Wolfeboro Naturopathic Medicine

06/18/2026

Dr. Steve Clark will be at the Effingham, NH library today 6/18/26 starting at 4pm
to talk about
1) What is a Naturopathic Doctor?
2) Lyme disease, testing and treatment.
Maybe you want to come out on this rainy day?

06/08/2026

Call to make an appointment. (603) 569-5545
Wolfeboro Naturopathic Medicine

Open: Tuesday-Friday 9:00-1:00, 2:00-5:00

05/17/2026

Digestion is not just “food in, food out.”
Digestion is:
Nervous system function
Stomach acid
Bile flow
Pancreatic enzymes
Gut lining health
Gut bacteria
Problems can happen at ANY point in that chain.
If digestion is not working correctly, you may experience:
Gas
Bloating
Reflux
Diarrhea
Constipation
Brain fog
Fatigue
Food reactions
Inflammation
Most digestive treatment focuses on suppressing symptoms.
Real digestive treatment asks:
WHY is digestion failing in the first place?
Sometimes it’s stomach lining irritation.
Sometimes it’s H. pylori.
Sometimes it’s bile dysfunction.
Sometimes it’s bacterial imbalance.
Sometimes it’s stress shutting digestion down before you even eat.
Digestion is a whole-body process, not just a stomach problem.
All the stages of digestion can be tested and treated.
Make an appointment at Wolfeboro Naturopathic Medicine to find and treat the source of your digestive symptoms.

05/14/2026

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

According to the CDC, 2026 tick bite emergency room visits are the highest they’ve been since 2017. Preventing tick bites is still the best way to avoid tick-borne illness, but unfortunately sometimes the ticks win.

Ticks can carry multiple infections, not just Lyme disease. Depending on the tick, they may transmit Lyme disease, Anaplasma, Babesia, Bartonella, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, or can even trigger Alpha-gal syndrome.

Do regular tick checks, especially after being outdoors, and remove ticks as soon as possible. If you find a tick attached, either test the tick for infections or save it in a sealed bag in the freezer so it can be tested later if needed.

Treating Lyme disease and associated tick-borne infections can be complicated. Treatment should take into account the person’s underlying health, symptom picture, immune function, and co-infections. It is also important to treat infections long enough to ensure they are truly resolved by the end of treatment.

If symptoms are still present near the end of an antibiotic course, the infection may still be active.

At Wolfeboro Naturopathic Medicine, we follow International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society treatment principles. In practical terms, that means we often treat tick-borne illnesses longer and more comprehensively to help ensure the infection is fully addressed.

Early treatment matters. Treating Lyme disease correctly while it is still acute is far easier than trying to manage chronic ongoing infection or post-treatment Lyme-related illness later on. More info can be found at our website at wolfeboronaturopathic.com

Open: Tuesday-Friday 9:00-1:00, 2:00-5:00

05/05/2026

It's tick season – and we're here to help if you're concerned about Lyme disease or other tick-borne infections!

At Wolfeboro Naturopathic Medicine, we offer advanced laboratory testing to evaluate both acute and chronic Lyme disease. Treatment is integrative, combining antibiotics with targeted herbal therapies to support recovery and address persistent infection.

Clinical studies show that success rates for Lyme disease treatment with 20 days or fewer of antibiotic therapy can range from 52.2% to 84.4%, indicating that shorter treatment courses may be inadequate for many patients. Sometimes only a single dose of doxycycline is prescribed, and that is often not sufficient for treatment. The reasoning for the single dose is based on an inadequate study.

Lyme disease is caused by a slow-growing bacterium, which typically requires longer treatment durations for effective eradication. We recognize that if symptoms persist near the end of treatment, the duration of therapy may not have been sufficient. We treat longer, and would continue a treatment a patient is on, if it's adequate and appropriate.

If you're struggling with Lyme, think you might have a tick-borne illness, or were recently bit by a tick, feel free to call us at 603-569-5545. And remember – if you were bit by a tick, keep it in a baggie to get it tested! More info about that on our website www.wolfeboronaturopathic.com

Wolfeboro Naturopathic Medicine follows the treatment guidelines established by International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society.
https://www.ilads.org/patient-care/ilads-treatment-guidelines/

Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites, Erythema Migrans Rashes and Persistent Disease Daniel J. Cameron, MD MPH; Lorraine B. Johnson, JD; Elizabeth L. Maloney, MD The 2014 ILADS Treatment Guidelines address three clinical ques...

05/05/2026

Lyme disease can affect women differently than men in several ways, including the presentation of signs and symptoms, accuracy of test results, and treatment in the healthcare system. These factors can increase the risk of delayed or missed diagnoses in women. It's important to bring awareness to these differences to improve outcomes for women with Lyme disease.

05/05/2026

04/21/2026

Help. I've been bitten by a tick! What should I do...
https://wolfeboronaturopathic.com/blog/help-ive-been-bitten-by-a-tick-what-should-i-do-1/
Read the blog and follow the instructions!

(Tick testing labs are at the bottom of this blog) Being bitten by a tick raises an immediate and important question: “what should I do?” The standard MD-land recommendation from the Infectious D…

04/15/2026

Office Notice
Dr. Steve Clark, N.D., is back in the office full time.
Blood draws will resume on May 5th 2026.
Please note that Physical Medicine and Naturopathic Manipulative Therapy services will be suspended until further notice.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

04/14/2026

Tick season is here! This is your yearly reminder.

Please see the longer blog on the same subject on our website...
https://wolfeboronaturopathic.com/blog/help-ive-been-bitten-by-a-tick-what-should-i-do-update-2026

Help! I got bitten by a tick — what should I do?

The standard recommendation from the Infectious Diseases Society of America is: identify the tick, consider a single dose of doxycycline, and “watch and wait.”

Here’s the problem — that approach has flaws.

Ticks can carry more than just Lyme. They may transmit organisms like anaplasma, ehrlichia, babesia, and bartonella — some of which can cause rapid and serious illness. Testing you takes time waiting for the infection and your immune response to develop. Testing the tick is faster and more informative.

My approach is more proactive: TEST THE TICK.

✔️ Remove the tick properly (don’t squeeze it)
✔️ Save it in a sealed bag (NOT tape or alcohol)
✔️ Send it for testing (results often in a few days)
✔️ Watch for symptoms and act early if they develop

Labs like TickReport, TickLab, and TickTests can identify infections quickly — sometimes before symptoms even begin.

Not everyone gets a rash. Some infections progress quickly. Waiting can mean guessing.

At the very least — SAVE THE TICK (label it and freeze it).

Early information = better decisions.
Tick Report (Massachusetts): https://www.tickreport.com

Tick Lab (Pennsylvania): https://www.ticklab.org

Tick Test: (Massachusetts): https://ticktests.com

University of New Hampshire: https://extension.unh.edu/tick-testing

Bitten by a tick? Quickly find out if it can give you Lyme disease or other illnesses from the trusted laboratories at the University of New Hampshire.