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Maybe it’s time to talk LESS about COVID
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
This New Year, I’ve made a resolution to talk less about Covid. It’s taken center stage for nearly two years. In the early months of the pandemic, I broke precedent and issued breathless pandemic dispatches via my…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Ask Leyla: Should I include cold cuts in my Mediterranean diet?
Q: Please weigh in on the effects of including cold cuts such as salami, prosciutto, and capicola in one’s diet. Are all cold cuts created equal? I’m confused because of the recommendation to eat a Mediterranean diet….read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Feed Your Head
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Repairing Myelin: Recently, on our Q&A with Leyla podcast, we had a question from a listener who was suffering from CIDP (Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy). It’s an autoimmune disease that attacks the nerves, targeting the myelin protein that acts as…read more
Categories:Alzheimer’s Neurological Health
Ask Leyla: What’s a good breakfast for someone with coronary artery plaque
Q: Would you please suggest some breakfast ideas for someone who has coronary artery plaque and is on a statin? A: A cause of cardiovascular disease is inflammation. That inflammation is typically triggered by poor diet consisting…read more
Categories:Heart Disease
Osteoporosis: New tests and new concerns about drugs
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
As you can see by this article that I wrote in 2013, I’ve long been concerned over side effects of commonly prescribed osteoporosis drugs. Among other worries, I raised a red flag over then newly-published reports of unusual fractures…read more
Categories:Osteoporosis
Leyla Weighs In: It’s 2022—Make it a year for change
Experts say we don’t break a habit. We simply replace it with a new one, a new behavior. How we eat is actually a behavior. For example, if you’re always the first one to finish your meal…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition
Ask Leyla: Can I eat a high fat meal if I’ve had my gallbladder removed?
Q: Is it harmful to ingest too much fat at one meal after you’ve had your gallbladder removed? A: The gallbladder is essentially a depot for bile secreted by the liver. Bile is necessary for the emulsification,…read more
Categories:Gall bladder disease
14 things YOU know better than your doctor
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Your doctors know a lot. They are among the most highly-trained professionals, often undergoing 8-15 years of intense post-graduate education. They endure rigorous testing and certification, and have to continually keep up with reams of new information as…read more
Categories:General Medicine General Nutrition Medications Supplements
2021: A COVID retrospective
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
As I write this, President Biden has just declared that it will be “a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated . . . but there’s good news: if you’re vaccinated and you have your…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Ask Leyla: What’s causing my brittle nails?
Q: My fingernails are so brittle! Do you have any suggestions? A: Onychoschizia, or brittle nails, is more common in women than men according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD). The first thing to find…read more
Categories:Skin and Hair
Book review: Three perspectives on the COVID response
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
This month, I’m poring over three books with the common theme that we’ve seriously missed the boat on handling the pandemic. Each author offers a distinct perspective on what went wrong. Here’s a brief rundown on each:…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Leyla Weighs In: How to cook when you’re short on time or motivation
A frequent question I get from my patients is, “I don’t have time to cook every day. How can I possibly implement my prescribed diet?” The simple answer is you don’t have to cook every day. Full…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
December dispatches: Over-eating and cancer; the AMA goes woke; Einstein vs. Fauci
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
“Disordered eating” and gastrointestinal cancers: If it’s not obvious to you by now that what you eat impacts your risk for cancer, you haven’t been paying attention to the latest research. There’s a link to obesity for most…read more
Categories:Cancer COVID-19 General Nutrition
Meal planning to support a healthy immune system
| By Allison Fingleton
As cold and flu season looms, try these natural solutions from our partners at Nutritional Therapeutics to bolster your resistance. For the month of December, you can get 20% off their entire line of supplements with code…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Immunity Sponsored Supplements
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
Categories:General Nutrition Sponsored Supplements
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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