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Question: Recently, the backs of my hands have started looking oddly puffy and swollen. What could be causing this?

If you're over 65 and prone to depression, here's a bit of good news: You may be able to control your symptoms without resorting to drugs. In fact, a new study links a highly-versatile vitamin to a decreased risk of depression among seniors.

Dear Pharmacist,

My question is about the FDA and freedom of speech. The reason I ask is that I am reading your Drug Muggers book, and you make a lot of nutrient recommendations. When I called a big online store to ask a question about a supplement they sell, they wouldn’t answer me because they said the FDA had threatened them with fines or jail. I find this very frightening.

Over the years, I’ve worked with many patients suffering with osteoarthritis (OA), and I hear the same story time and again. Doctor, I’ve been taking glucosamine and chondroitin, but they don’t seem to be helping!

Oh, Big Pharma must have just loved this headline.

"B Vitamins Failing People With Sick Hearts."

Vitamin D has been getting a heck of a lot of press lately. And with vitamin D deficiency growing out of control—fueled by two decades of the mainstream hysteria over the “dangers of sunshine” causing people to spend less and less time outdoors—frankly, it’s well past time that it did.

Were you aware that scientific studies have proven that essential oils can be used to fight microbial infections and significantly reduce pain?

Every week, it seems, we hear the latest news on this or that miracle nutrient. It may be “just the thing to fight diabetes” or “the cure for cancer.” It’s unlikely that a single nutrient can cure cancer, but mounds of research does support that some foods provide unique nutrients with particular health benefits.

Kidney stones are mineral deposits which are made up of calcium, uric acid or the amino acid cysteine. There are many different theories as to how these "stones" form, but no one seems to know for sure. Regardless of how they form, kidney stones can often be avoided and eliminated naturally without resorting to mainstream drugs or treatments.