Q…Doug, My daughter had a colonoscopy, and three polyps were removed. Another surgery is scheduled because a tumor which is ulcerated & bleeding was found in the sigmoid part of the colon .. the "s" area. She is only 39; and insisted on this procedure but they kept telling her everything is fine at your age. What do you feel her prognosis is? Thank you . Any comment would be appreciated.

A...It sounds like your daughter is fine according to your letter. Fear is a strange phenomenon and if she is fearful that she has colon cancer, certainly I'd accept her decision to have further testing done to rule out something more serious in her sigmoid colon. Generally speaking, a woman her age has an intact immune system and can readily fight off this condition, provided she gets sound scientific advice from her doctors. If I were her, I'd immediately eliminate all grains, peanuts and potatoes from my diet, begin taking a heaping tablespoon of psyllium hulls each evening just before bed and take a product called Healthy Trinity, a bacterial product made by the NATREN company in California, daily. These good bacteria replace the void created by taking antibiotics and definitely contribute to better colon health.

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Q…Doug, I just happened to come across your show, and I have to tell you everything that you and your guests have talked about has totally fascinated me. I am 40 and was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 6 years ago, but I know that I have had it at least 20 years. The funny thing here in Kentucky is that most doctors think Fibromyalgia is just a trash can excuse. Those who believe that it actually exists, have tried everything to help me. There is not an anti-inflammatory drug that I haven't tried. Prednizone didn't help, it just made me depressed and gain more weight. Also, I am a smoker and I don't like to drink water. I do drink decaffeinated tea with Splenda. On a brighter side, I will take all the advice you could possibly give me. And I will tell everyone about your show and your web site, of course Natren. THANK YOU!!!! GOD BLESS YOU, TERI JO.

A...Teri Jo, thanks for your kind letter. I can never thank my television audience enough for the incredible response they have offered towards this show! I was mad at the way medicine was practiced and performed and wondered if one little person could change a system that I knew was broken.

Well, it is people like those of you reading this column, my greatest supporters, who have proven to me that David still has strength and Goliath's fall is a long one!

There are about 95 auto immune diseases in America today and it shocks me that doctors are so concerned about "inventing" one more-fibromyalgia! The problem is, no two fibromyalgia pateints suffer the exact symptomatology, making diagnosis difficult. In our Fungus Link book, we dedicated several pages to fibromyalgia and in essence stated that fungal by-products are neurotoxins. Fibromyalgia patients suffer from mobile pain...one day it's the neck and right arm, the next day, it's the left hip and left elbow! I have been invited to lecture to the Dallas Fibromyalgia Association on twp occasions. This honor was bestowed upon me when I helped their chairperson overcome her condition. I did this by convincing her physicians that her long history of hormones (birth control pills and prednisone) and antibiotics likely had much to do with this condition. Sure enough, but adhering to our Phase One Diet and taking several rounds of antifungal medications, within a few months, a whole new person was seen and her pain was reduced by a factor of 80%. More of the same would almost certainly totally eliminate the pain. When hormones and antibiotics precede a fibromyalgia diagnosis, and when the patient craves the very foods that feed parasitic yeast and fungi (bread, pasta, potatoes, sugar, etc...), I contend that antifungal medications and a diet that minimizes carbohydrates for a period of time would be the best medicine. Talk with your doctor about this.

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Q…Dear Doug: I have been watching your program in the evenings, and I have noticed you have an advertiser who is advertising Revival Soy. Is this a good product? I know how you feel about soy products. Thanks, Mary from Harbor Beach

A...Mary, soybean, a legume, is one of the foods that we must be careful with. According to Ruth Etzel, PhD, M.D., soybean is often contaminated with fungal by-products, as are grains and other foods. To complicate the soybean picture further, genetically modified soybeans are now on the market in the United States. I do not believe that GMO's (genetically modified organisms) have any place on anyone's table! I do not know the Revival Soy company, but have heard wonderful things about them. I would hate to think that a soybean company advertised on my show if they had not tested their beans for the presence of mycotoxins and/or they used GMO soybean. You might contact them and ask. Other than my core group of advertisers, I have no say as to what TV stations advertise within the content of my shows.

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Q…Hi Doug! I have just begun listening to Know the Cause, and am grateful that God led me to your program. My son was treated for strep throat August 2004 -most of the football players had it as they swapped water bottles. Several weeks later, he tested positive for mono. I want to know what is best to give him to boost his immune system.- Damage Control Master Formula, Proloftin and Beta GS 670mg.- You can tell that I have been listening and sending for information. If I am not on target with this, then what should he take? I asked his doctor if he would be willing to prescribe Nystain and Diflucan since my son had been on so many antibiotics growing up. He agreed and somewhat understood what I was trying to tell him about fungi, etc. His questions were: What would be the best dosages - how often - and for how long? What would you recommend to his questions? Would it be harmful to take both? I would like to give him your books which can educate him better than the little I know. I was glad he was open and willing to "continue his education". I realize there are natural anti-fungals that I want to continue on a daily basis after the two prescriptions are finished. Which ones would you advise to take? Grape seed extract, olive leaf extract, grapefruit extract...others? As I understand, these can be taken daily for maintenance forever without causing harm. Thank you and I pray this e-mail reaches you, and you are able to respond.

I continue to look forward to each program. Respectfully and Gratefully, MEM

A...Thank you for caring enough about your son to take time to write to me.

Funny thing, this raising children! As they grow, so does our love for them! Today, mononucleousis is also called Epstein Barr Virus. I've long believed that any health problem named after a doctor, must be caused by something he didn't learn in medical school. Such is the case, I believe with any virus. Several past researchers have questioned viral diseases and wondered if they really aren't fungi in disguise. Many years ago, one of my close friends had herpes on his lip and we always wondered why these infections came up early every week. Then one day, we were able to put the pieces of the puzzle together. He and his girlfriend would go out to their favorite nightclub and dance and have an alcoholic drink each week-on Friday or Saturday evening. Other than those date nights, he never touched alcohol. Brewers yeast is the fungal metabolite that becomes alcohol. Even though he was told he had a "viral" herpes infection, it responded exactly as a fungal infection would; exacerbating each time he consumed brewers yeast! Viri do not exacerbate in the presence of alcohol, but fungal and yeast symptoms do. Just the same as women who take antibiotics (fungal metabolites) sometimes get yeast infections, my friend's herpes exploded when he drank alcohol. I truly believe that viri are often misdiagnosed and are either mutant fungi or what we call "pleomorphic organisms," sometimes looking just like viri. If this is the case in your son's mono diagnosis, please thank his doctor for inquiring about using these safe antifungal drugs. We have a physician and an RN on our staff and either can speak with physicians about prescribing these drugs. If you son's condition is improving, I'd talk to the doctor about having him take Olive Leaf Extract (OLE) with each meal for a few weeks. This potent extract kills almost any germs (even anthrax!) and I would recommend the SeaGate brand (888-505-4283). As a disclosure, know that the SeaGate company pays to advertise on my TV show (several companies make OLE-but try to find the whole leaf extract as SeaGate has). If his problems are more severe, Diflucan 200mg daily for three days, then each Monday and Thursday for a 21 day period and Nystatin 500,000IU, 2 tabs with each meal for a month should help eradicate his problem, provided it does have a fungal etiology. Thank you for watching!

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Q…Hello Doug.....I watch your program every chance I get. I seldom have seen what can be done in the way of eye cleansers. I have worn contacts all of my life except for the last couple years. I worked with paper dust and developed areas on either side of my contacts that is raised, yellow, and loose. To me it looks like a callous only the white of my eye will crinkle when my eye lid touches it. I've been to the best opthamologist in this area and he doesn't know what it is. He can tell me what it isn't. He just wants to watch it and I have to get checked every six months. I'm thinking it is a fungus infection of some sort.

What could I use to clean my eye to try to rid myself of this? My eyes get very itchy at times and sore at others. Wind blowing on them hurts these areas. I heard one person at one time say that they put Olive Leaf Extract in water and washed their eye. You didn't really like that but it worked for them. Should I do this or is there something else? Thank you. Coleen

A...Coleen, Olive Leaf extract has many uses and given that it kills germs so effectively, swallowing enough of it will eventually end up helping the joints, circulatory system, and even the eyes! I'm so thrilled that so many people watch the show and are so hungry to learn. What this tells me is that medicine is failing people miserably and they are searching to find answers.

Good for you! In 1944, 5 Duke University physicians published that fungal infections are of such common occurrence that practicing doctors should consider fungal infection in the diagnosis of "practically every obscure infection!" Unfortunately, I know of a handful of physicians 61 years later that acknowledge that truth. Ironically, since antibiotics contribute to fungal infections, the prescribers themselves are quite possibly creating some of the "obscure infections," one of which you have in the eye. If I were you, I'd begin taking a harmless, inexpensive coconut oil extract called Caprylic Acid. This is in every health food store in America. It is a wonderful way of naturally healing fungal infections when you absolutely have ruled out bacteria (or virus) as the cause of the infection. Whereas there are many antimicrobial remedies in health food stores, Caprylic acid, a medium chain fatty acid, eradicate fungus quite quickly. You might also talk with your doctor about prescribing Diflucan 200mg for a few days to see if that helps. This is a systemic (blood stream) antifungal medication that would give you a great start to proving or ruling out fungus as the root cause of this eye problem. Most importantly, try following our Phase 1 diet religiously for 14 days simultaneous to the natural or prescriptive remedy. This diet starves parasitic fungi.

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Q…Dear Sir, I have just recently tuned into your show "Know the Cause!". I have enjoyed learning what you have been teaching.. I have heard you mention the Phase 1 diet a few times. I have tried finding it on the computer and come up with the South Beach diet. I don't know if that is what you are referring to or not. Is it possible to get a copy of this diet, or can I purchase one? Thank you for your help in this matter. I did enjoy Natasha on your show, she was very informative. Thanks a lot, Mary

A...Mary, I developed the Phase One Diet in about 1974 after returning home from Vietnam. Dr. Everett Hughes, whom I worked with at USC Medical School taught me about food allergy and fungal infections and within a few years, the diet was born! You see, fungi can parasitize man and many fungi emit a poison called a "mycotoxin" inside the human body. It is sad that physicians do not understand this, but gradually they are learning and my hat is off to those who question how their expensive education might have missed this most important piece of life-saving information. I have been around long enough to see many of the "fad diets" come and go, but I can honestly attest that you will NEVER in your lifetime see the carbohydrate sparing diet go away (Atkins was correct, I just don't think he knew why).

Simply put, our grain and potato supply, according to The Journal of the Amercian Medical Association (JAMA), is "commonly contaminated" with mycotoxins. These are absolutely not safe to consume in large amount, yet dieticians and doctors continue to promote diets rich in cereals, breads, bagels, pasta and potato. Cumulative consumption, I am absolutely 100% convinced, is the very reason Amercians are so bloated and sick.....not fat, not avocados or nuts or meat, rather grains like wheat, rye, oats, rice and barley. And corn? The JAMA article concluded that corn is "universally contaminated" with mycotoxins. Each of our books expound upon the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Diets.

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