The Intelligent Medicine Podcast

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for April 2, Part 2
April 4, 2016
Robert DeNiro caves to pressure from vaccine proponents, pulls controversial film “Vaxxed” from his Tribeca Film Festival; Remembering a probiotic pioneer--Dr. Ohirra; A new, natural approach to high blood pressure—the Zona Plus; Could sauerkraut be a cure for shyness? What to do about a child who was over-fluoridated? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In
April 1, 2016
Hypothyroidism: The types, symptoms, and risk factors. How to support your thyroid with nutrition.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
March 31, 2016
Only 3% of Americans live a healthy lifestyle! Sulforaphane for atherosclerosis. What do you think of Metformin for optimizing Hemoglobin A1c even if you don't have diabetes? What supplements would you recommend an octogenarian take for osteoporosis? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2

As soon as I eat a piece of candy I want another one, why? (I’m 8 years old.) The ongoing controversy over the most bio-available form of vitamin E. Am I going to get a brain tumor if I sleep with my headphones on and with my phone on my nightstand? Can I take both magnesium citrate and magnesium taurate? Click HERE for part 1.

Hemp Based Nutritional Extracts, Part 1
March 30, 2016
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound that is showing a wide array of health benefits. Since it’s a constituent of marijuana, it’s been stigmatized as an illicit recreational drug. But highly purified, standardized CBD is non-hallucinogenic, absent the THC component that gives marijuana its “high.” Dr. Daniel Kiddy, CBD researcher, and Todd Davis, CEO of Endexx (CBDUnlimited.com) joins Dr. Hoffman for a discussion of the medical applications, politics, and legality of CBD. It harnesses the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS) to deliver anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immune-regulatory and analgesic benefits. Thus its applications to a wide variety of conditions: joint pain, headaches, insomnia, anxiety, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, heart disease, neuropathic pain, headache and migraine, nausea, neurodegenerative disease like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and even cancer. Is CBD legal? Can you get it without a prescription? Will it eventually find its way into health food stores like other herbal extracts? How can you be assured of quality? Will FDA and BigPharma succeed in turning it into a lucrative prescription drug, limiting consumer access and hiking prices? What’s forthcoming on the CBD research front? Click HERE for part 2.

Hemp Based Nutritional Extracts, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his discussion about Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound that is showing a wide array of health benefits. Click HERE for part 1.

Leyla Weighs In
March 25, 2016
The big sodium controversy---how the recommendations can cause health problems in those without high blood pressure; comparison of the DASH diet in its sodium content and impact on hypertension.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
March 24, 2016
How reliable is the “calcium score test” (EBT heart scan)? My daughter-in-law has periodontal disease and has associated bone loss, is there a nutritional protocol she should follow? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2

Would chelation therapy be helpful for the people of Flint, MI? How do you lower Lp(a)? Can low estradiol levels cause weight gain in men? Can taking L-glutamine be harmful instead of helpful? Are there supplements I can take for proteinuria? Click HERE for part 1.

Revolutionary Treatment for Autoimmune Disorders, Part 1
March 23, 2016
LDN—Low Dose Naltrexone—is a little-known, inexpensive generic drug that could revolutionize treatment for autoimmune disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, cancer, and even autism. Linda Elsegood, founder of the LDN Research Trust and author of "The LDN Book," describes her own recovery from debilitating multiple sclerosis through her use of LDN. What is LDN? How does it work? Why does it seem like a “panacea” for so many different diseases and conditions? Do research studies offer proof that LDN works? Does LDN have side effects? Can it be used alongside other commonly prescribed drugs? Why is it so seldom utilized by mainstream doctors? Click HERE for part 2.