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Are your probiotics falling short? Why it is important for your probiotics to contain “Postbiotics.”
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
Categories:Probiotics Sponsored Supplements
Leyla Weighs In: Important self-care tips to support immunity
If we’ve learned anything so far in 2020, it’s to pay extra attention to self-care. Here’s how: Eat right: Sugar, white flour, and factory-made trans fats wreak havoc on health and immune function. Eliminate them from your diet….read more
What the candidates are missing on health policy
Amid the frenzy of the current election, both sides are sidestepping the big issues that impact American’s health. It’s a missed opportunity. COVID-19 provided a shocking wake-up call about our vulnerabilities. Of all the world’s countries, the…read more
Categories:Healthcare
Leyla Weighs In: Five ways to stay healthy during cold and flu season
Besides regular hand washing—which can reduce your chances of getting the flu by 50 percent according to the CDC—here are some other things you can do to keep your immune system optimal during cold and flu season: Take…read more
Categories:Colds and Respiratory Infections Flu
Let’s talk about vitamin D . . .
President Trump took it as part of his innovative antiviral cocktail recently. And Dr. Fauci says he takes vitamin D and C supplements and that they can lessen “your susceptibility to infection” according to Business Insider. So why is…read more
Categories:COVID-19 Supplements
Ask Leyla: What’s the difference between common inflammatory markers?
Q: My husband’s high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is 1.62 and his homocysteine is 13.1. If they both measure inflammation, why is one result normal and the other one high? A: While both hs-CRP and homocysteine are markers…read more
Categories:Inflammation
COVID-19: The short long road, or the long short road?
Last week, amid the October Surprise of President Trump’s bout of coronavirus illness, it was dramatically underscored that COVID-19 isn’t going away. If even the White House was transformed into a “Red Zone”, with multiple staffers testing…read more
Categories:COVID-19
10 ways to cultivate your internal “terrain”
By now you’ve probably viewed my short video explaining the Terrain Theory (if not, you can view it here). In it, I describe the 19th-century origins of the debate between proponents of the germ theory—which posits disease is merely a…read more
Categories:COVID-19 Gall bladder disease Immunity Infections
Ask Leyla: Why is my blood pressure rising?
Q: I am a 46-year-old woman. I have never suffered from high blood pressure. In fact, my blood pressure always tended to be on the ‘low’ side. Recently, this has changed. Within a matter of weeks my…read more
Categories:Hypertension
Should you get the flu shot this fall?
With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, and temperatures plummeting, public health officials are urging everyone to get a flu shot. For example, a recent article from the University of California at San Francisco exhorts “Why COVID-19 Means You…read more
Categories:Flu
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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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Mood disorders abound these days, making them among the most common reasons people seek medical…
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Every winter, when the roads become impassable up north, I schedule a bike trip…
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Q: I’ve heard that apple cider vinegar is good for your health, although I’m a…
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