Supplements
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Ask Leyla: Why is my vitamin D still low?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: I’ve been taking a daily vitamin D supplement for a long time and my levels are still low. Can you offer any advice as to why that might be? A: There are many reasons serum vitamin D levels remain…read more
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Ask Leyla: How can I maximize my sun exposure to get the recommended amount of vitamin D?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: I’ve read that twenty minutes of sun exposure will give us 10,000 to 20,000 IV of vitamin D. If I am fully clothed with a long-sleeved shirt am I still getting 20,000 IU? Short-sleeved shirt? How about without a shirt?…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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Nourishing your brain with botanicals and magnesium
By Celine Torres-Moon
We’re living longer, but cognitive decline threatens to rob us of quality of life in our senior years; moreover, a competitive marketplace increasingly challenges working people’s ability to keep up with job demands requiring precision skills. Is there a prospect…read more
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Leyla Weighs In: What’s behind the rise in high ferritin?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Last week, I discussed possible reasons for low ferritin levels. As with most blood tests, too low or too high isn’t necessarily optimal. Here are some possible reasons for high ferritin levels. This is not an exhaustive list. Too much…read more
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5 Questions to ask when looking for a magnesium supplement
By Natalie Ochoa
Magnesium deficiency is rampant in the U.S. even by conservative estimates of public health officials. It’s virtually impossible to get enough from diet alone. Learn from the following article whether you may be suffering from some of the common symptoms…read more
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Ask Leyla: What can you tell me about low ferritin?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
Q: According to my latest bloodwork, I have low levels of ferritin. Can you shed some light on what could be causing this and what the health implications are for low ferritin? A: While not an indicator of overt anemia…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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B3 in the crosshairs—should you worry?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
This past week we were regaled with headlines like: High levels of niacin may increase heart risk—NBC News Too much niacin may be bad for the heart—U.S. News and World Reports Excess vitamin B3 linked to increased risk of heart…read more
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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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…
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I’m a veteran of the Diet Wars. Back in the 80s, when the ultra-low-carb Atkins…
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Q: I’ve read that twenty minutes of sun exposure will give us 10,000 to 20,000 IV…
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I couldn’t resist. Rather than leave these candidates for “Breakthrough treatments that we don’t really need” on…
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