The Intelligent Medicine Podcast

Medical and Nutritional Update for October, Part 1
October 17, 2016
Is low-fat cheese preferable for the heart? Have a big lunch, lose more weight; The Glycemic Index—is it doomed? Why can’t fat people build muscle? Do high doses of vitamin D cause kidney stones? Click HERE for part 2.

Medical and Nutritional Update for October, Part 2

Supplementing moms with DHA reduces kids’ likelihood of ADHD; Is red meat really bad for you? Are substance abusers more likely to crave sugar? Can taking vitamin D help you shed pounds? Click HERE for part 1.

Leyla Weighs In
October 14, 2016
The underappreciated egg; benefits of L-carnitine in patients with coronary artery disease; Riboflavin and B-6 lowers risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women; What is "drunkorexia?"

Part 1: A Flawed Study on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Patients Fight Back
October 13, 2016
CFS patients fight back against flawed PACE study! It may seem like a paradox that exhausted, debilitated patients should be engaged in a militant effort to refute the conclusions of a study published in the Lancet in 2011 which posited that “fatigued patients who go out and exercise have the best hope of recovery.” The PACE study claimed that CFS patients were deconditioned and exercise-phobic, and that dramatic successes could be achieved with “graded exercise” and cognitive behavioral therapy. Critics of the study were denounced as “cranks.” But CFS activists (an oxymoron?!) were convinced the study was bogus and trivialized the deep-seated physical dysfunction of true sufferers. The CFS community waged a long, ultimately successful battle to uncover the methodological errors and outright conflicts of interest that rendered the PACE a case study of bad science. Click HERE for part 2.

Part 2: Price Fixing in the Vitamin Industry

Price-fixing among vitamin manufacturers: Are supplement consumers getting gouged by international cartels? In a blast from the past, Dr. Hoffman interviews a former college roommate, Jon Jacobson, who is now a partner at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati, a prestigious NY law firm specializing in antitrust litigation. Jon dishes on the history of price-fixing within the vitamin industry and its implications for the consumer. Is this case headed for the Supreme Court? Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
October 12, 2016
Do you have more than eight dental fillings? You might have high mercury! How important is hand sanitizing in avoiding contamination from feces? What do you think of OmegaXL, can it help my 97-year-old mother with joint pain? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2

My wife was prescribed Metformin for prediabetes, how does this medication work? The last time I had an EBT heart scan my score was zero (yay!), how long should I wait to have another one? Would strontium help my 35-year-old daughter-in-law with bone loss in her jaw? Click HERE for part 1.

The Evolution of Medicine, Part 1
October 11, 2016
“The Evolution of Medicine” is a new book by functional medicine impresario James Maskell, a visionary whose goal it is to mainstream natural health care. What’s the future of integrative medicine? Can it be made more scalable and accessible to the masses? Is functional medicine just a fad, or will it ultimately take its place alongside orthodox medicine as a standard care model for the future? How will new technology and “wearables” help usher in a new era of patient care? How can integrative practitioners use simple practice tools to avoid burnout? Click HERE for part 2.

The Evolution of Medicine, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with functional medicine impresario James Maskell, a visionary whose goal it is to mainstream natural health care. He's author of "The Evolution of Medicine." Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for October 8, Part 1
October 9, 2016
A listener reports "I've lost my sense of taste"--what to do? Overdiagnosis: Too many unnecessary PAP smears and colonoscopies? Ben Stiller offers himself up as poster boy for PSA testing--but is he right that the test "saved his life?" Sex before athletic competition? Breakfast before workouts? "My doctor told me to avoid "all supplements" when I take Coumadin; Yoga effective vs. Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Those "brain games" you've been hearing about fail to yield real-world cognitive benefits. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.