

By Celine Torres-Moon
Here you have it—a succinct rundown of the key nutrients you need to optimize cardiovascular health in simple, understandable terms, courtesy of our friends at Protocol for Life Balance. The research speaks volumes for nutritional support of heart health. –Dr….read more
Categories: Heart Health
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
As a dietitian, some of the most important questions during my intake include an assessment of oral health. Poor dentition can put someone at nutritional risk due to reduced consumption of high fiber foods, instead opting for processed foods that…read more
Categories: Heart Health
By Alan Frost, Founder and President of FlavaNaturals
As an Intelligent Medicine listener/subscriber, you’re already well aware of the health benefits of cocoa flavanols. But even popular dark chocolate brands may not deliver; it’s all about bean selection and proper processing. Flava Naturals delivers 5-9 times the flavanols…read more
Categories: Heart Health
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Cholesterol always gets a bad rap, but few medical consumers—and even health professionals—finger triglycerides as a more likely suspect in heart disease causation. Triglycerides are circulating fats in the bloodstream. That fact was memorably brought home to me in medical…read more
Categories: Heart Health
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
When it comes to the debate over fish oil’s heart benefits, medical opinion keeps shifting more than lead changes in a Duke/North Carolina March Madness basketball showdown. But the tide has turned with a couple of recent studies. “Omega-3 fish…read more
Categories: Heart Health
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
March is National Nutrition Month. I’ll use this occasion to issue a clarion call for making nutrition a linchpin of medical therapy across ALL specialties. Here’s a rundown of how it could advance the health of diverse patients: Gastroenterology: Rates of IBS, GERD,…read more
Categories: Heart Health
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It was 40 years ago that I first learned of the power of magnesium. That was during my medical training when a pulmonary specialist told us fledgling doctors that it was vital to check magnesium levels in critically ill intubated…read more
Categories: Heart Health
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
We are seeing more and more cases of A-fib and the medical management that such a diagnosis requires. But in an article in Medscape, Dr. John Mandrola writes that his approach to treating patients with atrial fibrillation has changed “completely…read more
Categories: Heart Health
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
As the weather warms up and gyms reopen, more Americans are shaking off lockdown and re-engaging with exercise. As you huff and puff your way back to optimal condition, here’s a little inspiration to keep you motivated: 1) Cardiovascular: It’s axiomatic…read more
Categories: Heart Health
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Intelligent Medicine Radio for August 6, Part 1: The Pandemic’s Collateral Damage