Stem Cells

Intelligent Medicine Radio for October 8, Part 2: Stem Cell Supplements
October 10, 2022
Why niacin strikes out for heart protection; How baseball nutrition is keeping up with the latest sports science; Are stem cell supplements effective? Calcium bone benefits depend on how early in life you start; Florida surgeon general recommends avoidance of mRNA vaccine for younger men; What’s the common denominator for all Long Covid sufferers? Iron is a two-edged sword when it comes to immunity. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Is salt making me fat?
September 21, 2022
Save our Supplements!; What is the lowdown on iodized salt? Do we really need it?; Is salt making me fat?; A recent chest CT scan shows that my thyroid gland is atrophic. What does this mean?; What are your thoughts on stem cell therapy? Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for October 9, Part 1
October 11, 2021
Vaccine efficacy wanes—in two months! Increases in Covid cases unrelated to levels of vaccination across 68 countries; Countries with higher % of obese suffer more Covid deaths; Number of states with obesity surged from 9 to 16 during pandemic; Were mask mandates effective at curbing Covid? Stem cells for rheumatoid arthritis? A caller with shoulder pain, swollen hands; Will new more effective vaccines supplant current Covid offerings in 2022? After Covid, and two Covid shots, do you still need a booster? Why antibody levels don’t clarify booster timing. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Clinical Focus: Stem Cells, Part 1
September 13, 2016
Stem Cells may be the future of medicine (Regenerative Medicine)—thousands of researchers are toiling internationally to perfect ways of coaxing stem cells to rejuvenate or replace diseased or aged organs. But controversy has erupted over whether domestic stem cell clinics are over-selling their promise, offering treatments for autism, cancer, Alzheimer’s, even “stem cell facelifts,” “stem cell breast augmentation,” and even sexual rejuvenation procedures. Some have called for the FDA to crack down on such audacious claims and to more stringently regulate the proliferating stem cell marketplace. Patient advocates, on the other hand, want the benefits of stem cells now, and don’t want to interpose strict drug approval requirements on what is essentially a product of Mother Nature. What are the potential downsides of stem cell therapy? What is research telling us about its promise? How long off are safe, legitimate applications in humans? What about stem cell injections for knee arthritis? Should you, the medical consumer, be considering stem cell treatments? Click HERE for part 2.

Clinical Focus: Stem Cells, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his talk on stem cells. What are the potential downsides of stem cell therapy? What is research telling us about its promise? How long off are safe, legitimate applications in humans? What about stem cell injections for knee arthritis? Should you, the medical consumer, be considering stem cell treatments? Click HERE for part 1.