The Intelligent Medicine Podcast

Intelligent Medicine: Castaway
October 10, 2013
Dr. Hoffman's advice to Tom Hanks in light of his recent revelation that he has Type 2 Diabetes: Re-enact your role in "Castaway!"

Intelligent Medicine: Obesity
October 8, 2013
Obesity could be contagious--gut bacteria can determine your propensity to weight gain; Blood-type diets--is there evidence for their effectiveness? Licorice--a discussion of its benefits for gastrointestinal diseases: GERD, ulcers, & gastritis. When should it NOT be used?

Intelligent Medicine: “The Story of the Human Body”
October 7, 2013
Dr. H interviews Prof. Daniel Lieberman, evolutionary biologist, author of "The Story of the Human Body:" Are our genes "mismatched" to our modern environments? Are we undergoing "dysevolution?"

Intelligent Medicine
October 4, 2013
Dr. H interviews Michael Biamonte, CCN, expert on diagnosis and treatment of Candida, the Yeast Syndrome: What are the symptoms? What tests to use? How best to treat? What's the right diet? Drugs vs. nutraceuticals? Why do treatments fail?

Intelligent Medicine
October 3, 2013
Dr. H fields questions with Hoffman Center Nutritionist, Leyla Muedin: Are frequent small meals to fend off hunger ideal for weight loss? Are eggs OK for an 85 year old with heart disease? The real "China Study", fecal transplants, supplements for Estrogen Dominance, and more.

Intelligent Medicine: The Paleo Diet
October 1, 2013
Dr. H interviews Loren Cordain, originator of the Paleo Diet: What lessons does science teach us about the proper, evolutionarily-correct diet for humans?

Intelligent Medicine: Longevity Secrets
September 30, 2013
What do Bill Gates, eggs, and Soylent Green have in common? The strange longevity secrets of Britain's 111 year old woman; the medicinal effects of peppermint on the GI tract

Intelligent Medicine
September 27, 2013
Is fish oil bad for your prostate? Dr. Jay Udani, certified physician investigator and author of numerous studies on natural products, critiques the latest study.

Intelligent Medicine
September 26, 2013
Q & A with Leyla Muedin, RD, MS, Hoffman Center nutritionist: Too much calcium? How to take Strontium; How to lower CRP; The "China Study"; leg cramps; Grover's Disease; best magnesium supplements; and more.

Intelligent Medicine: Medical Oddities
September 25, 2013
Intelligent Medicine: Medical Oddities Dr. H explores "Strange Medicine", a compendium of bizarre medical practices through the ages, with historian Nathan Belofsky. Leeches, blood-letting, "cures" for female "hysteria", surgery without anesthesia, lobotomy, the mercury "cure" and other medical oddities.