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Leyla Weighs In: Want to eat less? Sleep better!
Are you snacking much? More than usual? It may have to do with how much sleep you’re getting—or not getting which is more to the point. We know that not meeting sleep recommendations contributes to poorer health…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Sleep
Iron—the Goldilocks mineral (part two of two)
How to detect iron deficiency? The simplest test is the CBC (complete blood count), which can determine whether you have adequate red blood cells, which are dependent on iron. The test also includes information on the size…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Supplements
Ask Leyla: Do you have any dietary recommendations for psoriasis?
Q: Our 26-year-old, otherwise healthy daughter has psoriasis on her legs and elbows. She has been taking injections of Humira, tried light therapy, a gluten-free diet, and topical creams, all with little effect. What else would you…read more
Categories:Skin and Hair
Iron—the Goldilocks mineral (part one of two)
Iron is one of the most crucial nutrients for human health. Deficiencies of iron are extremely common, especially in women and children, and those with medical conditions associated with blood loss or malabsorption. Iron deficiency is the…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Supplements
Leyla Weighs In: Got high blood pressure? Check your meds!
If you’ve been told of recent high blood pressure, you are likely concerned about its impact on your health. Most often, high blood pressure is due to weight gain, stress and a poor lifestyle. Losing 5 to…read more
Categories:Hypertension
Alternative perspectives on breast cancer
Lifestyle matters! Around one in nine women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. A recent study found that roughly 30 percent of breast cancers could be prevented with simple lifestyle modifications: Avoiding obesity, alcohol intake, smoking…read more
Leyla Weighs In: Identifying your stage of change
How close are you to making a change in your lifestyle, behavior, or habits? How you eat, how you move, your outlook, has everything to do with your health status and any expected outcomes for success. Are…read more
Categories:General Medicine General Nutrition
Will COVID kill integrative medicine?
In the early twentieth century, the Flexner Report sought to assert the preeminence of the “biomedical model” over traditional folk medicines that were still widely embraced by Americans. Medical research was advancing in the wake of Louis…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Ask Leyla: What’s the difference in how fructose and sucrose impact physiology?
Q: Glucose and fructose are both called sugar and combine to form sucrose, common table sugar, but how similar are they? How do these affect human physiology? A: While fructose and sucrose (table sugar) may taste the…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
How to support joint health with botanicals and nutrients such as willow bark, ginger, boswellia, methylsulfonyl methane (MSM) and Hyaluronic acid (HA)
I’ve been availing myself of some of Protocol for Life Balance’s joint and muscle support supplements now that the cooler weather is enabling longer run and bike workouts. They’re really helping me with recovery as my mileage…read more
Categories:Joint Health Muscle and Bone Health Sponsored Supplements
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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…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Q: I’ve been trying to lose weight on a low fat, low calorie, mostly plant-based…
A presidential physical is always a big deal. Particularly when the current occupant of the…
You’ve heard me touting the benefits of the gold standard glucose tolerance test (GTT). Another…
ENCORE–Leyla Weighs In: Chelation Therapy
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