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Cholesterol always gets a bad rap, but few medical consumers—and even health professionals—finger triglycerides as a more likely suspect in heart disease causation. Triglycerides are circulating fats in the bloodstream. That fact was memorably brought home to…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Heart Health
Q: I hear a lot about how important it is to be hydrated, but I’m not always sure if I’m drinking enough to make sure that happens. What is your recommendation for how much water I should be…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Eyes are on Ukraine this week as Russia continues its onslaught. Amidst the conflict, there’s a health story. A country’s military preparedness and its ability to sustain a long-term war campaign are inextricably linked to the health…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Q: Like many, I suffer from PMS symptoms and would like to manage them naturally as much as possible. Is there anything I can do to make the symptoms less severe, or prevent them altogether—or am I stuck…read more
Categories:Supplements Women’s Health
When it comes to the debate over fish oil’s heart benefits, medical opinion keeps shifting more than lead changes in a Duke/North Carolina March Madness basketball showdown. But the tide has turned with a couple of recent…read more
Categories:Heart Health Nutrition Controversies Supplements
Q: Recently I emailed you that I had decreased my carbohydrate intake significantly but developed a new obsession: nuts, cheese, and seeds! Well, my co-workers threw me a going-away party and guilted me into eating cake (they…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
One of the most exciting recent discoveries in physiology is about the role nitric oxide plays in optimizing circulation. What’s exciting is that there’s a natural approach to boosting nitric oxide. Among the new crop of nitric…read more
Categories:Sponsored Supplements
This month, tired of the lingering gloomy weather in New York which makes bike riding an ordeal, I signed up for a 5-day Arizona bike tour with Trek Travel. I flew to sunny Phoenix and traveled to the Civana…read more
Categories:Exercise
Q: I used to eat myself into a sugar coma most days of the week, so it came as a pleasant surprise when I did not experience withdrawal symptoms from significantly decreasing my total carbohydrate intake. However,…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Anti-aging is a hot topic on Intelligent Medicine. Here, health educator and frequent podcast contributor Neil Levin provides a detailed explanation of how a suite of nutrients from our friends at Protocol for Life Balance can provide…read more
Categories:Aging Sponsored Supplements
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Acetyl-l-carnitine (ALC) for depression: Carnitine is a well-known energy compound. It’s responsible for transporting long-chain…
In an effort first started by the National Academies of Sciences in 2017 to…
Cholesterol always gets a bad rap, but few medical consumers—and even health professionals—finger triglycerides as…
Intelligent Medicine Radio for June 25, Part 1: In Memoriam: A Tribute to Dr. Stephen Sinatra