COVID-19
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We’re all germaphobes and agoraphobes now: The way back
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
I got a call from my hairdresser today. Because New York City officially enters “phase 2” this week, haircuts can resume—with social distancing, masks and disinfectant precautions. I felt like I’d just won the lottery! And that’s as it should be….read more
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Lessons of the pandemic
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Now that the imminent threat of hundreds of thousands of deaths and, for much of the country, the specter of hospitals overwhelmed with patients clinging to life on ventilators have receded, it’s time to reflect on the lessons this pandemic…read more
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15 coronavirus myths debunked (part two)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Last week, I offered a closer look at some of the myths circulating about COVID-19. This week, I’m continuing the list with the rest of the 15 myths that need debunking. Without further ado, let’s dive in: 9) Vaccine optimism: The stock market…read more
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15 coronavirus myths debunked (part one)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It’s been a fast-moving couple of months. Amid contradictory and maladroit messaging—some unduly alarmist—we’re learning more about the true facts surrounding the pandemic. This week, I’m taking a closer look at the some of the myths you may have come…read more
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Proactive Protection: The changes you need to make to bolster your body’s defenses against COVID-19
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
At this point, the inevitable unraveling of the lockdown is underway. In many parts of the country, restrictions are being lifted, and people are emerging from self-imposed house arrest. Even here in New York City, where I reside, the natives…read more
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The latest on COVID-19: From antibodies to zinc, and everything in between
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Is it a “Plandemic”? Spreading more rapidly than the virus itself, and threatening to inflame your limbic system and deprive you all your critical faculties, is a slick video featuring researcher Dr. Judy Mikovits. She outlines a wide-ranging conspiracy to infect…read more
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A closer look at two COVID-19 controversies
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
FBI Raids Alternative Coronavirus Clinic: Some of you may have been outraged, as I was, at the spectacle of armed FBI agents raiding a medical practice in Michigan that was offering patients vitamin C IV drips for prevention and/or treatment…read more
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Everyday ways to combat COVID-19
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It appears that, for better or worse, we’re emerging from lockdown. We’ve “flattened the curve” and hospital admissions and deaths are declining. Americans are champing at the bit to normalize their routines and undertake damage control over a badly wounded…read more
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Integrative Medicine—a new way forward amid the coronavirus pandemic
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Is COVID-19 the quintessential example of a “lifestyle disease”? I can’t take credit for that formulation—it’s by one of my cherished mentors, Dr. Jeffrey Bland, considered by many the undisputed “Father of Functional Medicine”. Hearing that helped me coalesce a…read more
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Last week, I offered a closer look at some of the myths circulating about COVID-19. This week,…
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It’s been a fast-moving couple of months. Amid contradictory and maladroit messaging—some unduly alarmist—we’re learning…
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Q: Recently I have been reading about the amount of AGEs in various foods. Meats are…
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