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Q: My sister is 59 years old and has gone from osteopenia to osteoporosis. A year ago she started Fosamax, strontium, 350 mg calcium, 1,000 IU vitamin D and 450 mg magnesium among other vitamins including fish oil. She…read more
Categories:Allergy Autoimmune Diseases Digestive Health Food Sensitivity General Nutrition Gluten Sensitivity Muscle and Bone Health Supplements
By Alliance for Natural Health
…and turn supplements into drugs. What is this agency thinking? Action Alert! What the FDA does about supplements is usually complicated—we think intentionally so, in order to confuse Congress and critics. Bear with us as we try to disentangle…read more
Categories:Supplements
We spend a lot of time obsessing over cholesterol, but did you know that another blood test may be even more predictive of the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke? Hs-CRP, or high-sensitivity C-reactive protein…read more
Q: I had my thyroid removed in 2009 due to large nodules. My hair continues to fall out. I am taking Armour Thyroid, use tea tree shampoo, biotin shampoo, take fish oil, vitamins C, D and E, evening primrose…read more
Categories:Autoimmune Diseases Endocrinology Food Sensitivity General Nutrition Gluten Sensitivity Hypothyroidism Skin and Hair
This article originally appeared on Dr. Perlmutter’s website. DHA is an omega-3 fatty acid that plays a central role in brain health. As I have discussed before, one of the key factors that correlates levels of DHA to…read more
In last week’s Intelligent Medicine newsletter, I discussed the conditions that fall under the umbrella of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and what can cause them. (If you missed that newsletter, you can read the article here.) This week,…read more
Categories:Crohn's Disease Digestive Health General Nutrition IBD IBS Nutrition and Weight Paleo Diet Supplements Ulcerative Colitis
Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are on the rise in United States as well as in other developed nations. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and leaky gut syndrome have become major diagnoses…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Gluten Sensitivity IBD IBS Nutrition and Weight Supplements Ulcerative Colitis
I’d like to spend this week and next talking to you about colitis, a cluster of disorders that affect many patients I see in my practice. There are a number theories on why and how these disorders develop,…read more
Categories:Autoimmune Diseases Crohn's Disease Digestive Health General Nutrition IBD IBS Supplements Ulcerative Colitis Underweight/Malabsorption
Last month, an FDA advisory committee dealt a severe blow to testosterone therapy for men. Voting 20 to 1, they urged tighter labeling on testosterone products and a narrowing of the definition of hypogonadism (testosterone deficiency) to encompass only…read more
Categories:Cancer Heart Disease Heart Health Men’s Health Mental and Emotional Health Metabolic Syndrome Natural Hormones Obesity Stroke and TIAs Supplements
Q: I know it’s important to clean produce before I eat it, but are those fancy fruit and veggie washes really necessary? What are the best ways to clean fruits and vegetables, especially for someone on a budget? A: Fresh…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
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…
Intelligent Medicine Radio for April 20, Part 2: Gin-soaked raisins for diabetes?
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