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Author: Dr. Ronald Hoffman

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 Ultimate Battle for Open Supplement Access

Discover how the Alliance for Natural Health is battling bureaucracy for your health rights. We’re joined by the legendary “Dragon Slayer,” constitutional attorney Jonathan Emord, to discuss the fight against federal regulation’s impact on your access to natural health. Check it out!

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Intelligent Medicine Radio for October 17: Possible Causes of Hip Pain

The Pope’s lung cancer diagnosis; Novel injection therapy melts fat cells; Is cholesterol the be-all/end-all for heart risk assessment? Is the new mRNA flu vaccine worth taking? Loneliness may steal 6 years of good health—but is it inevitable for introverts? The many possible causes of hip pain; Solutions for travelers’ constipation; And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Getting Back to Sleep After Late Night Bathroom Break

Folic acid vs. methylfolate; “What do I take to get back to sleep when I wake at 2 AM to go to the bathroom?” Is DHEA safe despite family history of breast and uterine cancers? Stomach and bowel upset after completing a round of antibiotics 2 months ago; “I have IBS, but my doctor confirmed no gluten sensitivity, so why do I have symptoms when I eat wheat?” And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Restless Legs Syndrome

Folic acid-fortified foods and cancer; Why are calcium and strontium often combined in some supplements when they’re supposed to be taken separately? The benefits of Pycnogenol in lipedema; What can I do about my restless legs syndrome? 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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