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Leyla Weighs In: Are we destined to lose muscle mass as we age?
Sarcopenia is the loss of lean body mass, especially with advancing age. Think frailty. Indeed, physically inactive people can lose between three to five percent lean body mass every year—starting as young as age 30! Current recommendations for…read more
Categories:Aging Muscle and Bone Health
Iron: Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?
Iron is an essential nutrient, but it has its dark side as well. Deficiency is common, and can result in a multitude of problems. But excess iron also poses serious health risks. Historical fact #1: The Lancet,…read more
Categories:General Medicine Supplements
How “sugar-free” spells danger
Diet books, as a category, are among the most popular titles sold in bookstores, and with good reason. With soaring rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic conditions, and an overall lack of any meaningful “medical”…read more
Categories:Diabetes Nutrition and Weight Obesity
Ask Leyla: What should I do to prepare for pregnancy?
Q: What basic supplements and foods should a woman choose who is considering starting a family? It’s not happening just yet but I want to get my body ready. I understand it may be a good idea to have…read more
Categories:Women’s Health
Test Your Health IQ: Round four!
This is the 4th in our series of Health IQ tests. If you haven’t already, please take a crack at our previous challenges: Round One, Round Two, and Round Three According to an article in the Los Angeles…read more
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
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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…
In last week’s newsletter I commented on the nomination of RFK Jr. to be Secretary…
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