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Repeat after me: “Hunger is my friend!”
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
We are all familiar with the sensation: You get that empty feeling in your stomach, your appetite revs up, the smell of Cinnabons or pizza or donuts becomes irresistible. It’s hunger, a primal urge to eat, which…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Leyla Weighs In: Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture
Industrial agricultural practices like tilling, monocropping and heavy use of chemical and fossil fuel-produced fertilizers disturb and degrade soil health, so much so that the United States lost 1.7 billion tons of it to wind and water erosion…read more
Categories:Environmental Health General Nutrition
Cocoa flavanols fuel heart and brain function
| By Alan Frost, Founder and President of FlavaNaturals
As an Intelligent Medicine listener/subscriber, you’re already well aware of the health benefits of cocoa flavanols. But even popular dark chocolate brands may not deliver; it’s all about bean selection and proper processing. Flava Naturals delivers 5-9…read more
Categories:Heart Health Neurological Health Sponsored
GERD diet myths debunked
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Shibboleth: noun. A belief or custom that is not now considered as important and correct as it was in the past. I addressed a common nutritional shibboleth recently, which holds that dietary fat intake is responsible for raising triglycerides (actually, it’s…read more
Categories:Digestive Health GERD Nutrition Controversies
Ask Leyla: Is soy bad for me?
Q: I read various health newsletters and books and websites on nutritional advice, which I would like your opinion on. I recently saw one of those click-bait videos whose tagline was: “Which health food should you be avoiding?”…read more
Categories:Food Sensitivity General Nutrition
What if your dietary supplement could also enhance the function of other supplements?
| By Prof. Emeritus Garth Nicolson, PhD, MD (H)
It’s long been suspected that Intelligent Medicine favorite NTFactor® had benefits beyond supporting mitochondria and alleviating fatigue—now here’s proof! —Dr. Ronald Hoffman This article contains content from one of our trusted sponsors. We are all bombarded with…read more
Categories:Sponsored Supplements
May Missives: From mental health to misinformation
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Acetyl-l-carnitine (ALC) for depression: Carnitine is a well-known energy compound. It’s responsible for transporting long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria to be oxidized for energy production. As a result, it’s a plausible nutrient for supporting the function of the…read more
Leyla Weighs In: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
In an effort first started by the National Academies of Sciences in 2017 to increase transparency and manage bias, The Nutrition Coalition along with six other agencies and universities recently undertook a study to measure incidence of conflicts…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
The new triple action pain relief alternative
| By Stuart Tomc, VP science, Regulation and Education for CV Sciences, makers of PlusCBD Oil
The innovative formulators at CV Sciences have come up with an ingenious way to augment the pain-relieving properties of CBD. Get a glimpse of the science here. And right now, my audience can get 30% off these…read more
Categories:Exercise General Medicine Inflammation Sponsored Supplements
Tricky triglycerides
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Cholesterol always gets a bad rap, but few medical consumers—and even health professionals—finger triglycerides as a more likely suspect in heart disease causation. Triglycerides are circulating fats in the bloodstream. That fact was memorably brought home to…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Heart Health
Ask Leyla: How much water should I be drinking every day?
Q: I hear a lot about how important it is to be hydrated, but I’m not always sure if I’m drinking enough to make sure that happens. What is your recommendation for how much water I should be…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Invasion of Ukraine compounds Russia’s health woes
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Eyes are on Ukraine this week as Russia continues its onslaught. Amidst the conflict, there’s a health story. A country’s military preparedness and its ability to sustain a long-term war campaign are inextricably linked to the health…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Ask Leyla: What can I do to help alleviate my PMS symptoms?
Q: Like many, I suffer from PMS symptoms and would like to manage them naturally as much as possible. Is there anything I can do to make the symptoms less severe, or prevent them altogether—or am I stuck…read more
Categories:Supplements Women’s Health
The great fish oil debate (Spoiler alert: It works!)
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
When it comes to the debate over fish oil’s heart benefits, medical opinion keeps shifting more than lead changes in a Duke/North Carolina March Madness basketball showdown. But the tide has turned with a couple of recent…read more
Categories:Heart Health Nutrition Controversies Supplements
Ask Leyla: Why am I craving fat?—A follow up
Q: Recently I emailed you that I had decreased my carbohydrate intake significantly but developed a new obsession: nuts, cheese, and seeds! Well, my co-workers threw me a going-away party and guilted me into eating cake (they…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Dietary supplements and healthy aging: PQQ, Glutathione, and Alpha Lipoic Acid*
| By Neil Edward Levin
Anti-aging is a hot topic on Intelligent Medicine. Here, health educator and frequent podcast contributor Neil Levin provides a detailed explanation of how a suite of nutrients from our friends at Protocol for Life Balance can provide…read more
Categories:Aging Sponsored Supplements
18 supplements for allergy relief and prevention
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Last week, I offered my top ten tips for beating spring allergies. This week, I’m arming you with the supplements you need to keep the sniffling, sneezing, and watery eyes at bay. Most often when seasonal allergies…read more
Categories:Allergy Probiotics Supplements
10 tips for surviving allergy season
| By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
If you’re like many of us, this time of year can be both beautiful and vexing. Blossoms begin to adorn our trees, and our cars and patios are coated with a dusting of yellowish-green pollen. For spring allergy…read more
Categories:Allergy
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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