{"id":364,"date":"2026-02-02T16:53:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/?post_type=tests&#038;p=364"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:57:30","slug":"lyme-testing","status":"publish","type":"tests","link":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/tests\/lyme-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyme Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"364\" class=\"elementor elementor-364\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fca2c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24fca2c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2745236d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2745236d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyme Testing\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4afbd9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a4afbd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book A Free Discovery Call<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9962ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d9962ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727599de e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"727599de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b509783 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b509783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ae770b list-style-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ae770b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lyme is a bacterial infection shaped like a spirochete. The reason why this infection should be ruled out in complex medical cases is this infection can persist and remain active in the body for years causing complicated health concerns. This infection, like other spirochetes imbeds into tissue, muscle or brain and takes an aggressive and long approach to killing the Lyme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4375a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b4375a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book A Free Discovery Call<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e04f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e04f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bacterial-infection.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-893\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bacterial-infection.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bacterial-infection-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bacterial-infection-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200af91d e-grid shape-style-2 e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"200af91d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57249e8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57249e8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed8feb5 h-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ed8feb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1799\" src=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyme-infection.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-897\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyme-infection.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyme-infection-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyme-infection-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyme-infection-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lyme-infection-1025x1536.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f246d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68f246d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed2dddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed2dddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyme infection is less likely to be floating in the blood stream and therefore is difficult to find in testing. The following tests are used to diagnose and treat Lyme disease:\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1161c9c list-style-2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1161c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Lyme ELISA test<\/li><li>Western Blot\/Immuno<\/li><li>Blot test for Lyme<\/li><li>Eli Spot testing for Lyme disease<\/li><li>Co-infection tests for Lyme<\/li><li>CD-57 Test for Lyme<\/li><li>OAT test, GI-MAP<\/li><li>Heavy metal testing<\/li><li>Toxicity testing<\/li><li>Mold<\/li><li>Yeast<\/li><li>Neurotransmitters<\/li><li>Histamine testing<\/li><li>Methylation Medicine<\/li><li>Genetic testing<\/li><li>Nutrient Deficiency tests<\/li><li>Adrenal\/Stress testing<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e7c4a e-grid elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09e7c4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1faa864 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1faa864\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3582ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3582ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/autism-e1770022574142.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/autism-e1770022574142.jpg 800w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/autism-e1770022574142-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/autism-e1770022574142-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/autism-e1770022574142-768x1056.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff6c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ff6c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8836cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8836cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b357168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"b357168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6a1fc54c5d5c6\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-b357168\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-990eda46a1fc54c5d5c6\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-990eda46a1fc54c5d5c6\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-990eda46a1fc54c5d5c6\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How do I pay for a visit to a Naturopathic Doctor?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-990eda46a1fc54c5d5c6\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-b357168\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a1fc54c5d5c6\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Currently, OHIP does not cover visits to a naturopathic doctor. However, most extended healthcare plans include naturopathic medicine, so check with your provider to see the amount of your coverage.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-b357168\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-2d336416a1fc54c5d5c6\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-2d336416a1fc54c5d5c6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-2d336416a1fc54c5d5c6\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How do I confirm a Naturopathic Doctor\u2019s qualifications?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-2d336416a1fc54c5d5c6\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-b357168\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a1fc54c5d5c6\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Naturopathic doctors must be registered to practice in Ontario with the regulator, the College of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO).<\/p><p>To verify that a naturopathic doctor is registered, call 416-866-8383 to reach CONO or at www.collegeofnaturopaths.on.ca.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-b357168\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-ba2ec5a6a1fc54c5d5c6\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-ba2ec5a6a1fc54c5d5c6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-ba2ec5a6a1fc54c5d5c6\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Do Naturopathic Doctors have specialties?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-ba2ec5a6a1fc54c5d5c6\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-b357168\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a1fc54c5d5c6\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Although some NDs do take a special interest in particular health conditions or specific patient groups. Currently, there are no specialist-level educational programs offered by naturopathic colleges. However, in addition to maintaining their continuing education requirements, many NDs pursue extended training in a particular area, such as environmental medicine, infusion therapy, or complimentary cancer care. Some ND practices have a particular focus, but those are not the same as specialties.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-364","tests","type-tests","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tests\/364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tests"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tests"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tests\/364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603,"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tests\/364\/revisions\/2603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaleup42.ca\/ncc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}