Dr. Robert Silverman, author of “Immune Reboot: Maximizing Immunity, Restoring Gut Health, and Optimizing Vitality,” provides a comprehensive primer on the immune system. He explains how lifestyle factors—diet, sleep, exercise, and stress—impact immune resilience. He offers specific protocols for optimizing resistance to Covid, what to do if you come down with it, and how to treat Long Covid, as well as how to prepare for vaccines.
As natural thyroid ban looms, thyroid sufferers gird for battle with regulators; Rapid weight loss, muscle wasting—what to do? Could overuse of CT scans cause 100,000 extra cancers in the U.S.? Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket residents afflicted with tick-borne meat allergy; Beyond Meat headed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; Searching for the causes of low iron.
Report shows rapid declines in health of children and adolescents since 2007; N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for Parkinson’s; Statins increase likelihood of hearing loss, tinnitus; Lithium orotate for Alzheimer’s; Is tinnitus reversible? Novel implantable electrical vagus nerve stimulator approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Projected lifetime cancer risks from current computed tomography imaging
JAMA Intern Med. 2025;185(6):710–719. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0505
Beyond Meat headed to Chapter 11 bankruptcy
By Daniel Kline, The Street Aug 12, 2025
Common CT scans are major cancer risks from current, study claims
By Ed Cara, Gizmodo April 14, 2025
FDA approves first-ever vagus nerve stimulator for rheumatoid arthritis
By Michelle Falci, Med Central Aug 8, 2025
Statins and their effect on hearing: an all of us database study
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2025 Jul 29:34894251359135
N-acetylcysteine increases dopamine release and prevents the deleterious effects of 6-OHDA on the expression of VMAT2, α-synuclein, and tyrosine hydroxylase
Neurol Res. 2024 May;46(5):406-415
For many, integrative medicine has become an unattainable luxury, and healthy diet and lifestyle the prerogative of the privileged. Today’s guest, Dr. Ramona Wallace, is attempting to change that. Trained conventionally as a DO, she undertook additional training and certification via the Institute for Functional Medicine to broaden her clinical skills. She practices primary care in an underserved community in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she incorporates diet and lifestyle recommendations to address her patients’ chronic conditions. Careful nutritional assessment has revealed that many of her patients, while overtly overweight, are decidedly malnourished. She has documented a wide range of deficiencies—of B vitamins, vitamins A, C, and D, critical minerals like zinc and magnesium, even full-blown scurvy. These are precisely the patients who are most likely to benefit from nutritional support. Discovering obstacles to compliance is a key element to effect their health transformations. Dr. Wallace believes that individualized care is the key to reversing long-standing health conditions. She mentors medical students in the first-of-its-kind Functional Medicine program at a medical school. She has also co-authored a landmark paper arguing for wellness self-care by doctors, to stave off burnout and to help them be better role models for patients.
Serena Jo, Ph.D in Exercise Psychology and ACE-certified Personal Trainer, explains how exercise benefits the brain, and how to undertake an exercise program. Is it ever too late to start? What forms of exercise are best? How to begin an exercise program economically, even if you’re at home; Home equipment basics; Pros and cons of online workout apps; What advantages do personal trainers offer? The downsides of overzealous workouts; Overcoming psychological barriers to fitness; What is the American Council on Exercise? Why your trainer should be professionally certified; How to turn your exercise passion into a career; More resources available HERE.
Lifestyle and environment affect health more than genes; Med Diet lowers cancer risk; How to get rid of knee pain; Ostinol for bone health; Sunlight—Time for a rethink? Benefits of sun exposure may be more than just about vitamin D; Exercise is mitochondrial medicine; Ginger scores vs. colitis; Kitchen remedy for water-borne lead.
CT scan accidentally reveals calcium deposits where they don’t belong; Dispelling the myth that hunter-gatherers get more sleep than Westerners; Blue light exposure at night impairs sleep—but morning exposure improves it; When normal B12 levels aren’t enough; NT Factor vs. urolithin A (Mitopure®️) for mitochondria; Alternatives to PPIs for Barrett’s Esophagus; Topical—not oral—melatonin for skin rejuvenation.
BONUS ORIGINAL CONTENT: The introduction and limitations of the drug Addyi, known as the ‘female Viagra,’ including its side effects and mixed effectiveness; A listener’s concerns about liver fibrosis, providing dietary and supplement recommendations for liver health; The impact of plastic exposure on cardiovascular health, emphasizing the widespread and harmful effects of phthalates found in plastics.
Top diet linked to lower risk of multiple cancers
JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(2):e2461031. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61031
Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and aging more than our genes
Nature Medicine, 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03483-9
Sunlight: Time for a rethink?
By Laura Johannes, WSJ January 20, 2024
Red light therapy gets the green light, sort of
By Alex Janin, The Wall Street Journal Feb 24, 2025
Ginger compound has potential to treat inflammatory bowel disease
Nature Communications, 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56624-0
Brewing tea removes lead from water
ACS Food Science & Technology February 24, 2025
Morning blue light therapy improves sleep and daily activity in older adults
GeroScience, 2025; DOI: 10.1007/s11357-025-01506-y
People in industrial societies get more sleep than Hunter-gatherers
By Michael Lepage, NewScientist February 26, 2025
Exercise as Mitochondrial Medicine: How does the Exercise Prescription Affect Mitochondrial Adaptations to Training?
Annual Review of Physiology, Vol. 87:107-129
Dr. Jeffrey Bland, a pioneer in the field of integrative and functional medicine, discusses his latest project, Big Bold Health, which focuses on immune system rejuvenation through natural products like HTB (Himalayan Tery Buckwheat) and high-quality fish oil. The conversation delves into the origins and benefits of functional medicine, the importance of diet and lifestyle in health, and the concept of making America healthy. Dr. Bland also shares insights into his journey and the influence of traditional medicine practices. Listeners are encouraged to explore more about functional medicine and Big Bold Health’s unique offerings.
Zen Honeycutt, founder and executive director of Moms Across America and author of “Unstoppable: Transforming Sickness and Struggle into Triumph, Empowerment and a Celebration of Community,” details the origins and mission of the nonprofit organization aimed at transforming the food supply and improving health by reducing chemicals in food, water, and air. Highlighting the impact of grassroots activism, Honeycutt illustrates how the organization’s initiatives have driven significant awareness and policy changes, including advances in organic food consumption and labeling. She also touches on the challenges posed by government and corporate influences, advocating for policies that put children’s health and safety first. Honeycutt emphasizes the importance of individual actions and community involvement in creating a healthier future.
Sweet poison? New doubts cast over safety of erythritol; Is Greek yogurt a good way to enhance protein intake? Comparing whey, soy, and pea protein isolates; When taking supplements, is it advisable to take periodic breaks to enhance their effectiveness? Tommy John surgery pioneer and longtime Mets medical director dies at 68; Ivermectin, once branded useless “horse paste,” may prove a new weapon against malaria; New findings challenge notion that humans and apes share 99% of their DNA.
In first-ever study, keto diet scores vs. Parkinson’s; Walk away from dementia; Loneliness can kill, but negative social ties can hasten biological aging; Researchers isolate potent memory compound from sage, rosemary; Sketchy knockoff weight loss drugs are flooding the marketplace; The popular vitamin you shouldn’t take for sarcoidosis; When osteoporosis is so severe that even minor trauma causes rib fractures.
Smithsonian exhibit overstates genetic similarity between humans and apes and should be fixed
By Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design May 29, 2025
Ivermectin: The mosquito-killing pill that dropped malaria by 26%
New England Journal of Medicine, 2025; 393 (4): 362 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2411262
Knockoff weight loss drugs from illegal foreign sources
George Karavetsos and the Partnership for Safe Medicines
Compound found in common herbs inspires potential anti-inflammatory for Alzheimer’s disease
Antioxidants, 2025; 14 (3): 293 DOI: 10.3390/antiox14030293
Negative social ties, like frenemies, could be aging you
By David Robson, NewScientist July 25, 2025
Walk this number of steps each day to cut your risk of dementia
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN September 6, 2022
NUNM research study explores impact of ketogenic diet on Parkinson’s
Front. Nutr., 22 July 2025, Sec. Clinical Nutrition Volume 12 – 2025