#AskDrBob: April 28

April 28, 2017

#AskDrBob-April 28th

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Hi i saw your NO to TUMS, I literally can’t sleep without them because my heartburn at nights is so BAD. What would you recommend for me to do instead?

You will have chronic digestive distress if you continue to consume TUMS; rather you should consider a digestive enzyme (contact us).

Hello! I don’t know if you can help me or not, but I thought it’s worth a try, over a month ago I started having constant pain in my joint, from my fingers, shoulders, back, hips, knees, feet and toes. It’s worse in the morning and at night, it’s worse if I sit down for 15 mins and try and get back up again, but now I have another issue, don’t know if it’s related in any way, but I started to get red spots on my ears, and dry spots and that was about two weeks ago, now there are what appear to be blisters on the top of my ears. I was taking otc joint medication and I thought it may have been an allergic reaction to that so I stopped taking it, but it’s not getting any better, I just switched my shampoo too, just in case it might be from that. Do you have any advice for me? Do you know what might be causing this? I have pictures of my ears if you would like to see them. Thank you for your time, I don’t have a family doctor and there is a 3 month waiting list to get one, or I would just see a doctor here. Again Thank you!

Any time we see joint pain, it would be wise to have testing done to check if you have arthritis.

Why “no” to honey?

Honey is 95% sucrose and we have seen in practice member’s pancreas’ that are exhausted due to honey and other sweeteners.

Why “no” to tofu?

We have seen people who eat tofu may have a zinc deficiency, lower the amount of enzymes, and have a greater potential for higher estrogen.

I use Clorox daily, what else do you recommend?

Not sure what you use the clorox for, but daily application of a chemical like Clorox cannot be healthy.

Dr. Bob – mentioned not to consume vinegar, his friend got cancer. Is that also for apple cider vinegar?

Organic apple cider vinegar is ok, but avoid distilled vinegar.