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What do you know about Lyme Disease?
December Newsletter
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A Note from Dr. Ronald Stram | |
As we turn a new chapter into 2024, I write to express my most sincere gratitude for my community and team for coming together and celebrating our 20-year celebration earlier this fall. For over two decades I have dedicated my career in this type of investigative, person-centered medicine that is truly my passion in life. Everyday I am privileged to learn aside my talented staff and continue working to investigate the root cause of the most challenging illnesses.
This month’s newsletter is focused on education on the misinformation circling about tick-borne illnesses. Lyme is a complex disease that many health care providers fail to investigate. I am determined to help my community navigate this challenging disease and advocate for those who may have been dismissed about their symptoms previously.
Thank you everyone for such an amazing 20 years, and I look forward to a future of more healing, learning, and connecting with my team and community.
Cheers to this holiday season and I wish you all a wonderful new year.
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Sincerely,
Ronald Stram
Medical Director
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Thank you for Celebrating our 20-Year Anniversary Open House!
Our wellness open house on October 20th at our Delmar location was a success! Thank you to everyone who supported us and celebrated this milestone.
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Our Team Values Expanding their Knowledge on Lyme Disease | |
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Updates from the 2023 ILADS Conference
The 2023 conference for the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, ILADS, was held in Boston in September. Dr. Kathryn Boulter (Vermont) had the honor of attending 3 days of lectures all focused on the problems associated with diagnosis and treatment of patients with tick borne illness, long COVID and associated conditions such as PANS and PANDAS. The conference covered a wide array of topics from the foundations of antibiotic and herbal antimicrobial therapies, to the use of machine learning (AI) to help develop new testing for Lyme.
One of the most exciting lectures of the conference was a research update on a new antibiotic called....
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Updates from the 2023 LymeBytes Conference
The Stram Center team recently had the opportunity to attend the Lyme Bytes Symposium in Mystic, CT to enhance our knowledge and network with other professionals. We found several presentations to be helpful, especially one on mold and mycotoxins, another on PANS and PANDAS addressing psychiatric symptoms in pediatric patients, and more. We built on our understanding of the impact that infections have on hormonal balance and what tools to use to facilitate healing those imbalances.
We learned more about how each sex hormone and stress hormone plays a role in treating
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Analysis of Lyme: Attachment, Transmission, Stages, Challenges & Treatment
In this analysis of the current literature and research on Lyme and tick borne illnesses by Dr. Ronald Stram and medical assistant, Ahn Vo. Starting with an overview of its history; tick attachment time and rate of transmission; stages of infection and related symptoms; challenges in Lyme and testing; and antibiotics versus combination therapy. This throughout analysis contains a wealth of information for those who want to expand their knowledge about Lyme and it's complexity....
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Myth: Bullseye Rash is Always Present in Lyme Disease
Many people believe that the bullseye rash, also known as erythema migrans (EM), is necessary for a Lyme disease diagnosis. While a bullseye rash is indeed clinically diagnostic, its absence cannot rule out either acute or chronic Lyme disease. However, a non-bullseye rash is more common...
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Myth: Everyone with Lyme or a Tickborne Illness Needs to Avoid all Gluten and Dairy
The truth: Gluten sensitivities are extremely common, in part due to the pesticides used on conventionally grown wheat (called glyphosate or Roundup). This is also found on GMO crops such as corn and soy and can irritate the gut lining, weakening our immune system and having other impacts on our overall wellness. While many common food sensitivity tests are ineffective, an elimination diet along with a GI Map stool test can offer answers as to how your body responds to wheat...
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Myth: A tick head needs to be removed completely if broken off in or under the skin
The truth: According to the American Academy of Pediatrics 2020 and the Tick Bite, Schmitt Pediatric Guidelines 2020, it is recommended NOT to dig out the head of a tick if the tick breaks upon removal. It is felt that more trauma to the surrounding skin can lead to a higher risk of infection or cellulitis of the area. Leaving the tick head in does not increase the risk of contracting a tick borne illness. The body will shed skin layers and the tick debris as it heals.
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Myth: Ticks are not present during Winter
The truth: According to the SUNY Upstate Medical University website, “ticks don’t die in the winter, they go into dormancy around 35 degrees and hide in perfectly formed igloos under leaf litter. As soon as the frozen ground thaws and the ground temperature reaches 45 degrees, ticks will begin to emerge in seek of a host for blood feeding. And if the weather gets bad again, they seek shelter, but they don’t disappear.”
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Myth: Lyme Disease is All in Your Head!
Fact: Lyme disease is physical and emotional. It is normal to have big emotions about being sick and in pain when you do not have answers or knowledge about what your future holds. Mental health is health. Our body is connected to our mind, and when we go through any pain, emotional and/or physical, our body and mind will respond.
Learn about mental health services...
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A Note of Gratitude
As we let go of 2023, with its shortcomings, pain, beauty, and resilience, we move forward to this new year. I will always encourage my clients to reflect and explore their year, progress, pain, and gratitude. I too encourage myself to do the same. My gratitude for my work, my clients, their willingness to be open, and my bearing witness to their pain, makes me ponder and reflect on how rare it is to do my job and only my job.
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A Call to Action: How Can We Help You? | |
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Are you experiencing dismissal of your persistent Lyme disease symptoms?
We are proud to announce that we will begin offering a letter of support to other facilities regarding the care of our mutual patients.
This letter, available on a case-by-case basis, we hope can help spread education to other providers about the importance of a comprehensive approach to treating and healing Lyme Disease and/or co-infections for our mutual patients.
We treat patients all over the United States as well as partner with international sources to provide the utmost up to date Lyme treatment available. We are here to serve as an advocate for those experiencing dismissal of their symptoms.
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Upcoming Events & Promotions | | |
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Qigong and Yoga Classes with Dr. Rebecca Rice DACM, L.Ac.
January 20th 10:30am - 11:45am
Using breath awareness and gentle movements, this class will guide your attention inward to calm the nervous system, promote a sense of ease, increase vitality and nourish the lymph and circulatory systems.
This class combines yoga poses and qigong that support the organs and meridians related to the winter season: Kidneys and Urinary Bladder.
Class is limited to 10 students.
$20 fee.
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The Stram Center appreciates the hard work of educators and students and we are proud to offer a promotion that will give 25% off wellness services with a valid student or teacher ID at both our New York and Vermont locations.
The promotion is ongoing for students over 18 years old and will be valid for educators until 05/31/2024.
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