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Should you get the flu shot this fall?
With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, and temperatures plummeting, public health officials are urging everyone to get a flu shot. For example, a recent article from the University of California at San Francisco exhorts “Why COVID-19 Means You…read more
Categories:Flu
Ask Leyla: Can certain foods trigger herpes outbreaks?
Q: I suffer from cold sores, and I’ve heard that certain foods can be a trigger for outbreaks—including nuts. I eat nuts daily as a snack; should I be avoiding them to prevent herpes outbreaks? A: The herpes…read more
Categories:Food Sensitivity General Nutrition
“Long-Haulers”—The forgotten casualties of the pandemic
In some ways, we seem to have turned the corner on COVID-19. Notwithstanding dire predictions of a “second wave”, hospitalizations are declining, and deaths in some of the former kill zones like New York, New Jersey and…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Immune support for fall: What do you need to fend off the changing weather?
With fall and winter approaching, and some predicting a “second wave”, here’s practical advice on nutritional support for immune function from our friends at Protocol for Life Balance. –Dr. Ronald Hoffman This article contains content from one…read more
Categories:Immunity Sponsored Supplements
Brainrobbers: Medicines that steal your brain power (Revisited!)
Paging through the archives of Intelligent Medicine, I came across the following article which I first published in 2018. It foretells a problem which is highlighted in a brand new research paper published in the September 2 edition of Neurology. It…read more
Your resiliency report card
Resiliency has taken on profound relevance these days as COVID-19 continues to loom. “Co-morbidities” have become a buzzword for the immune system Achilles’ heels that render people exposed to the virus more likely to have stormy courses…read more
Categories:COVID-19 General Medicine
The profound health toll of environmental pollution
Amid the debate over man-made climate change, we’re missing an important point: environmental devastation is taking a toll on mankind whether or not we’re doomed to swelter in fossil-fuel induced heat waves by mid-century. The battle lines…read more
Categories:Environmental Health
Keep taking your multivitamins!
“Vitamins are a waste of time; they’ll only give you expensive urine.” By that logic, we shouldn’t bother to drink water. We eventually just pee it out. But for years, skeptics have been publishing strident headlines, like…read more
Categories:Supplements
Sleep your way to better health
We’re all looking for ways to improve our health—especially ways that don’t require us to carve out too much time in our already demanding lives. Luckily, there’s one thing you can do to improve your health that…read more
Categories:Sleep
Cholesterol guidelines: Epic fail
I’ve weighed in on this subject before: “You should get a second opinion on statin use—and here’s why”. I argue: “When it comes to cholesterol, it’s not how low you go—it’s how you get there! Natural ways always outperform…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis Heart Disease Heart Health Stroke and TIAs
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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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Dr. Antonio Bianco, recipient of the American Thyroid Association’s John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal,…
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There’s a misconception among low-carb dieters. Many people believe a low-carb diet is much higher…
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New, more powerful weight loss drugs: Drugs like Wegovy, Rybelsus, Ozempic and Mounjaro/Zepbound are revolutionizing…
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