Does high potassium mean no bananas?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old man in excellent overall health. Routine bloodwork recently showed an elevated potassium level of 5.6. For the most part, I follow ... Continue Reading →
Weightlifting may be out after heart surgery
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old male. My aortic valve was replaced with a Carpentier-Edwards bovine tissue valve, and my ascending aorta was replaced in 2005. My question ... Continue Reading →
Cholesterol plummets after giving up bread
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Something’s been puzzling me. I’m a 71-year-old female, and my cholesterol tends to hover around the 240 mark. However, I had to give ... Continue Reading →
Use keto diet only in short term
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DEAR DR. ROACH: What is your opinion of the keto diet? I have been doing it for a few weeks now and lost a few pounds, but it goes against everything I usually eat ... Continue Reading →
When specialists disagree
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a snowbird who uses two different cardiologists for my health, and I am devoted to both of them. However, they have conflicting advice. I have ... Continue Reading →
Any new treatments for essential tremor?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: About five years ago, I came down with essential tremor. I have tried many medicines. Currently, I’m taking propranolol and primidone, but ... Continue Reading →
Is ‘Beaver Fever’ cause of digestive trouble?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Last summer I went camping and ran out of clean water. I had to boil water and drink it without any treatment tablets. That evening, I had painful ... Continue Reading →
Taking antibiotics before dental work
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a stent, but also a knee replacement, for which I take four 500-mg capsules of amoxicillin each time I go to the dentist, including just for ... Continue Reading →
Persistent underarm odor can be minimized
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have underarm odor. I wash daily, use deodorant and change my shirts daily. I use mostly cotton shirts and undershirts. I launder my shirts with ... Continue Reading →
Don’t drink wine for health reasons
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DEAR DR. ROACH: As a winemaker, I get my daily (small) dose of resveratrol through red wine. I drink about a half bottle daily. But I also take resveratrol supplements. ... Continue Reading →
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