HouseCall: Carpal Tunnel, Mystery Jitteriness, Bells Palsy, ADHD, Nauseous After Eating, Prenatal Iron

Thank you for joining us for our 2nd Cabral HouseCall of the weekend!

I’m looking forward to sharing with you some of our community’s questions that have come in over the past few weeks…

Let’s get started!

Viviane: Love your podcast, have learned so much. ok, straight to the point. My hands get numb at night, both hands, and wake me up several times during the night. Started a long time ago with the left hand, but now are both. Dr. said I had a very light case of carpal tunnel 5 years ago, gave me shots, and for a couple of years, it was fine. Came back and much worse. went again to DR, did nerve tests, and the same diagnosis. Got the shots again, which did ABSOLUTELY nothing this time, but made my hands very much incapable for a couple of days. I get numb even sleeping with the braces they prescribed. My hands feel sore and hurtful, tender all day from the numbness at night. it is not the position i sleep in….please give me some light. Thank you so much.

Joey: Dr. Cabral I am a 39-year-old male that’s an ex-athlete that still works out every day. My diet is really good and has been fasting between 12-16 hours a day for about two years. For the last three years, I have been spending time coaching basketball in Eastern Europe in China(4 months). For the past year, I have been having serious lower throat pain that comes and goes usually lasting for weeks. Also while having this pain I get other symptoms such as blurred vision(especially bad in the left eye), fatigue, lightheadedness when standing up, dizziness, numbness in hands and feet(like they have fallen asleep), and just overall really jittery and anxious. Doctor, I just feel off like everyone is moving around me in fast motion. It’s really frustrated because nobody can seem to figure out what’s wrong with me. Anything you can do would be appreciated. Thank you, Joey

Sue: Hi Dr. Cabral, Before Christmas I was under a lot of stress at work. We took a family trip after the holiday and on the first night I woke up and half of my face was paralyzed. The next day I phoned my dr. who prescribed prednisone and antiviral medicines which I took but I’ve seen no improvement. My dr says I have bells palsy. Can you please help me to understand why this may have happened and how I can begin to heal my body from the inside out? It’s been 3 weeks and there has been no change to my paralysis so far.

Travee: what nutritional supplements would help a child with ADHA?

Matt: Hi Dr. Cabral- Thank you so much for all you are doing to help people. I have a question about my wife and some nausea she is experiencing. She gets nauseous after almost every meal (and has for years) and needs something like gum or a piece of candy to get rid of nausea. She is 35 years old and healthy. No smoking, known medical conditions, or health “dis-eases.” 🙂 I want to try to help her so we tried to find trigger foods to no avail. It appears unlinked to any foods or times of the day. Her grandmother also has the same issue and her nausea is helped by smoking cigarettes. I would love any advice or suggestions. Thanks again for everything.

Taylor: Hi Dr. Cabral, As always thank you for the ways you share your wisdom & expertise for the community! I just received my pregnancy protocol in the mail from you. I am curious about iron. I am planning on taking the prenatal vitamins for the next 3 months and then begin trying to conceive. Should I be taking the iron supplements now or when I get pregnant? I have heard conflicting things about if women get too much iron then they can easily overdose etc. Can you give me some more insight into why taking iron is important and the specifics on if I should be taking it before conception/after conception? Thanks! Taylor

Thank you for tuning into this weekend’s Cabral HouseCalls and be sure to check back tomorrow for our Mindset & Motivation Monday show to get your week started off right!