Have you ever treated someone who had adverse reactions from taking a fluoroquinolone antibiotic? I was prescribed Avelox almost 2 years ago for a stubborn sinus infection. Since that time I’ve had surgery for a rotator cuff tear and a shredded biceps tendon. I have developed plantar fasciitis in my left foot. I have tendinitis [...]

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What can you tell me about leaky gut and how to cure it?
“Leaky gut” is a descriptive term about the anatomy and function of the intestinal tract.
The cells in the intestinal tract have tight junctions between them that do not permit large particles to cross the wall.  Food needs to be broken down by the [...]

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C-Diff. My 83 year old dad was in the hospital for over a month and has come home with C-diff. He did 10 days of Flagyl but of course he still has C-Diff. I am a Natural Medicine lover. I am giving my dad the best oil of Oregano I believe that money can buy, [...]

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Dr. Gardner,
I have irritable bowel syndrome and a constant problem with constipation. The things I do to try to solve the constipation problem seem to make the irritable bowel syndrome act up more, and the things I do to keep the irritable bowel syndrome under control seem to make the constipation problem worse. Could you [...]

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Our Germs, Ourselves
Forbes reports that our bodies have 100 trillion bacteria in the intestinal tract. Recent studies imply that the type of bacteria in the gut may decide whether food is burned as energy or stored as fat. Obese people had a different

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Wall Street Journal

Bug Crazy: Assessing the Benefits of Probiotics

More and more foods are appearing with probiotics. Probiotics are healthy bacteria that colonize the GI tract. Several subtypes are available, but typically fit into Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus. Saccharomyces boulardii yeast has been found to be most helpful in

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Business Week
January 26-February 2, 2009

‘Creative Capitalism’ Versus Malaria

Bill Gates has recently funded research into an inexpensive solution in the fight against malaria, which kills over 1 million people per year. The herb,

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Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2008
Virulent Foe Defies Hospitals’ War on ‘Superbugs’

Another complication of antibiotic use.
Clostridium difficile is an intestinal organism that causes tremendous gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea, perforated bowels and death. When I went to medical school, it was uncommon and easy to treat. Today it has morphed into a more virulent form, does [...]

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