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Ask Leyla: Is Greek yogurt good for me?
Q: I’ve become quite confused about Greek yogurt. I look at sugar labels on everything and if it’s too high, I don’t eat it. I love Greek yogurt and usually add fruit, nuts or both, sometimes a little oatmeal,…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Why I’ve finally taken up yoga in my sixties — and why you should too
I told a patient the other day that I had decided to take up yoga. “You already do enough, Dr. Hoffman!” she exclaimed. OK, I do a lot. I regularly run, bike or spin, swim, and do some…read more
Categories:Exercise Hypertension Mental and Emotional Health
Leyla Weighs In: Healing Your Gut
Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are on the rise in United States as well as in other developed nations. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and leaky gut syndrome have become major diagnoses…read more
Sources of protein for vegetarians
I’m often asked how someone who chooses to be vegetarian, or vegan, can get enough protein in their diet. While that’s an important question, I want to start my answer by pointing out that choosing this lifestyle can…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Are fruit and veggie pills really as effective as they claim?
It’s been a bad season for veracity (witness our recent political campaigns!): Unfounded claims abound. Product pitches assault us with no tether to reality. Science is misappropriated for commercial gain. One example of such things: fruit and veggie…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Supplements
Leyla Weighs In: The Healthiest Diet on the Planet?
What if I told you that the healthiest diet includes pizza, pasta, pancakes…and sugar? You would either jump up and down with glee or scratch your head in confusion, yes? Well, this is the claim of one Dr….read more
Categories:Diabetes General Nutrition Nutrition Controversies
Reversing Alzheimer’s with probiotics?
For the past several years I have been writing and lecturing about the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and changes in the gut bacteria. We know, for example, that Alzheimer’s is an inflammatory condition. As well, we know that…read more
Is the “pandemic” of vitamin D deficiency exaggerated?
Eclipsed by post-election media coverage, this is clearly the big health/nutrition story of the week. The press uncritically parroted the unwarranted conclusions of a New England Journal of Medicine op-ed: “Vitamin D deficiency widely overestimated, doctors warn” “Vitamin…read more
Categories:Autoimmune Diseases Cancer General Nutrition Supplements
Yet more reasons to go gluten-free
These days, so many people are going gluten-free. With the advent of books like “Grain-Brain”and “Wheat Belly,” the trend is gaining impetus. But some persist in dismissing the demonization of gluten as a passing fad: “Does it Even Matter…read more
Categories:Gluten Sensitivity Hypothyroidism
Ask Leyla: Should I be avoiding soy?
Q: I read various health newsletters, books, and websites on nutritional advice, and I’d like your opinion on something I recently came across. It was one of those click-bait videos whose tagline was: “Which health food you should…read more
Categories:General Nutrition GMO
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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…
Leyla Weighs In: Top 20 Immune-Boosting Foods
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