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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
Leyla Weighs In: Does inflammation increase the likelihood of mental illness?
In setting out to determine how chronic inflammation affects the brain, researchers have recently found a mechanism that directly links inflammation to mental illness. As many as 75 percent of the 1.5 million Americans afflicted with systemic lupus…read more
Diet vs. depression: The success of SMILES
This month marks the publication of the first study that conclusively documents the benefits of diet for treating depression. Researchers love acronyms, so they contrived to call it the SMILES trial—“Supporting the Modification of Lifestyle in Lowered Emotional…read more
Categories:Depression/Anxiety General Nutrition
Blood sugar and your brain
Several years ago, when I wrote Grain Brain, I had a long discussion with our publisher centered around choosing the best subtitle. Ultimately, we decided to emphasize the toxic role of sugar and carbs on the brain, and with…read more
Categories:Aging Diabetes Neurological Health
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