<![CDATA[MARA WILLIAMS, RN,MSN, ANP-BC - Blog]]>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 02:37:42 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[A Strong & Healthy Immune System]]>Fri, 20 Jan 2017 23:27:47 GMThttps://www.marawilliams.net/blog/a-strong-healthy-immune-system
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Having a strong, functioning immune system is essential to regaining health or remaining healthy. When challenged with chronic illness; such as, Lyme, mold, or virus, it becomes critical for healing to restore and support your immune system. 
 
When years of chronic infection overtake the body’s defenses it can take a very long time to re-modulate the immune system. Lifestyle changes are essential. You can modify your dietary intake in such a way that it will support healing. What this means is eliminating all GMO, soy, gluten, most diary, and processed foods; eating as much organic food as possible, eating healthy fats such as avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil and organic butter. With chronic illness it is important to pace activities with frequent rest through-out the day. If are you able to exercise, it is better to do a little more frequently, than to push yourself too aggressively. Listen to your body, and it will tell you what it needs and what it can handle.
Listen to your body, and it will tell you what it needs and what it can handle.
Supplements that support the immune system are an additional tool that compliment lifestyle changes. These include mushrooms (Cordyceps, Maitake, Reshi, Turkey Tail and more), which have been used for thousands of years. Hydrosol silver, like Argentyn 23, not only re-modulates and supports healthy functioning of the immune system; it eliminates many of the agents responsible for the chronic condition. Curcumin, Japanese Knotweed (the best source of Resveratrol), and Chinese Skullcap are some of my favorite herbs to support the immune system. Like silver, herbs do more than this. They decrease inflammation, support the liver, and eliminate many different infectious bacteria, virus, parasites, and fungus. 

​View my full selection of Immune Support Products below
IMMUNE SUPPORT PRODUCTS
When you take these products it is important to go slow and consult with someone who knows what they are doing and can guide you in taking and reaching optimal doses. If you take too much too soon, you will feel worse than when you started. This is where a practitioner can help. We all have our favorite products to use. I use the ones I recommend as I see lab values change as a result of taking these supplements. 
 
Some of the products I recommend can only be purchased through me as your clinician, as the companies understand how powerful their effects can be and feel strongly that professional guidance is important. Other products can be purchased directly through my store. I always offer a 10% discount and if you spend more than $49.00 shipping is free. 

If you need a lower-cost consult I am available. In this capacity I do not prescribe pharmaceuticals or order lab tests which you can get through your primary provider. I do make recommendations about these however. If you would like to schedule an appointment contact me below!
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​To Your Healing and With Love! - Mara
]]><![CDATA[Chronic Illness? I Am Here to Help!]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 04:21:53 GMThttps://www.marawilliams.net/blog/chronic-lyme-i-am-here-to-help
Mara Williams Lyme Disease specialist, integrative care and holistic healing


"Each person has unique needs, and that is where my expertise can be of most help to you. Consider speaking with me, I can help!"

HELP IS HERE!

I am available for advising consults. I can be a second opinion for you or guide you to the best therapies you might need. I can recommend nutritional support to treat the many side issues in Chronic Lyme like detoxification, rebuilding the Immune system, healing the Gut, decreasing Inflammation, and balancing hormones. These are the key to becoming well and to recovery. 

Once you have had chronic Lyme for over 2 years the detox pathways become inefficient or simply do not work anymore. Restoring them is a key to health. For example: using proteolytic enzymes to break up fibrin and biofilm, using supplements to heal the intestinal lining, decreasing inflammation without using pharmaceuticals which have dangerous side effects, balancing hormones, and reclaiming your immune system to work for you rather than the bugs. These steps are essential before you treat to lower bug populations so that your body is able to rally to help the process. If your liver, lymph, and kidneys do not drain efficiently, then you will feel sicker when you treat. If your body belongs to you again, the treatment will be easier and will require less time. Bugs put out neurotoxin when they die and this can make you feel terrible. It is essential that the toxins are able to leave the body via the stool and urine rather than recirculate when pathways are blocked. 

More and more I work without drugs or pharmaceuticals as their side effects can make a problem worse. There are exceptions to this though. If you have an acute tick bite then antibiotics are recommended. If you have had lyme for less than 1-2 years, and depending on symptoms, antibiotics are a good choice. Some drugs like cholestyramine, antifungals, and antiparasite meds are important when used at the best time given each persons symptoms. Each person has unique needs and that is where my expertise can be of most help to you. Consider speaking with me. I can help! 

I am  licensed in Washington as well! I have the ability to both see patients and prescribe medicines.

COME SEE ME!
Patient Testimonial:  

"Mara Williams is a real asset to my health care team. She takes a very individualized approach with her patients, and will work with you to find the very best treatments. 

As a Lyme Literate practitioner, Mara can help determine the best approach to treating this complicated illness which may be a combination of different therapies. Using the whole world as her tool box, Mara selects from many healing modalities which include herbal remedies, Chinese and Arevedic medicine, as well as homeopathics, German biologics, and of course, prescription drugs( Western Medicine).

Since she is highly intuitive, compassionate and grounding, Mara has helped me cope with many challenges on my healing journey. Mara remembers which labs to order, and is terrific at keeping all the orders she writes specific. That helps you as well as other health care professionals you may be seeing.

Mara has experienced the challenge of helping more than one family member with ongoing health problems which means she understands what you may be going through as well as how to deal with it.

Mara recently left Gordon Medical Associates, the leading Lyme and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome practice in the West to be able to devote more of her time to you, and to meet the needs of her family.

If you have questions regarding how to do your treatment, or are interested in hearing about alternative modalities -- or need someone who not only hears you, but listens to you, I highly recommend this excellent practitioner to you." ~Joanee Webb

I would love to work with you!

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]]><![CDATA[Lyme Light Radio: Mending from Lyme Disease with Katina Makris]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:41:21 GMThttps://www.marawilliams.net/blog/lyme-light-radio-mending-from-lyme-disease-with-katina-makris
Lyme light radio with Mara Williams about Lyme disease healing


Join Mara Williams and Katina Makris on Lyme Light Radio
Wednesday, August 12th 1PM (PT) 4PM (ET)

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Join me Wednesday as I talk with Katina Makris about her personal journey mending from Lyme Disease. Katina has worked in natural health care for 28 years, as a Classical Homeopath and Certified Medical Intuitive Healer. For 10 years, she was a popular newspaper health columnist and a board member of The Council for Homeopathic Certification. She is currently a board member of Be Tick Ready, a Lyme education group. Katina is a graduate of Duke University and The Stillpoint School of Integrative Life Healing. After 5 years of misdiagnosis and 5 more years of treatments, Katina has triumphantly overcome advanced chronic Lyme disease. She is on a nationwide Lyme awareness campaign with her recovery memoir and guide, "Out of the Woods; Healing Lyme Disease Body, Mind and Spirit," an award finalist for 2011 Best Book in Health with USA Book News and winner of "50 Authors You Should be Reading" by the Authors Show. She currently is at work on two new manuscripts, one of spiritual reflections and meditations, the other a companion workbook on Lyme disease recovery. 


"As a chronic Lyme disease recoveree and advocate I wish to offer hope to those caught in the rip-chord of suffering and confusion regarding tick-borne diseases. Though finding a Lyme savvy practitioner and your devotion to treatments may feel daunting, the human being is amazingly resilient. The power of our spirit and inner will must not be dismissed. Healing happens on the inside. You too can thrive" ~Katina

Katina is a dynamic, well loved educator and engaging Lyme disease motivational speaker, sought after for her depth of chronic illness understanding and mind-body-spirit healing work. She lends professional and personal experience on mending from the ravages of chronic Lyme disease. With pragmatism and compassion, this dynamic healer and chronic Lyme survivor shares insights into the Lyme paradox and other illnesses, offering tools for prevention, diagnostics and treatments for regaining one's health. Unfortunately, all of us; home gardeners, landscapers, beach goers, outdoor lovers, and children, must be alert to ticks and Lyme disease. 


Join Mara Williams and Katina Makris on Lyme Light Radio
Wednesday, August 12th 1PM (PT) 4PM (ET)

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]]><![CDATA[Lyme Light Radio: A Growing Focus on Natural Healing]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:05:23 GMThttps://www.marawilliams.net/blog/lyme-light-radio-a-growing-focus-on-natural-healing
Lyme Light Radio with Mara Williams and Dr. Wayne Anderson. A Focus on Natural Healing


Join Mara Williams and Dr. Wayne Anderson on Lyme Light Radio
Wednesday, July 22nd 1PM (PT) 4PM (ET)

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With a background in education, Dr. Wayne Anderson understands the role of teaching in medical care. Working with grade school students he saw that diet and environment impacted student's mood and behavior. This sent him back to school for training as a Naturopathic doctor. A growing focus on natural healing approaches in clinical practice in Oregon caused him to broaden his assessment and treatment skills and he earned the designation of Physician Assistant.

For two decades, Dr. Anderson practiced in a busy community-based family medical center, treating individuals and families from birth to old age. His emphasis on patients experiencing chronic illness grew. As he became aware of the prevalence of chronic Lyme disease and related conditions he realized the important part they play in chronic illness.

In 2002, Dr. Anderson left family practice to work with Eric Gordon MD. Now he has a practice with a concentration on chronic illness, using tools and experience from both conventional and integrative medicine. At GMA, with a growing focus on Lyme disease, he has developed a deeper understanding of chronic illness, its treatment, and the frontiers still available as possible solutions.

A curious and dedicated clinician, Dr. Anderson is committed to the ongoing process of learning and teaching. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Anderson maintained his initial focus on teaching. For over 20 years he taught medical students at Touro Osteopathic Medical School, and supervised residents from Sutter Hospital and interns from the Physician Assistant programs in the clinic setting. He is also a popular speaker on the topics of Lyme disease and neurotoxin illness.

For more than 25 years, Dr. Anderson has known that his patients are partners in the process of learning about and treating their illness, whether they choose conventional or alternative medicine or a combination of both. He listens to understand each patient's strengths and challenges and improve his effective interaction with them. He sees every person as complex, integrated, and unique, and believes that treatment should optimize health and well-being.

An avid film historian and true music enthusiast, Wayne spends his spare time watching movies, old and new, and listening to a wide selection of music.

Join Mara Williams and Dr. Wayne Anderson on Lyme Light Radio
Wednesday, July 22nd 1PM (PT) 4PM (ET)

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]]><![CDATA[Lyme Light Radio: Healing with Frequency Specific Microcurrent]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 18:11:22 GMThttps://www.marawilliams.net/blog/lyme-light-radio-healing-with-frequency-specific-microcurrent
Lyme Light Radio with Mara Williams Frequency Specific Microcurrent Lyme Disease Info


Join Mara Williams and Carolyn McMakin on Lyme Light Radio
Wednesday, July 15th 1PM (PT) 4PM (ET)

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Frequency Specific Microcurrent is an exciting new way of treating nerve and muscle pain and many other conditions using specific frequencies and micro amperage current. There are hundreds of practitioners in the US, Australia, Ireland, and Canada using FSM to create miraculous changes in patients to reduce pain and improve health. Most of the time FSM produces immediate and dramatic changes in tissue that makes it an indispensable tool in treating pain and many other health concerns. Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC is the creator of the frequencies and protocols used with FSM currently. she has traveled the world teaching the use of FSM. 

Carolyn is the clinical director of the Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Clinic of Portland, Oregon. She developed Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) in 1995 and began teaching FSM courses in 1997. In addition to maintaining a part time clinical practice, she teaches seminars on the use of FSM in the United States, Australia and Europe. She has lectured at the National Institutes of Health and at medical conferences in the US, England, Ireland and Australia on the subjects of fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia associated with cervical spine trauma and on the differential diagnosis and treatment of pain and pain syndromes and sports injuries. Her peer-reviewed publications include papers on the FSM induced changes in inflammatory cytokines and substance P seen with FSM treatment of fibromyalgia associated with spine trauma, treatment of pain in the head, neck and face, and low back caused by myofascial trigger points, delayed onset muscle soreness, shingles and neuropathic pain. She treats and consults with various NFL and MLB teams and players on the use of Frequency Specific Microcurrent in the treatment of sports injuries. Her textbook, titled Frequency Specific Microcurrent in Pain Management was published by Elsevier in 2010.  

Join Mara Williams and Carolyn McMakin on Lyme Light Radio
Wednesday, July 15th 1PM (PT) 4PM (ET)

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