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This article originally appeared on Dr. Teitelbaum’s website, Vitality 101. Two nutrients that do amazing things to help protect your long-term health are vitamin A and beta-carotene. Studies suggest that these “twin nutrients” may help protect you from…read more
Categories:Aging Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Alzheimer’s Autoimmune Diseases Cancer Eye Health General Nutrition Hypothyroidism Lung Health Muscle and Bone Health Supplements
The news last week shocked me, as it did undoubtedly many of you: Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez, America’s foremost integrative cancer pioneer, had died suddenly. He died suddenly at home of unknown causes. Until then, he had been in…read more
Q: I am a 33 year old African American woman who opted for a healthier lifestyle several years ago which included no longer using relaxer for my hair. However, since doing so my hair has been shedding consistently and…read more
This article originally appeared on Dr. Perlmutter’s website. Years ago, when I was in medical school, we were taught that humans lacked the ability to grow new brain cells. This was called the “central dogma” of brain physiology….read more
Psychopath: “A person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.” Psychopaths are often highly intelligent and…read more
Q: A few months ago I emailed you that I had decreased my carbohydrate intake significantly but developed a new obsession: nuts, cheese, and seeds. Recently, my co-workers threw me a going away party and guilted me into eating…read more
A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine underscores the health benefits of nuts (“Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality”). Researchers followed over a hundred thousand men and women over a period of…read more
Q: I’m 62 and plagued with belly fat. I’ve eliminated all sugar as well as alcohol consumption and I’ve been having an egg a day for breakfast along with a healthy carb and fat. However, I am experiencing enormous…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition and Weight
This article originally appeared on Dr. Galland’s website, PillAdvised. People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at increased risk of converting to Alzheimer’s disease within a few years, but a new study warns the risk is significantly higher if…read more
Categories:Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Problems Alzheimer’s Depression/Anxiety Mental and Emotional Health Stress
There’s a revolution going on in prostate cancer prevention and treatment. As I explained in Part 1 of this series, diet, exercise, stress management and targeted nutraceuticals may not just help prevent prostate cancer, they may even, under…read more
Categories:Cancer Men’s Health Supplements
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…
ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for April 27, Part 2: A Shocking Approach to Smoking Cessation
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