The Intelligent Medicine Podcast

Leyla Weighs In: Coffee
September 18, 2020
Increased coffee intake could avert deaths from liver disease; Detox - supporting liver function with nutrition.

ENCORE: Kids’ Exposure to Electronic Media, Part 1
September 17, 2020
A conversation with the “Mediatrician”, Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician whose practice and research center around kids’ exposure to electronic media. He recently supported a stockholder initiative to persuade Apple to offer more options for parents to shape their children’s media exposure. Are the big social media companies compromising our children’s well-being for the sake of more ad clicks? What are the health consequences—physical and mental—of kids’ heavy use of social media? How does it contribute to obesity? To depression and suicidality? To poor school performance? To sleep deprivation? Why prohibition is not the answer; Is there such a thing as “internet addiction”? Should kids below a certain age have zero screen time? Dr. Rich offers tips to parents and grandparents via his column “Ask the Mediatrician” at the website of his Center on Media and Child Health at http://cmch.tv/parents/askthemediatrician/. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Kids’ Exposure to Electronic Media, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with the “Mediatrician”, Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician whose practice and research center around kids’ exposure to electronic media. Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Fibromyalgia and Sleep
September 16, 2020
Anthony Fauci takes supplements!; Is Dr. Hoffman seeing patients? Can I make an appointment?; Many gluten-free foods contain rice flour. Is this problematic because of the high amount of arsenic in rice?; I have fibromyalgia but my main problem is lack of deep sleep. What do you recommend? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Do You Need a Colonoscopy?

What ingredients should I avoid in selecting a multivitamin?; Is Alka Seltzer Gold safe to use on a daily basis for allergic reactions?; I'm 78 and I've never had a colonoscopy. Do I really need one at this point? Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for September 12, Part 1
September 14, 2020
Minority susceptibility to COVID-19 is rooted in nutritional inequality, says New England Journal of Medicine; Why singing “Happy Birthday” while handwashing may paradoxically hike spread of coronavirus; Natural support for fibromyalgia; Dining out found to be prime risk factor for COVID-19 transmission; COVID-19 “long-haulers”: some suffer debilitating fatigue, exercise intolerance and athletes risk heart problem; Offspring of mothers who survived 1918 Spanish flu had higher risk of late life heart disease; New research supports benefits of nicotinamide riboside for heart, eyes. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for September 12, Part 2

That “cold” you had last winter before the pandemic—it may have been COVID-19; Why a conference of emergency physicians withdrew Deepak Chopra’s keynote speaker invitation amid firestorm; Yoga, Qi Gong, meditation and mindfulness—do they have a role in promoting COVID-19 recovery? Natural treatment for scar tissue; Foamy urine—could this herald a serious health problem? CBD brain benefits; Youth bear brunt of coronavirus lockdown social isolation amid drastic uptick in adolescent suicide; China races to vaccinate thousands against COVID-19 without proof of safety/efficacy; Yet another study validates diet, exercise and brain training for halting cognitive decline. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In: Vitamin K for Cardiovascular and Bone Health
September 11, 2020
The importance of vitamin K for cardiovascular and bone health; New study confirms vitamin K status marker link to cardiovascular risk.

ENCORE: Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy, Part 1
September 10, 2020
"Minerals—The Forgotten Nutrient: Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy." Health attorney Joy Stephenson-Laws is on a mission: to transform U.S. healthcare. To this end, she co-authored a consumer-friendly introduction to mineral nutrition. What are the key minerals? Why do traditional blood tests often fail to recognize deficiencies? How do mineral imbalances influence hypertension? Diabetes? Immunity? What commonly-used drugs interfere with mineral balance? When it comes to minerals, can you get too much of a good thing? What’s Stephenson-Laws’ problem with the current state of hospital nutrition? How to better communicate the benefits of good diet to communities and health professionals? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Health Attorney Joy Stephenson-Laws, co-author of "Minerals - The Forgotten Nutrient: Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy." Click HERE for part 1.