Almost no condition is so misunderstood nowadays as Lyme disease.

With that statement, I mean that tons of people are routinely misdiagnosed with Lyme disease, but also that many people with Lyme disease are misdiagnosed as having neurological problems, or a parasite infection, or fibromyalgia.

So, let's thus explore what the scientific literature currently says about Lyme:

The Science Of Lyme 101

Before digging into the topic of how an infrared sauna kills Lyme disease - or stated in a more nuanced way, can "support your health in case of Lyme" - let's consider what Lyme actually is:

(And because the science on Lyme disease is quickly evolving, as well as the assessment of clinical practitioners on the topic, I'm only going to include the scientific literature on Lyme from the last 5 years. In other words, I imply the understanding of Lyme from a scientific point of view is rapidly developing.)

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