| 04/23/2007 - Cutting off the nose to spite the face |
| As you know, vitamin K is one of my all-time favorite nutrients. The list of things it can do is as fascinating as it is long: How many other vitamins can alleviate morning sickness and prevent tooth decay? |
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| 04/23/2007 - The ugly truth about Botox |
| Q: I'm considering getting Botox. I know that a lot of natural medicine doctors have concerns about it, but it's been approved by the FDA and I haven't heard any reports that anyone has died from it, so can it really be that bad? |
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| 04/19/2007 - One step forward, two steps back |
| Maybe I spoke too soon. The other day I talked about how my cynicism got the better of me and an article I thought was out to trash nutritional medicine did the exact opposite. |
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| 04/19/2007 - When not to rule out synthetics |
| Q: I would like your opinion on natural vs. synthetic vitamins. I read a bulletin by an alternative medical doctor who claims that the body recognizes only vitamins made from natural resources. |
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| 04/18/2007 - Brushing up |
| For a lot of us, it's the first thing we do when we wake up and the last thing we do before we go to bed... |
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| 04/16/2007 - No accounting for taste |
| As if antidepressants aren't bitter enough pills to swallow with their laundry list of negative side effects, researchers in Great Britain have found that they also interfere with your body's natural ability to taste foods. |
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| 04/16/2007 - The drug-free way to ditch strep throat |
| Q: My grandson has had three cases of strep throat since November. The antibiotics help him get over it, but they don't seem to be doing much to keep it from happening again. |
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| 04/12/2007 - Small victories |
| I'll be the first to admit I can be overly cynical at times. But maybe it's gotten a little out of hand when I'm finding things the media doesn't and going to bat for natural medicine before anyone has made a specific case against it. |
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| 04/12/2007 - Lost in space |
| Q: Almost every time I go to the mall I "lose" my car in the parking lot. It happens so often I'm starting to get worried that it might be a warning sign of Alzheimer's. Should I be concerned? |
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| 04/11/2007 - Protecting your assets |
| Now, I know not all middle-aged men fall into that lazy, TV-watching, overweight stereotype most sitcoms use as their lead character. But I also know my fair share of men who do. |
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| 04/11/2007 - The cancer-preventing trio you need in your medicine cabinet |
| Q: What can I do to prevent cancer? |
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| 04/09/2007 - An ounce of prevention |
| The word cancer sends chills down anyone's spine. But there are some forms of the disease that have relatively good remission and survival rates if you take action early on. Kidney cancer isn't one of them. |
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| 04/09/2007 - Taking control of your own density |
| Q: I'm in my 30s and want to start taking better care of my bones so that I don't wind up with osteoporosis like my grandmother. |
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| 04/05/2007 - Three blind mice...see how they eat |
| What you don't know about hypoglycemia might not kill you, but it could cause you to go blind. |
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| 04/05/2007 - The surprise cure for "incurable" cystitis |
| Q: I want to thank you for the huge difference D-mannose has made in my quality of life! I was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis and told there was no cure for my problem. |
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| 04/04/2007 - Feeding Frenzy |
| When you hear the term "adverse drug reaction," you probably think of things like nausea, headache, or even sexual dysfunction -- the typical laundry list of unpleasantries rattled off at the endof every pharmaceutical commercial. |
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| 04/04/2007 - Checking your colon without the "oscopy" |
| Q: Everything I read says that if you're past 50 you should have regular colonoscopies to screen for polyps and cancer. I know I shouldn't be, but I'm just too squeamish to have one done. Is there any other way to check for colon cancer? |
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| 04/02/2007 - PET project |
| While I'll always hold that Nature knows best, I can also say with no hesitation that not all medical technology is bad. |
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| 04/02/2007 - Busting blood clots before they form |
| Q: I am scheduled to undergo bypass surgery soon and have heard that I'll be at higher risk for blood clots afterwards. I'm concerned and would like to know what I should do to prevent this from happening. |
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