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Fructose exonerated?
Is fructose the demon-spawn? Let’s cut through the confusion . . . There’s long been a symbiosis between humans and fruit. Ancient fruit provided sustenance to humans—not that the fruit cared. Its evolutionary impetus to be sweet and attractive was…read more
Digestive enzymes and other dietary ingredients for digestive support
It’s not so much that “you are what you eat”, but rather, you are what you digest. As you age, or with medical conditions, your ability to break down food and assimilate nutrients declines. Following is a great summary from…read more
Categories:Digestive Health Sponsored Supplements
Nutrients in the News: Fish oil, magnesium, vitamin D and curcumin
Fish Oil: Remember the bad old days when this was said of fish oil? “This Incredibly Popular Supplement Is Pretty Much Useless, Says Huge New Study.” While the benefits of Omega-3 supplements were being downplayed, Amarin pharmaceuticals made a big splash with…read more
Categories:Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Atherosclerosis Diabetes Heart Disease Heart Health Medications Supplements
Leyla Weighs In: What symptoms can tell us
In my experience, the development of a symptom(s) is your body trying to tell you something. Your approach to it may be one of curiosity. This is good because curiosity ushers in information. For example, in the event of a…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Nutritional outrages of the week
A trio of food stories caught my eye this week . . . Turning breakfast cereal into a bedtime snack: A problem for the food industry is that there are only a finite number of mouths available to eat breakfast. Demographically,…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Leyla Weighs In: Standard Medical Assessment vs. Integrative and Functional Medicine Assessment
Recently, I was asked to look at the labs of a woman in her late forties complaining of fatigue and malaise, despite eating healthfully and exercising regularly. Basically, her physician looked for anemia and low thyroid—both are possible causes of…read more
Categories:Endocrinology General Medicine
10 tips for surviving allergy season
If you’re like many of us, this time of year can be both beautiful and vexing. Blossoms begin to adorn our trees, and our cars and patios are coated with a dusting of yellowish-green pollen. For spring allergy sufferers, that means…read more
Categories:Allergy
April 2023
April 22 E-Cigs in early adolescence tied to heavier smoking later on Tobacco Control Published Online First: 18 April 2023. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057717 Maybe I can be helpful-Musk Information on the Mobi-C disc, TWITTER Spasmodic dysphonia Wikipedia Study links poor diet to 14 million cases…read more
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Book Review—Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness
For centuries, medicine has grappled with psychiatric illness, wielding a variety of techniques. Nevertheless, success has been at best marginal; a recent study of antidepressants and psychotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder has shown a response rate of just 24%….read more
Categories:Mental and Emotional Health
11 things you need to know about sleep and your health
Earlier this month, I covered some of the strong links between sleep and health—particularly the effects of getting too little sleep. This week, I’m providing some more sleep facts and solutions in support of Sleep Awareness Month. 1) Prescription meds don’t cut…read more
Categories:Sleep
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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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“Follow the science” they say. But if Covid has awakened us to anything, it’s that…
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How close are you to making a change in your lifestyle, behavior, or habits? How…
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The recent attempt on candidate Trump’s life merely highlights a long-standing problem: America is in…
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