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Ask Leyla: When it comes to supplements, how much is too much?
Q: I know supplements can go a long way toward helping me maintain optimal health, but I’m a little lost as to the correct dosages. Is it OK to just follow the instructions on the bottle? With regard to…read more
Categories:Heart Health Liver disease Menopause Supplements
New disease trends highlight medicine’s biggest failures
It seems that nearly every day, we learn of yet another medical “breakthrough”; hi-tech and often pricey cures are commonplace. More of us take medications and undergo life-saving procedures. Yet a series of recent articles in the Wall…read more
Categories:Cancer
Leyla Weighs In: My tried and true pot roast
Pot roast is a tried and true comfort dish in my home. And because it’s a low and slow cook, I’ll take the time on the weekend—on a snowy Saturday or Sunday afternoon like we’ve had lately—to…read more
Categories:Recipe
Vaccine skepticism has health authorities spooked
As of now, only 19% of the U.S. adult population has received the updated bivalent Covid vaccine, per the latest CDC statistics. Parents are even more reluctant to opt for the booster for their kids, with only 8%…read more
Categories:COVID-19
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
Book Review: Change Your Diet, Change Your Mood by Georgia Ede, MD
The notion of a food-mood connection is not new; it’s come to be accepted as a pop culture verity. Pioneers like psychiatrist E.M. Abrahamson who wrote Body, Mind and Sugar in 1955, and William Dufty who wrote Sugar Blues in 1975,…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Mental and Emotional Health
Leyla Weighs In: Take your thyroid medicine with water, not coffee
January is Thyroid Awareness Month! If you have low thyroid and are taking thyroid medicine, you were likely advised to take it on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, preferably 30 to 60 minutes before…read more
Categories:Endocrinology Hypothyroidism Medications
Are any of these New Year’s challenges right for you?
January is named after Janus, the Roman two-faced god, “the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings.” In classic depictions, Janus simultaneously looks backward and forward. In the quiet of winter, it’s a…read more
Categories:Alcoholism Exercise General Nutrition Mental and Emotional Health Nutrition and Weight Sleep
Leyla Weighs In: Start 2024 with a winning mindset
As humans, when it comes to changing a behavior (such as an attempt at self-improvement or establishing a healthy habit) we often start off all gung ho with an “all or nothing” attitude—especially at the start of…read more
Categories:Exercise
The Top Ten Intelligent Medicine podcast episodes of 2023
‘Tis the season! As the pace of work and school slows, and the freneticism of shopping and parties abates, people are hopping into cars, buses, planes and trains to reach holiday destinations. Or else, they collapse and…read more
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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…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
In last week’s newsletter I commented on the nomination of RFK Jr. to be Secretary…
Q: Short of bariatric surgery, my doctor has recommended I start taking a semaglutide medication…
The election is over, and some are disappointed and others exhilarated. Here on Intelligent Medicine,…
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