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Ask Leyla: What is the key to recovery after exercise?
Q: I try to maintain an active lifestyle and am an avid runner. However, I know that distance running can sap my body of important nutrients. After running nine miles and perspiring heavily, what nutrients does my body need to…read more
Categories:Exercise Nutrition and Weight Supplements
Methylation: Understanding its mechanisms and health effects
These days, one of the most popular themes in nutrition is methylation. It’s a complex subject, but suffice it to say, it’s one of the best examples of how using supplements can enhance health. Supporting methylation is also about personalized…read more
Categories:Sponsored Supplements
The declining health of baby boomers
“People try to put us d-down (talkin’ ’bout my generation) Just because we g-g-get around (talkin’ ’bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin’ ’bout my generation) Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin’ ’bout…read more
Categories:Aging General Medicine
Book Review: Healthcare Upside Down: A Critical Review of Policy and Practice, by Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD
Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD was a recent guest on my Intelligent Medicine podcast. His book Healthcare Upside Down: A Critical Review of Policy and Practice, is a clarion call for changing the direction of our healthcare delivery system. As Walter Cronkite once said: “America’s healthcare system…read more
Categories:General Medicine
How sugar changed the world
In 1425, Henry, a Portuguese duke, ordered the planting of a new crop on one of his territories. It was a crop that would change the world: sugar cane. The location was the formerly uninhabited Atlantic island of Madeira off…read more
Categories:Diabetes General Nutrition Obesity
Ask Leyla: How do I manage morning hunger with intermittent fasting?
Q: I want to start intermittent fasting (IF), but I’m quite hungry in the morning when I get up—which is early—and especially after my morning exercise. And shouldn’t I be eating some protein after a workout? How does IF fit…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Five issues I have with integrative medicine
I spend a lot of time criticizing the excesses of conventional medicine here on Intelligent Medicine. It’s expensive, depersonalized, can deliver devastating side effects, and doesn’t get to root causes of most disease. On the other hand, the very term “Intelligent Medicine”…read more
Categories:General Medicine
11 ways you can predict how long you’ll live
Among the most pressing questions I get in daily practice is: “Doc, how long do I have to live?” Even when posed by a patient with “terminal” cancer, it’s a hard one to answer. The patient’s viability may conform closely…read more
Categories:Aging
16 Reasons Why Most Studies Are Wrong
In a previous 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 coffee…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Leyla Weighs In: Causes of adult acne
Acne is not just the scourge of teenagers swimming in raging hormones, but also for adults who may have hormonal imbalances (i.e., perimenopause) or other health conditions that present as inflammation leading to a breakout. Rather than resorting to antibiotics…read more
Categories:Skin and Hair Skin Conditions
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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…
Turning the Tide on Overmedication: Dr. Mark Horowitz’s Approach to Deprescribing, Part 2
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