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By Jolie Root
My audience knows that I’m a big believer in fish oil. I recommend it on a regular basis as a part of a healthy lifestyle. Most of you know about how important fish oil can be as…read more
Categories:Immunity Sponsored Supplements
Members of the natural health movement (myself included) have long argued that despite acknowledged medical advances, today’s proliferation of pharmaceutical drugs threatens to undermine, rather than promote, the health of our populace. We’re often branded as Luddites,…read more
Categories:General Medicine Medications
If you listen to AM radio, it’s likely you’re continually assailed with ads that claim that you can lose “25-40 pounds in 40 days.” There’s not even a qualifier that this is a best-case scenario like “Results may vary”…read more
Categories:Nutrition and Weight Obesity
March 27th is Diabetes Alert Day. Q: I am a 46 year-old male, weighing 260 pounds at 5’9” tall. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes several years ago. My most recent Hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1c) was 8 and…read more
Categories:Diabetes
If you browse the news, you may see a lot of “listicle” articles like “Top Ten Aphrodisiac Foods” or “Eight Foods That Can Super-Charge Your Sex Life.” In the spirit of Intelligent Medicine, let’s perform a reality…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Inflammation
The biggest obstacles to healthy eating most of my clients and patients report are time pressures and inconvenience. After all, who wants to cook meals every day? I sure don’t (that’s right, and I don’t!). But your busy lifestyle…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
This article contains sponsored content. From Dr. Hoffman: I’m tremendously excited about this innovative, natural approach to blood pressure optimization. Yes, diet, exercise, stress reduction and supplements are keys to blood pressure control, but this easy-to-use device…read more
Categories:Hypertension Sponsored
I recently had the pleasure of attending a phenomenal lecture at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS) co-presented by Drs. Jeffrey Bland and Leon Schurgers. Dr. Bland is widely acknowledged as the “Godfather of Functional Medicine”; Dr. Schurgers…read more
By now you’ve probably heard/read the latest in JAMA about the trial examining the effect of a low-fat vs low-carb diet after 12 months on weight loss in overweight adults. The trial also looked for any relationship between insulin secretion and…read more
In the wake of last week’s newsletter article in which I questioned the flu vaccine, I was disheartened by a subsequent commentary in Medscape entitled “Are ‘Vaccine Skeptics’ Responsible for Flu Deaths?” The tagline was “Some experts say anti-vaccine lobby…read more
Categories:Flu
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…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
There’s more to GI health than whether or not to take an acid-blocker. All too…
Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about protein. Protein bars are all the rage.…
Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance…
Intelligent Medicine Radio for June 8, Part 1: Curb Cravings, Reduce Appetite
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