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Is weight gain inevitable as you grow older?
Most people steadily gain weight as they advance in age from young adulthood into middle age. Between ages 29 and 39, women typically gain about 7 pounds, and men put on an additional 15 pounds, according to…read more
Leyla Weighs In: Health is Wealth
“When you have your health, you have everything.” I don’t know who said it first, but it’s true! In fact, this message is more important today than at any other time in our lives. As we grow…read more
Categories:Aging Environmental Health Exercise General Nutrition
When it comes to heart disease—the type of diet you choose doesn’t matter (REALLY??)
Last week we were assailed with yet another pop science diet report: “Healthy foods more important than type of diet to reduce heart disease risk: Researchers compare three popular diets and find all three reduce heart disease”…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Ask Leyla: What are trans-fatty acids?
Q: When reading ingredients on package labels, how can I tell whether they contain trans fats? Are there specific ingredients or names to watch for besides just trans fatty acids? A: There are “good” fats and “bad” fats….read more
Categories:General Nutrition
A dozen reasons you’ve been told to avoid red meat—and whether or not they’re valid (part two)
Happy September! I hope all of my readers had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. With school starting and summer ending, September can feel like the perfect time to turn over a new leaf, leading many to look…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Ask Leyla: A Healthier Nation
Q: If there was just one change you could make to the typical American diet to make us a healthier nation, what would it be? A: What a great question! With the twin epidemics of obesity and…read more
Categories:Diabetes General Nutrition Obesity
A dozen reasons you’ve been told to avoid red meat—and whether or not they’re valid (part one)
“I’m trying to cut down on red meat.” It’s a familiar trope when I take a dietary history from new patients. People are feeling guilty these days about consuming beef, veal, lamb, and pork products. They’re taught…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Aging better with Tru Niagen: A view from the discoverer of nicotinamide riboside as a powerful vitamin precursor of NAD
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Charles Brenner on the Intelligent Medicine radio show and podcast. He’s the Roy J. Carver Chair and Head of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa, as well as a…read more
Categories:Aging Supplements
Leyla Weighs In: Take good care of yourself
While I’m on vacation this week, I plan on taking good care of myself, and I want to remind you to do the same. Here’s how: 1. Eat right: Sugar, white flour and factory-made trans fats wreak havoc…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition Sleep Stress
Do you make these mistakes when buying or storing olive oil?
To my readers: I’ve often written about the importance of high-quality extra virgin olive oil as part of a heart-healthy diet. Today, I wanted to share with you a piece by someone who’s even more passionate about…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Ask Leyla: Which type of exercise is best—HIIT or endurance training?
Q: Which is preferable for health and conditioning, long, grueling marathons or relatively short bursts of intense aerobic activity? Some say the latter is more natural. A: Let me first say, I think all forms of exercise…read more
Categories:Exercise
Book Review: Unsafe at Any Meal
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Renee Joy Dufault (pronounced Doo-Foe), author of Unsafe at Any Meal: What the FDA Does Not Want You to Know About the Foods You Eat. You can listen to the podcast…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Leyla Weighs In: Exercise alone does not promote weight loss
Show of hands: How many think you can eat as many French fries as you like or indulge in a nightly bowl of ice cream with fudge sauce just because you run 4 miles a day? So sorry…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition Nutrition and Weight Obesity
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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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Q: Which is preferable for health and conditioning, long, grueling marathons or relatively short bursts…
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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Renee Joy Dufault (pronounced Doo-Foe), author of Unsafe at…
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Show of hands: How many think you can eat as many French fries as you…
Leyla Weighs In: Alzheimer’s and Your Diet
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