In addition to evidence-based research, many physicians who are new to the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and its associated illnesses have found the following books helpful in gaining an experience-based perspective from LLMDs who have encountered thousands of patients, and assessing the overall debate about the disease.

The first four books on the following list are written by healthcare professionals, and offer a front line view of the diagnostic and treatment approaches that they employ in the battle against Lyme and its co-infections.

The final book on this list presents a more bird’s eye view of the rocky terrain that Lyme inhabits in the medical community – capturing the debate over the very nature of the disease, that has been detrimental to research and devastating to sufferers and their families, through the eyes of a science writer with unfortunate first-hand knowledge of the effects of the illness.

Taken together, these books constitute a basic foundation that physicians who are new to Lyme can build upon to put their evidence-based research in a larger, practical context.

 The Lyme Disease Solution – Kenneth Singleton, M.D., M.P.H.

This book is an extensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick borne infections. The author, Dr. Kenneth Singleton, is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine who himself struggled with severe symptoms of Lyme disease for eight years prior to being correctly diagnosed and treated. Though detailed, the book is easy to read and comprehend.

 Why Can’t I Get Better? – Richard Horowitz, M.D.

From one of the country’s foremost doctors comes a groundbreaking book about diagnosing, treating and healing Lyme, and peeling away the layers that lead to chronic disease.

Design: David Baldeosingh Rotstein – Why Can’t I Get Better?

 How Can I Get Better? – Richard Horowitz, M.D.

In the follow-up to Why Can’t I Get Better?, Dr. Horowitz updates his research and offers a direct, actionable step-by-step plan for implementing his 16 MSIDS Diagnostic Map.

 The Beginner’s Guide to Lyme Disease – Nicola McFadzean N.D.

This comprehensive book is the first book of its kind to approach Lyme disease from the perspective of “beginners”—those doctors, patients and caregivers who are new to the topic of diagnosing and treating Lyme disease.

 Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic – Pamela Weintraub

A groundbreaking investigation into the medical history, patient experience & brutal political war over Lyme Disease.