„Jaborandi: la foglia da cui è nato un farmaco per il glaucoma e che fa sudare”
Jaborandi — the leaf that gave rise to a glaucoma medicine and makes you sweat
Jaborandi leaves and pilocarpine were used to induce sweating, and the leaves were added to herbal teas taken for fever.
Read the answer →Glaucoma — can vision be saved naturally?
Jan Jaśkowski says that about 3 g of niacinamide a day may ease glaucoma symptoms after 12 weeks of supplementation.
Read the answer →Periwinkle — an evergreen plant used to make a cancer drug?
Henryk Różański describes the use of periwinkle for disorders of brain and eye circulation and in the treatment of some cancers.
Read the answer →High-dose vitamin D — a lifesaver or a risk of overdose?
Jan Jaśkowski believes that high doses of vitamin D3 are usually safe, but Jerzy Zięba warns that it can build up in the body.
Read the answer →Chemotherapy—lifesaving treatment or poison patients are not told about?
Jerzy Zięba and Hubert Czerniak question the effectiveness of chemotherapy, and Hubert Czerniak believes the fight against cancer should not be based on it.
Read the answer →High-dose vitamin C — a treatment you won’t hear about at the doctor’s office?
Andrzej Frydrychowski recommended 2 g of vitamin C every three hours and, in life-threatening situations, intravenous doses of 40–200 g per day.
Read the answer →Thyme for a cough — can a kitchen herb replace cough syrup from the pharmacy?
Henryk Różański recommends thyme honey and an infusion made with a spoonful of the herb in a cup of boiling water as home remedies for a cough.
Read the answer →Bad breath—is it really caused by the teeth, or by the stomach and liver?
Henryk Różański lists many possible causes of bad breath: sinus and nasal problems, fungal infections, intestinal and metabolic disorders, and constipation.
Read the answer →Glyphosate in food — are pesticides ending up on our plates?
Jerzy Zięba reports that in 2019 the permitted glyphosate level was exceeded in one tested buckwheat sample.
Read the answer →Root canal treatment — can a dead, treated tooth poison the whole body?
Igor Dogocki claims that a dead tooth after root canal treatment can still be a source of infection and toxins for the whole body.
Read the answer →20 eggs a week — is the fear of cholesterol in eggs a big mistake?
Tadeusz Trziszka believes that 2–4 eggs a day do not pose a health risk for people without physiological disorders.
Read the answer →Pesticides in vegetables — can a healthy salad be poisonous?
Jerzy Zięba says that around 23,000 inspections are carried out in Poland each year and around 3,000 samples are collected to test for pesticide residues.
Read the answer →Sinus problems for years—how can you break the cycle without antibiotics?
Igor Dogocki suggests saline nasal rinses, inhalations, drinking warm fluids, and humidifying the air to help with sinus problems.
Read the answer →Tooth chart — is every tooth connected to a different organ?
Nathan S. Bryan claims that every tooth is connected to specific organs.
Read the answer →Joints—should you spare them or keep moving despite the pain?
Jan Jaśkowski explains that pain that worsens during training may indicate overuse, when tissues wear down faster than they can recover.
Read the answer →Flu vaccine — does it really protect seniors?
The STOP NOP Association reports that the vaccine’s effectiveness in the 2012/2013 season was 9–56%, and that protection against the H3N2 strain was weak or nonexistent in seniors.
Read the answer →Iodine and the thyroid — what aren’t patients told?
Jerzy Jaśkowski warns that iodine should not be given without a medical indication or outside the appropriate window in the event of a radioactive threat.
Read the answer →Common horehound — a forgotten herb for a persistent cough?
The European Medicines Agency recognises horehound as an expectorant for coughs associated with colds in adults and children over 12 years of age.
Read the answer →Keto or just fewer carbs—why make things difficult?
The data described do not show that a ketogenic diet is necessary: benefits have also been reported with 80–90 g of carbohydrates per day.
Read the answer →Multiple sclerosis — can diet and vitamin D change the course of the disease?
Jerzy Jaśkowski cites a study in which taking 50,000 IU of vitamin D for six months was said to result in a remission of MS lasting almost six years.
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