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Support the American Nutrition Association: Championing Personalized Nutrition
By Aly
America is facing an unprecedented crisis. Our productivity, national security, and fiscal solvency are being undermined by epidemics of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, GI illnesses, and autoimmunity. Psychiatric disorders are steeply rising. Our vulnerability to infectious pandemics was highlighted…read more
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These are a few of my least favorite things (part two)
Last week, I weighed in with a few of my top choices for things that are an affront to Intelligent Medicine. Here are some more of my picks: E-bikes: As an inveterate cyclist, I hailed the development of modern e-bikes with compact electric motors. Some…read more
Categories:General Medicine Heart Health Neurological Health
These are a few of my least favorite things
Intelligent Medicine means combining the best of high-tech medicine and the best of natural therapies to promote health and cure disease. But that doesn’t mean I uncritically endorse the worst examples of excesses from either realm; I’m an equal-opportunity critic of…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Ask Leyla: Why am I craving fat?
Q: I used to eat myself into a sugar coma most days of the week, so it came as a pleasant surprise when I did not experience withdrawal symptoms from significantly decreasing my total carbohydrate intake. However, over the past…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Nutritional support for your brain
By Dr. Kathi Head (ND) Executive Director of Medical Media for Thorne
Originally formulated for individuals who are involved in contact sports or other high-impact activities, you don’t have to be a professional hockey player to benefit from SynaQuell™. A highly innovative formula from Thorne, one of the industry’s most cutting-edge companies, SynaQuell™…read more
Categories:Neurological Health Sponsored Supplements
Red meat and diabetes—a tenuous connection
Once again, consumers have been regaled with misleading headlines about the alleged harms of red meat. This time, it’s diabetes: “Eating Red Meat May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk”—NY Times “Too Much Red Meat is Linked to 50% Increase in…read more
Categories:Diabetes
November 2023
November 18 Chronic constipation-Interstim (TR) therapy Health tech for the digital age The world’s first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain By Maria Chang, APN News.com, November 16, 2023 Promising debut for CRISPR gene editing…read more
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Hydration: A matter of life and death
“Make sure you stay well hydrated!” As a health imperative, it seems a little lightweight—unless you happen to be a Tour de France contestant. It conjures up visions of legions of ultra-thin young women obsessively slugging back mountain water in…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Ask Leyla: What are some good sources of BCAAs?
Q: I know that branch chain amino acids (BCAAs) are popular supplements for people who are strength training. But I’m not a huge fan of whey. Are there any other sources of BCAA? A: There is a great misconception that BCAAs are…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition Supplements
My take on Dr. Peter Attia
Like many of you, I enjoy podcasts. Rather than passively listening to whatever cable news or AM radio dishes up, I like to proactively use my time to garner knowledge. So, when I’m engaged in a monotonous task like cleaning,…read more
Categories:General Medicine
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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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In my article two weeks ago, I shared some recent “breakthrough” treatments that give me pause.…
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Q: My husband suffers from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). He has been on antidepressants for…
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I recently had the opportunity to interview Sharyl Attkisson about her new book Follow the Science. Attkisson is…
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