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Author: Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

Leyla Weighs In: Chronic Stress and Its Hidden Effects

Feeling the weight of stress? Chronic stress doesn’t just impact your mood—it physically alters your brain. On this episode of the Intelligent Medicine Podcast, “Leyla Weighs In” with how our diets can reverse these effects and help boost brain resilience.

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Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN April 25, 2025
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Leyla Weighs In: Is your diet secretly undermining your healthspan?

Could hidden sources of sugar in your diet be undermining your health goals? Leyla shares where they may be lurking—and unexpected ways they might affect your health.
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Ask Leyla: IgG food allergies and type 2 diabetes

Leyla answers a reader question about the link between IgG allergies and type 2 diabetes, as well as the best way to reintroduce foods after an elimination diet.
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Composition with common food allergens including egg, milk, soya, peanuts, hazelnut, fish, seafood and wheat flour
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Leyla Weighs In: The care and feeding of your taste buds

Leyla shares the factors that can impact our ability to taste.
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Multiethnic couple tasting food from wooden spoon while standing in their kitchen
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Leyla Weighs In: Medical management or nutritional cure?

Ask yourself: Do you simply want to take a prescription to manage your symptoms, or seek out the root cause of your trouble to effectively treat and eradicate it?
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Leyla Weighs In: Lessening the impact of chronic stress

Longterm stress can have myriad negative health effects, and unhealthy coping mechanisms can make things even worse. Learning how to support yourself during stressful times is vital.
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A woman in a sleeveless top clutching her painful belly. Underneath her hands, an illustration of the digestive system is subtly overlaid on her clothing.

Leyla Weighs In: Four causes for IBS

IBS has increased dramatically over the last decade, and the causes are numerous. In this article, Leyla Muedin focuses on four of them.
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A woman in a sleeveless top clutching her painful belly. Underneath her hands, an illustration of the digestive system is subtly overlaid on her clothing.
NY strip steak being cooked in a skillet, along with herbs and blistered tomatoes

Leyla Weighs In: Cook with fat, not vegetable oil

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NY strip steak being cooked in a skillet, along with herbs and blistered tomatoes
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Ask Leyla: What could be causing mysterious bloating and abdominal pain?

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Ask Leyla: Should I be using iodized salt?

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Leyla Weighs In: Grocery shopping tips

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