Dr. Richard Horowitz

Two functional-medicine physicians, Dr. Richard Horowitz and Dr. Mark Hyman, argue that hidden or 'stealth' infections like Lyme and Bartonella, together with mould exposure, heavy metals, and inflammation, drive chronic illness that standard care misses. They use a 16-point checklist to hunt for these drivers behind fatigue, pain, and other long-term symptoms. There is a real, important core: some infections can be difficult to diagnose and are occasionally overlooked, and patients are sometimes dismissed. But the broad framework goes well beyond the evidence, including a specific drug combination said to clear persistent infections and even reverse Alzheimer's markers. These are contested claims, and this kind of diagnosis and treatment should be handled by specialists.