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A lot of your family members and friends are probably still using non-stick cookware. Christmas is a great time to get them onto a healthier path by getting them new pots and pans. If you need details on my recommendations click http://www.drplayer.com/aluminum-more-about.htm for the info.

From what I hear from a lot of patients, cookware is a pretty common gift from family members and seems to be appreciated. Just think how much more they’ll appreciate it when they realize they’ve been poisoning themselves with the old stuff. And you’ll get to be the hero in their lives!

~ Susan

Posted by Dr. Susan Player at 05:18 PM | Permalink

Some people take a form of “red yeast extract” to lower their cholesterol. If you know of someone who is taking the red yeast supplements marketed as Red Yeast Rice, Red Yeast Rice Complex and Cholestrix, you should be aware that these nonprescription supplements have been found to have lovastatin in them, which is a prescription drug. The products are manufactured by Nature’s Value Inc, Kabco Inc, and Sunburst Biorganics, respectively, and sold over the Internet by the manufacturers, or in the case of Red Yeast Rice, by Swanson Healthcare Products. The lovastatin is not named in the list of the product ingredients on the bottle. You will have to get tested to know whether it has affected you or not. Lovastatin can cause severe muscle problems leading to kidney impairment, so please make sure to get checked out if you have been taking these supplements.

~Susan

Posted by Dr. Susan Player at 05:03 PM | Permalink

If you or someone you know gets a plantar wart there is an easy solution that comes from your toolbox, rather than your medicine chest. A Plantar wart is a black pin hole (or larger) on the bottom of the foot, which is dfferent from a traditional wart which is a skin toned bump on any part of the body. They can be both be caused/contributed to by an immune system weakness. In addition to addressing this weakness and any allergies, viruses, etc. that may be involved, we have duct tape to the rescue! Duct tape is the thick, silver tape with the heavy adhesive that is meant to be used on AC and heating ducts. It has come to be commonly or jokingly used for MANY other things, including prom dresses!
The way to use it to treat a plantar wart is to first thoroughly clean and dry the affected area. Then cut a piece of duct tape that is just larger than the wart and apply it firmly over the wart. Repeat this process daily until the wart is gone. I have seen deep, quarter-sized "crater" plantar warts eliminated by doing this vigilantly, even when nothing else has helped.
~Susan

Posted by Dr. Susan Player at 06:14 PM | Permalink