The Intelligent Medicine Podcast

Q&A With Leyla, Part 2
September 21, 2016
I’m taking thyroid replacement but I’m still losing hair – help! Reminiscing about the late Dr. Carlton Fredericks. Will using Hempinol affect my drug test? What can my dad take for the peeling and scabbing of his very thin skin? Is my intake of nuts for breakfast overloading me on Omega 6 fatty acids? Click HERE for part 1.

Unprecedented Access to Integrative Healthcare Information, Part 1
September 20, 2016
Attention fans of Intelligent Medicine: this episode will turn you on to an important resource that can make you a more informed listener. It’s TAP Integrative, a non-profit educational resource for integrative practitioners—and for sophisticated lay persons who want to stay abreast of the latest developments in natural medicine. TAP Integrative’s Executive Director, Lise Alschuler joins us to offer a sampling of TAP’s content: A recent clinical focus on fecal transfer for gastrointestinal ailments, natural treatment for cancer, cardiovascular disease and depression, and my recent TAP feature on ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s Disease. We also cover what supplements NOT to take if you have cancer. Click HERE for part 2.

Unprecedented Access to Integrative Healthcare Information, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Lise Alschuler, Executive Director of TAP Integrative -- an important resource that can make you a more informed medical consumer. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for September 17, Part 1
September 19, 2016
Big Sugar hires Harvard scientists to minimize refined carbohydrate harms and blame fat and cholesterol instead; Will Hillary Clinton be "floxed"? "Obesity gene" doesn't impair weight loss efforts; Vegetarian Ayurvedic regime rapidly lowers cardio risk; Does milk increase cancer risk? 31 million older Americans don't get enough exercise; Dr. Tavis Piattoly explores the role of Omega 3 in sports nutrition. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for September 17, Part 2

Women who stash cell phones in their bras may risk breast cancer; Do wireless headphones pose health risks? Do overweight military recruits portend a national security crisis? Electronic medical records leave doctors, patients frustrated; In early prostate cancer, active surveillance equivalent to surgery, radiation in terms of survival; Do anti-inflammatory drugs get impede healing of tendonitis? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In
September 16, 2016
In a continuation of "Leyla Weighs In" from last week, Hoffman Center Nutritionist Leyla Muedin talks about whether your prescription medications are depleting your nutritional status.

September Potpourri, Part 1
September 15, 2016
A potpourri of health and nutrition stories: The NY Times does an about-face on low-carb diets, reports on a JAMA article which blows the whistle on collusion between sugar industry executives and Harvard scientists to whitewash sugar harms and misdirect public to saturated fat as the culprit in heart disease; Two top weight loss experts suggest “Before you spend $26,000 on weight-loss surgery, do this!” How the use of powerful acid-blocking medication increases your risk of heart disease. Click HERE for part 2.

September Potpourri, Part 2

Poop pills laden with healthy microbes might eventually help patients recover from stroke damage; Taking Viagra before triathlon events could help prevent swim deaths; Selenium may halt progression of abnormal PAP smears to cervical cancer; A new HPV medication called Veregen is a topical ointment made from EGCG; other nutrients and botanicals that can play a role in cervical cancer prevention. Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
September 14, 2016
The health implications of shortening of days and daylight savings time. Is spastic esophageal motility disorder gastrointestinal or neurological? Is there an app that can decipher the amount of vitamins and minerals I get taking all my supplements? How can I gain muscle and tone with my workouts while following a Paleo diet? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2

One of the weight loss systems I hear advertised on the radio claims you have to balance your hormones in order to lose weight, what exactly does that mean? I’ve been making a few days’ worth of smoothies ahead of time but you don’t recommend this, why? How much carnitine should be taken and when to improve exercise stamina? What do you recommend regarding muscle recovery after exercise and to reduce soreness? Click HERE for part 1.