Nutrition and Weight
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Ask Leyla: Bariatric surgery side effects
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: My daughter had gastric bypass surgery five years ago. She now suffers from gastric reflux and she believes she will have to keep taking proton-pump inhibitors for life. What could she use for an alternative? A: The gastric bypass,…read more
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Ask Leyla: Help! My weight is creeping up
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: I’m a 58-year-old female and my height is 5’9”. Three years ago, I lost 20 pounds – reaching my weight goal of 150 pounds. But over the last six months, about six pounds have crept back. I eat practically zero…read more
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Ask Leyla: What is the relationship between hormones and weight loss?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance hormones in order to lose weight. What exactly does this mean? Which hormones are involved the most in weight loss (or gain), and how can…read more
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Decoding GLP-1 and Calocurb’s Amarasate: What you should know
By Dr. Tracey Lambert
In a recent Intelligent Medicine newsletter article (“Is there such a thing as natural Ozempic?”), I discussed alternatives to the new raft of weight loss drugs. Among the most promising was Calocurb—developed via a $20 million innovation grant from the…read more
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Leyla Weighs In: Fat—our primary fuel
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
At this point in time, and in science, we know that low-fat diets aren’t helpful. Indeed, they’re harmful. The Dietary Guidelines which encourage the substitution of fats with carbohydrates have caused our rampant epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes….read more
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Leyla Weighs In: Eat more fat!
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
There’s a misconception among low-carb dieters. Many people believe a low-carb diet is much higher in protein. Folks are opting for ‘lean’ protein like sirloin steak and grilled chicken breast, keeping fattier portions like rib-eye, ribs, and dark meat poultry…read more
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March tidings—the latest in health news
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
New, more powerful weight loss drugs: Drugs like Wegovy, Rybelsus, Ozempic and Mounjaro/Zepbound are revolutionizing obesity and diabetes treatment and garnering enormous profits for their manufacturers. Early drugs worked on GLP-1 alone; subsequent meds paired GLP-1 with another gastric peptide,…read more
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Is there such a thing as “natural Ozempic”?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
I recently attended the Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS), an annual conference held here in Manhattan. The lectures were informative, but what I really enjoy is reuniting with colleagues and browsing the exhibit hall where supplement manufacturers highlight their latest innovations. Every…read more
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Are any of these New Year’s challenges right for you?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
January is named after Janus, the Roman two-faced god, “the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings.” In classic depictions, Janus simultaneously looks backward and forward. In the quiet of winter, it’s a great time to…read more
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