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Author: Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Q&A with Leyla: Botox and Other Fillers

A tragic case of rhabdomyolysis at the NYC Marathon; Advice for getting off antidepressants; Ways to prevent cognitive decline; Studies – remission of type 2 diabetes and reversal of fatty liver; Thoughts on Botox and other fillers; And more!

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Intelligent Medicine Radio for October 31: The “10,000 Step Rule”

Bone density can be IMPROVED with the right combination of resistance and high-impact exercises; Hard-to-treat depression may stem from circadian rhythm disruptions; Creatine plus resistance exercise fends off menopause woes; The arbitrariness of the “10,000 step rule”; Exercise improves sleep—but so, too, does a healthy microbiome; And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Total Knee Replacement

Exercise training for bone health; I have chronic insomnia, and my doctor told me to avoid any supplements due to my pacemaker”; What supplements do you recommend for recovery from a total knee replacement? I have a family history of rheumatoid arthritis, how can I prevent this? And more!

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The Neuroscience of Loneliness: Unpacking Social Connection

Is loneliness really the new smoking? Dr. Ben Rein, author of “Why Brains Need Friends,” details the effects of social isolation and the incredible benefits of friendship. Discover why social connections can actually be lifesaving and how loneliness impacts our health. Don’t miss it!

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Intelligent Medicine Radio for October 24: Can eye drops dissolve cataracts?

Can eye drops dissolve cataracts to forestall surgery? Urolithin A notches gains for GI and heart health in new studies; The biggest mistake GLP-1 weight-loss medication users make; B12 alone, or taken with a B complex? 10 diets are put to the test, and which scored highest for staving off biological aging? When medications cause constipation; Overcoming fatigue after radiation treatment for cancer; And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Helpful Nutrition for Cancer

Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis and treatment; Helpful nutrition for cancer; Increasing LDL but Zero calcium score, what does it mean? Does past candida mean you can’t take a supplement that contains baker’s yeast? Alleviating spinal stenosis; Creatine for increasing muscle strength; And more!

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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.
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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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