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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?

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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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Isotonic Supplements

Glen Aukerman MD — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:04:00 EST

Question: Isotonic vitamins and supplements are touted as being more effective due to high absorption rates (90%) vs tablets(30-40%), particularly on an empty stomach. Is there any validity to this? Isotonic supplements are very costly vs tablet forms. Thank you!

Answer: The concept sounds great but humans are dependent on slow long duration of absorption for vitamins and minerals as opposed to drugs where we strive for instant absorption, so for these the validity is not there.

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Natural Energy Supplement

Glen Aukerman MD — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:03:00 EST

Question: I am 48 years old and became perimenopausal in late 30`s. I have not had a period since 8/08. I am always dragging and exhausted. I take vitamins, calcium, and vitamin D. I am dead tired. I eat right, little excercise. I cut smoking in half -- 10 per day, or s . . .

Answer:

Not without being tested and examined.

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Accupuncture

Glen Aukerman MD — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:03:00 EST

Question: I had accupunture done for the first time and I have bruses on my feet where they put the needles in. Is it normal to bruse after accupunture?

Answer: It is not really normal to bruise after accupuncture.

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