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Plant-powered omega-3s + SPMs
By John P. Troup, Ph.D., Chief Science & Education Officer, Vital Nutrients
I’m excited to share good news for our vegetarian listeners and subscribers: No longer do you have to sacrifice the benefits of fish oil if you prefer to take plant-based alternatives. Vital Nutrients has come up with…read more
Categories:Sponsored Supplements
Your supplement choices—going, going, gone!
By Alliance for Natural Health
This week I’m sharing this crucial Action Alert from the Alliance for Natural Health. I became a board member of ANH 20 years ago because it mirrored my personal commitment to preserving access to natural health choices. I…read more
Categories:FDA Supplements
Leyla Weighs In: Benefits of regenerative agriculture (part two)
Last week I talked about the benefits of regenerative agriculture with respect to healthy soil. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, soil health is measured by the soil’s ability to function as a living system while maintaining air and…read more
Categories:Environmental Health General Nutrition
Repeat after me: “Hunger is my friend!”
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
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
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
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
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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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Dead Butt Syndrome: I love this term! Formally speaking, in medical parlance, it’s dubbed “gluteal…
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Q: I read various health newsletters, books, and websites on nutritional advice, and I’d like…
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"Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into…
Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Niacin
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