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Top Ten Intelligent Medicine podcast episodes of 2020 (part two)

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

For many, this is a week off from the usual bustle of work (or work-from-home, or overseeing our children’s Zoom classrooms, or…), and a moment to finally take a breather after the stress of the holidays. I hope you’re able…read more

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Top Ten Intelligent Medicine podcasts of 2020 (part one)

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

It’s a holiday tradition: My year-end compendium of Top Ten Intelligent Medicine podcasts. Last year we wrote: “‘Tis the season. As the pace of work and school slows, and the freneticism of shopping and parties abates, people are hopping into cars, buses,…read more

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Leyla Weighs In: Handwashing to prevent food poisoning

By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

Today marks the end of National Handwashing Awareness Week. You’re probably rolling your eyes—I know! We’ve been inundated with messages of the importance of handwashing during the COVID-19 pandemic, even more than we usually are during cold and flu season….read more

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UPDATED: 16 Reasons Why Most Studies Are Wrong

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

In a previous article, I highlighted Americans’ lamentable lack of health literacy and challenged readers to take a quiz to assess their Health IQ. But one of the reasons for confusion over fundamental health issues (Is moderate drinking healthy? Is coffee…read more

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Brainrobbers: Medicines that steal your brain power (Revisited!)

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Paging through the archives of Intelligent Medicine, I came across the following article which I first published in 2018. It foretells a problem which is highlighted in a brand new research paper published in the September 2 edition of Neurology. It found that use…read more

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Your resiliency report card

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Resiliency has taken on profound relevance these days as COVID-19 continues to loom. “Co-morbidities” have become a buzzword for the immune system Achilles’ heels that render people exposed to the virus more likely to have stormy courses or die. It’s…read more

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Midsummer musings

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Twin Epidemics: During the last few months, I’ve often made the point that COVID-19 is a public health crisis superimposed on another epidemic—that of chronic degenerative diseases that are tied to our Western lifestyles. Junk food, sedentary lifestyle, debilitating addictions, and…read more

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Physician, heal thyself—or not?

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Self-care is one of my fundamental tenets. We over-rely on our health care system to deliver us health outcomes—many of which lie within the locus of our personal responsibility. Conversely, it’s been said that “A physician who treats himself has…read more

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How to Boost Cellular Resilience in the Face of Stress

By Frank Jaksch

This article contains content from one of our trusted sponsors, Tru Niagen. How to Boost Cellular Resilience in the Face of Stress Increasing levels of the cellular energy molecule nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) can support our cellular resilience as we…read more

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