I recommended to a friend that she take your vitamins. After a week, she says she is feeling better, but has extremely yellow urine. Is that an overabundance of B vitamins being excreted, or could the vitamins be starting to eliminate other toxins or harmful substances from the body which are yellow in color?
Riboflavin, or [...]
Entries from November 2009
Supplements and Changes in Urine
November 12th, 2009 · 9:12 AM
Tags: nutrients, supplements, urine
Swine Flu Vaccines and Immune Deficiencies
November 11th, 2009 · 10:33 AM
I have a 7-year-old son with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD). I am concerned about the swine flu, as he usually gets seasonal flu with pain, fever and sore throat. Should he get the swine flu vaccine?
G6PD is the most common enzyme deficiency in the world. As you know, when he is exposed to certain drugs [...]
Tags: antioxidants, glutathione, immunodeficiency, nutrients, supplements, swine flu, vaccines, vitamin D, vitamins
Video of the Week - Whiplash
November 10th, 2009 · 4:12 PM
Understanding Atrial Fibrillation; What We Can Do About It
November 10th, 2009 · 9:04 AM
What healthy alternatives do I have for dealing with atrial fibrillation? It seems that more people get this disease as they get older. Is there a reason for this like changes in the body as we get older? Also, do you have any suggestions in treating this condition?
Atrial fibrillation is an abnormality in the electrical [...]
Tags: A Fib, atrial fibrillation, clotting, pulmonary embolus, stroke
Healthy Alternatives for Hypertension
November 5th, 2009 · 7:38 AM
What is an alternative to high blood pressure medication? I have tried 3 types and have gotten nearly all the symptoms on all of them. I think I am worse on any medication than off them, but is there a natural supplement that will help keep HBP down besides exercise, deep breathing and watching sodium [...]
Tags: Framingham study, high blood pressure, hypertension, salt, soy
Video of the week - Plantar Fasciitis
November 4th, 2009 · 10:18 AM
High Cholesterol and Statin Drugs
November 4th, 2009 · 6:50 AM
I have high cholesterol and the medicines prescribed are beginning to cause side effects. Basically, muscle ache. Are there natural foods to take to help lower the bad and raise the good cholesterol?
I assume the cholesterol-lowering drugs you are on are statins, which I take
Tags: carbohydrates, diabetes, garlic, high cholesterol, insulin, niacin, protein, red yeast, rice, statins
My Position on Immunizations
November 3rd, 2009 · 8:12 AM
What is your position on immunizing children? Are there any that you advocate and on the flip side any you oppose? (excluding flu vaccine)
Stating my opinion on immunizations for children, and especially the recent swine flu vaccine, has given me the most
Tags: chicken pox, diphtheria, DPT, hepatitis B, immunizations, measles, mumps, polio, rubella, tetanus, vaccines, whooping cough
Canker Sores
November 2nd, 2009 · 9:05 AM
Canker sores! I’ve had these all my life. Are eczema and psoriasis also lifetime viruses?
As you know, canker sores are caused by
Tags: canker sores, emotional issues, herpes virus, sleep, stress



My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: