Blood Pressure

Leyla Weighs In
January 22, 2016
Will drinking excess water increase blood pressure? Are diuretics a bad therapy for high blood pressure? My sleep-enhancing supplements melatonin, L-theanine, 5-HTP and GABA are causing me to urinate frequently during the night. Do they have a diuretic effect?

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
October 21, 2015
Are ionic foot baths effective in eliminating toxins? Did my father have a stroke because he stopped taking his statin? Click HERE for part 2.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for September 12, Part 1
September 14, 2015
Blood pressure limbo: Lower blood pressure guidelines could be lifesaving, study shows--but how low can you go without side effects? The good, bad, and the ugly about new home blood pressure measurement apps; The great Boston fish oil bust--straight out of Breaking Bad! German natural practitioners party a little too hard--dozens hospitalized after conference descends into chaos; Why melatonin might help MS; Garth Nicolson Ph.D. on Lipid Replacement Therapy. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2
August 6, 2015
Any help for stage III melanoma? If I were your patient, how would you treat my high blood pressure? Any nutritional treatments for avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip after a femoral neck fracture? Is creatine safe? Any alternative treatments for ocular rosacea? Do I really need a tetanus shot every 10 years? Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
July 16, 2015
The dangers of mercury in vaccines: Trace Amounts. How can I reduce my consumption of AGEs? Should a 120/80 blood pressure reading be the set standard for everyone? Any new treatments for chronic HSV-11? Click HERE for part 2.