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Ask Leyla: What can my daughter do to heal her 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, gluten free diet and topical creams all with little effect. What alternative supplements would…read more
Categories:Gluten Sensitivity Skin and Hair Skin Conditions
Do you have SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)?
Have you been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? Do you suffer from gas, belching, bloating, cramps, abdominal distention, diarrhea and/or constipation? All these may be manifestations of SIBO. How do you find out if you have SIBO?…read more
Categories:Digestive Health Microbiome Probiotics
Could Big Sugar become the next Big Tobacco?
In 1994, CEOs of major tobacco companies were summoned to Congress and subjected to questioning about the health perils of cigarettes. They testified that they didn’t believe that cigarettes were addictive. The execs averred under oath that cigarettes “may” cause…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Ask Leyla: How can I heal leaky gut?
Q: I’ve recently been diagnosed with a leaky gut. Can you explain what causes this condition? Also, what steps can I take to help heal it? A: The gut has two functions: To digest and absorb nutrients and to…read more
Categories:Digestive Health
Test Your Health IQ: Round Five!
This is the fifth in our series of Health IQ Tests. If you haven’t already, please take a crack at our previous installments: Round One, Round Two, Round Three and Round Four According to a recent article in The Los Angeles Times, “American adults get a “D”…read more
Categories:General Medicine
Leyla Weighs In: Getting to the root of acne
Acne is not just the scourge of teenagers swimming in raging hormones, but in adults too who may have hormonal imbalances (i.e., perimenopause) or other health conditions that present as inflammation leading to a breakout. Rather than resorting…read more
Categories:Skin and Hair Skin Conditions
The breakthrough $200,000 per year drug that prevents heart attacks (but can lead to fatal infections)
Nothing epitomizes the limitations of the “magic bullet” approach of allopathic medicine better than this recent “breakthrough” study, featured in last week’s New England Journal of Medicine. Entitled “Anti-inflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease,” the study conclusively demonstrates that you…read more
Categories:General Medicine Heart Health Inflammation
Leyla Weighs In: A novel study of New Yorker’s with acne
While epidemiologic studies report a low incidence of acne in non-developed nations, clinicians and researchers suggest that environmental factors such as diet play a role in its development. To this end, examination of the Glycemic Index and Glycemic…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Skin and Hair Skin Conditions
Powerful new study confirms high-fat diet is best
It’s hard to imagine that manufacturers of processed foods continue to think it’s a good idea to put the term “low-fat” on their labels to enhance sales. Maybe it is a good idea from a sales perspective because…read more
Are fruit and veggie pills really as effective as they claim?
It’s been a bad season for veracity (witness our recent torrent of clickbait news): Unfounded claims abound. Product pitches assault us with no tether to reality. Science is misappropriated for commercial gain. One example of such things: fruit…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
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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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Last week, I offered a closer look at some of the myths circulating about COVID-19. This week,…
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It’s been a fast-moving couple of months. Amid contradictory and maladroit messaging—some unduly alarmist—we’re learning…
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Q: Recently I have been reading about the amount of AGEs in various foods. Meats are…
Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: America’s Food Supply
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