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The five health battles we need to fight next
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
In a previous newsletter, I celebrated five victories that suggest the tide is finally turning—marketers of chemical-laden junk food are bowing to consumer demands, and even the Federal government is scaling back on its fluoridation mandates. These victories are significant, and…read more
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Leyla Weighs In: Reduce Food Waste
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
According to the USDA Office of The Chief Economist, in 2010 “31 percent of food loss at the retail and consumer levels corresponded to approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food.” As a result, the USDA, EPA,…read more
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Pushing back on the supplement alarmists
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
The release of a new study has prompted yet another frontal assault on supplements. Last week, the U.S. public was regaled with headlines like: “Dietary Supplements Send 23K to ERs in U.S., Study Says” “Unregulated Supplements Send Thousands to Hospital…read more
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16 reasons to go nuts for nuts
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine underscores the health benefits of nuts (“Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality”). Researchers followed over a hundred thousand men and women over a period of several decades…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…