Strontium: A Better Way to Build Bones
"Dear Pharmacist,My wife has osteoporosis in his back pretty badly. I read your article a few years ago, about strontium being a good mineral for bone health. Do you still recommend…
"Dear Pharmacist,My wife has osteoporosis in his back pretty badly. I read your article a few years ago, about strontium being a good mineral for bone health. Do you still recommend…
"Dear PharmacistLast month, you wrote about herbal teas, specifically marshmallow root. You shocked me when you said this herb is “soothing to the mouth, esophagus and digestive tract; great for people…
"Dear Pharmacist,I have Lupus, and I've been on medicine for 22 years. My symptoms are not well controlled and I have lost ability to live life due to all the daily…
"Dear Pharmacist,I live in chronic pain, it’s usually my joints but now my nerves are involved. My tests are all normal, and my doctor gives me Celebrex, Vicodin and Flexeril. I…
"Dear Pharmacist, I had such a bad reaction to eating hazelnuts that I required a shot, and some steroids. I don’t eat much nuts, sometimes cashews. Do you think I’m allergic to…
Dear Readers,The most wonderful thing about our planet is that it grows good medicine. Making herbal teas is one of my secret passions. You can drink teas, and in some cases…
"Dear Pharmacist,I took the stool test you recommended and it’s positive for high levels of a bacteria called H. Pylori. My doctor is treating me aggressively since it causes ulcers and…
Dear Readers,I attended the 2012 Natural Products Expo West trade show in California to scout out new healthy, delicious or unique products. The companies mentioned below did not know that I…
Do you know the side effects of antibiotics and all the other safety precautions when taking antibiotics? There are well over 100 antibiotics and they are the single most frequently prescribed…
"Dear Pharmacist,My friends daughter has rickets, I didn’t think that was possible in this day and age. How do I protect my kids?" --A.E., Boston, Massachusetts Answer: Rickets is the result…