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Leyla Weighs In: It’s 2017! 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. Eating is a behavior. If you’re always the first one to finish your meal at the family table, you…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition
The top 10 “Duh!” health and nutrition stories of 2016
duh də/ exclamation informal used to comment on an action perceived as foolish or stupid, or a statement perceived as obvious. From time to time, I call Intelligent Medicine listeners’ and readers’ attention to “Duh!” health and nutrition…read more
Categories:Alzheimer’s Diabetes Exercise General Nutrition Heart Health Mental and Emotional Health Stroke and TIAs
Top 10 Intelligent Medicine podcasts of 2016
As the year draws to a close, I wanted to remind all my readers that Intelligent Medicine is more than just a weekly radio show that you may or may not have a chance to catch in real-time….read more
Categories:Allergy Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Autoimmune Diseases Cancer Fibromyalgia General Nutrition Men’s Health Paleo Diet Pediatric Health Prostate Disorders
Ask Leyla: Can dietary changes help my son manage his alcohol addiction?
Q: My son who is in his late twenties has had a drinking/drug problem for years. I do not know after reading your article whether it is actually alcoholism or alcohol abuse. Regardless, it has become a real problem…read more
Categories:Alcoholism General Nutrition
Making sense of “net carbs”
Now that the low-carbohydrate dietary recommendations have really taken hold, we are beginning to see quite a bit more information about nutrition labeling that not only describes total carbohydrate content of a particular food, but also indicates “net carbs.” Depending…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Is diagnosing “pre-diabetes” medical overkill?
A controversy has been brewing in the medical world over “overdiagnosis.” In fact, Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health is the title of a book by H. Gilbert Welch, MD, professor of Medicine at the…read more
Categories:Diabetes
13 holiday survival tips
The “holiday season” is now fully underway. It’s supposed to be a joyous time, full of fellowship, happiness and hope, but for many it’s a time of stress and excess. We embark on a non-stop “potlatch” of overeating…read more
Categories:Exercise Mental and Emotional Health Sleep Supplements
Ask Leyla: Is Greek yogurt good for me?
Q: I’ve become quite confused about Greek yogurt. I look at sugar labels on everything and if it’s too high, I don’t eat it. I love Greek yogurt and usually add fruit, nuts or both, sometimes a little oatmeal,…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Why I’ve finally taken up yoga in my sixties — and why you should too
I told a patient the other day that I had decided to take up yoga. “You already do enough, Dr. Hoffman!” she exclaimed. OK, I do a lot. I regularly run, bike or spin, swim, and do some…read more
Categories:Exercise Hypertension Mental and Emotional Health
Leyla Weighs In: Healing Your Gut
Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are on the rise in United States as well as in other developed nations. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and leaky gut syndrome have become major diagnoses…read more
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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…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Dead Butt Syndrome: I love this term! Formally speaking, in medical parlance, it’s dubbed “gluteal…
Q: I read various health newsletters, books, and websites on nutritional advice, and I’d like…
"Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into…
Natural Medicine in Focus: Gut-Brain Axis, Omega-3s, and Clinical Empathy, Part 1
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