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“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper”—REALLY?
A big new study in the British Medical Journal concludes that the hoary advice, oft-repeated by health professionals and the media, that “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” is not applicable to the majority of people….read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition and Weight
Quiz: How well do you know your heart?
February is Heart Health month, and today is Valentine’s Day, so there’s no better time to check up on how well you know your heart! Answer the questions below to find out if you’re a heart health…read more
Categories:Heart Health
Beyond vitamins: Botanicals for immunity
This article contains content from one of our trusted sponsors, Protocol for Life Balance. People often think about immunity only when their own immune systems are challenged. They consider remedies and other reactive strategies, rather than focusing on…read more
Categories:Immunity Sponsored Supplements
Nutrition community to Lancet: EAT this!
Last month, 37 eminent scientists from around the world released a consensus paper for The Lancet—the EAT-Lancet report—that recommends draconian restriction of animal protein with a dual agenda of promoting human health and saving the planet from environmental…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Real vs. fake detox
For every good phenomenon, there’s commercial exploitation and co-optation. So it’s been with the low-carb diet, the Paleo diet, and lately, the Keto diet—so much so that the unwholesome and inauthentic products that are promoted betray the original…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Leyla Weighs In: Insulin vs. Glucagon: Manipulate your metabolism
Last week I talked about the various hormones involved in metabolism and weight loss. Let’s take a deep dive into two of those important hormones: Insulin and glucagon. You can actually manipulate your metabolism by changing what…read more
Categories:Nutrition and Weight
Chill out–it may be healthy for you!
Temperatures plummeted across much of the U.S. this week, leaving many of us shivering. I got out my long underwear that had been lying fallow for several recent mild Northeast winters. To make matters worse, weather forecasters…read more
Categories:Environmental Health
Ask Leyla: What is the relationship between hormones and weight loss?
Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance hormones in order to lose weight. What exactly does this mean? Which hormones are involved the most in weight loss (or gain),…read more
Categories:Hypothyroidism Nutrition and Weight Obesity
A tale of two toxins
We spend a lot of time worrying about exposure to mercury, lead, bisphenol A, glyphosate and a myriad of environmental toxins. But here are two that you probably don’t know about and may be inadvertently consuming. Transglutaminase: Science…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Gluten Sensitivity
Does this statin make me look fat?
It’s been conclusively demonstrated that people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs—especially women—are more prone to Type 2 diabetes, the kind associated with being overweight. So much so that the FDA issued a black box warning saying that…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis Heart Disease Heart Health Obesity
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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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I just returned from a dive trip to Turks and Caicos and wanted to share…
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Q: According to my latest bloodwork, I have low levels of ferritin. Can you shed…
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Dr. Antonio Bianco, recipient of the American Thyroid Association’s John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal,…
ENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Bronchiectasis
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