Nutrition & Weight

Leyla Weighs In: Alzheimer’s and Your Diet
September 20, 2019
Nutritionist Leyla Muedin answers this listener question: "You mentioned in your latest article that we can now add Alzheimer's to the chronic diseases we can attribute to our collective diet. Would you please elaborate?"

Leyla Weighs In: Chocolate
September 13, 2019
Nutritionist Leyla Muedin tackles this listener question: We hear so much about the benefits of dark chocolate I was wondering of cocoa has the benefits. Is cocoa equal to chocolate?

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Tachycardia
September 11, 2019
Healthy food more important than type of diet to reduce heart disease risk (really?!); My very healthy 63-year-old friend has tachycardia. What can she do about this?; Would you be alarmed by low hemoglobin, basophils and eosinophils in a healthy 45-year-old male? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Gummy Vitamins

I'm about 20 pounds overweight and have difficulty losing weight. Could it be because of my TSH levels?; My left carotid artery is 50% blocked. What kind of diet changes should I be looking at?; What is the deal with gummy vitamins? How effective are they? They used to be for kids but now are there are dozens of types for adults!; What is your nutrition routine before a workout? I run out of gas after 15 holes on the golf course. Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: CBD
September 4, 2019
Low-fat diet depletes testosterone whereas low carb diet increases it; Is long term antibiotic use for Lyme disease associated with hearing loss?; Have you heard about the drug Antabuse for Lyme? Would the herb Kudzu offer the same benefit?; CBD oil for essential tremor and CBN for insomnia; Are there any holistic measures to prevent vasovagal syncope? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 31, Part 1
September 2, 2019
DUH story of the decade: “Processed Foods Might Make You Fat”—REALLY?!; Caller complains: “My doctor told me my blood sugar was too low on my keto diet.” Study of studies shows authors “spin” results to exaggerate benefits of cardiovascular drugs; Air pollution harms not just the respiratory tract, but “may be damaging every organ in the body.” An interview with Dr. Matthew Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer of Chromadex, makers of TRU NIAGEN on the benefits of nicotinamide riboside. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In: Raw Poultry & Red Meats
August 30, 2019
USDA study advises against washing raw poultry, red meats.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 24, Part 2
August 26, 2019
How weird is direct-to-consumer drug advertising? How low can you go with cholesterol? Blood test reveals whether you’ll be dead in 10 years—REALLY? High fructose corn syrup is a calorie bomb—and it’s a Trojan Horse for toxic mercury; Is preparing broccoli and kale in a Vitamix blender as nutritious as just eating it? Do antibiotics hike your risk for colon cancer? If you’re diabetic, will fish oil supplements worsen your blood sugar? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Red Meat
August 21, 2019
What say you to Dr. Mirkin's critique of your article on TMAO?; What about Neu5Gc -- the leading theory on the harmful effects of red meat? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 17, Part 2
August 19, 2019
Natural treatments for DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness); Vitamin K vs. arthritis; Reversing fibrocystic breast disease; Positional vertigo; Gluten found in 32% of “gluten-free” restaurant samples tested with new portable device; Commuting by car while overweight is a health double whammy; Scientists develop new blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.