Book Recommendations

Books are listed in alphabetical order by title.

This list is intended as an informational resource for people interested in learning about Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, does not represent a comprehensive list of all available books on the subject, and is not intended as legal or medical advice regarding the treatment of any symptoms or disease.

  • Book cover of "Bite Me" by Ally Hilfiger, featuring a black and white photo of a woman with dark hair and full lips, with a handwritten subtitle about Lyme disease.

    Bite Me: How Lyme Disease Stole My Childhood, Made Me Crazy, and Almost Killed Me

    ALLY HILFIGER

    Set against the backdrop of the fast-paced fashion and entertainment industries, Bite Me shares the heartbreaking and hilarious stories that moved Ally forward on her journey from sickness to health. Its themes will be familiar to Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease, many of whom, like Ally, wondered for years what was wrong with them. Bite Me offers readers hope and ideas for how one can transition from victim to survivor, and shares the spiritual principles and actions that contributed to her wholeness as a human, mother, and international spokesperson against Lyme disease.

  • Book cover titled 'Bitten' with concentric circles and a small insect in the center, subtitle mentions the secret history of Lyme disease and biological weapons, author Kris Newby.

    Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

    KRIS NEWBY

    A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time—Lyme disease.

  • Book cover titled "Break the Mold" featuring various herbs and spices arranged in a circle.

    Break the Mold: 5 Tools to Conquer Mold and Take Back Your Health

    JILL CRISTA, ND

    Is mold making you sick? Do you have mysterious health problems with no explanations? Mold can lurk without a trace or a scent. Health problems from mold range from fatigue and frequent infections to kidney disease and even cancer. Find out how to spot mold sickness. Use the questionnaire inside to see if you're an unsuspecting target of mold. In this book, Dr. Jill Crista gives you the 5 proven tools to start your recovery from mold sickness.

  • Cover of the book titled "Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again" by Steven Phillips, MD, and Dana Parish with Kristin Loberg, featuring an orange and yellow gradient background with text highlighting the book's theme.

    Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Pandemic and How to Get Healthy Again

    STEVEN PHILLIPS, MD and DANA PARISH

    In this timely book, Steven Phillips, MD, and his former patient, Sony singer-songwriter Dana Parish, reveal striking evidence that a broad range of common infections, from COVID-19 to Lyme and many others, cause a variety of autoimmune, psychiatric, and chronic conditions. Chronic explores the science behind what makes them difficult to diagnose and treat, debunks widely held beliefs by doctors and patients alike, and provides solutions that empower sufferers to reclaim their lives.

  • Cover of a book titled "Compendium of Tick-Borne Disease" with a green fern and small black ticks on the leaves.

    Compendium of Tick-Borne Disease

    DR. KATHY SPREEN

    This Compendium (2013) provides a comprehensive overview of tick-borne diseases including descriptions, diagnostic approaches, treatment options, and an array of management plans.

  • Book cover with the title "Cure Unknown" by Pamela Weintraub, featuring a black and white background of tall grasses and plants, with red and white text.

    Cure Unknown: Inside The Lyme Epidemic

    PAMELA WEINTRAUB

    A comprehensive book written about the past, present and future of Lyme disease, Cure Unknown exposes the ticking clock of a raging epidemic and the vulnerability we all share.

  • Book cover titled 'The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery' by Ross Douthat. The background features a foggy landscape with leafless trees and a grassy area.

    The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery

    ROSS DOUTHAT

    The Deep Places is a story about what happens when you are terribly sick and realize that even the doctors who are willing to treat you can only do so much. Along the way, Douthat describes his struggle back toward health with wit and candor.

  • Book cover titled 'The Diagnosis and Treatment of Babesia' by James Schaller, M.D. Features an illustration of a deer in a forest, a family walking in a park, and a close-up of blood cells with arrows pointing to babesia organisms. Subtitle mentions Lyme's Cruel Cousin: the other tick-borne infection.

    The Diagnosis and Treatment of Babesia

    JAMES SCHALLER, MD

    A comprehensive book (2006) on Babesia, offering treatment options from both traditional and alternative medicine.

  • Book cover for "Gone in a Heartbeat" by Neil Spector, showing a red background with a white heart and an EKG line.

    Gone in a Heartbeat: A Physician's Search for True Healing

    DR. NEIL SPECTOR

    Dr. Neil Spector, one of the nation’s top oncologists, was educated at prestigious universities and trained at top medical centers. It seemed too perfect. A mysterious illness brought him to the brink of death.

  • Cover of a book titled 'Healing Lyme: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis and the Coinfections Chlamydia and Spotted Fever Rickettsioses' by Stephen Harrod Buhner, with a forest path surrounded by green moss-covered trees and lush foliage.

    Healing Lyme: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis and the Coinfections Chlamydia and Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis

    STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER

    Healing Lyme examines the leading, scientific research on Lyme infection and its tests and treatments, and outlines the most potent natural medicines that offer help, either alone or in combination with antibiotics, for preventing and healing the disease.

  • Book cover titled 'Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections' with floral background, featuring purple, pink, and orange flowers, and green leaves. Author: Stephen Harrod Buhner.

    Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections: Complementary and Holistic Treatments for Bartonella and Mycoplasma

    STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER

    A guide to the natural treatment of two of the most common and damaging coinfections of Lyme disease, Bartonella and Mycoplasma.

  • Book cover titled "Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria" by Stephen Harrod Buhner, featuring a white bowl with a mortar and pestle, a small dropper bottle, and sprigs of herbs and blueberries.

    Herbal Antibiotics, 2nd Edition: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-resistant Bacteria

    STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER

    With antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise, herbal remedies present a naturally effective alternative to standard antibiotics. Herbal expert Stephen Harrod Buhner explains the roots of antibiotic resistance, explores the value of herbal treatments, and provides in-depth profiles of 30 valuable plants, noting the proper dosages, potential side effects, and contraindications of each.

  • Book cover titled 'Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emerging & Resistant Viral Infections' by Stephen Harrod Buhner, featuring images of herbs and roots.

    Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emerging & Resistant Viral Infections

    STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER

    This updated and expanded best-selling guide provides an in-depth look to the most effective plant medicines for addressing COVID-19 and related co-infections, as well as strengthening the immune system to fight other emerging and resistant viral infections. 

  • Book cover titled "Why Can't I Get Better?" by Richard I. Horowitz, MD, with an orange and white background, and a gray circle indicating it is a New York Times bestseller about solving the mystery of Lyme and chronic disease.

    Why Can't I Get Better?: Solving the Mystery of Lyme & Chronic Disease

    RICHARD HOROWITZ, MC

    A ground-breaking book about diagnosing, treating and healing Lyme, and peeling away the layers that lead to chronic disease. This book covers Lyme's leading symptoms and co-infections, pro­viding a unique functional and integrative health care model, based on the most up-to-date scientific research, for physicians and health care providers to effectively treat Lyme and other chronic illnesses.

  • Book cover for 'How Can I Get Better?' by Richard I. Horowitz, MD, about treating resistant Lyme and chronic diseases.

    How Can I Get Better?: An Action Plan for Treating Resistant Lyme & Chronic Disease (updated from "Why Can't I...)"

    DR. RICHARD HOROWITZ

    In his landmark book, Why Can’t I Get Better?, renowned internist and leading world expert Dr. Horowitz introduced his revolutionary plan for treating Lyme disease, and chronic diseases in general. Now, in this new handbook “How Can I Get Better?” Dr. Horowitz updates his research and offers a direct, actionable step-by-step plan for implementing his 16 MSIDS Diagnostic Map.

  • Silhouette of a person with arms raised at sunset or sunrise with the text "A LIGHT in the DARK for Pandas & Pans" beneath.

    A Light in the Dark for PANDAS & PANS

    JILL CRISTA, ND

    If you picked up this book, you may feel like your child has been stolen from you, possibly overnight. Watching your child suffer from PANDAS or PANS can be a heart-wrenching experience, but the good news is, there is hope for your child. As a mother of children affected by PANS and seasoned clinician, Dr. Jill Crista created this playbook to support your family’s journey.

  • Book cover titled 'Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know' by Fred Diamond, featuring a red, faceted heart on a light blue background.

    Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know

    FRED DIAMOND

    For you, your family, partner, and friends to help them understand this mysterious disease. When Fred Diamond, cofounder of the prestigious Institute for Excellence in Sales, decided to learn more about the Lyme disease that afflicted someone he loved, his life changed. He read every book on Lyme, joined Facebook groups, attended webinars and podcasts and quickly realized that he knew hardly anything about what Lyme disease survivors go through on a daily basis.

  • Book cover titled "LONE" by Mary Beth Pfeiffer, with a subtitle "The First Epidemic of Climate Change," showing a foggy landscape with trees and a silhouette of a deer.

    LYME: The First Epidemic of Climate Change

    MARY BETH PFEIFFER

    Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move into places they could not survive before. The first epidemic to emerge in the era of climate change, the disease infects half a million people in the US and Europe each year, and untold multitudes in Canada, China, Russia, and Australia.

  • Book cover titled "The Lyme Diet" by Dr. Nicola McFadzean, with a subtitle "Nutritional Strategies for Healing from Lyme Disease," featuring a red leaf background.

    The Lyme Diet: Nutrional Strategies for Healing from Lyme Disease

    NICOLA MCFADZEAN, ND

    This publication (2010) outlines many practical examples and strategies for implementing nutritional change – an essential tool for Lyme practitioners and patients alike.

  • Book cover titled "The Lyme Disease Solution" by Kenneth B. Singleton M.D., M.P.H. with an orange and yellow sunburst background and green plant illustrations.

    The Lyme Disease Solution

    KEN SINGLETON, MD

    The Lyme Disease Solution is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick borne infections. Dr. Kenneth Singleton is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine who himself struggled with Lyme disease for 8 years.

  • Book cover titled 'Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections' by Stephen Harrod Buhner, featuring white flowers and a cup of herbal tea in the background.

    Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections: Anaplasma, Babesia, and Ehrlichia

    STEPHEN HARROD BUHNER

    Providing an in-depth guide for those suffering from Babesia, Ehrlichia, or Anaplasma infection as well as for clinicians who work with those infected by these organisms, Buhner details effective natural holistic methods centered on herbs and supplements.

  • Cover of a book titled 'Preventing Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Infections' by Bob Oley, PE, MSPH.

    Preventing Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Infections

    BOB OLEY, PE, MSPH

    This book arms and informs you with crucial prevention measures and strategies that can make your life safer. It aims to unnerve you enough to start taking the necessary recommended prevention measures.

  • Cover of a book titled 'The Sensitive Patient's Healing Guide' by Neil Nathan, MD, featuring a blue background with rays of light, green foliage, and a yellow semi-circle with black text about environmental toxins, Lyme disease, and EMFs.

    The Sensitive Patient's Healing Guide

    NEIL NATHAN, MD

    For the millions of struggling patients who have become unusually sensitive to normal stimuli, this book will bring a new understanding of the neurology, physiology, and biochemistry of what creates this kind of sensitivity, and the medical conditions that are most likely to set it off. Even more important, it lists the many new approaches to reducing and curing these sensitivities, based on newly obtained knowledge.

  • Book cover titled "TOXIC HEAL YOUR BODY" by Neil Nathan MD. Subtext mentions mold toxicity, Lyme disease, chemical sensitivities, and chronic illness. Foreword by Robert Naviaux MD, PhD. Background features mountains and rays of light.

    Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness

    NEIL NATHAN, MD

    Toxic is a book of hope for individuals who are suffering from chronic illnesses that, unbeknownst to them, are the result of exposure to environmental toxins and infectious agents such as mold and Borrelia, which causes Lyme disease. The goal of this book is to shed light on these complex illnesses so that suffering patients and their families can get the help they so desperately need.

  • Book cover titled "Unlocking Lyme" with a keyhole revealing a forest scene and a tick at the bottom.

    Unlocking Lyme: Myths, Truths, and Practical Solutions for Chronic Lyme Disease

    WILLIAM RAWLS, MD

    Unlocking Lyme is the sum of Dr. Rawls’ experience, research, and practical solutions to date. In the years since his recovery, Dr. Rawls has helped thousands of patients find their path to healing from Lyme disease. Unlocking Lyme brings together Dr. Rawls’ accumulated knowledge and is the key you need to get your life back.