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Archeological evidence suggests that tea leaves steeped in boiling water were consumed as many as 5,000 years ago. Botanical evidence indicates that India and China were among the first countries to cultivate tea. Although the English are known for their…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis Cancer Crohn's Disease Diabetes IBD Liver disease Skin and Hair Ulcerative Colitis
Emphysema is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that involves permanent abnormal enlargement of gas exchange airways accompanied by destruction of lung alveoli (the little sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across a thin membrane into and…read more
Categories:COPD
Phytoguard is a unique health enhancing supplement designed by Dr. Ronald Hoffman. Let’s examine each component of phytoguard to fully appreciate the broad range of applications with which it may be employed. Lycopene Lycopene, found primarily in tomatoes, is a member…read more
Categories:Allergy Arthritis Atherosclerosis Cancer Depression/Anxiety Diabetes Digestive Health Headache/Migraine Heart Disease Immunity
Science has revealed that sunlight is as necessary as food and water, and that humans are meant to obtain vitamin D through sunlight exposure. Human skin is rich with 7-dehydrocholesterol, which reacts with ultraviolet B (UVB) light to make vitamin…read more
Categories:Autoimmune Diseases Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Depression/Anxiety Diabetes Fibromyalgia Heart Disease Hypertension Mental and Emotional Health Osteoporosis
Sterols are plant fats found in all plant-based foods. Sterols, including cholesterol, are in the same large classification family of steroids but they do not have the negative effects that often are associated with steroids. Sterolins are glucosides, which are…read more
Categories:Immunity Supplements
We are only born with pristine arteries. Childhood is when atherosclerosis actually begins. The sooner the public understands and accepts this scientific fact, the more likely adults will be motivated to get their children into good eating habits in their…read more
Asthma is a disease characterized by hyper-reactivity of the airways, the trachea and bronchi to various stimuli. In plain English, this means that because of this hyper-reactivity or highly sensitized state, a simple irritant such as smoke or an allergen…read more
Categories:Asthma
Gout What is gout? Gout is a type of arthritis (inflammation of the joints) that mostly affects men age 40 and older. It is nearly always associated with an abnormally high concentration of uric acid in the blood. Uric acid…read more
Gout What is gout? Gout is a type of arthritis (inflammation of the joints) that mostly affects men age 40 and older. It is nearly always associated with an abnormally high concentration of uric acid in the blood. People with…read more
What can you get from an injury, from a tick bite, from sex, from the food you eat, from lead poisoning or from a bacterial infection of the gut? Arthritis. What is it exactly? Well, the term is used pretty…read more
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…
Intelligent Medicine Radio for March 30, Part 1: “Evidence Based Medicine”
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