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Dear Pharmacist, Please help me with pins and needles and burning. I have diabetes and it feels awful now. I take metformin and glyburide. What can I do? --S.L. Boulder, Colorado Dear S.L., Millions of people have painful nerve sensations -termed neuropathies- and there are many causes for this including diabetes, shingles, Celiac, heavy metal toxicity, nutrient deficiencies, autoimmune...

I had a skin cancer removed recently and have a lot of skin damage to my foreskinhead and other body parts exposed to the sun regularly. When we played golf this weekend, I had Nancy spray my forehead with sunblock. Hey! That stuff works! Science is amazing. I didn’t get a sunburn on my receding hairline. The couple we played golf with has a red-headed, freckled, SIL. They said he was using...

Loving a Baby Boomer Diva isn’t easy but if you do it right, it’ll be one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll ever have. I’ll be sharing some tips on how you can keep the Baby Boomer Diva in your life happy 24/7. Be Understanding It is important to note that if your Baby Boomer Diva is 40 or over, she is probably going through some emotional and physical changes...

Heart Attack In Women I'd been walking around with burning in my chest for a few days, thinking I’d pulled a muscle, or somehow inflamed the breast bone. I went to the doctor who took an EKG, saying the heart was getting less oxygen, but nothing different from my past EKGs. I left the office thinking if it was the heart something bigger would have shown on the EKG. Once home, I decided to...

We’ve all seen the infomercials: fitness equipment that works you out in only minutes each week. The model using the machine looks perfect and an actor endorses it. It’s on television, so it must work. In fact, I likely use it. So why am I going to tell you that you’ve been conned? The truth is, most of the fitness equipment out there is great – even if it looks like something from...

Dear Suzy,I watched Montel Williams talk about his multiple sclerosis on Oprah. He described a knife-like, burning pain in his legs similar to what I experience. Since I’ve started taking the vitamin B12 you suggested in Chapter 15 of your Drug Muggers book, my pain has lessened. What other suggestions do you have for people with MS? J.P. --Seattle, WashingtonDear J.P., Montel has been open...

A lovely home atmosphere is one of the flowers of the world, than which there is nothing more...