The Intelligent Medicine Podcast

Dietary Guidelines for America, Part 2
December 16, 2014
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Adele Hite, Director of the Healthy Nation Coalition, about the pressing need to revamp the dietary guidelines for America. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for December 13, Part 1
December 15, 2014
Is milk really a "natural"? New studies find women milk drinkers double their risk of dying; The hazard lurking in those "healthy" green smoothies; Chocolate helps the heart and brain, but which brands deliver the highest levels of beneficial flavanols, and which are free of heavy metals? The laughing gas cure for depression; Cut salt to banish headaches; BPA from canned foods may prompt rapid rises in blood pressure. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for December 13, Part 2

"Schmaltz"--aka chicken fat--maybe the new health food; A call for B vitamin supplementation to be mandated for depression treatment; Dietary nitrites from beets promote delivery of oxygen to muscles, heart and brain; Up to 80% of Americans may be magnesium deficient; Aspirin for everyone? Think again! Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
December 11, 2014
President Obama's recent trip to the hospital--turns out he has GERD. We offer natural tips for treating it. Can taking boron help slow the leaching of calcium from my bones? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2

Does taking coconut oil raise cholesterol? What to do about ophthalmic pain from Herpes Zoster? Is there a cure for Achilles tendonitis? GERD, acid-blockers and C. difficile. Click HERE for part 1.

Autoimmunity, Part 1
December 10, 2014
Dr. David Brady discusses Autoimmunity—what is it, and why is it so prevalent? What factors in the Western lifestyle have driven our modern epidemics of MS, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, and Type I diabetes? Is diet a factor? Is our obsession with cleanliness causing our immune systems to backfire? What roles do dysbiosis and Leaky Gut Syndrome play in autoimmunity? What is molecular mimicry? Which supplements are most effective for autoimmune conditions? Click HERE for part 2.

Autoimmunity, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. David Brady on Autoimmunity--what is it, and why is it so prevalent? Click HERE for part 1.

The Mediterranean Zone, Part 1
December 9, 2014
Best-selling author of the Zone Diet book series weighs in with his latest: The Mediterranean Zone. What new scientific insights have further validated the Zone Diet since its introduction in the '90s? What role do beneficial polyphenols play in the health of Mediterranean peoples? Why is Dr. Sears not advocating the complete elimination of carbs? Click HERE for part 2.

The Mediterranean Zone, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet book series. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for December 6, Part 1
December 8, 2014
What happens when you drink 10 Cokes a day for a month; FDA further limits what you can be told about your food’s health benefits; Added dividend of the Mediterranean Diet—it prevents Erectile Dysfunction! Berberine boosts fat-burning; Colorado’s experience with pot underlines its hazards; “Selfies” spur boom in plastic surgeries; Don’t sweat it if you wake up in the middle of the night—you may have “Segmented Sleep." Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.