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Ask Leyla: Hypoglycemia
Q: I found out that I have hypoglycemia. I understand this means low blood sugar. What does this mean in regard to my eating sweets? A: Low blood sugar, better known as hypoglycemia, is generally caused by diet….read more
Categories:Diabetes Hypoglycemia
What gets ignored in the pot debate: It’s not good for you!
Last week I was invited to appear on MSNBC News to provide a medical perspective on marijuana use. You can see the interview in its entirety on our videos page. It was a crowded segment, and I shared…read more
Categories:Mental and Emotional Health Substance Dependency
Stop Vitamin D? Are you joking?
A study proclaiming that vitamin D is useless and that you should just stop taking it was published in The Lancet this week and “went viral.” The news story was picked up and amplified by the media. Here…read more
Leyla weighs in: The difference
Recently I was asked to look at the labs of a woman in her late 40s complaining of fatigue and malaise, despite eating healthfully and exercising regularly. Basically, her physician looked for anemia and low thyroid—both are possible…read more
Categories:Aging Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Women’s Health
Leyla weighs in: What’s a diet? And enough New Year’s resolutions!
A diet implies following a temporary eating plan in order to achieve a certain weight goal or health outcome, be it attaining a better lipid profile, reducing risk factors for disease or getting rid of that stubborn spare…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Obesity
Testosterone bad for men’s hearts? So NOT!
This month, at one of our Wednesday night seminars at the Hoffman Center, we tackled head-on a widespread media report that testosterone treatment increases cardiovascular risk for men. You can listen to an Intelligent Medicine podcast wherein I…read more
Categories:Andropause Diabetes Men’s Health
Ask Leyla: Getting ready for pregnancy
Q: I want to ask you what basic supplements and their dosages (and foods) should a woman take who is considering starting a family. It’s not happening just yet but to get my body ready. I understand it…read more
Categories:Supplements Women’s Health
Rethinking breakfast
The traditional wisdom, endlessly purveyed by young, slender dieticians on TV, is that you should eat a hearty breakfast. The mantra is that “breakfast is the most important meal” and that it sets the tone for optimal metabolism…read more
Top ten Intelligent Medicine stories of 2013
It’s that time of year when we traditionally do a retrospective on those important health stories that defined the year. 1) Health Reform: Call it what you will (ACA versus Obamacare), just as I predicted in a…read more
Categories:Gluten Sensitivity Paleo Diet Supplements
My exercise regimen, or “Exercise that I do”
Earlier this year, many of you enjoyed an Intelligent Medicine blog that I wrote: “Supplements that I take.” So, by popular demand, here’s a companion piece on my exercise program. Every year, I try to enter one or…read more
Categories:Exercise
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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…
Rethinking “Catastrophic” Thinking, Part 1
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