Stan Gardner M.D.
Stan Gardner M.D.
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Eyesight Improvement

October 3rd, 2011 · 8:58 AM

Please is there Any Supplement for EyeSight improvement?
Most everything that affects the eyes and eye sight has associated oxidative stress (free radical damage).  All of the supplements for eyes are strong antioxidants.
They are especially good for macular degeneration and are probably helpful for cataracts.  Of course, a bleed in the eye or a retinal tear [...]

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Cancer and Natural Solutions

September 26th, 2011 · 9:04 AM

About a year ago, a naturopathic doctor gave me a test for cancer. She said the test revealed a malignant brain tumor in the making if I did not changes. She suggested omega 3 oil, vitamins, minerals, adrenal support. Seems like this is not enough for something so potentially serious. She practices in another state. [...]

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Best Places to Get Herbs, Supplements

September 23rd, 2011 · 10:03 AM

Good morning team,
I would like to obtain herbs that are suggested by Dr. Gardner. My question is where is there a reliable source/sources for a good quality product?
Thank you for your help.
As you can probably imagine, there are many levels of quality for all supplements, including herbs.  The quality and content can be confusing for [...]

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Early Signs of Alzheimers

August 22nd, 2011 · 1:12 PM

My mother is interested in ordering vitamins. She shows some early signs of alzheimer’s. Which of your supplements would be best for her?
1. Everyone should be on a potent multivitamin, about 6 per day.  If less than that, there is not enough calcium and magnesium in them, as they take up a lot of room [...]

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

July 6th, 2011 · 11:09 AM

Basal Cell Carcinoma. I am wondering about alternative approaches to fight this cancer. Also are there known food that help fight this cancer. I assume ridding the body of sugar would be a good thing to do and adding many more veggies to the diet.
Basal cell carcinoma is a skin cancer that, fortunately, does not [...]

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More on Bone Density

June 23rd, 2011 · 1:02 PM

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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Strong Bones

June 22nd, 2011 · 3:53 PM

Dr. Gardner, you mentioned strontium and silicon to be taken in addition to a daily supplement to build strong bones. I currently take one packet of Vital Primevia a day (two was giving me nosebleeds). How many milligrams of each should be taken per day? Would any supplement for these work that you find in [...]

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Iodine, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Your Thyroid

June 2nd, 2011 · 7:13 AM

Is there a link between polycystic ovarian disease, thyroid issues and rheumatoid arthritis, and if so how to balance all this in one body?
Iodine is the common link between ovarian problems and thyroid.
Women use iodine in 3 organs:

thyroid,
ovaries,
breast.

Men only use the iodine in the thyroid gland.  This is probably why women are 10 times more [...]

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Blood Pressure, Vitamins

March 9th, 2011 · 2:38 PM

Two Questions: My husband is taking Amlodipine Besylate 5 mg per day for blood pressure.  After taking it he feels hot.  What do you recommend taking? He also was diagnosed 8 years ago with autoimmune hepititus which they think is due to taking the antibiotic Avolox.
Also, do you know about Young Living Products?  We [...]

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Mercury in Fish Oils

February 28th, 2011 · 3:02 PM

Do pill issuers take mercury out of fish oil before they encapsulate it?
All the high quality supplement manufacturers have quality control tests that check to make sure that all mercury and other contaminants or toxic metals have been removed. Not only is the mercury in the fish a problem, but the processing of supplements [...]

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