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Leyla Weighs In: Reduce Food Waste
According to the USDA Office of The Chief Economist, in 2010 “31 percent of food loss at the retail and consumer levels corresponded to approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food.” As a result, the…read more
Categories:FDA General Nutrition
Paleo pitfalls
OK, so you’re going to take the plunge. Captivated by articles extolling the benefits of the Paleo Diet—perhaps inspired by my accounts of my test-drive of the Whole30—you’re going to give Paleo a whirl. Fine. You’re likely to…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Paleo Diet
A nerd in the kitchen: A review of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
I consider myself a “good” cook. I come up with ingenious ways to tweak recipes replete with grains, dairy, soy sauce and poor quality oils to turn out reasonable facsimiles of popular dishes with substitute ingredients that conform…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
Ask Leyla: Could my recent move be causing my hair loss and chest congestion?
Q: I recently moved to California from New Jersey about 2 months ago. Since this move I’ve been experiencing hair loss, dry skin and chest congestion. The chest congestion is persistent. I saw a doctor who told me that…read more
Statin Drugs Increase Risk for Brain Hemorrhage
We are seeing ever-increasing efforts to make us believe that lowering our cholesterol is always going to be a risk-free event…and these efforts are working. Statin drugs to lower cholesterol have become among the most popular medications in…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Heart Health Neurological Health
Top 10 supplements for 2017
It’s time to announce my candidates for Top Ten Supplements for 2017. There are some oldies but goodies here, as well as some newbies. It’s hard to narrow my choices to just ten, because there are so many…read more
Categories:Supplements
Leyla Weighs In: It’s 2017! A great time to establish healthy new habits
Experts say we don’t actually break a habit. We simply replace it with a new one, a new behavior. Eating is a behavior. If you’re always the first one to finish your meal at the family table, you…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition
The top 10 “Duh!” health and nutrition stories of 2016
duh də/ exclamation informal used to comment on an action perceived as foolish or stupid, or a statement perceived as obvious. From time to time, I call Intelligent Medicine listeners’ and readers’ attention to “Duh!” health and nutrition…read more
Categories:Alzheimer’s Diabetes Exercise General Nutrition Heart Health Mental and Emotional Health Stroke and TIAs
Top 10 Intelligent Medicine podcasts of 2016
As the year draws to a close, I wanted to remind all my readers that Intelligent Medicine is more than just a weekly radio show that you may or may not have a chance to catch in real-time….read more
Categories:Allergy Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Autoimmune Diseases Cancer Fibromyalgia General Nutrition Men’s Health Paleo Diet Pediatric Health Prostate Disorders
Ask Leyla: Can dietary changes help my son manage his alcohol addiction?
Q: My son who is in his late twenties has had a drinking/drug problem for years. I do not know after reading your article whether it is actually alcoholism or alcohol abuse. Regardless, it has become a real problem…read more
Categories:Alcoholism 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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I’m a veteran of the Diet Wars. Back in the 80s, when the ultra-low-carb Atkins…
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Q: I’ve read that twenty minutes of sun exposure will give us 10,000 to 20,000 IV…
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I couldn’t resist. Rather than leave these candidates for “Breakthrough treatments that we don’t really need” on…
ENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Anti-Aging Supplements
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