Lyme Disease Testimonials

My son’s pediatrician did testing that only showed positive for one band, they concluded he was Lyme negative. This boy was very active, played multiple sports and went from that to unable to get out of bed without pain, suffered headaches, brain fog and many other telltale symptoms. We were both so frustrated and I was exhausted from arguing with the ped office to repeat the testing sooner than the 6mths they wanted to wait. We were referred to Natasha Ruiz by two friends, and she was a godsend. Not only did the physical exam and patient interview predict it was in fact Lyme, the extensive blood work also confirmed it (even the original test the ped ordered came back positive just a few weeks later). Do not give up hope if your conventional doctor is not doing enough for you or a family member. I would recommend SynRG to anyone looking for answers and health wellness. Thanks to Natasha’s treatment protocol my son returned to his active self within months.

I've been a patient of Jenn Goldstock for almost 6 months now and my only regret is not finding her sooner. She is remarkably patient, responsive and knowledgeable. Not once did I feel rushed or did she dismiss any of my questions or concerns. She and her staff are very generous with their time. My experience with Jenn, her nurse, Katie, and Julie, the patient suppport advocate have exceeded my expectations, especially in comparion to the disturbing, and often dangerous treatment I received as a patient at The Stram Center last year. I can't recommend SynRG Integrative enough. It's worth the investment. Traditional healthcare practitioners often study disease more than they study healing which in my opinon leads to more disease (for more info on this read Spontaneous Healing by Dr. Andrew Weill). And the institutions they work for have a vested interest in prescribing meds and scheduling pricey diagnostic tests, treatments and surgeries. At SynRG you feel that everyone wants you to heal and believes you can heal. As a faculty associate in the Narrative Medicine program at Columbia University, I deeply believe that our narratives lies at the heart of our healing, and we must share that narrative in a supportive community. I'm doing well under the care of Jenn Goldstock, in conjunction with a healthy diet and lifestyle. Food as medicine is a major tenet that most traditional healthcare practitioners bypass altogether, again, due to their vested interest in maintaining profit margins.

Working with Jenn Goldstock has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life. I have never posted an endorsement so I don't take them lightly. Her practice is so radically different from the other doctors I have worked with. There are not enough doctors trained and practicing with the level of compassion and tools that Jenn and her entire staff displayed in caring for me. I was treated for Lyme in 2016 by my primary physician and recovered successfully as it was treated immediately. Unfortunately my primary has since retired. In 2019 I was seeing a rheumatologist and kept telling her for about 9 months I felt I had Lyme again. She emphatically said it wasn't Lyme during 3 or 4 of my office visits and kept prescribing biologic meds for PSA. My knee swelled to the size of a soccer ball and it ended up being Lyme fluid. Words can't describe my frustration and anger. I was referred to Jenn in 2020. If Jenn is unable to treat an issue that is out of her scope of expertise she will find and refer you to the best in that area, as she did for me with a neurologist. Her fantastic assistant, named Julie, will be able to answer any questions you may have before making an appointment. Don't discount the value of your good health.

I started seeing Dr Anne because I had Lyme disease, I was feeling hopeless, sick and needed help. I immediately felt comfortable with her, she was easy to talk to, she LISTENED to me and I was very impressed with her knowledge of tick-borne diseases. We discovered I also had Babesiosis. She developed a plan for me that treated THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM and I eventually got my life back, I feel like she saved my life. I highly recommend Dr Anne Van Couvering, she is very good at what she does.

Dr Marra is the only doctor to be able to diagnose me and treat the underlying problem. I am so grateful to have my energy and focus back. I can't recommend her enough! If you are being misdiagnosed by other doctors. I would highly recommend her!

My endocrinologist has ignored years of symptom complaints and wanted me to see a sleep disorder specialist. My family practice doctor would tell me it was stress. Dr Marra listened, asked questions and told me we would get to the bottom of my chronic pain, exhaustion, infections and frustration. Finally a doctor who spends more than 5 minutes with you and doesn't think Lyme or Fibromyalgia symptoms are just in your head.

I came to Dr. Marra VERY sick in November 2014. I had been living with Lyme for 4 years unknowingly. Each year I got sicker and sicker, I visited many doctors who tried to tell me I had everything under the sun, to nothing at all..it was all in my head. Anyway, I finally figured it out and got appropriate testing done, and found Marra. I am a year and 1 month into treatment and doing FANTASTIC! Every month I get better and better. I am fully confident that Marra will get me to optimal health. She is aggressive in her approach and uses high therapeutic dosages of antibiotics, which I am lucky enough to tolerate. She has a spunky attitude that I enjoy, a knack for knowing what meds to use, but most importantly she knows what she is doing! I am not going to be one of those Lyme patients who don't get better, I'm 85% there!