I have tried to obtain back issues of the Special Edition from October 1999, but was told there are no back issues available. This issue highlighted Procarin as a treatment for multiple sclerosis. I would like to be able to copy this issue as a handout for my patients who have multiple sclerosis; therefore, I am requesting written permission to do so in order not to be violating copyright regulations.

I’m wondering if there are any alternatives to taking antibiotics before a dental procedure. I have a mitral valve prolapse, and I really don’t want to be taking antibiotics every three months.

In October, you read about the health benefits of beeswax candles, and about the air pollution caused by paraffin and other candles. The anecdotal reports focus mostly on respiratory conditions: Burning beeswax candles seems to have a beneficial effect on asthma, sinus problems, and allergies. When I researched beeswax last fall, there wasn’t much scientific evidence to back up or explain those claims. The reports that were available attributed the effects to the negative ions burning beeswax emits. Negative ions are nature’s air purifiers, cleaning the air of dust, mold, bacteria, viruses, and other pollutants.

Want your grandchildren to be protected against tooth decay from the first day they’re born? The answer might be as simple as chewing gum made from the all-natural sugar drivative xylitol.

The latest news in Parkinson’s disease research isn’t some new, patented wonder drug. It’s the disease’s apparent link to riboflavin, or vitamin B2.

You’ve read a lot about vitamin D in the past few issues. But there’s one more aspect of this topic that I want to make sure you know about: how to read the clues your body gives you if you are experiencing outright vitamin D deficiency.

One of our readers, Sue G., recently sent an e-mail to Nutrition & Healing asking about some advice her mother had been given about her herbal supplement program prior to undergoing surgery. It’s a topic I think a lot of readers can identify with, and I know many of my patients have had similar concerns over the years, so Sue’s letter presented the perfect opportunity to go over it in more detail. Before I get started, here’s what Sue had to say:

In over 30 years of practice, I’ve found that depression can almost always be cleared up with an individualized program that includes an individualized amino acid protocol. Usually, when my patients add the specific combination of amino acids determined by their personal test results to their supplement programs, they start feeling better in just a few weeks. And once their depression has cleared up, it usually stays away for good. But Mrs. Smith was an exception to that rule.

IN THIS ISSUE: Wipe out depression in 30 days with help from the missing mineral: rubidium; Surgery and herbs: Do they mix?; Read your body’s vitamin D clues; Six weeks to Parkinson’s improvement with a single vitamin; Help your grandkids prevent cavities before they even have teeth; The proof is in: Breathe easier with beeswax; A silver bullet against harmful bacteria; The MS treatment making milestones for over 60 percent of patients