Q: In all the time I’ve read your column, I haven’t seen pineapple juice mentioned as a cure for hiccups. It works with one sip! A: People use a huge number of remedies for hiccups, ranging from eating an olive to sipping pickle juice or sucking on a lemon wedge […]
Q: I have found that 5,000 micrograms of biotin daily is a miracle drug for my weak, brittle fingernails. My dermatologist recommended this. Also, because of previous skin cancer, I wear sunscreen whenever I am outside. My family doctor told me to take 2,000IU of vitamin D3 to get my […]
Q: Now that we are into cold season, it’s a pity that the use of elderberry isn’t better known. A traditional treatment for coughs and colds is elderberry rob – a vegetable juice thickened by heat. To make this, elderberries are boiled with honey, cinnamon and allspice, and the resulting […]
Q: I have been using gin and golden raisins for almost 30 years. It absolutely works for me. I stopped taking it for a while because of a scheduled surgery. A few weeks later, I noticed I was having joint pain again. I resumed the concoction and am now much […]
Q: I have developed early-stage macular degeneration some 20 years ago, and completely turned it around by taking bilberry. My ophthalmologist confirmed that it was the onset of macular degeneration and that it’s completely gone now. A: Not all readers have had the same success with bilberry extract. However, a […]
Q: I have been following a strong ketogenic diet for several months and have begun to notice a strong underarm body odor. None of the usual antiperspirants have worked. I found a half-used bottle of original formula Sea Breeze and have been wiping my armpits with it. This is working. […]
Q: about 12 years ago I was diagnosed with prediabetes since my HbA1c was 6.8. I started measuring my blood sugar and also changed my diet: no more sweets, beer or wine. My wife asked me to measure her blood glucose because she was always thirsty. It was 260, and […]
Q: I find turmeric powder mixed in a morning drink relieves my aches and pains very well. As a result, I very rarely need to take an NSAID pain reliever like ibuprofen. A: Turmeric, the yellow spice that gives curry and yellow mustard their characteristic color, has a reputation for […]
Q: About four years ago, one of my doctors told me that I would be on acid-blocking drugs for the rest of my life. I’d had trouble with acid reflux for about 10 years by that time. This expert couldn’t tell me what causes acid reflux. After doing my own […]
Q: I read about using a sliced onion on a bee sting or wasp sting. I tried this trick after a wasp got me on my little finger. I cut an onion and put it on the stung spot. It felt a little better, but I wanted faster relief. I […]