00:00Here's our health and wellness doctor, Dr. Oye, to answer some of the questions you sent us on our Facebook page.
00:08Dr. Oye, good morning!
00:10Good morning, Connie, and good morning to all of our viewers.
00:14For our first question, Dr. Oye,
00:16Dindin Ginilak asked,
00:18Can he donate his hair if he has type 2 diabetes?
00:23Dindin, your diabetes can be controlled.
00:29You can also donate if you're not injecting insulin.
00:34If you're injecting insulin, it won't allow you to donate.
00:40But if you're diabetic but your blood sugar is controlled by oral medication,
00:47you can donate as long as your blood sugar is controlled.
00:51Oye, from Eva,
00:53Her question is,
00:54If he only has a little bit of hair and it's still hard,
00:58is there a problem if he has more hair?
01:00And is there a solution?
01:03Yes, that's not good.
01:05Especially if we can say, Eva, that your hair is like a goat's hair.
01:10Because our hair is a free indication that we will know
01:15if our gut health is very healthy.
01:20That's very important, Eva, because 70% of our immune system
01:26protects our body.
01:28So we have what we call healthy stools.
01:31You can search for the Bristol stool character.
01:35The type 3 and type 4 stools are the indication
01:39that our gut health is really healthy.
01:42But if, like you, it's like a goat's hair,
01:46the goat's stool-like stool,
01:48that's an indication that there's a misconnection
01:52between our brain and our gut.
01:56Because what controls our gut, the sphincter of our gut,
02:01is our brain.
02:03So if that's the character of your hair,
02:05there's a reason for that.
02:07So we should examine and know.
02:10So if I were you, consult a gastroenterologist
02:15to know how to improve your gut health.
02:19Or sometimes, this is also connected to your diet,
02:22especially if you lack fiber, if you're dehydrated.
02:26These are the reasons why the gut is like that.
02:29For our next question, the question is,
02:31her teeth are too bright and red.
02:34And her question is, is this bad?
02:38And what can she do about it?
02:41I'll ask that question to Maribel Serafin.
02:44Maribel, sometimes, our teeth depend on our food.
02:48But if you're really worried about why your teeth are red,
02:52especially if your teeth are often red,
02:54you should have your teeth examined.
02:56So we can see if this redness is an indication
03:00that you're injecting protein into your teeth.
03:04Because this is one of the reasons why our teeth are red.
03:09But sometimes, as I've said, it depends on our food.
03:13If we remember, our teeth are a waste product of our body.
03:17But to make sure that this is not an indication
03:20of any feeling or condition,
03:23my advice to you is to have your teeth examined.
03:27Last question, why does her gums always hurt?
03:31The question is from J. Anne Antonio.
03:33J. Anne, there are so many reasons
03:36why your gums often hurt.
03:39Especially if it hurts when you wake up in the morning.
03:43So if that's the case, the reason could be
03:45that there's a problem with our gums,
03:48with our cervical spine.
03:50It could be just a muscle spasm,
03:52or it could be that there's a wound.
03:55Or sometimes, there could be a vascular reason
03:59why your gums hurt,
04:01especially now that the weather is so hot.
04:03So this could be connected to our pressure.
04:06I can't say what the specific reason is.
04:08You really need to consult a doctor.
04:10But like I've said, there are symptoms
04:13that we can't ignore,
04:15especially if it's persistent.
04:17My advice to you is to consult a doctor,
04:20at least a general internist,
04:22to do a workup
04:24of what the real reason is
04:26for these recurring symptoms
04:28that you feel in your gums.
04:31Thank you so very much, Dr. Oye,
04:33for answering our questions.
04:36And of course, send us your questions
04:39to our Facebook page.
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