A few years ago, one of my patients, a retired Army Ranger, mentioned how he had been suffering from shooting and burning pains in his legs and feet for the last few years, and although his doctor tried several different pain medicines, none had really helped. Then one day his feet and legs stopped hurting …
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Last month, John was diagnosed with a stubborn skin infection and his infectious disease specialist prescribed the antibiotic clindamycin daily for 3 weeks. Having suffered from constipation off and on for most of his life, by the end of the first week on the antibiotic his chronic constipation went away, but by the second week …
Q: My doctor told me I may not need my calcium supplement. Don’t I need to take calcium pills for my bones? Last fall, my 75 year old next door neighbor fell down 3 steps, shattering her left ankle into tiny pieces which were painstakingly put back together during a 5-hour surgery. She has osteoporosis, …
Magnesium is an amazing mineral and micronutrient. Essential for making bone tissue, it’s also a key ingredient in the action of nerves and muscles and a critical component in many enzyme reactions in your body. A good source of magnesium is unprocessed foods that have lots of fiber, especially dark green leafy green vegetables, whole …
Q: I take a prescription strength stomach acid medicine called Prevacid® which has helped my heartburn a lot. Now my insurance company is refusing to cover it. When I stop it, all my heartburn symptoms come back. What can I do? Prevacid® is an acid blocking medicine called a proton pump inhibitor, or PPI. Every …
One of my patients is a retired Marine. A few months ago he told me that he had been suffering from pains in his legs and feet for a couple of years. His doctor had tried several different pain medicines, but none of them really did much so he quit them all and just put …
