The Medical Advisor

In the relentless battle against gastrointestinal cancers, esophageal and gastric tumors stand as formidable adversaries, often diagnosed at advanced stages with grim prognoses that leave patients facing palliative care rather than cures. Conventional therapies—chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation—can extend life but frequently exact a heavy toll, prompting many to seek alternatives beyond the standard arsenal. Amid this landscape of desperation and innovation emerges a surprising duo: fenbendazole and ivermectin, antiparasitic agents repurposed from veterinary use that have shown intriguing anticancer properties in preclinical studies and, now, in human anecdotes.  This compilation unveils 11 extraordinary case reports, spanning from hospice-bound elders to vigorous mid-lifers, where these drugs, often combined with minimal supplements or alongside traditional treatments, yielded remissions, tumor shrinkage, and restored quality of life—challenging the boundaries of what's p...

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning that it dissolves in fats and oils and can be stored in your body for a long time. Vitamin D is important to the body in many ways. It helps the body absorb calcium from food and supplements. Muscles need it to move, for example, nerves need it to carry messages between the brain and every body part, and the immune system needs vitamin D to fight off invading bacteria and viruses. Together with calcium, vitamin D also helps protect older adults from osteoporosis. Vitamin D is found in cells throughout the body. Even more popular at the moment is the role of vitamin D and the potential benefits against COVID-19. This is probably one of the reasons that's driving the demand on vitamin D related products. In recent and months, several publications and studies have suggested that maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D would seem potentially beneficial in fighting the COVID-19 infection.  How do you know that your vitamin D level is ade...