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The only SARS-CoV-2 positive case I personally know did it right. Jo is 64 and active but has one risk factor -- chronic intermittent bronchitis. When she gets any cold,...

Oh no!” Joshua’s mom was visibly upset. “Does that mean he’s going to have diabetes all his life?” Her ten-year-old son was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Type 2...

Carolynn was tall and thin with naturally flaming red hair. She was also a trained herbalist in several different traditions: Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Native American. She knew her herbs and...

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Elizabeth had a tumor in the pancreas many years ago and had surgery to remove half her pancreas. Ten years later, she developed diabetes and began insulin. Since injecting insulin,...

Four weeks ago, I was visiting my 84-year-old dad four week ago, who had just come out of the hospital for intestinal bleeding. In going over his tests, I discovered...

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