Intelligent Medicine®

Author: Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Intelligent Medicine Radio for April 18: Can your fast-fashion clothing give you cancer?

HIIT to optimize disease-prevention; Natural ways to lower your LDL; Choline’s impact on the menopausal brain; How targeted supplementation can boost your nitric oxide for better health, an interview with Dr. Nathan Bryan, creator of N1O1. When GLP-1 drugs supercharge eating disorders; Vitamin C’s brain-protective role; Can your fast-fashion clothing give you cancer? And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Are diets containing meat dangerous?

Are diets containing meat dangerous? The best assisted living models; Are butyrate supplements beneficial? Is iron overload a risk factor for heart attack? Nattokinase for blood pressure? Is there a danger of clot relocation when taking systemic enzymes? And more!

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Environmental Toxins and Autoimmune Wellness with Dr. Aly Cohen

Explore groundbreaking ways to manage autoimmune conditions using integrative strategies. Integrative rheumatologist Dr. Aly Cohen reveals how the right supplement regimen and a mindful lifestyle can transform your health. Plus, discover how everyday toxins impact your health and ways to defend against them.

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Intelligent Medicine Radio for April 11: Tattoos Carry Long-Term Health Risks

Renewed interest in muscle as promoter of overall health and metabolism; The key role of urolithin A (Mitopure®️) for supporting muscle function. Is DHEA a reasonable supplement for post-menopausal women? CEO of large hospital system makes controversial call to replace radiologists with AI; Scientists discover link to toxic microbiome byproducts in causation of ALS; When depression-sufferers lose all interest in food; Eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables incurs risk of bio-accumulation of pesticide residues; Tattoos carry long-term health risks; And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Are there any drawbacks to eating canned fish?

The benefits of sauna; The Take Back Your Health Tour; Milk thistle interactions with drugs; Low-dose saw palmetto for hair growth? Is monk fruit a safe sweetener to use? Would strontium help in the healing of lumbar fractures? How about as a preventive? Are there any drawbacks to eating canned fish? And more!

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Next-Generation Fish Oil and More with Dr. Jeffrey Bland

Excited to share my latest podcast episode with the legendary Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the godfather of Functional Medicine. We dive deep into the origins of functional medicine and its crucial role in healthcare today. And Dr. Bland details the benefits of Big Bold Health’s next-generation fish oil, Omega-3 Rejuvenate. Check it out!

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Battling the Food Giants: How to Safeguard Our Nutrition

Are you aware of the adulterants lurking in your “healthy” foods? Dr. Sina McCullough, author of “Hands Off My Food!,” exposes the realities of our food supply and how to defend your health and freedom. She offers solutions that empower you as a consumer. Don’t miss it!

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Intelligent Medicine Radio for April 4: The Ultimate Weight Loss Plan—The Boring Diet

Social media and AI—the digital equivalents of ultra-processed junk food; Are natural non-caloric sweeteners—erythritol, xylitol, and stevia—safe? A pig’s brain has been flash frozen and reanimated, signaling new prospects for cryopreservation after death; Dr. Jeffrey Bland weighs in on a new, enhanced form of fish oil from Big Bold Health; What are the health benefits of circumcision? The ultimate weight loss plan—the Boring Diet; Substituting famotidine for PPIs for reflux; And more!

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Q&A with Leyla: Farmed v. Wild Caught Seafood

Highlights from my New Zealand bike trip; Is it possible to get enough protein from plants only? What about the downsides to animal protein? Thoughts on peptides; Is it true that the nutritional value of farmed seafood is the same as wild-caught? Milk thistle for elevated liver enzymes? 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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