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Author: Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Q&A with Leyla: Coffee v. Tea

The best water filter? Vagus nerve therapy benefits; With so many benefits of drinking coffee, should we drink more of it instead of tea? Nutritional strategies for treating Barrett’s Esophagus; Mitigating the side effects of Merkel cell carcinoma therapy; Is beet root powder beneficial for nitric oxide production? And more!

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ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for November 29: Chili Peppers

“Delay, Deny . . .”— Feds take aim at prior authorizations that block patients’ access to care, surgeries, drugs they need; Are there non-surgical options for goiters? Chili peppers confer heart, cancer, longevity benefits; Will stem cells deliver a cure for insulin-dependent diabetics? Vitamin C reprograms skin cells to reverse age-related thinning; SAT’s getting shorter to match diminished attention spans of college applicants; Best supplements for preventing osteoporosis; Researchers discover how exercise lowers Alzheimer’s risk; Two new studies show exercise curbs cancer recurrence; And more!

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ENCORE: Q&A with Leyla: Thanksgiving and Overindulgence

Thanksgiving and overindulgence; A food poisoning incident; Thoughts on online sites offering prescriptions for hair loss; Suggestions for menstrual cramps; “I’ve been on Ozempic for a year and have diarrhea every morning!” Bergamot for fatty liver? And more!

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Intelligent Medicine Radio for November 22: Can surgical anesthesia accelerate memory loss?

New weight loss drugs may portend end of “Fat Acceptance” movement; Mid- and late-life exercise slash dementia risk; “Ethicists” urge more tick-borne meat allergy to save planet; How to detox 9-11 first-responders? Can natural herbs aid recovery from anorexia? Can surgical anesthesia accelerate memory loss? Bananas could be interfering with your smoothie’s health benefits; Chemical residues on produce impair male fertility; And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Soup in Cold Weather

Soup in cold weather; Study: No benefit from beta-blockers post heart attack, but vitamin D cuts risk of 2nd heart attack in half! The assault on young people’s brains; What to do about a hip labrum tear; Lead levels in dark chocolate; And more!

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Illustration of a red boxing glove punching an assortment of junk food, including donuts, pizza, a cheeseburger, a cup of soda, potato chips, and candy
There’s a food fight going on in America, and it’s being waged at the highest levels of government, academia, agribusiness, and the medical establishment.
Illustration of a red boxing glove punching an assortment of junk food, including donuts, pizza, a cheeseburger, a cup of soda, potato chips, and candy
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The medical research establishment is reeling as budget cuts loom for the National Institutes of Health. A colleague involved in funding research at my alma mater, Albert Einstein College of Medicine told me: “It’s been all hands on deck as we struggle to defend our grants.”According to Healthcaredive:
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I’ve long said that what skin needs is not fancy potions applied externally; rather, healthy skin requires a lube job from within via targeted supplementation. But lately, some promising research about innovative natural topical treatments for skin has caught my eye.
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U.S. taxpayers funded a campaign to dox foes of pesticides and GMOs. Controversy rages over the sweeping powers afforded Elon Musk in rooting out DOGE-y government programs, especially at USAID. But here’s one that most assuredly deserves defunding. Long before DOGE was launched, Lighthouse Reports, a consortium of public interest journalists, undertook an investigative report (“Poison PR”) in collaboration with the UK Guardian newspaper that highlighted the role of a U.S. taxpayer-funded PR operation in building a database of environmentalists.
Stethoscope on press headlines regarding medical matters
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I used to be an osteoporosis screening “hawk”; I fell in line with the conventional wisdom that sussing out premature bone loss with a DEXA bone densitometry was a must for women hitting menopause, when bone loss begins to accelerate. 
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When I attend my med school reunions, I reunite with brilliant classmates who love being doctors. But they lament their loss of autonomy as private equity wheeler-dealers swallow up small group practices; return on investment supplants patient care as the prime goal of healthcare. Administrators proliferate, at the same time a critical doctor shortage looms. Burnout and disillusionment are prompting a wave of early retirements of veteran practitioners. 
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