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Ask Leyla: Which is most important for weight loss: exercise or diet?
Q: I’ve been trying to lose weight, but I’m not sure whose advice to follow. I know that it’s important to both eat right and exercise, but is one more important than the other? If I ramp up…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition Obesity
21 ways to save your liver!
Dan Aykroyd made his way into the annals of comedy fame with his hilarious impression of chef Julia Child in a now-legendary skit on Saturday Night Live. “Save the liver!” he trilled while demonstrating how to cook…read more
8 reasons why the FDA’s recent ban on anti-bacterial cleansers is a good idea
I’m not always the biggest fan of the Food and Drug Administration. Their efforts to curtail access to supplements are misguided. They miss the boat with drug approvals on medications that subsequently cause injury and death. But, this…read more
Categories:Cancer Environmental Health Immunity Infections Microbiome
Ask Leyla: Am I overdoing it on omega-6 fats?
Q: In an effort to avoid packaged breakfast cereals and bread for breakfast, I eat a concoction of various nuts and seeds which I mix up myself. I eat that about four days a week, eggs the other days….read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Ask Leyla: Bowels Movements: What’s regular?
Q: A lot of health gurus brag that they move their bowels three times daily. It seems one consistent bowel movement around the same time every day seems more natural. How important do you think it is to…read more
Categories:Digestive Health
“Death by Food Pyramid”: A review
Updated: September 8, 2016 The Food Pyramid, created by the USDA in 1992, has now been conclusively demonstrated to have undermined Americans’ health. While it has held sway, diabetes and obesity rates have soared in America. Food manufacturers…read more
Leyla Weighs In: Why I hate restaurant “children’s menus”
Full disclosure: I do not have children—by choice. But this does not preclude me from having a strong opinion about how we feed our kids. Check out any popular restaurant menu—especially chain restaurants where families often gather—and you’ll…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Pediatric Health
Leyla Weighs In: Take your thyroid medicine with water, not coffee
If you have low thyroid and are taking thyroid medicine, you were likely advised to take it on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, preferably 30 to 60 minutes before breakfast. This advice is correct, however,…read more
Categories:Hypothyroidism
The roadmap for extending longevity has been discovered: Are you following it?
This month, in a landmark article in the journal Cell, an international consortium of anti-aging researchers published a prescription for grabbing the reins of longevity. They boldly assert that “The main features of the ‘westernized lifestyle, including hypercaloric…read more
Categories:Aging Exercise General Nutrition Longevity Drugs Supplements
Why your gut bacteria love exercise!
I’ve spoken at length about the important, health-sustaining role of diversity as it relates to the various types of bacteria that live with our intestines. In short, diversity paves the way for resiliency. There are many avoidable factors…read more
Categories:Exercise Microbiome
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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…
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