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ImmPower – AHCC to increase natural killer (NK) cell activity and immune support. One capsule twice daily. AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compounds) are beta glucan compounds derived from mushrooms. They specifically activate NK cells, which combat infections and…read more
Categories:Infections Supplements
This week, a series of health stories touch on the health impacts of the Internet and ubiquitous mobile devices. First of all, let me go on record as saying that the advent of instantaneous online health information has…read more
Categories:Cancer Depression/Anxiety
A lot of people believe arthritis means they have to say goodbye to their workout routine. While it might mean you have to alter your exercise plan, staying active actually can be one of the best ways to…read more
Categories:Exercise
I have a vegetarian relative who comes to town from time to time to visit. It’s always a hassle negotiating a restaurant because he insists on vegan, and I prefer a place offering at least fish. Recently we…read more
Categories:Nutrition and Weight
Recently, Tom Hanks grabbed the headlines, not just for his portrayal of Captain Phillips in his latest hit movie, but for his revelation that he is now suffering from type 2 diabetes. It happened during an interview with…read more
Categories:Diabetes Supplements
Most of us are 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:Nutrition and Weight
First Lady Michelle Obama has rolled out a new campaign to make Americans drink more water. “Water is the first and best energy drink,” she told a crowd at a high school at the aptly named Watertown, Wisconsin….read more
Categories:General Nutrition Obesity
“I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.” Rodney Dangerfield A lot has been made of the BMI, or Body Mass Index, the supposed arbiter of whether we are fat or…read more
Categories:Nutrition and Weight Obesity
There’s a scene in the 1999 Academy Award-winning movie American Beauty in which an out-of-shape Kevin Spacey, newly lovestruck, encounters a pair of fitness buff neighbors jogging in front of his house. The dialogue goes something like this:…read more
Categories:Exercise Heart Health Obesity Sleep
August marked the debut of Grain Brain, an outstanding book by my good colleague Dr. David Perlmutter. In Grain Brain, Dr. Perlmutter offers evidence of the deleterious effects of excess sugar and refined carbohydrates on the brain, focusing…read more
Categories:Diabetes General Nutrition Obesity
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
There’s more to GI health than whether or not to take an acid-blocker. All too…
In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
Q: My husband’s high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is 1.62 and his homocysteine is 13.1. If…
Leyla Weighs In: Decoding Food Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivities
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