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Q: My 65 year-old sister has been treating her acid reflux by taking Nexium for years. Her new doctor would like her to go off Nexium. I’ve heard you talk about how difficult that can be. What are…read more
Categories:GERD Liver disease Muscle and Bone Health Supplements
By CustomMade
This article originally appeared on CustomMade’s website. Air pollution has a variety of contributors from stationary sources, like factories and power plants, to natural sources, like forest fires and dust storms. Air pollution has been shown to have…read more
Intelligent Medicine reached a major milestone this summer when we tallied our ONE-MILLIONTH download of the Intelligent Medicine podcast series. We are grateful to all of you who have made this achievement possible. Thanks for your vote of…read more
Categories:Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Alzheimer’s Cancer Digestive Health Environmental Health General Nutrition Heart Health Infections Men’s Health Neurological Health Obesity Prostate Disorders Supplements Surgery
Q: My husband’s high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is 1.62 and his homocysteine is 13.1. If they both measure inflammation, why is one result normal and one result high? A: There are many markers of inflammation however high sensitivity…read more
Categories:Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Alzheimer’s Heart Disease Inflammation Muscle and Bone Health Stroke and TIAs Supplements
Today more than ever, Americans’ brains have been re-rigged by the food industry’s scientific prowess. Ask yourself if any of this sounds like you: Are you unable to control your appetite? Are you craving foods you never did…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Obesity
By Audrey Clark, Carrington College
One out of every three adults has high blood pressure in the United States. Unfortunately, high blood pressure often goes undetected until serious health issues arise. That’s why high blood pressure, also called hypertension, is often referred…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Heart Health Hypertension
The biggest obstacles to healthy eating I hear about most from clients and patients are time pressures and inconvenience. After all, who wants to cook meals every day? I sure don’t (that’s right, and I don’t!). But your…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
This article originally appeared on Dr. Galland’s website, PillAdvised. Like cranberry? Researchers find polyphenol-rich cranberries to be a sustainable lifestyle approach to better health. A new study reveals that drinking low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail may help lower the…read more
In previous articles , I have detailed 20 supplements that can help men prevent—and even slow the progression of—prostate cancer. While it is pretty much acknowledged that lifestyle plays an important role in the causation of most cancers,…read more
Categories:Cancer Environmental Health Exercise General Nutrition Men’s Health Prostate Disorders Stress
Q: I just found out I have IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). For the past month, I’ve gone back and forth between diarrhea and constipation, and it’s made it hard to leave the house! My doctor said to take Imodium…read more
Categories:Allergy Candida Food Sensitivity GERD IBS Probiotics
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…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
I’m a veteran of the Diet Wars. Back in the 80s, when the ultra-low-carb Atkins…
Q: I’ve read that twenty minutes of sun exposure will give us 10,000 to 20,000 IV…
I couldn’t resist. Rather than leave these candidates for “Breakthrough treatments that we don’t really need” on…
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