Pediatric Health
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The latest developments in brain health
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Prevalence of Unrecognized Cognitive Impairment in Federally Qualified Health Centers: This is an alarming review that, on the one hand, highlights the pervasiveness of cognitive decline among senior U.S. adults; on the other, that underscores the impact of poverty on…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
Ask Leyla: Could poor diet be causing ADHD?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: My girlfriend eats fast-food at least once a day. Her daughter has been raised with no vegetables, no fruit, packaged chicken nuggets, and tons of soda for the most part since age two. Now 12 years old, she is about…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
May Missives: What you need to know about meals, music, memory, and more!
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Poor food choices drive diabetes pandemic: A new study links poor diet to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide—in 2018 alone. (In my opinion a gross underestimate if you add in the high percentage of new cases of diabetes that…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
7 ways to instill healthier eating habits in your kids—and why it matters
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Poor childhood nutrition is one of the most critical problems that threatens the health, productivity, and even national security of America. Time was, during the mobilization of young men that accompanied World Wars I and II, a high percentage of…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
Ask Leyla: Should I be worried about my granddaughter’s weight?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: I have a nine-year-old granddaughter who is quite overweight. The rest of the family, mom, dad and three siblings are all normal weight. They don’t keep a lot of junk food or sodas in the house and she doesn’t…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
June tidings: The latest in health news
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Antibiotics turning us into couch potatoes: Antibiotic prescriptions have soared in recent years, despite concerns over antibiotic resistance, which emerges when ordinary bugs mutate to become impervious to drugs. While North America and Europe lead the world in antibiotic consumption, the…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
How to improve your child’s longterm health—while they’re in utero!
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It makes common sense that diet can affect pregnancy outcomes and impact the health of offspring. Paradoxically, starvation and under-nutrition during pregnancy can lead to childhood and adult obesity; it’s as if the baby, anxious to play “catch-up”, becomes more…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
February is Heart Month: Heart disease prevention starts earlier than you might think!
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
This month marks the 57th annual American Heart Month. President Lyndon Johnson (who died of heart disease) issued the first proclamation in 1964. Despite over a half-century of exhortation to diet and exercise, and drug and surgical advances, heart disease remains…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
Top Ten Intelligent Medicine podcasts of 2019 (part one)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
‘Tis the season. As the pace of work and school slows, and the freneticism of shopping and parties abates, people are hopping into cars, buses, planes and trains to reach holiday destinations. Or else, they collapse and simply enjoy cocooning…read more
Categories: Pediatric Health
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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…
The election is over, and some are disappointed and others exhilarated. Here on Intelligent Medicine,…
Supplements are an important part of your comprehensive medical and nutritional treatment program, but many…
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans—the DGAs—are due for an update to set goals for 2025-2030.…
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