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Why is our kale contaminated with PFAS when the FDA told us our produce was safe?
By Alliance for Natural Health
This week, I’m sharing an important message from the Alliance for Natural Health, for which I serve as President of the Board of Directors and Medical Director. I urge you to support our efforts to ban PFAS! You…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition Controversies
Ask Leyla: More on lifestyle changes to prevent atrial fibrillation
Q: I read your article on atrial fibrillation (AF) and was intrigued by the emphasis on the importance of lifestyle changes for prevention of the condition. Can you elaborate? A: What I find striking about AF is its recent prevalence. That…read more
Categories:Heart Health
24 ways we should fundamentally transform our healthcare system
It’s time to fundamentally transform our healthcare system. The fact is, we spend way more per capita on healthcare than any other country in the world, and our health outcomes rank behind those of many poorer countries;…read more
Categories:General Medicine Healthcare
Ask Leyla: What’s your take on popular meat substitutes?
Q: What is your take on meat substitutes that have become popular lately, like Beyond Beef or Impossible Burger? Are the ingredients above board? A: Food science, with its creation of flavors and macronutrient substitutions, is a…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition Controversies
7 ways to minimize the harms of cooking oils
We’ve long been propagandized about the imperative to switch from saturated fat to plant-derived oils. I’ve pushed back on that shaky proposition in an article entitled “The Weak Case Against Saturated Fats”. But just as the old shibboleth about animal…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Ask Leyla: What are your guidelines for going off PPIs?
Q: My sister, who is in her mid-sixties, has been treating her acid reflux with Nexium for years. Her new doctor would like her to go off Nexium. I’ve heard you talk about how difficult that can…read more
Categories:Digestive Health GERD
The Unspoken Danger of the Canadian Wildfires
Respiratory problems are a concern, especially with frequent wildfires contributing to airborne pollution. Learn how the strategic application of nutritional support can buttress natural defenses, in this piece by our friends at NTFactor®. Plus, for a limited…read more
Categories:Environmental Health Lung Health Sponsored
What are the candidates saying about natural health?
Electoral politics are a frustrating game, particularly when it comes to advancing our goals of freedom of choice in health care and prioritizing natural solutions to our enormous health care challenges. With an ever-expanding roster of candidates…read more
Categories:Healthcare
Leyla Weighs In: Is atrial fibrillation a lifestyle-related condition?
We are seeing more and more cases of A-fib and the medical management that such a diagnosis requires. But in an article in Medscape, Dr. John Mandrola writes that his approach to treating patients with atrial fibrillation…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition Heart Health
About that smoke…
Recently, I read Hugh Howey’s epic science fiction trilogy “Silo”. So I was delighted to see it adapted as an Apple TV series, and began watching episodes. It’s about a futuristic society that has sheltered underground for centuries in…read more
Categories:Environmental Health
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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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The U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (did you even know your taxpayer…
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Q: For the past several months, I have been making my husband and myself vegetable…
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Dead Butt Syndrome: I love this term! Formally speaking, in medical parlance, it’s dubbed “gluteal…
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