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Leyla Weighs In: 10 supplements to help you reach your weight loss goals
Summer is here and the time is right to get serious about your weight loss goals. Here are some of my recommendations: EGCG – Containing the highest-potency pure green tea extract available, EGCG enhances thermogenesis (fat-burning) and is…read more
Categories:Nutrition and Weight Supplements
Less is more: The rise of overtreatment in the 21st Century
The country doctor of the early 20th Century had very few tools to address patients’ complaints. Armed with a few simple medications and some basic surgical techniques, they often had to rely on reassurance and bedside manner…read more
Categories:Cancer General Medicine Heart Disease Medications
Diet and depression: A better plan for mental health?
Could the food we consume impact our risk for mood disorders and depression? It’s a fascinating question, and one we should absolutely be exploring further. Today, I want to look at a study from the journal Psychiatry Research,…read more
Categories:Depression/Anxiety General Nutrition
The honest truth about green tea extracts and liver toxicity
I’m a big fan of EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), a green tea catechin with many applications that I’ll enumerate below. I take it myself, and I recommend it to my patients and listeners. So I was especially dismayed…read more
Categories:Liver disease Supplements
Ask Leyla: What’s causing my heart palpitations?
Q: I have a problem with palpitations. They start after I eat around 11:30am and continue until I fall asleep. I was given a clean bill of health yesterday by my cardiologist. All labs and echocardiogram are…read more
Categories:Food Sensitivity Heart Health
Supplements in the cross-hairs again: What the latest study gets wrong
We’ve been here before. In December 2013, an editorial in Annals of Internal Medicine proclaimed: “Enough is Enough: Stop Wasting Money on Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.” Unequivocal in its condemnation, the article stated “we believe the case is closed—supplementing the diet…read more
Categories:Supplements
Leyla Weighs In: The truth about bone health (part two)
Emerging research reveals vitamin K, particularly K2 (menaquinone), is a key player in bone health. Vitamin K2 keeps calcium to where it belongs—in bones. There are vitamin K-dependent proteins in bone, namely, osteocalcin, matrix GLA protein (MGP)…read more
Categories:Muscle and Bone Health Supplements
Dietary supplements: Sorting fact from fiction
A fascinating article written by an expert for one of our newest sponsors, Klaire Labs. Enjoy! – Dr. Hoffman Nutritional dietary supplements use is on the rise in the United States, both among consumers and…read more
Categories:Sponsored Supplements
Rethinking Super Size Me: Is it a Big Whopper?
Most of us nutrition aficionados recall Morgan Spurlock’s landmark 2004 documentary, Super Size Me. The film offered a humorous and engaging take-down of fast food. In the spirit of Gonzo Journalism, Spurlock turned himself into a human guinea…read more
Leyla Weighs In: The truth about bone health (part one)
It’s not just about calcium. General nutrition advice is rampant with oversimplifications—some of which I find to be deleterious. An accurate example of this is the importance placed on a single mineral, calcium, for the prevention of…read more
Categories:Muscle and Bone Health Supplements
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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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In last week’s newsletter I commented on the nomination of RFK Jr. to be Secretary…
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Q: Short of bariatric surgery, my doctor has recommended I start taking a semaglutide medication…
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The election is over, and some are disappointed and others exhilarated. Here on Intelligent Medicine,…
Leyla Weighs In: GLP-1 Meds–New Hope for Addiction and Health?
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