Dr. Keith W. Vrbicky, Sr., started a monthly radio program on WJAG with Jeffrey Steffen, Ask The Doctor!.
The program started in May 2024, and has continued every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:40 a.m.
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On September 16, 2026 at 7:40 a.m., on WJAG,
Dr. Keith W. Vrbicky, Sr. discussed
“Arthritis – Not Necessarily A Senior Problem”
on the Ask the Doctor podcast on WJAG 780 AM.
September 2026 Listen
References:Newnham RE. Essentiality of boron for healthy bones and joints. Environ Health Perspect. 1994 Nov;102 Suppl 7:83-5. PMID: 7889887. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7889887/ Newnham RE. Agricultural practices affect arthritis. Nutr Health. 1991;7(2):89-100. PMID: 1645463. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1645463/ Fallon EA, Boring MA, Foster AL, Stowe EW, Lites TD, Odom EL, Seth P. Prevalence of Diagnosed Arthritis — United States, 2019-2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Oct 13;72(41):1101-1107. PMID: 37824422. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37824422/ Felson DT, Chaisson CE, Hill CL, Totterman SM, Gale ME, Skinner KM, Kazis L, Gale DR. The association of bone marrow lesions with pain in knee osteoarthritis. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Apr 3;134(7):541-9. PMID: 11281736. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11281736/ Bedson J, Croft PR. The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Sep 2;9:116. PMID: 18764949. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18764949/ Berenbaum F. Osteoarthritis as an inflammatory disease (osteoarthritis is not osteoarthrosis!). Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Jan;21(1):16-21. PMID: 23194896. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23194896/ Nielsen FH, Hunt CD, Mullen LM, Hunt JR. Effect of dietary boron on mineral, estrogen, and testosterone metabolism in postmenopausal women. FASEB J. 1987 Nov;1(5):394-7. PMID: 3678698. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3678698/ Pizzorno L. Nothing Boring About Boron. Integr Med (Encinitas). 2015 Aug;14(4):35-48. PMID: 26770156. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26770156/ Naghii MR, Mofid M, Asgari AR, Hedayati M, Daneshpour MS. Comparative effects of daily and weekly boron supplementation on plasma steroid hormones and proinflammatory cytokines. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2011 Jan;25(1):54-8. PMID: 21129941. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21129941/ Ferrando AA, Green NR. The effect of boron supplementation on lean body mass, plasma testosterone levels, and strength in male bodybuilders. Int J Sport Nutr. 1993 Jun;3(2):140-9. PMID: 8508192. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8508192/ Green NR, Ferrando AA. Plasma boron and the effects of boron supplementation in males. Environ Health Perspect. 1994 Nov;102 Suppl 7:73-7. PMID: 7889885. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7889885/ Scorei R, Mitrut P, Petrisor I, Scorei I. A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to evaluate the effect of calcium fructoborate on systemic inflammation and dyslipidemia markers for middle-aged people with primary osteoarthritis. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2011 Dec;144(1-3):253-63. PMID: 21607703. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21607703/ Litovitz TL, Klein-Schwartz W, Oderda GM, Schmitz BF. Clinical manifestations of toxicity in a series of 784 boric acid ingestions. Am J Emerg Med. 1988 May;6(3):209-13. PMID: 3370093. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3370093/ Price CJ, Strong PL, Murray FJ, Goldberg MM. Blood boron concentrations in pregnant rats fed boric acid throughout gestation. Reprod Toxicol. 1997 Nov-Dec;11(6):833-42. PMID: 9407594. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9407594/ Sayli BS, Tüccar E, Elhan AH. An assessment of fertility in boron-exposed Turkish subpopulations. Reprod Toxicol. 1998 May-Jun;12(3):297-304. PMID: 9628553. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9628553/ De Seta F, Schmidt M, Vu B, Essmann M, Larsen B. Antifungal mechanisms supporting boric acid therapy of Candida vaginitis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Feb;63(2):325-36. PMID: 19059942. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19059942/ Ku WW, Chapin RE, Moseman RF, Brink RE, Pierce KD, Adams KY. Tissue disposition of boron in male Fischer rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1991 Oct;111(1):145-51. PMID: 1949031. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1949031/ Hammad DBM, Liyanapathirana V, Tonge DP. Molecular characterisation of the synovial fluid microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy control subjects. PLoS One. 2019 Nov 21;14(11):e0225110. PMID: 31751379. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31751379/ Spector TD, Calomme MR, Anderson SH, Clement G, Bevan L, Demeester N, Swaminathan R, Jugdaohsingh R, Berghe DA, Powell JJ. Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid supplementation as an adjunct to calcium/vitamin D3 stimulates markers of bone formation in osteopenic females: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Jun 11;9:85. PMID: 18547426. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18547426/
References:Newnham RE. Essentiality of boron for healthy bones and joints. Environ Health Perspect. 1994 Nov;102 Suppl 7:83-5. PMID: 7889887. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7889887/ Newnham RE. Agricultural practices affect arthritis. Nutr Health. 1991;7(2):89-100. PMID: 1645463. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1645463/ Fallon EA, Boring MA, Foster AL, Stowe EW, Lites TD, Odom EL, Seth P. Prevalence of Diagnosed Arthritis — United States, 2019-2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Oct 13;72(41):1101-1107. PMID: 37824422. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37824422/ Felson DT, Chaisson CE, Hill CL, Totterman SM, Gale ME, Skinner KM, Kazis L, Gale DR. The association of bone marrow lesions with pain in knee osteoarthritis. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Apr 3;134(7):541-9. PMID: 11281736. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11281736/ Bedson J, Croft PR. The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literature. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Sep 2;9:116. PMID: 18764949. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18764949/ Berenbaum F. Osteoarthritis as an inflammatory disease (osteoarthritis is not osteoarthrosis!). Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Jan;21(1):16-21. PMID: 23194896. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23194896/ Nielsen FH, Hunt CD, Mullen LM, Hunt JR. Effect of dietary boron on mineral, estrogen, and testosterone metabolism in postmenopausal women. FASEB J. 1987 Nov;1(5):394-7. PMID: 3678698. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3678698/ Pizzorno L. Nothing Boring About Boron. Integr Med (Encinitas). 2015 Aug;14(4):35-48. PMID: 26770156. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26770156/ Naghii MR, Mofid M, Asgari AR, Hedayati M, Daneshpour MS. Comparative effects of daily and weekly boron supplementation on plasma steroid hormones and proinflammatory cytokines. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2011 Jan;25(1):54-8. PMID: 21129941. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21129941/ Ferrando AA, Green NR. The effect of boron supplementation on lean body mass, plasma testosterone levels, and strength in male bodybuilders. Int J Sport Nutr. 1993 Jun;3(2):140-9. PMID: 8508192. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8508192/ Green NR, Ferrando AA. Plasma boron and the effects of boron supplementation in males. Environ Health Perspect. 1994 Nov;102 Suppl 7:73-7. PMID: 7889885. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7889885/ Scorei R, Mitrut P, Petrisor I, Scorei I. A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study to evaluate the effect of calcium fructoborate on systemic inflammation and dyslipidemia markers for middle-aged people with primary osteoarthritis. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2011 Dec;144(1-3):253-63. PMID: 21607703. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21607703/ Litovitz TL, Klein-Schwartz W, Oderda GM, Schmitz BF. Clinical manifestations of toxicity in a series of 784 boric acid ingestions. Am J Emerg Med. 1988 May;6(3):209-13. PMID: 3370093. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3370093/ Price CJ, Strong PL, Murray FJ, Goldberg MM. Blood boron concentrations in pregnant rats fed boric acid throughout gestation. Reprod Toxicol. 1997 Nov-Dec;11(6):833-42. PMID: 9407594. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9407594/ Sayli BS, Tüccar E, Elhan AH. An assessment of fertility in boron-exposed Turkish subpopulations. Reprod Toxicol. 1998 May-Jun;12(3):297-304. PMID: 9628553. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9628553/ De Seta F, Schmidt M, Vu B, Essmann M, Larsen B. Antifungal mechanisms supporting boric acid therapy of Candida vaginitis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Feb;63(2):325-36. PMID: 19059942. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19059942/ Ku WW, Chapin RE, Moseman RF, Brink RE, Pierce KD, Adams KY. Tissue disposition of boron in male Fischer rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1991 Oct;111(1):145-51. PMID: 1949031. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1949031/ Hammad DBM, Liyanapathirana V, Tonge DP. Molecular characterisation of the synovial fluid microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy control subjects. PLoS One. 2019 Nov 21;14(11):e0225110. PMID: 31751379. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31751379/ Spector TD, Calomme MR, Anderson SH, Clement G, Bevan L, Demeester N, Swaminathan R, Jugdaohsingh R, Berghe DA, Powell JJ. Choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid supplementation as an adjunct to calcium/vitamin D3 stimulates markers of bone formation in osteopenic females: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Jun 11;9:85. PMID: 18547426. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18547426/
On August 19, 2026 at 7:40 a.m., on WJAG,
Dr. Keith W. Vrbicky, Sr. discussed
“How Your Toothpaste May Be Negatively Affecting Your Health”
on the Ask the Doctor podcast on WJAG 780 AM.
August 2026 Listen