Digestive health and drug questions are two ever-popular topics in letters to Dr. Myatt and nurse Mark. Here is an example of both questions in one letter:
“K” writes to ask:
Have you ever heard of this? When I take Prevacid, Nexium, Zantac, I beging to burn in the vaginal area within an hour, also ears burn [...]

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Many folks liked the article comparing flaxseed to the “hot” new/old fiber supplement salba that we published last December - you can read that article here.
We’ve had a few questions - like the following from Mary Beth:
I found your website in a search for information salba vs flaxseed…. Your info is great… however, could you [...]

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It is great to know that people are reading our posts, and we get some interesting questions and comments as a result.
Gary commented on our soy article to ask: “What about soy milk for babys” ?
 To which we respond:
Yikes! Soy milk for babies? I don’t think so!
Neither Dr. Myatt nor I would advocate feeding soy [...]

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Sometimes our readers will “take us to task” for something we have written; sometimes they even get a little “testy” with us (no, no, say it isn’t so..!)
This gentleman feels that we have made claims without providing reference to our research - here is his note and my reply to him:
Ali Says:
Thank you for very [...]

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Christen wrote recently to compliment us and to share a favorite quotation:

Dear Dr. Myatt,
This quotation is very appropriate for your newsletter. I love your futuristic, natural approach! Keep up the excellent work!!!

“The Doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and [...]

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James asks:

I am currently taking 500mg of flush free Niacin daily.
Is that enough or should I be taking more? I also take 145mg of Tricor daily.

Nurse Mark Answers:

Tricor is in a class of drugs called fibrates - they are different from statins, though they can have similar serious side-effects. It is not possible for us [...]

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By Dr. Myatt
Long-time Wellness Club member Julie posed this question:“We’ve been taking a multi from another company, but are reevaluating for the new year. The reason we haven’t been taking Maxi-Multi is because we believe that it is important to be as whole-food based as possible, rather than using synthetics or isolates, and we’ve never [...]

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Ask Dr. Myatt:
Q: Is there anything specific someone could take to help prevent catching a virus while flying on a plane.  I leave Friday for the holidays to spend with my family and I will be on the plane for about 10 hours going from a warm climate to freezing temperatures.  What can help keep [...]

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A reader recently wrote to ask about a variety of symptoms, and whether they could be related to low gastric acid.
Hi there, I wondered if you could help me.
I am pretty sure that I am suffering from low gastric acid or something similar. I think I’ve had this for years. I have pretty extensive vitiligo [...]

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Hormone testing is something we do a lot of here - Dr. Myatt is very skilled in the interpretation of hormone testing and in the prescribing of Bio-Identical Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy. We get a lot of questions like the one that follows - hopefully the answer to this woman will help others wondering the [...]

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