Omega Q Plus
I was wondering what you think of this product. I have tried the hawthorne berries to lower my blood pressure and it really works. Now someone else has told me about this product. Its by a Dr. Stephen Sinatra. Would you recommend this product?
Dr. Stephen Sinatra is a bright cardiologist, and I would [...]

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Magnesium. What kind of magnesium-taurate,chloride,aspartate,citrate,glycinate,malate OR orotate?
It’s in regards to a heart related article I read on Dr.’s site. Thank you.
In order for magnesium to be better absorbed, it needs to be combined with another ‘chelate.’  You have listed quite a number of potential chelates.  Each of the chelates imparts an additional component of treatment, [...]

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   I’m a woman, late 40s, had 6 births and for as long as I can remember, had large, hard stools and hence, hemorrhoids. Stool softeners do not help. I drink plenty of water and eat a good diet with lots of whole foods. I read a recommendation to try magnesium for my problem. I’ve [...]

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After 11 years of natural self treatment and perfect tests including blood pressure of 120/80, chest pains panicked a doctor to give me a chemical stress test and then an Angiogram. Ever since then, blood pressure has been high. Could it be the unnatural chemical stress test? All other tests have [...]

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Dr. Gardner — Do you have to be weaned off diltiazem or can you just stop it and switch to herbal alternatives?
Diltiazem is a calcium channel blocker used to control blood pressure.
All blood pressure medications should be weaned off gradually, and never stopped at full dosage ‘cold turkey.’ It should  be done under the supervision [...]

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One more question for bone density. I am currently taking Evista. Any comments on that product?
Evista is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM).  It is synthetically made, and is not identical to any hormone the body makes. The early studies showed an increase in ovarian cancer in 2 separate rat species when the safety studies [...]

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Weaning off blood pressure medication-topropol and ramipril. Why am I on both? Are they needed at all?
Without more information, no specific recommendations can be made. Toprol and Ramipril are blood pressure medications that are in two different categories.
The philosophy in conventional medicine is: 1. blood pressures above 120/80 cause an increase in cardiac events (heart [...]

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Just yesterday, I got some sushi, sat in a park and enjoyed it before going home on the bus… This morning, I started the day with mineral water and Sicilian integral salt, because I had a foot cramp… Maybe the hot, humid weather depleted some salts…
Muscle cramps are usually related to a magnesium deficiency, so [...]

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I am recovering from broken heart syndrome.  Do you have any thoughts on this?  I would be interested to know how to keep from having another one.  Stress is the biggest factor.
The emotional connections to health are too often ignored. In traditional societies, the heart is either associated with feelings (when the brain is associated [...]

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I broke my radius in a cycling accident. I’d like to know what nutrition I can take to help speed healing.
Summertime is a common time to experience bone breaks, with our active sports and fun outdoor activities. Breaks can also happen in the winter, such as when we slip and fall on ice.
The best way [...]

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