04/15/2026

💥BIG NEWS💥The prominent scientific journal, Frontiers, published a groundbreaking article on the perinatal transmission of Lyme disease, discussing Lyme transmission from mother-to-baby. This article is the result of the 2022 Banbury Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting of international Lyme disease experts, funded by the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation.

Participants represented academia, clinical medicine, government agencies, and foundations to confront the long-overlooked issue of perinatal transmission of Lyme disease, and LymeLight Foundation was present and proud to represent the patient voice sharing that we believe approximately 50% of LymeLight recipients were born with Lyme disease. Together, we highlighted a critical gap in medicine—and called for urgent action.

🔍 Key takeaways:
• Lyme bacteria can cross the placenta, meaning transmission from mother to baby is possible
• Adverse outcomes have been reported—but risks remain unclear
• Research has stalled for decades, leaving major gaps in diagnosis, treatment, and long-term outcomes
• Some mothers are asymptomatic or undiagnosed, making detection especially challenging
• Early treatment appears to improve outcomes—but best practices need to be established

📢 The lesson is clear:
We need better research, standardized diagnostics, and clear clinical guidelines to protect families.

Read the full article here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2026.1794120/full

04/14/2026

Ticks can be THIS TINY 🤯🤯

Even the smallest ticks can cause big problems, having the potential to spread a multitude of diseases to humans. As the weather warms up, you may begin seeing ticks in grassy or wooded areas. Protect yourself by using bug repellent, wearing long sleeves and pants in wooded areas, and checking for ticks after being outside.

Learn more about ticks at https://bit.ly/4r4gt5F

04/12/2026

This is a great tutorial on how to make homemade tick tubes 🐭🌿

Such a simple, proactive way to help reduce ticks around your home, especially if you’re dealing with Lyme or trying to prevent it for your family.

Has anyone here tried making these before? I’d love to hear what’s worked (or not worked) for you!

04/06/2026

The red fox in your neighborhood is protecting your family from Lyme disease.

Here's the science:

→ White-footed mice are the primary reservoir for the Lyme disease bacterium (Borrelia burgdorferi)
→ Baby ticks feed on mice and GET infected
→ Those infected ticks then bite humans
→ More mice = more infected ticks = more Lyme disease

Enter the fox:

→ A red fox eats 3,000-4,000 mice per year
→ Foxes are one of the most effective mouse predators in suburban areas
→ Studies show: areas with more fox activity have FEWER cases of Lyme disease
→ When fox populations decline (from coyote pressure, habitat loss, or human persecution), mouse populations EXPLODE

This is called the "ecology of fear":
→ Even fox PRESENCE causes mice to hide more and forage less
→ Reduced mouse activity = fewer tick encounters
→ The fear itself provides protection

But here's what we do:

→ Call animal control when we see a fox
→ Set traps
→ Post panicked neighborhood alerts
→ Remove the one animal keeping Lyme disease in check

Red foxes in suburban areas:
→ Are NOT dangerous to humans or pets (they weigh 8-15 lbs)
→ Do NOT attack children
→ Hunt mice, rabbits, squirrels, and insects
→ Are shy and avoid confrontation
→ Mange (which makes them look sick) is treatable — call wildlife rehab

If you have a fox: congratulations.

Your neighborhood has a Lyme disease control program.

It's free. It's furry. And it works nights. 🦊

04/04/2026

This week, we received a nymphal lone star tick from Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and confirmed it was infected with Borrelia lonestari bacteria. This is a pathogen that can cause Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) in its host.

Amblyomma ticks from the Old Line State have also tested positive for Ehrlichia ewingii and Ehrlichia chaffeensis (ehrlichiosis) and Rickettsia parkeri (rickettsiosis).

Instead of guessing what a tick could have exposed you to, send it to TickReport to know for sure! Testing for pathogens that can cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and more begins at just $60—visit us at www.tickreport.com or email us at support@tickreport.com for more information!

03/05/2026

This passed in IL last year. Hoping this passes in MO as well.

One Missouri representative is seeking to pass a law that would mandate the state to track and record cases of the tick-borne allergy alpha-gal syndrome.

02/02/2026

Burning pain with normal EMG is common in small fiber and post-infectious conditions. Learn why standard nerve tests miss this pain—and what it means.