Intelligent Medicine®

Author: Dr. Ronald Hoffman

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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Women’s Health Essentials

Neil Levin from Protocol for Life Balance on the vital role of personalized nutrition for women. He breaks down supplements, hormonal balance, and more.

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Intelligent Medicine Radio for November 8: 4 Simple Lifestyle Measures Deliver 9 Additional Years of Disease-Free Healthspan

Just 4 simple lifestyle measures deliver 9 additional years of disease-free healthspan; Study underscores protein’s role in staving off cancer, heart disease and death; Urolithin A (Mitopure®️) found to support athletic performance, immune function; Why you should ignore some influencers’ advice to avoid fish oil; As little as 3000 steps per day can slow progression to Alzheimer’s Disease; Prostate artery embolization (PAE) offers new non-invasive option for men’s age-related urinary problems; Discovery that a safe, cheap medication may increase survival after breast cancer surgery; And more!

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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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