Cinco Vidas

Dr. Frederic J. Vagnini, author of The Side Effects Bible and medical director of the Cardiovascular Wellness Center in New York City, calls it “nutrient robbery”—the fact that many drugs and medications deplete the body of important nutrients and other helpful substances. “In a sense,” he says, “the drug acts as an ‘anti-vitamin’ pill, taking away the substances you need for good health.” Naprosyn, for example, a well-known painkiller, depletes the body’s stores of folic acid, a shortage of which can make you feel tired or upset your stomach. (more…)

“I have an incision from breast cancer surgery that will not heal,” says forum-contributor ysqueen. “It’s been over 4 weeks. My Dr. says to just give it time, but it is getting bigger not smaller.”

“My sis-in-law had the surgery,” says caregiver Anna, “and she will begin chemo but her deep wound won’t heal….”

Chemotherapy, radiation, and lack of nutrition during cancer can cause delayed wound healing, where typical cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctures—and particularly surgical incisions—take much longer than normal to repair themselves. (more…)