#AskDrBob – September 16

September 16, 2016

#AskDrBob-September 16th

These were the questions asked in this episode of #AskDrBob. Please click the blue box to view Dr. Bob’s answers. If you have any general health questions, please email us, askdrbob@druglessdoctor.com, and we will present it in an upcoming episode. Thank you!

I gain weight each day I exercise, then stop for 2 days and lose weight. Does my adrenals being stressed have anything to do with that?

Yes, this could be cortisol-related (with your adrenals)

Does exercise work against your adrenals? Or does it help?

Yes, it is possible that heavy exercise can create weight loss stress.

What is a good source of iodine other than seaweed? I want to try out the iodine and Vitamin D combination.

I personally take an iodine supplement every day.

Hi Dr. Bob, First of all love your videos. I have a problem, I cannot lose a pound for the life of me while breastfeeding. I just had a baby 8 weeks ago and like my other 2 children while nursing them, I could not lose weight. I go to a chiropractor every 2 weeks and have been for years and take Standard Process supplements. The only problem is because I had gestational diabetes I was put on insulin and now weigh more than ever. Do you have any advice that could help?

The key would be to check your thyroid, and make sure that your liver would be functioning optimally.

Hello, Do you have any recommendations to offer for someone considering carpal tunnel surgery?

The first, I would go see a skilled chiropractor and have a chapter on carpal tunnel syndrome in my upcoming book.

Hi Dr. Bob, I’ve been having some adrenal challenges and have recently found out I’m 2 months pregnant. How will this affect my pregnancy and vice versa (adrenals)?

You will want to rest, sleep, no sugar and no fruit.

Good Afternoon Dr. Bob, a family member of mine has a chemical burn and inflammation on the side of her tongue due to wrongfully treating a canker sore, “She used root beer, Pepto Bismol, weight watchers smoothies etc. We ended up going to an ear nose and throat doctor and now we are waiting on the biopsy report. If it the biopsy comes back as malignant, how would you treat it? I look forward to hearing from you!

More info in video

I enjoy reading your emails & updates. I’ve eliminated beef & poultry from my diet through your information & research. What is your view on living on a seafood & vegetable diet?

I personally do not eat seafood. You will want to make sure you know the source of where the seafood is coming from.

I have no gallbladder. Can I still safely do a liver flush?  

I would not do a liver flush in your situation. Rather, a bile salt and taurine.

Those of us on public assistance can’t afford high quality produce, and must take what the food pantries give us as well,  including overcooked, corn syrup containing, and white flour items. (Allowing perhaps $200/month per person food budget.) Can you suggest economical choices to keep digestion moving properly?

The most important would be to drink water and not soda.

What are the causes of weight gain/bloat that looks like pregnancy? (The doctors I take my senior friends to cannot tell bloat from fat, or fluid retention)

We take films of the pelvis and spine, and look at the liver. Your liver/gallbladder mechanism is often the problem. (This could also be parasites as well)

Hello, My husband has Vitiligo(skin disease). It’s only on his face. The patches are all over his face. Also, there is graying, whitening of the hair on the eyelashes, beard and eyebrows. He went to a dermatologist and they gave him creams. They did not work. What can he do? Why does this happen? Please help us. Thank you very much!!

I have noticed vitiligo is a deficiency of tyrosine.

If your platelets are low, what natural foods are good to help raise your blood platelets?

Sesame seeds (organic, if possible) are a good choice

My husband seems to be afflicted by a few indications of fungus. Through the years, he has had blepharitis, toenail fungus and, now, ringworm.  He works outside, planting trees and, in this hot humid summer, his symptoms have flared up. How would you recommend he treat these conditions?

Fungus issues is often a “gut” concern. It would be best to clean out the liver and colon.

I’ve done some research about magnesium stearate that is in a herbal pill I am now on. HP8 is what I now take. Sounds Magnesium stearate is not good. What can you tell me about that?

It may stop the absorption of nutrients, but so does gluten.