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Simple Cysts

Glen Aukerman MD — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:02:00 EST

Question:

I am a 32 year old female. I am an American living in India. I have been diagnosed with a simple cyst. The cyst has been growing for over a year now. The doctor here says the only option is surgery as the cyst measures 6cm in diameter.

I feel sad because I really don`t want to have surg . . .

Answer: It sounds like surgery is indicated.

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How Many Supplements Are Too Much?

Glen Aukerman MD — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:01:00 EST

Question: My husband is an ER doctor and takes between 125-150 vitamins and supplements per day which I personally think is excessive. He has been doing it for 10+ years. Is it possible for the body to absorb the benefits of ALL these supplements in one day or does some go to waste? Given that he`s an ER doct . . .

Answer: Sorry, but there is no way to know without examining him and his lab tests.

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Omega-3 Fish Oil and Shellfish Allergy

Glen Aukerman MD — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:12:00 EST

Question: Is Omega-3 Fish Oil safe for individuals with a shellfish allergy to use?

Answer: While the shellfish allergy is to the proteins in the shellfish, we strongly suggest not using it without their physicians supervision Some patients have felt safer with coverage with allergy medication at hand at first.

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Dates

Glen Aukerman MD — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:10:00 EST

Question: Does the Date fruit have any positive effects on prostate cancer cells?

Answer: The articles listed below relate to foods from a search for "date fruit, prostate cancer."

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Will bee pollen help gout?

Glen Aukerman MD — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:10:00 EST

Question: I am 50 years old and I`ve recently started taking bee pollen (3/4 tsp twice daily) and feel better than I have in years. I do not have any health issues. I have a friend who is a black male, 42 years old and suffers from gout. I know bee pollen contains many amino acids including alanine, asparic a . . .

Answer: While bee pollen is used for many things, there is little to support its use for gout.

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Green Tea Diet Pill

Glen Aukerman MD — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:09:00 EST

Question:

Is the green tea diet pill a good pill to take while trying to lose weight? I only take one a day and I want to make sure I`m not hurting my body by taking this pill!! Please let me know what you think. Is this a good weight loss pill? Thank you.

Answer: Green tea pills are not effective but not likely toxic.

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Chlorine of The Stomach and Carbonate of Mg

Glen Aukerman MD — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:07:00 EST

Question: After ingesting magnesium carbonate or magnesium oxide, presumably magnesium chloride will form in the stomach by taking the chlorine from the stomach`s hydrochloric acid. Will the chlorine eventually be returned to the stomach as hydrochloric acid after the body uses or stores the magnesium?

Answer: This would happen in a test tube but not in the stomach due to the protein buffering content.

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Flu, Vitamin C and Vitamin D

Glen Aukerman MD — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:06:00 EST

Question: How effective is high doses of Vitamin C and Vitamin D relevant to prevent and cure flu? I`ve been up to now successful in containing the severity of flu with Vitamin c intakes of up to 1000 mg each hour or so.

Answer: They are not helpful in preventing or curing the flu.

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High Cholesterol

Glen Aukerman MD — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:04:00 EST

Question: I`m not sure which catagory to choose for my question. I have high cholesterol and have been prescribed 3 different statins (at different times-trying to find one that works). All of them cause severe leg pain and weakness in left arm. Do you know of any "natural" drugs or herbs I cou . . .

Answer:

Yes, we use:

1) Cinnamon and fish oil for elevated triglycerides
2) B-100 time released b complex and fish oil for low HDL
3) Magnesium oxide and fish oil for elevated total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol

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Calcium - Magnesium Supplements

Glen Aukerman MD — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:04:00 EST

Question: I take a Calcium - Magnesium supplement at night to help me sleep (seems to work as a sleeping tablet for me) but it appears to cause headaches as I always have a headache the following day, if I have taken the supplement. The headaches are worse if I take higher doses. Is this possible and why woul . . .

Answer: Yes, that can happen from the calcium mixed in so we use just the magnesium oxide.

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