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Ask Leyla: What could be causing mysterious bloating and abdominal pain?

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With the NIH budget slashed, will we miss studies like these?

The medical research establishment is reeling as budget cuts loom for the National Institutes of Health. A colleague involved in funding research at my alma mater, Albert Einstein College of Medicine told me: “It’s been all hands on deck as we struggle to defend our grants.”According to Healthcaredive:
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Ask Leyla: Should I be using iodized salt?

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Yet another bad study claims vegetable oils superior to butter

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Leyla Weighs In: Grocery shopping tips

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Innovative natural topical treatments for skin

I’ve long said that what skin needs is not fancy potions applied externally; rather, healthy skin requires a lube job from within via targeted supplementation. But lately, some promising research about innovative natural topical treatments for skin has caught my eye.
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Leyla Weighs In: Optimizing your kitchen

Have you taken stock of your cupboards lately? From appliances to pantry items, Leyla offers advice for spring cleaning your kitchen.
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March missives: The latest health news you may have missed

U.S. taxpayers funded a campaign to dox foes of pesticides and GMOs. Controversy rages over the sweeping powers afforded Elon Musk in rooting out DOGE-y government programs, especially at USAID. But here’s one that most assuredly deserves defunding. Long before DOGE was launched, Lighthouse Reports, a consortium of public interest journalists, undertook an investigative report (“Poison PR”) in collaboration with the UK Guardian newspaper that highlighted the role of a U.S. taxpayer-funded PR operation in building a database of environmentalists.
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Ask Leyla: When should I get follow-up blood work?

Q: I’ve just embarked on my therapeutic diet and supplement program to help correct metabolic abnormalities pertaining to inflammation, blood sugar and my lipid profile (which is out of whack) as well as micronutrient deficiencies that were found like B12 and vitamin D.  At what point to do I follow up with new blood tests to monitor my progress?
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Rethinking osteoporosis

I used to be an osteoporosis screening “hawk”; I fell in line with the conventional wisdom that sussing out premature bone loss with a DEXA bone densitometry was a must for women hitting menopause, when bone loss begins to accelerate. 
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