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Alternative perspectives on breast cancer
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Lifestyle matters! Around one in nine women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. A recent study found that roughly 30 percent of breast cancers could be prevented with simple lifestyle modifications: Avoiding obesity, alcohol intake, smoking…read more
Leyla Weighs In: Identifying your stage of change
How close are you to making a change in your lifestyle, behavior, or habits? How you eat, how you move, your outlook, has everything to do with your health status and any expected outcomes for success. Are…read more
Categories:General Medicine General Nutrition
Will COVID kill integrative medicine?
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
In the early twentieth century, the Flexner Report sought to assert the preeminence of the “biomedical model” over traditional folk medicines that were still widely embraced by Americans. Medical research was advancing in the wake of Louis…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Ask Leyla: What’s the difference in how fructose and sucrose impact physiology?
Q: Glucose and fructose are both called sugar and combine to form sucrose, common table sugar, but how similar are they? How do these affect human physiology? A: While fructose and sucrose (table sugar) may taste the…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
How to support joint health with botanicals and nutrients such as willow bark, ginger, boswellia, methylsulfonyl methane (MSM) and Hyaluronic acid (HA)
| By Celine Torres-Moon
I’ve been availing myself of some of Protocol for Life Balance’s joint and muscle support supplements now that the cooler weather is enabling longer run and bike workouts. They’re really helping me with recovery as my mileage…read more
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Pregnenolone for brain and pain
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
I’ve long been a fan of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), available as an over-the-counter supplement. It’s a weak androgen, like testosterone, but more unisex; unlike testosterone, of which men have around twenty times as much as women, DHEA is…read more
Categories:Endocrinology Supplements
Ask Leyla: What’s your opinion on avocado oil?
Q: What do you think of avocado oil so widely used today in mayonnaise? A: Avocadoes are a superfood, rich in monounsaturated fats and beneficial plant sterols—that’s the plant’s cholesterol, in case you didn’t know. Avocado oil in…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
7 ways to instill healthier eating habits in your kids—and why it matters
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Poor childhood nutrition is one of the most critical problems that threatens the health, productivity, and even national security of America. Time was, during the mobilization of young men that accompanied World Wars I and II, a…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Pediatric Health
Leyla Weighs In: Impacts of nutritional deficiencies on mental health
Micronutrient malnutrition, or deficiencies in one or more critical vitamins or minerals, can adversely impact both mental and physical health and potentially lead to chronic illness. According to national statistics, there are several nutrient shortfalls that are…read more
Categories:Depression/Anxiety General Nutrition
We’ve been missing the boat on weight loss
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Last week, top obesity researchers challenged the calories-in/calories-out hypothesis that has dominated our approach to weight loss for decades. Study Finds heralded: “Overeating doesn’t cause obesity” And Science Daily proclaimed: “Scientists claim that overeating is not the primary cause of obesity”…read more
Is LowB1 causing my leg and foot problems?
| By Dr. Richard Mann
A recent survey revealed that half of Americans have given up on ever experiencing a pain-free day again. Nerve pain, often accompanied by numbness and tingling, is a particularly bothersome problem. It’s not often there’s a promising non-drug option: vitamin B1….read more
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Easing re-entry with sleep and stress support
| By Miles Sarill
Surveys show tens of millions of Americans suffer from what’s been termed “Coronasomnia”. Let’s do a deep-dive on natural support for sleep—you’ll learn about some promising new nutraceuticals from our friends at CV Sciences in the following…read more
Categories:Sleep Sponsored Stress Supplements
Are your probiotics falling short? Why it is important for your probiotics to contain “Postbiotics.”
| By Dr. Ross Pelton
You might assume all probiotics are basically the same. But after reading this article by my good colleague, Dr. Ross Pelton, an internationally acknowledged expert in microbiome science and Scientific Director of Essential Formulas Inc., you’ll likely…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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Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a vital hormone secreted by the adrenal glands which sit right above…
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Suffering from office or classroom brain-fog? You’ve heard of “sick building syndrome”. It’s a recognized threat to…
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Q: What is your take on meat substitutes that have become popular lately, like Beyond…
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