Digestive Health

Banish the Bloat: Leyla Weighs In with Tips and Insights
July 26, 2024
Registered dietitian nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses various reasons behind bloating and offers practical solutions. Leyla explains how factors like diet, stress, and lifestyle choices can lead to bloating and shares tips on mindful eating, hydration, and the types of food that can help or exacerbate the issue. She also covers the role of probiotics, the impact of certain medications, and the importance of exercise.

Leyla Weighs In: IBS Treatment Strategies–Dietary Tips and Lifestyle Advice
July 12, 2024
Nutritionist Leyla Muedin details various diet therapies for managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), focusing on the Low FODMAP diet and gluten-free options. Leyla explains the types of IBS (constipation-predominant and diarrhea-predominant), and provides a detailed list of foods to eliminate and suitable alternatives. She emphasizes the importance of self-preparation of meals and identifies common dietary culprits that exacerbate IBS symptoms. The episode also covers the short-term nature of the FODMAP diet and the need for gradual reintroduction of foods, alongside the holistic approach of assessing supplements, medications, and lifestyle factors that contribute to IBS.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: A Pathway to Optimizing Health, Part 1
January 18, 2024
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) – those devices that provide 24/7 blood glucose readings – are not just for diabetics anymore. Data from CGMs provide a pathway to disease prevention and reversal, such as obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, prediabetes, fatty liver disease, GERD and more. Dr. Paul Kolodzik, Board Certified in both Emergency Medicine and Preventive Medicine, is author of “The Continuous Glucose Monitor Revolution For Nondiabetics.” He discusses CGMs, insulin resistance, low carb and keto, intermittent fasting, even the prudent use of the new FDA-approved weight loss medications like Ozempic. Click on the book title to receive a free copy. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Connecting the Dots Between Your Gut Health and Many Common Ailments, Part 1
January 4, 2024
Dr. William Davis, author of the best-selling Wheat Belly series, focuses on the microbiome in his new book "Super Gut: Reprogram Your Microbiome to Restore Health, Lose Weight, and Turn Back the Clock." Dr. Davis relates how the limitations of his conventional cardiology training led him to explore natural alternatives, which fundamentally altered his patients’ trajectory to heart disease. He describes the rationale for gluten avoidance as a path, not just to weight loss, but also to overall health restoration. Dr. Davis goes beyond mere gluten avoidance; it’s necessary to curtail many other offending grains and embrace a low-carb diet. His research has revealed that homemade yogurts, made with specific starters, have a wide range of benefits. A polyphenol and prebiotic-rich diet, probiotic replacement, as well as certain nutraceuticals are critical to restoration of gut integrity. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Connecting the Dots Between Your Gut Health and Many Common Ailments, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. William Davis, author of "Super Gut: Reprogram Your Microbiome to Restore Health, Lose Weight, and Turn Back the Clock." Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Physical Activity and Memory
December 29, 2023
Sitting is more associated with feelings of depression and anxiety; Mild physical activity may immediately help restore memory; I've been using Xlear Nasal Spray twice a day for the past seven years and haven't had a cold since!; I think my Irritable Bowel Syndrome is caused by Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Any suggestions for treatment? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Reflux and Stomach Issues
December 28, 2023
The Eat Lancet Diet -- revisited; Is Endefen still a good product to use for reflux and stomach issues?; Can daily intake of any particular supplements lower cholesterol to an undesirable level? Click HERE for part 2.

Healing Your Digestion with Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Part 1
December 12, 2023
Heartburn symptoms are onerous. But acid reducing medicines, PPIs, are addictive, associated with dramatic loss of bone density, a 33% higher risk of dementia from prolonged use, and other hazards. Board certified internist Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, has tips on how to get off prescription antacids naturally. He details research on the treatment of heartburn published in "BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine" demonstrating the efficacy of curcumin in treating functional dyspepsia compared with omeprazole. Click HERE for part 2.

Healing Your Digestion with Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum about alternatives to PPI acid blockers. Click HERE for part 1.

Leyla Weighs In: Acid Reducers and Dementia
September 29, 2023
New research indicates cumulative use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with dementia development.