Lyme Disease Awareness Table

Special Announcement

Dr Jill Mahoney MD and Dr Jacob Aguiar ND

are pleased to announce

the opening of their new clinic:

Scarborough Integrative Health

51 Route 1

Scarborough, Maine

Their Contact Email is:  scarboroughintegrative@gmail.com

Scarborough Integrative Health, a patient-centered, tick-borne disease clinic, will open their doors this November, seeing patients Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8am to 4pm with hours expanding (with possibly one late night a week) as the clinic grows.   Patients will be provided with extensive lab work and testing, prescription (oral and IV) meds, as well as supplements and herbal therapies.  IV nutritional therapy and chelation therapy services will be offered, gradually expanding to offer acupuncture, body work, ozone therapy and injection therapy.  David Aronson, LCSW, will be joining the clinic and offering counseling services as a Lyme Literate social worker.  Dr Mahoney and Dr Aguiar welcome the addition of like-minded practitioners who want to help them offer the best possible services to their patients.  All services provided will be done on a self-pay basis with a coded superbill given at each visit for insurance purposes.  One day a month, the clinic will be offering a Free Care Program, offering free testing and treatments to patients who qualify through the application process and who are accepted into the program.

Dr. Jill Mahoney MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2000, after which she completed internship at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL.  She then served as a General Medical Officer in the United States Navy, acting as Senior Medical Officer for Destroyer Squadron 14 during their Spring 2002 deployment. Dr. Mahoney subsequently received the Navy Achievement Medal for her military service.  After separating from the Navy, Dr. Mahoney completed Family Medicine residency training at the University of Massachusetts.  In 2006, she relocated to Maine where she has been caring for patients as a family physician for the past decade.  She has received several awards for patient care, among them the American Red Cross " Real Heroes" award for Medical Outreach in 2013.   Dr. Mahoney is grateful for the opportunity to have worked with providers outside of allopathic medicine who have offered their expertise regarding the care of patients with tick borne illness. 

As a naturopathic doctor, Dr Jacob Aguiar works with each patient to create personalized and effective treatment solutions.  Prior to receiving his Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle, he received his BA in anthropology from Dartmouth College, graduating Magna Cum Laude.  He discovered in a class titled “The Anthropology of Health and Illness” that rarely is any disease confined to the physical body or the psyche alone.  Rather, the experience of health and dis-ease is a complex interplay of social, economic, psychological, and physical factors.  This understanding is crucial in the context of Lyme and associated diseases, which often create stressors in each of these areas. he has studied with leading experts in Lyme diagnosis and treatment over the last 10 years, including Dr Klinghardt MD, Dr Horowitz MD, Dr Ross MD, and Dr Burrascano MD.   He spent the last several years treating over 1,000 patients with Lyme and tick-borne infections at North Coast Family Health in New Hampshire.   He continues to deepen my knowledge and stay up to date with current research by attending International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) conferences, other related conferences throughout the year, and reading the latest books published by leaders in integrative health care. 

Dr Jacob’s deep desire to bring this accumulated knowledge back to Maine to help the Lyme community has led to partnering with his colleague, Dr Jill Mahoney MD, who has been successfully treating Lyme disease in Maine for many years and their decision to open a patient-center tick-borne illness clinic.  They both understand that attaining health is a process and do their best to provide proven solutions while supporting and empowering their patients along the way. 

Dr Mahoney and Dr Aguiar look forward to working with each patient’s desires, beliefs, and values to develop a treatment and management approach that works to help their patients establish and reach personal health goals.

For more information about Scarborough Integrative Health, Drs Mahoney and Aguiar will be speaking at Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education’s Brunswick Lyme support meeting on Wednesday, Oct 4^th from 6-8p at Mid Coast Hospital located at 123 Medical Center Dr, Brunswick, Maine.  For more information about this meeting, visit www.mldse.org

Igenex Q&A; Night

 This Event Is Still Happening This Evening!

On Wednesday November 1st, Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) will be hosting an Igenex Q&A Night from 6-8pm at Mid Coast Hospital with Bob Giguere and Doug Priest from Igenex Inc. 

This educational event is free open to the public to come and learn about the problems associated with current lyme and tick-borne disease and why Igenex has been the leading tick-borne disease laboratory for over 25 years!

Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) is a 501c3 nonprofit, the Maine-partner of the national Lyme Disease Association, a member of the Maine CDC Vector-borne Work group and active in Maine's Lyme legislation. Their support meetings are educational, free and open to the public. For information about the meeting, MLDSE and the free community resources that they offer, visit www.mldse.org

Wiscasset Lyme Disease Support Meeting

Jennie McNeil, FNP will be the guest speaker at Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education's Lyme Support meeting on Tuesday, September 26 from 6-8pm at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Rd, Wiscasset, Maine.

Peaceful Medicine, located at 251 Jefferson Street, Waldoboro, Maine is where Jennie offers Integrative Medicine consults, Therapeutic massage, Reiki and Energy work, Pranayama and Meditation, Biomat Inferaed Therapy, Essential Oils and Supplements along with Holistic Wellness and Healing Guidance with a genuine desire to support each person on their healing journey. 

Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) is a 501c3 nonprofit, the Maine-partner of the national Lyme Disease Association, a member of the Maine CDC Vector-borne Work group and active in Maine's Lyme legislation. Their support meetings are educational, free and open to the public. For information about the meeting, MLDSE and the free community resources that they offer, visit www.mldse.org

Our Daytime Support Meeting

Rockland Lyme Disease Support Meeting

Lesli Olson, Pharmacist at Kennebec Pharmacy will be the guest speaker at Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education's September 12th Lyme disease support meeting in Rockland. 

The meeting will be held downstairs in Rockland training room from 6-8pm at the Knox Center, 6 White St, Rockland, Maine. This meeting is free and open to the public who has been affected by Lyme and tick-borne disease and those who want to learn more about it.

Lesli is a licensed Pharmacist and Clinical Sales Specialist for Kennebec Pharmacy and Home Care. She works with physicians and health professionals throughout the state of Maine to provide the necessary education and support for effective patient care.  Her current areas of focus include Specialty Care and Home Infusion Therapy. As a native of Maine and an outdoor enthusiast, she holds prevention and treatment of Lyme Disease close to her heart. Lesli will discuss treatment with home infusion antibiotics for refractory cases of Lyme Disease.

For more information about this meeting and MLDSE, please visit our website www.mldse.org

Brunswick Lyme Disease Support Meeting

Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education welcomes Dr Devra Krassner, ND of Integrative Health Center of Maine as their guest speaker at their Lyme Support meeting on Wed September 6 from 6-8pm (conference rooms 1&2) at Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, Maine.

Dr. Devra Krassner offers comprehensive naturopathic medicine to families, women, men and children. Treatment plans are individualized to address the full range of acute and chronic conditions, as well as to support people wishing to optimize their health.

After graduating from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 1987, Dr. Krassner returned to the east coast to practice. 

Devra Krassner, ND specializes in women’s health, homeopathy, botanical (herbal) medicine, and medical nutrition and lifestyle counseling. She has a special interest in health care for women and children, and has expertise in the areas of hormonal balance, osteoporosis, mood stabilization, and behavioral and attention disorders.  Diagnostic techniques include standard physical and gynecological exams and laboratory testing. Dr. Krassner also uses functional medicine to assess and treat conditions such as food sensitivities, adrenal fatigue and digestive imbalances. Many of the people who Dr. Krassner sees just do not feel well, and have been unable to determine what is wrong with them or what can be done to help.  She focuses on the underlying causes of problems rather than simply treating the symptoms.

Dr. Krassner is committed to sharing information with people, thereby empowering them to have more control over their health care and their lives. She is excited to be part of an integrative health center, working collaboratively with other health care practitioners to provide optimal service to those who seek her care.

Dr. Krassner has lectured extensively on many topics in the field of naturopathic medicine and has been featured on television, radio and in various newspapers. 

In addition to her practice, Dr. Krassner is an adjunct professor at Kaplan University, where she teaches in the Medical Assistant program.  She is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Maine Association of Homeopaths, and past president of the Maine Association of Naturopathic Doctors.

This meeting is free and open to the public for those affected by Lyme and tick-borne disease and those who want to learn more about it. Child care is not provided so we ask that you please plan accordingly.

For more information about this meeting and MLDSE, please visit our website www.mldse.org