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By Eric Morgan
Diarrhea, the runs, GI distress. They’ve earned a medical designation: IBS-D. Tens of millions suffer from it. Learn about the possible causes, and an ingenious natural solution, in the following article from our friends at Medtrition. —Dr. Hoffman This article contains…read more
Categories:Digestive Health IBS Sponsored
June 26 Association of meal and snack patterns with mortality of all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer: The US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003 to 2004 Journal of the American Heart Association, Originally published 23 Jun 2021 UK to ban…read more
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I recently read The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race, Walter Isaacson’s new book on the discovery of CRISPR, the new gene-editing technique that promises to revolutionize medicine. Isaacson is the erudite chronicler of…read more
Categories:General Medicine
As death rates and hospitalizations plummet in the U.S. and as we commemorate a year from the early days of peak COVID, it’s useful to reflect on what we got wrong about the pandemic. Here’s my offering: No, it didn’t…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Q: I’m a 39-year-old woman who often finds myself with low energy. Do you have any suggestions for what might be causing it, or possible solutions? A: There are a myriad of reasons for low energy. Here are some obvious…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Nearly 30 years ago (1993) I wrote a book about fatigue—Tired All the Time: How to Regain Your Lost Energy. In it, I advanced the theory that every tired individual has their own distinct “fatigue wheel”—a pie-chart of sorts with…read more
Categories:Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Depression/Anxiety General Medicine Metabolic Syndrome Salmon & Salad Diet
For many patients, it takes more than a healthy diet to win the battle of the bulge. Our practice is typically a last resort for patients who have tried and failed many popular diet programs, from Jenny Craig to Weight…read more
Categories:Nutrition and Weight Obesity Supplements
Our longtime friends at NTFactor® have written a great article on how to determine whether that pervasive exhaustion you’re feeling these days is due to a simple sleep deficit or true fatigue. For a limited time, they’re also offering 15%…read more
May 22 Insufficient evidence that weight loss supplements work By Robby Berman, Medical News Today, May 11, 2021 Tampons, sanitary napkins could diagnose yeast infections with color-changing threads ACS Omega, 2021; 6 (19): 12667 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00806 ‘Kicking you when you’re down’:…read more
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Last week, I offered you ten ways that regular exercise can benefit your overall health. We covered everything from mood, to blood sugar, to sexual performance—but we still left a lot unexplored! This week, I’m rounding out the list with ten more ways…read more
Categories:Exercise
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…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
“Follow the science” they say. But if Covid has awakened us to anything, it’s that…
How close are you to making a change in your lifestyle, behavior, or habits? How…
The recent attempt on candidate Trump’s life merely highlights a long-standing problem: America is in…
Intelligent Medicine Radio for May 25: Anger’s Harmful Effects
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