The Atma Approach

Lyme Disease

"The file is closed" doesn't mean you're better.

Why a negative test or a finished antibiotic course isn't always the end of the story.

By Dr. Neela Sandal

The short answer: When Lyme disease care stops at a test and a short course of antibiotics, it can miss root causes such as a persistent infection that standard labs miss and that throws off the immune system, nerves, and energy production. The Atma Approach is to find and treat those causes.

How Does Mainstream Medicine Treat Lyme Disease?

Mainstream medicine's approach to Lyme disease is a test and a short course of antibiotics.

Bullseye rash? Treat it. No rash, negative test, still sick? Then it isn't Lyme. Or it was Lyme, and now it should be over.

Months later, you still have pain, crashes, and brain fog. The file is closed. But you're still sick.

Sound like your last doctor's appointment?

What Does Mainstream Medicine Miss About Lyme Disease?

Commonly missed root causes of Lyme disease include a persistent infection that standard labs miss and that throws off the immune system, nerves, and energy production.

Lyme is complex, and it's not only "did the tick bite you." The infection can throw the immune system, nerves, and energy production off course — and it can hide and persist in the system while being missed by standard labs. Symptoms are what you feel while that system is still fighting, or still inflamed.

The Atma Approach looks at you as a unique person: why is your system still stuck after the bite?

Has your doctor ever talked to you about the newest ways to identify and treat Lyme?

Identifying & Treating Lyme

•Advanced labs that catch hidden infections and co-infections
•Disrupting biofilms where Lyme hides
•Catching co-infections that ride along with the tick and get missed on a basic workup
•Nervous system irritation that shows up as pain, head pressure, or mood changes
•Mitochondrial strain that leaves you wiped after ordinary effort
•Turning off persistent immune activation after the initial infection
•Gut disruption from illness or repeated antibiotics
•High sympathetic tone and wrecked sleep that block recovery
•Detox and clearance pathways that can't keep up with the inflammatory load

How Can Atma Clinic Help With Lyme Disease?

Atma's doctors and nurse practitioners, certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine, work to find and treat the root cause of your Lyme disease rather than only managing symptoms.

We've helped hundreds of patients successfully identify and resolve their Lyme disease and other tick-borne illness.

At Atma, our Medical Doctors (MDs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) go through intensive training to become certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine. They're certified and ready to get to the root of your issue.

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