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[DatePublished] => 2004-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 246621 [Title] => Colon cleansing: Valuable therapy or simply cleansing out of your wallet? [Summary] => A 27-year-old graduate student was experiencing physical and emotional exhaustion, depression, anxiety and a general uneasiness with her body. One morning, while she was at the gym, a friend suggested she try colonic irrigation, a procedure that alternative health practitioners claim " cleanses" the colon. A colonic irrigation entails flushing the colon, or large intestine, with 10 to 20 gallons of water under gentle pressure by way of a rectal applicator. [DatePublished] => 2004-04-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 246621 [Title] => Colon cleansing: Valuable therapy or simply cleansing out of your wallet? [Summary] => A 27-year-old graduate student was experiencing physical and emotional exhaustion, depression, anxiety and a general uneasiness with her body. One morning, while she was at the gym, a friend suggested she try colonic irrigation, a procedure that alternative health practitioners claim " cleanses" the colon. A colonic irrigation entails flushing the colon, or large intestine, with 10 to 20 gallons of water under gentle pressure by way of a rectal applicator. [DatePublished] => 2004-04-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | August 15, 2004 - 12:00am
By Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. | June 8, 2004 - 12:00am
By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | April 18, 2004 - 12:00am





Today, we will address once again some very interesting questions we have received from our faithful readers all over the country. The topics include lactose intolerance, and the three most commonly-used supplements for arthritis today: Glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM.