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Ask Leyla: Vitamin D
Q: I’ve been taking vitamin D for a long time and my levels are still low. Why? A: There are many reasons serum vitamin D levels remain low, even after longtime supplementation. First, how much vitamin D are you taking?…read more
Ask Leyla: Leaky gut
Q: Could you please offer some suggestions on how to heal a leaky gut? A: The gut has two functions: To digest and absorb nutrients and to keep toxins out. Leaky gut syndrome begins with exposure to environmental…read more
Are vegetarians healthier than meat-eaters? So NOT, according to shocking new studies
The popular view these days is that vegetarians live longer and are healthier than their meat-eating counterparts. Sometimes, when taking a dietary history with a new patient, they will say apologetically “I’m trying to cut down on my…read more
Categories:Allergy Asthma Autoimmune Diseases Cancer General Nutrition Headache/Migraine Heart Disease Heart Health Nutrition Controversies Osteoporosis
Iron helps fatigue — even with normal iron levels and no anemia
This article originally appeared on Vitality101 with Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum. In people with chronic fatigue, this double-blind placebo-controlled study shows a marked increase in energy by addressing with iron supplementation — even when the iron blood tests are…read more
Categories:Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Supplements
14 natural products to conquer spring allergies
Congratulations, survivors of Winter 2014! You’ve made it. The Freeze has lifted, but wait! A new menace threatens—Spring Allermageddon! Soon spring blossoms will adorn our trees, and our cars and patios will be coated with a dusting of…read more
Categories:Allergy Supplements
Leyla weighs in: Take care of your liver
The liver is an organ essential to life. As the body’s filter, everything we swallow passes through it. The liver is the major organ of elimination and the manager of the entire detoxification process in the body. We…read more
Categories:General Medicine Immunity Liver disease
Want to live longer? Here’s how!
A patient asked me point blank the other day: “What do I do to live longer?” Jokingly, I said, “That’s sort of an essay question,” but the patient kept looking at me expectantly, so I tried to answer…read more
Categories:Aging Cancer Diabetes Environmental Health Exercise Heart Disease Nutrition and Weight Sleep Stress Stroke and TIAs
Sugar: toxic and addictive
The WHO (World Health Organization) is proposing that we should eat less than 5 percent of our total daily calories from sugar (down from the 10 percent guideline issued in 2002). Needless to say, this recommendation is long…read more
Dr. Perlmutter, author of “Grain Brain” responds to “meat and cheese may be as bad for you as smoking” study
As you may have heard, University of Southern California researchers recently published a report in the journal Cell Metabolism in which they related consumption of higher levels of protein from animal sources to increased mortality risk as well…read more
Spring detox
This week, survivors of Winter 2014 applied dark smudges to their foreheads in the annual ritual of Ash Wednesday. The black patches seem to mirror the grime that has accumulated on the icy scrim that lines our sidewalks…read more
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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: Continuing Coronavirus Coverage
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