Benefits from Brewer’s yeast

August 21, 2011 By

DEAR DR. GOTT: I have had tremors since my 20s (I’m now 73) and have had relief from them with brewer’s yeast tablets. I started with one, and as I aged, am now up to four daily. Also, an article in Prevention magazine years ago said brewer’s yeast stops morning sickness, so I have told many ladies about it. The ones who have tried it had immediate relief. It’s cheap and effective but is getting harder to find, and I am afraid it will disappear from the market.

DEAR READER: Brewer’s yeast is made from a one-celled fungus and is typically used in beer making. It can also be specifically grown for use as a nutritional supplement. For this use it is rich in chromium, selenium, protein and most of the B vitamins. It does not contain B12 and therefore is not appropriate for those looking to supplement this particular vitamin.
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Mosquitoes and brewer’s yeast

March 18, 2010 By

DEAR DR. GOTT: I used the search function at your Web site but couldn’t find the answer, so I am hoping that you can help me. A while ago, someone wrote about an herb that changes the body chemistry so that mosquitoes stop biting. What is the name of that herb?

DEAR READER: I am sorry to hear that the search results failed to help you. Just to double-check, I looked for the article and didn’t find it. This means that the article has not been entered into my archived database yet because of its age. Putting several years of past columns onto the site is a time-consuming project. However, this does not mean I don’t know the answer.
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