Dear Dr. Meinig: I recently read an article that said not to use talcum powder for babies because it contained asbestos fibers. If that is so, what can be used? – E.H.
New Research Shows Coffee Antagonizes Brain Cells (draft)
Dear Dr. Meinig: Why is it that people get so dependent on coffee? I have been trying to give it up, but find I must be “hooked”, as I can’t quite stop drinking
Dentists Limit Use of X-Rays (draft)
Dear Dr. Meinig: My wife paid you a visit some months ago, complaining of an ache in her upper jaw. You immediately deduced that her “bite” needed correction, and by filing several teeth
Are You a Wise Old Owl?
Dear Dr. Meinig: I’m so dished out at the end of the day I don’t know whether I’m coming or going and my husband isn’t much better. We have a good dinner but
Nutritionally Speaking: Nutritional Inadequacy Symptoms (draft)
Dear Dr. Meinig: I don’t know if other folks worry about whether or not their nutrition is adequate, but I do. With so much being written about this subject, I feel dumb to
Avoid Chemical Feasts (draft)
Dear Dr. Meinig: I’m trying to stay on a low sodium diet. What about salt substitutes–such as “No Salt”? This is a list of ingredients for “No Salt”. I’ll be grateful for your
Nutritionally Speaking: Breaking the Pattern of Frequent Illnesses (draft)
Dear Dr. Meinig: It seems like I get everything that comes along. If it isn’t frequent colds, it’s boils, a sprained ankle, and insect bites that get infected. It is just one thing
Curing a Lifetime of Constipation (draft)
Dear Dr. Meinig: We are what might be termed “an old married couple”–My wife Mildred is 73 and I am 81. The problem that has plagued us to some extent our whole married