The Intelligent Medicine Podcast

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 28, Part 2
March 2, 2015
Beating the winter blahs; widely used food additives promote colitis, obesity; importance of vitamin K for osteoporosis, arterial calcification; what's next in diets--chili peppers? Energy drinks promote hyperactivity in kids; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome gets a new name--and better ways to diagnose it; fish oil supplements prove helpful for rheumatoid arthritis. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
February 26, 2015
New Yorker Magazine criticizes NY AG Schneiderman’s supplement “sting.” Confused over chocolate and fat recommendations. How much supplemental calcium is safe to take? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2

How to administer xylitol to children for dental decay prevention. The many benefits of black cumin seed oil. Trouble swallowing vitamins. What supplements to take for COPD. Click HERE for part 1.

Nutrition and Sleep, Part 1
February 25, 2015
Sleep impacts nutritional intake, promoting or attenuating appetite and/or obesity, and nutritional intake impacts sleep, worsening or ameliorating sleep problems. Can you literally “melt the pounds away effortlessly while you sleep?” Is sleep apnea related to diet? Do moms' diets affect their babies’ sleep? What foods affect sleep positively or negatively? What’s the ideal bedtime snack? What nutritional deficiencies interfere with sleep? Click HERE for part 2.

Nutrition and Sleep, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his discussion the impact of nutrition on your sleep. Click HERE for part 1.

Beat Heart Disease, Part 1
February 24, 2015
What percentage of heart problems could be averted with lifestyle measures? You’d be amazed! Listen to this podcast with James Beckerman, M.D., author of “Heart to Start: The Eight-Week Exercise Prescription to Live Longer, Beat Heart Disease, and Run Your Best Race." Dr. Beckerman details how you can assess your fitness status, and custom-design your pathway to fitness. Think you can’t do it? Think again! You CAN run your first 5K race, regardless of previous fitness levels. Develop your own training strategy to attain your goals. Proceeds from Dr. Beckerman’s book go to Play Smart Youth Heart Screenings, a program devoted to early intervention for high school and college athletes at risk for tragic sudden cardiac death. Click HERE for part 2.

Beat Heart Disease, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with James Beckerman, M.D., author of “Heart to Start: The Eight-Week Exercise Prescription to Live Longer, Beat Heart Disease, and Run Your Best Race." Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 21, Part 1
February 23, 2015
Has the effectiveness and safety of statin drugs been exaggerated? Vaginal steaming: It's a "hot" new spa craze, but is it healthy? "Cads" vs. Dads: can a man's marital fidelity be predicted via his finger length? Are you in danger of exercising TOO MUCH? Resveratrol reduces mini-strokes and prevents loss of walking speed in the elderly. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 21, Part 2

New Dietary Guidelines for America exonerate cholesterol, but double-down on saturated fat and red meat; Low vitamin D levels worsen stroke recovery; New GMO non-browning apple--do we really need this? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Protecting Your Access to Natural Therapies, Part 1
February 19, 2015
The Alliance for Natural Health is a Washington, DC-based advocacy organization that is devoted to protecting natural medicine consumers’ access to therapies and products of their choice. Today we speak to their Communications Director, Tim Reihm, who brings us up to date on efforts to preserve natural medicine compounding pharmacies which are instrumental in preparing custom medications, bio-identical hormones, and intravenous ingredients used by patients of integrative practitioners, details of which can be found at http://www.savecompounding.org. Tim also dishes on ANH’s campaign to promote full disclosure of GMO ingredients in foods, particularly in light of the impending approval of a new, non-browning GMO apple. We also discuss New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s recent misguided efforts to tarnish the supplement industry. ANH-USA provides a reliable counterbalance to often misleading mainstream media coverage of issues relating to natural medicine. Click HERE for part 2.