Chronic Infection,
Lyme Disease and Co-infections


The prevailing idea that the blood is sterile is simply not borne out by medical knowledge.  All of us habour infectious organisms to a greater or lessor extent.  The impact of these, and their ability to influence our health depends on many variables:

  • The number of infections
  • The virulence of the infectious organisms
  • An individual's level of exposure and genetic sensitivity to environmental toxins (we are all exposed to a fairly considerable extent - see Environmental Toxicity).  These interfere with an effective immune response.
  • The health and integrity of the barrier systems in the body: skin, mucosal membranes of the gut and respiratory system.  These have a significant influence on the health and stability of the immune response.
  • The health and ecology of the gastrointestinal system
  • The way one responds (stress response) to their external environment


These elements also determine the capacity of the immune system to maintain an effective level of surveillance over pathogenic influences (bacteria, viruses, yeast/ fungal organisms, mycoplasms, parasites etc.)

Treatments are geared to:
  • Eradicate or inhibit the infectious organisms
  • Modify the terrain or environment in the body that allows these organisms to proliferate
  • Remove encumbrances to normal physiology through the biotransformation and elimination of accumulated (over a lifetime) toxins
  • Address encumbrances to a robust and balanced immune response
  • Improve barrier function (skin, lungs, gastrointestinal tract) to lower persistent immune system provocation and gain greater integrity in overall functioning of the immune system
  • Improve gut ecology as a primary determinant in systemic health
Circle of Health Clinic541-617-1195 
  Allan A. Harris ND, LAcBend, OR 

  "Finding your way home to balance and purpose - in body and mind"
Allan A. Harris ND, MSOM, LAc
541-617-1195info@circleofhealthclinic.com


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