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The Big 3 Botanicals: What are they and how can they revitalize your health?
By Chris Kilham
Chris Kilham is a respected colleague who’s an acknowledged expert on nutraceuticals. He was an early pioneer in mainstreaming the use of potent herbal extracts based on his extensive ethnographic research entailing study of the health secrets…read more
Categories:Sponsored Supplements
Censorship threatens your access to news about natural alternatives
It seemed like a wonderful dream come true: An unlimited torrent of information at your disposal, just a click away. As my 90-year-old aunt excitedly described it: “The Internet is like having a genius in your living room!”…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Leyla Weighs In: Happy New Year! A great time to establish healthy new habits
Experts say we don’t actually break a habit. We simply replace it with a new one, a new behavior. How we eat is actually a behavior. For example, if you’re always the first one to finish your…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition
The five health battles we need to fight next
In a previous newsletter, I celebrated five victories that suggest the tide is finally turning—marketers of chemical-laden junk food are bowing to consumer demands, and even the Federal government is scaling back on its fluoridation mandates. These victories are…read more
Categories:FDA General Nutrition GMO Healthcare Natural Health Care Nutrition Controversies Supplements
Leyla weighs in: Healing and the intrinsic value of time
When healing takes longer than expected, staying on a therapeutic diet can feel more like punishment than the medical nutrition therapy intended. Ditching efforts to remain compliant before real progress has taken place can cause the healing…read more
Categories:Food Sensitivity General Medicine General Nutrition Mental and Emotional Health Nutrition and Weight
QUIZ: Test your holiday health knowledge!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for some of us. For others, the holidays can mean stress, illness, overindulgence and the ensuing guilt, and a complete derailment of our yearly health goals. Take this quiz to find…read more
Categories:Exercise General Medicine Mental and Emotional Health Nutrition and Weight Quiz Supplements
The 10 worst health stories of 2018 (part two)
“Fake news.” It’s now firmly in the lexicon of most Americans. But it doesn’t just apply to politics—it’s also rampant in health reporting. Earlier this year, I wrote an article entitled “Why most health news is fake news”….read more
Categories:General Medicine
Aging better with Tru Niagen: A view from the discoverer of nicotinamide riboside as a powerful vitamin precursor of NAD
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Charles Brenner on the Intelligent Medicine radio show and podcast. He’s the Roy J. Carver Chair and Head of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa, as well as a…read more
Categories:Aging Sponsored Supplements
The 10 worst health stories of 2018 (part 1)
‘Tis the season—of lists. Best books, best films, best consumer electronics, best cat videos… ad nauseum! This week and next, I’m flipping the script to recap the ten worst health stories of 2018. And, boy, this year has offered a…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Ask Leyla: How can I survive the keto flu?
Q: I’m on a very low carb diet and my question relates to my feeling of weakness and lethargy recently. I’ve read about the “Atkins Flu” or “Keto Flu.” Is this what I’m experiencing? What can I do…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Ketogenic Diet
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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,…
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