General Medicine

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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Ask Leyla: What’s causing my bad breath?

By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN

Q: It’s been brought to my attention that I have persistent bad breath – but I don’t know what is causing it, or what I can to do remedy it. Can you tell me what might be causing the problem, and…read more

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What we know about the COVID-19 pandemic

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

Whew! There’s a lot to report here. Today, I’ll try to impart some of the latest facts about the COVID-19 (aka “coronavirus”) pandemic, although things are moving really fast. In fact, they’re moving so swiftly that you may have noticed…read more

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What you need to know about the new coronavirus

By Dr. Ronald Hoffman

At this point, it’s safe to assume that you’ve heard of the new strain of coronavirus originating in China and the global panic it has caused. But how worried should you actually be? This week, I’m taking a look at…read more

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