ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for January 3: Artificial Light and Menstrual Cycle Rhythms

written by Dr. Ronald Hoffman | January 5, 2026

Part 1: Artificial Light and Menstrual Cycle Rhythms

The advent of artificial light is obliterating women’s moon-driven menstrual cycle rhythms; When the triple whammy of cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration strikes; Why can systolic blood pressure spike erratically? Are wrist and finger wearables for blood pressure ready for prime time? Nearly half of drivers killed in crashes have THC in their blood; Drinking bottled water causes surge in plastic micro-particle intake; The common supplement that can supercharge cancer immunotherapy.



Part 2: Psychological Benefits from Grandparent Time

Examining the claim that cabbage family vegetables are bad for the thyroid; Walmart announces sweeping move to reformulate its products without synthetic dyes, sketchy additives; Under Congressional questioning, Google admits to censoring contrary narratives on YouTube during Covid; Children garner psychological benefits from grandparent time; J&J fined nearly $1 billion in landmark talc baby powder lawsuit; Humans are among the few animals who can’t make their own vitamin C—why that may be a good thing.









References & Resources

A common supplement could supercharge cancer treatments
Cell Reports Medicine, 2025; 6 (9): 102324 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102324

Synchronization of women’s menstruation with the moon has decreased but remains detectable when gravitational pull is strong
Science Advances, September 24, 2025

More marijuana users are crash dummies
By the Editorial Board,  WSJ  Oct 8, 2025

New research reveals what’s really hiding in bottled water
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025; 495: 138948 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138948

Do not use unauthorized devices for measuring blood pressure: FDA safety communication
www.fda.gov, September 16, 2025

Nearly half of drivers killed in crashes had THC in their blood
Scientific Forum, American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2025.

Walmart U.S. moves to eliminate synthetic dyes across all private brand food products
Rheuter, October 1, 2025

The real reason why we lost the ability to make vitamin C
By Michael LePage, NewScientist  August 12, 2025

Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay $966 in Mae Moore baby powder cancer lawsuit
By Diana Novak Jones, Reuters Oct 7, 2025

Do Brassica vegetables affect thyroid function? A comprehensive systematic review
Int J Mol Sci.  2024 Apr 3;25(7):3988. doi: 10.3390/ijms25073988.

Google on Tuesday admitted to censoring YouTube content that questioned official COVID 19 narratives and deplatforming users who posted such material—under pressure from the Biden administration 
This is a YouTube video