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Supplements and surgery: what you need to know (part one)
Dear Doctor Hoffman: I am about to undergo surgery. Are there any nutritional supplements I can take to promote recovery? Are there any that I should avoid? I frequently get this question from my patients and from listeners…read more
Categories:General Medicine Supplements Surgery
Ask Leyla: Why is my vitamin D still so low?
Q: I’m a healthy 61 year old female with an ongoing vitamin D deficiency. My doctor has given me 25,000 IU vitamin D per week over a 10-week period a few times over the last 18 months and my…read more
Categories:Supplements
Ten-point tune-up, step 4: revive your sex drive
This article originally appeared on Dr. Teitelbaum’s website, Vitality101. This is the fourth installment of my “Ten-Point Tune-Up” series, a ten-step method to energize every system and organ in your body. And it’s the sexiest installment of all!…read more
Leyla Weighs In: To carb load, or not to carb load? That is the question
Last week, I wrote that exercise alone does not promote weight loss. The same study cited in that article also examines the question of carb loading for exercise. The reason for carb loading is that the body only…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition
Air pollution bad for kids’ brains
This article originally appeared on Dr. Galland’s website, PillAdvised. A small imaging study suggests prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), the toxic air pollution caused in part by vehicle emissions, coal burning and smoking, may be bad…read more
Categories:ADD/ADHD Environmental Health Pediatric Health
Five health victories we’ve already won
Have you ever wondered whether all the new information that you read and hear about on Intelligent Medicine is making any impact whatsoever on society? In terms of actual change, are we really making any kind of…read more
Categories:ADD/ADHD Environmental Health IBS Neurological Health Nutrition and Weight Nutrition Controversies
Probiotic intervention affects mood
This article originally appeared on Dr. Perlmutter’s website. New and exciting research is revealing a strong connection between our mood and the various bacteria that live within our intestines. This is certainly a sobering notion. Think of it:…read more
Paint-by-numbers medicine (part one)
Remember when we were kids and they had those “paint-by-numbers” kits for sale at the Five & Dime store? OK, perhaps that dates me! The pitch was “You, too, can be a Great Master! Just follow the easy…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis General Medicine Heart Disease Heart Health
Leyla Weighs In: A new approach to treating Atrial Fibrillation—lifestyle changes
In the latest issue of Medscape, Dr. John Mandrola writes that his approach to treating patients with atrial fibrillation has changed “completely and fundamentally” (Atrial Fibrillation Care: Put the Catheter (and Rx Pad) Down). He describes this as…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Heart Health
Vitamins can cause cancer—REALLY??
This week, supplement consumers were bombarded with headlines that attacked the very bedrock of their belief in the efficacy of vitamins—undermining their conviction that taking them confers disease protection and longevity. (As if this week’s assault on Dr….read more
Categories:Cancer Supplements
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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…
Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: COVID-19 Comprehensive Coverage
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