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As the warmer season approaches, you may be getting ready for your favorite outdoor activities like hiking. However, this is the time when you’re most at risk for tick bites.  The spring and summer are the most prevalent times to get Lyme disease. Most ticks hang out in wooded or grassy areas, so when you go out for outdoor activities, this is when …

Although ticks can be spotted year-round, spring and summer are the more prevalent times to encounter ticks. Getting a tick bite can cause a bullseye rash, and an infected tick bite can cause Lyme disease.  Many people can develop signs and symptoms ranging from three to 30 days after transmission. Untreated Lyme disease can spread to the heart, joints, …

Winter is here, and with it, many people are coming down with the flu. The flu can make you feel miserable enough, but if it won’t go away, the misery gets even worse. You begin to wonder if it will ever end, and you start to question if there is something else behind your symptoms. The truth is, there might be. If you have flu symptoms that hang on longer …

Chronic fatigue has a way of disrupting every part of your life. When you suffer from continuous exhaustion, you may have days when you find it hard to keep moving through your daily routine. Driving may become difficult as you struggle to concentrate and stay alert. Dizziness may come over you any time you stand up. You may also have pains, including …

Waking up with stiff joints is an unpleasant way to start your day. When aching joints bother you throughout the day, it’s easy to become discouraged about your health and fitness. Even worse, if you are beyond the first blush of young adulthood, you may question whether the joint problems are simply an untreatable sign of age. Eventually, you might stop …

A bullseye skin rash is one of the first symptoms of Lyme disease. However, it’s not the only sign that could indicate you may have developed this illness from an infected tick bite. There are a variety of symptoms you may experience, such as low-grade fever, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and joint pain, to name a few. Many people develop signs and …

Aching muscles from time to time is usually no big deal, especially if you’ve just started a new exercise or training program or are fighting off a virus. Now, if you start getting chronic muscle aches that just won’t go away, it may be time to investigate further. We all experience aching muscles at various stages of our lives, just a part of getting older; …

Anyone who has ever had a bad headache or migraine knows just how painful and debilitating they can be. Living with chronic migraines can take over your life, causing you to miss out on family events, struggle to keep up with work and other responsibilities, and limit your activities and diet as you try to eliminate anything that may be a trigger. You may …

Your body can experience chronic inflammation in response to fighting off an attack for a long period of time. Some level of inflammation is normal and a completely healthy immune response to a short-term injury, like a cut, broken bone, or the flu. Acute inflammation is a short-lived process that aids in healing by releasing antibodies, blood flow, and …

Lyme disease is a vector-borne disease transmitted by ticks that causes a range of uncomfortable symptoms from fever and fatigue to brain fog and joint pain. When caught early, it is often treated quickly and easily using antibiotics, but this is not always the case. People don’t always realize they have been bitten by a tick, and they may not notice the …