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Most of us think about how well our immune system is working only when we catch a cold, come down with the flu or catch a bug that’s going around. But, in fact, our immune system is constantly active, keeping…read more
Categories:Immunity
Most of our patients are familiar with the basic dietary recommendations and supplement protocols for diabetes mellitus. However, fine-tuning dosages and an explanation of how these supplements work can promote nutritional compliance. Good glycemic control generally requires elimination of all…read more
Categories:Diabetes
Some people have equated the pain of passing a kidney stone to that of childbirth. That is an intimidating thought, but kidney stones can be prevented. The Hoffman Center stresses the importance of dietary modification, which should not be overlooked…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Nutrition and Weight Urinary Health
Antimicrobial resistance is an issue well known to the medical community at large. It is, however, of paramount importance within the realm of holistic medicine; in addition to having the potential to further aggravate resistance to various antibiotics, resistance has…read more
Categories:Colds and Respiratory Infections Flu Infections
Contrary to popular belief, food allergies are more than obvious immediate reactions that only afflict a small part of the population. According to allergy researcher and pioneer of clinical ecology Theron Randolph, M.D., food allergy is the most commonly undiagnosed…read more
Categories:Allergy General Nutrition
Widespread interest in the possibility that selected foods might promote health has resulted in the coining of the generic term “functional food.” The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences defines a “functional food” as one that…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Heart Disease Obesity Supplements
Mainstream medicine is making serious blunders in its approach to diabetes, and conventional physicians and dieticians can’t get straight the proper diet to treat diabetes. They adhere slavishly to the diabetic “exchange diet” developed decades ago, which emphasizes bountiful carbohydrate…read more
Categories:Diabetes
Several different viruses, the most common of which belong to the category rhinovirus, cause the common cold. Herbal, pharmaceutical and homeopathic remedies have consistently failed to treat symptoms or to significantly shorten their duration. In fact, certain studies underscore the…read more
Categories:Colds and Respiratory Infections Immunity Supplements
Early in March, devotees of nutritional medicine were stunned by wide circulation in the media of a press release suggesting that modest supplementary doses of vitamin C were implicated in rapid acceleration of atherosclerosis based on a study presented at…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis General Nutrition Heart Health Supplements
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The sole function of the gallbladder is to store bile, which is produced in the liver and aids in the digestion of fats in the small…read more
Categories:Aging Gall bladder disease Nutrition and Weight Surgery
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
The recent attempt on candidate Trump’s life merely highlights a long-standing problem: America is in…
Q: Is drinking liquids with meals bad for digestion? I routinely have a pint of…
“Dr. Hoffman, do you still eat peanuts?” That was a listener question recently on my…
Heart Disease Starts Sooner Than You Think, Part 1
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