Published 7-12-08

Natural Ways to Shrink Fibroids

Dear Pharmacist,

I have a vaginal fibroid that is about the size of an egg. It’s attached at the opening of the vagina and is very painful. What can I take that is natural to help shrink it?

CA Orlando, Florida

Answer: Fibroids are non-cancerous growths that more often appear in the breast, [...]

Published 7-05-08

Dear Pharmacist,

I’ve had two heart attacks in four years. I am short of breath and tired; my doctors say I have congestive heart failure and severe blockages in the arteries that go to my heart.

Are there natural heart remedies that really work at this stage of the game? I want to make it to [...]

Published 7-1-08

Dear Pharmacist,

I take Nexium for heartburn and enalapril (Vasotec) for blood pressure.   I’m losing my hearing and some of my hair. Now I have symptoms of an enlarged prostate so my doctor has prescribed Proscar. Will it interact with the other drugs that I’m already taking? – L.A., Denver Colorado

ANSWER: No, it won’t [...]

Taking medicine often means you are likely being robbed of essential nutrients because drugs can reduce your body’s stores of vital life-sustaining nutrients.When a drug robs your body of a nutrient you will experience another effect of that drug, something you  call a “side effect.”   You probably didn’t know that drugs could do that, [...]