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In a recent article, I highlighted Americans’ lamentable lack of health literacy and challenged readers to take a quiz to assess their Health IQ. But one of the reasons for confusion over fundamental health issues (Is moderate drinking healthy? Is…read more
Categories:General Medicine
A big obstacle to maintaining your diet is all the goodies available—often right in your own kitchen. When that box of cookies or candy bar is calling you from the cupboard, it can be difficult to resist. But for many,…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition and Weight
This article originally appeared on Dr. Galland’s Pill Advised. Diabetes has become an epidemic. New study found rising prevalence of diabetes among all Americans, from nearly 10 percent to over 12 percent between 1988 and 2012. Diabetes figures also went…read more
Q: I’ve seen a lot of talk about the benefits of apple cider vinegar, but I’ve never heard you mention it. A: Apple cider vinegar (ACV) has many good uses—especially for health. For example, vinegar can help blunt the blood sugar…read more
Categories:Diabetes Digestive Health Muscle and Bone Health
According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, American adults get a “D” in science; 22% confuse astronomy and astrology! On a general science knowledge quiz consisting of 12 questions, the test-takers answered 7.9 correctly, on average. That’s…read more
Categories:Aging Cancer Diabetes Exercise General Medicine General Nutrition Sleep Urinary Health Women’s Health
The days grow cooler and the foliage begins to turn, signaling the advent of fall. But for allergy sufferers, the new season brings a host of miseries. The primary irritant for fall allergy sufferers is ragweed. This year’s unusually warm,…read more
Categories:Allergy Probiotics Supplements
This article originally appeared on Dr. Teitelbaum’s website, Vitality 101. As those of you with CFS and fibromyalgia know, getting a decent night’s sleep can seem nearly impossible. Yet for those few rare nights that you do, you feel SOOO…read more
Categories:Sleep Supplements
As outlined in last week’s article, a revolutionary new study confirms that women with an early variant of breast cancer called low-grade DCIS don’t benefit from aggressive treatment; regardless of whether they undergo lumpectomy, mastectomy, even bilateral mastectomy, or simply…read more
Categories:Antibiotics Cancer Environmental Health Exercise General Nutrition Nutrition Controversies Obesity Sleep Stress Supplements Women’s Health
Q: I know that antibiotics can affect my gut health, and have heard probiotics can help limit their side effects. When one must take an antibiotic, how should the probiotic be timed so the two don’t interfere with each other? Should…read more
Categories:Antibiotics Supplements
This article originally appeared on Dr. Galland’s website, PillAdvised. Go for high-protein breakfast! Some 60 percent of young people habitually skip breakfast up to four times a week. Although health experts recommend breakfast as a strategy to reduce the chance…read more
Categories:Obesity Pediatric Health
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…
The recent attempt on candidate Trump’s life merely highlights a long-standing problem: America is in…
Q: Is drinking liquids with meals bad for digestion? I routinely have a pint of…
“Dr. Hoffman, do you still eat peanuts?” That was a listener question recently on my…
Leyla Weighs In: The Erosion of Trust in Nutritional Research
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