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The top 12 Intelligent Medicine podcasts of 2017
Each year at holiday time, I compile a list of the year’s top Intelligent Medicine podcasts. It’s become an annual tradition! This year, it takes on special significance, because our faithful listeners have propelled the Intelligent Medicine podcast across the momentous threshold…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Ask Leyla: Why is my blood pressure rising?
Q: I am a 46-year-old woman. I have never suffered from high blood pressure. In fact, my blood pressure always tended to be on the ‘low’ side. Recently this has changed. Within a matter of weeks my blood pressure…read more
Categories:Hypertension
Bone broth: A tasty, nutrition powerhouse
Food & Health One of my core messages has always been that the dietary choices you make on a daily basis have a profound impact on your overall health and well-being. Our best peer reviewed research continues to…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Microbiome Paleo Diet
20 natural ways to lower your blood pressure
In past weeks I’ve focused on blood pressure in the wake of new guidelines that have now officially categorized nearly half of US adults as hypertensive. Of course, diet is of prime importance in optimizing blood pressure. Here, I offer additional tips…read more
Categories:Hypertension
Leyla Weighs In: Don’t let the holidays derail your healthy eating habits
Sometimes the best way to stick to a diet plan is to break all the rules. Yes, that’s just what I said. The holidays are a perfect time to help you stick to your diet. You just have…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
What’s the right diet for high blood pressure?
I recently pushed back against the new more stringent guidelines that recategorized nearly half of adult Americans as “hypertensive.” Now, even with formerly “borderline” blood pressure of 120-139/80-89, we’re told we’re at risk. Missed in the rush to prescribe…read more
Categories:Hypertension Nutrition Controversies
Leyla Weighs In: Practical ways to lower blood pressure
More and more people are being diagnosed with high blood pressure. The changing guidelines for diagnosing hypertension certainly play a role, but the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes – collectively known as diabesity – and their associated metabolic disturbances…read more
Categories:Hypertension
Overnight, half of American adults were reclassified as hypertensive: Is it Diagnosis Creep?
Last month, in a move that caught many doctors and patients by surprise, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology moved the goalposts on high blood pressure, lowering the cutoff for normal blood pressure…read more
Categories:Hypertension
Leyla Weighs In: Five tips for staying well during the holiday season
It’s important to maintain your self-care regimen, especially this time of year when stress levels tend to run high. Here’s how: 1. Eat right: Sugar, white flour, and factory-made trans fats wreak havoc on the immune and cardiovascular systems….read more
13 tips for surviving the holidays (part two)
Last week, I discussed ways to maintain your physical health over the holiday season, but what about your mental health? It should come as no surprise that the holiday season can be one of stress, conflict, even loneliness…read more
Categories:Mental and Emotional Health
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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Q: My mother is otherwise healthy, takes no medications and walks daily for exercise, but she…
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More mask misdirection (and some possible clarity): I’m finally getting a handle on this mask…
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We are living in unprecedented and unpredictable times. It seems every day brings new recommendations…
Continuing COVID-19 Coverage on the Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for May 2, Part 1
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