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Intelligent Medicine Radio for May 3: Hair Analysis

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Intelligent Medicine Radio for May 3, Part 1: Antiviral Chewing Gum

When Keto diets cause cholesterol to soar—but without increasing artery plaque; Natural antiviral chewing gum blocks influenza A, herpes virus, may hold bird flu potential; Overlooked ingredient in ultra-processed foods may be why they’re so harmful; Gambling addiction soars after legalization of online betting; Weightlifting helps sleep more than any other exercise modality, slashes diabetes risk, too.

Intelligent Medicine Radio for May 3, Part 2: Hair Analysis

Is hair analysis reliable for nutritional assessment? How to prevent recurrence of nasal polyps after sinus surgery; Diet matters after diagnosis of ovarian cancer; Health benefits of grass-fed butter; Does magnesium really improve sleep quality? Vitamin E for tardive dyskinesia; Continuous glucose monitors may exaggerate blood sugars.

References & Resources

High muscle strength linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes
BMC Medicine, 2025; 23 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03819-9

How weightlifting helps with sleep
Family Medicine and Community Health 2025;13:e003056.

Gambling addiction in the age of sportsbooks
JAMA Intern Med. 2025;185(4):382–389. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.8193

Is it time to take a closer look at ultraprocessed foods?
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Volume 121, Issue 4p752-753April 2025

An antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission
Molecular Therapy, 2025; 33 (1): 184 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.12.008

Low-carb keto diet may not raise heart disease risk, new study suggests
By Mellisa Rudy, FoxNews.com  April 8, 2025

Plaque begets plaque, ApoB does not: Longitudinal data from the KETO-CTA trial
JACC Adv. Apr 07, 2025. Epublished DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101686

Continuous glucose monitor overestimates glycemic, with the magnitude of bias varying by postprandial test and individual-a randomized crossover trial
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Available online February 2025

What do we know about Vitamin E in Tardive Dyskinesia treatment?
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999;56(9):836-841. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.56.9.836

Magnesium-L-threonate improves sleep quality and daytime functioning in adults with self-reported sleep problems
Sleep Medicine: X  Volume 8, 15 December 2024, 100121

Association of magnesium intake with sleep duration and sleep quality: findings from the CARDIA study
Sleep. 2022 Apr 11;45(4):zsab276. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsab276.

The health benefits of grass-fed butter
By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta 

Prevalence of polyp recurrence after endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Laryngoscope. 2017 Mar;127(3):550-555. doi: 10.1002/lary.26391. Epub 2016 Nov 12. PMID: 27859303; PMCID: PMC5321782.

Diet and survival after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis from the Ovarian  Cancer Association Consortium
Am J Clin Nutr  Volume 121, Issue 4p758-768 April 2025

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