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Question: Dear Luise: I know you have answered several questions about dieting and overeating but mine hasn’t been addressed, probably because it’s pretty specific. I know what I should eat and how much of it. At the beginning of each day I commit to following that. I know which foods make me feel rotten, which [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I’m constantly being plagued by night eating and I haven’t been able to find out anything about it. Have you ever heard of it? I think each time I finish supper that I am satisfied and done with food until the next day, and then between 10:00 PM and midnight, I get [...]

Question: Dear Luise: Is there any way to feel normal about food, if you never have? I can remember craving sugar in the form of candy and baked goods as long as I can remember anything. I recall being sneaky way back to forever, taking slices off a cake that was put away for the [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I am not sick, yet I’m not well. I’ve had several health problems this year that are over and done with but they have left me totally worn out. I went to my doctor to see if I was anemic or getting diabetes or something but my blood work came back totally [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I am a new mother and I’d sure like some holistic remedies to use in raising my family. Do you have any ideas, say for diarrhea, that you grew up with that work? I don’t want to be running to the doctor all the time because I think a lot of what [...]

Question: Dear Luise: How can Maltitol be legal when it makes people so sick? I am not a diabetic but I have always had terrible sugar cravings. So I’m always trying to find sugar-free treats. Most of them contain a sugar substitute called Maltitol. The packages always warn that eating too much will cause diarrhea [...]

Question: Dear Luise: Have you ever compared a naturopath and a chiropractor and an M.D.? I have some kind of intestinal problem that is getting the better of me. I have two grown children who are being very verbal about where I should go. One is totally in favor of conventional Western medicine and the [...]

Question: Dear Luise: I wonder if I will ever find out how to beat sugar addiction. I am having a very tough time. I crave it all the time and it makes me feel awful when I eat it. I also have to stay away from wheat, salt and chocolate. Almost every event and celebration [...]