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Leo Galland

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Integrative Medicine, Pilladvised.com

Leo Galland, M.D., an honors graduate of Harvard University, received his medical training at New York University and has taught at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Stony Brook University. A board-certified internist, Dr. Galland has authored more than 40 scientific articles and has written chapters for numerous textbooks including Integrative Gastroenterology and Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition. Dr. Galland has three books, The Fat Resistance Diet, Power Healing, and Superimmunity for Kids. An award-winning leader in integrative medicine, Dr. Galland developed Pilladvised.com, a web tool where users can learn more about interactions between supplements and medications. He is the Director of the Foundation for Integrated Medicine, a non-profit educational organization committed to integrating nutritional therapies into clinical practice, and maintains a private practice in New York.

Specialties:

  • integrative medicine

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  • Sharecare News
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    FDA Panel Considers 1st Drug for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will meet Thursday to consider approval of the first drug to treat chronic fatigue syndrome.

    The experts will discuss the risks and benefits associated with the intravenous drug rintatolimod (prop...Full Article

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    Leo Galland answered:
    What are the functions of cyclo-oxygenase (COX)?
    Although cyclo-oxygenase (COX) activity contributes to pain and inflammation, this enzyme also performs important functions such as:
    • Protecting the stomach from the corrosive effects of its own acid
    • Regulating circulation of blood to the kidneys
    • Modulating the activity of the immune system
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    What are selective cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors?
    The search for a safer type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) led to the development of drugs called selective cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors. As their name suggests, they're selective in their effect, designed to inhibit only the so-called "bad" COX enzyme, without inhibiting...  Full Post
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    How common is sick building syndrome?
    With 90 percent of time spent indoors, there is a good chance that indoor air pollution impacts your health, for the worse. In fact, if the building in which you live, work or study in is a sick building, it could very well be making you sick too. And you probably don’t even realize what is making...  Full Post
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    What are symptoms of sick building syndrome?
    With 90 percent of time spent indoors, there is a good chance that indoor air pollution impacts your health, for the worse. In fact, if the building in which you live, work or study in is a sick building, it could very well be making you sick too. And you probably don’t even realize what is making...  Full Post
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    Do garlic and onions help prevent DNA damage?
    Most cancer is caused by damage to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) induced by environmental toxins. A study conducted at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that eating a teaspoon of fresh garlic and a half cup of onions per day increases the levels of a key enzyme for removing...  Full Post
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    How does artemisia annua help treat parasitic infections?
    Among the herbs and spices that help treat parasitic infections, the most extensively studied is Artemisia annua (sweet Annie or qinghao), a plant that yields the lactone artemisinin (qinghaosu) which is the basis for a class of anti-malarial compounds widely used in Asia and Africa.

    Artemisinin is...  Full Post
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    How can watching sports affect my health?
    According to medical research, sporting events can be as dangerous for spectators, including TV viewers, as they are for players—especially if your team loses.

    Scientists at the Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles studied the death rates in L.A. County during two weeks...  Full Post
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    How does acute mental stress affect the heart and blood vessels?
    Acute mental stress causes the release of several hormones that are damaging to your heart and blood vessels:
    • CRF (corticotrophin releasing factor) causes inflammation that damages the walls of blood vessels
    • cortisol raises blood pressure and blood sugar
    • adrenaline and the sympathetic nervous system
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    Leo Galland answered:
    How can I keep myself healthy when watching sports?
    You can keep yourself healthy when watching sports by taking these simple steps:
    • If you take aspirin or a drug to control blood pressure or arrhythmia, make sure you don't skip your dose. Aspirin inhibits blood clotting and when a person who takes aspirin every day skips a few doses, there's
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    Can cherries help control inflammation?
    Cherries are important for their ability to control inflammation. A growing body of scientific research indicates that inflammation contributes to diseases such as heart disease, arthritis, and obesity.

    Sweet or tart, cherries are a powerhouse of anti-inflammatory nutrients.

    A study from...  Full Post
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    Can cherries help relieve pain?
    According to research done at Michigan State University, the anthocyanins that make cherries red could help relieve pain more effectively than aspirin. The study found that anthocyanins were potent antioxidants that could prevent oxidative damage and also inhibited enzymes called cyclooxy...  Full Post
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    Can cherry juice help reduce pain after exercise?
    A presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference found that drinking tart cherry juice helped reduce pain after exercise for long distance runners. This research, from the Oregon Health & Science University, indicated that cherries could act like medications that runners use to...  Full Post
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    What can increase my resting metabolic rate?
    It's well known that exercise burns calories. In addition, regular exercise stimulates the activity of fat-burning enzymes. The exciting news is that the hormone leptin also stimulates these enzymes, which can increase your metabolic rate even when you're not exercising. This is important...  Full Post
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    Can giardiasis be misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or IBS?
    My colleagues and I published a study of two hundred patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and demonstrated active Giardia infection in 46 per cent. (Giardia is a digestive tract parasite.) Most of the patients with giardiasis had only minor gastrointestinal symptoms but were really ill with muscle...  Full Post