Acid Reflux

How to Keep Our Digestion Optimal During the Often Richly-Decadent Holiday Eating, Part 1
December 14, 2021
Each year as we enter the holiday season, we go to our "Digestion-Guru" Martie Whittekin for some sound advice about how to keep our digestion optimal during all the delicious yet often richly-decadent holiday eating. Martie is the author of numerous books. She knows that the natural approach to digestive health is far better (and in the long-term more successful) than simply popping an over-the-counter antacid for relief. She details the benefits of Dr. Ohhira's Probiotics to maintain digestive health and immunity this holiday season. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Curing Reflux Through Food, Part 1
October 19, 2021
Dr. Jamie Koufman is a pioneering ear, nose & throat specialist who coined the terms “silent reflux” and “layngopharyngeal reflux” (LPR). She specializes in diagnosing and treating voice disorders and reflux. She is the author of “Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook and Cure.” She contends that medicine’s obsession with acid-blocking drugs for throat complaints is misguided: “The gastroenterologists are like dinosaurs, but unlike dinosaurs, they deserve to die out.” She points out the many drawbacks of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs): They mostly don’t work, and they bring with them a host of side effects. Paradoxically, they may actually increase the risk of esophageal cancer, which they are intended to protect against. Dr. Koufman has demonstrated that complaints like hoarseness, chronic cough, throat-clearing, and bothersome throat sensations can be cured with simple lifestyle and diet changes. Asthma, too, is frequently misdiagnosed and responds to low-acid regimens when inhaled asthma drugs fail. She is an advocate of “alkaline water”, and has authored a research paper demonstrating its efficacy for reflux. Dr. Koufman is an outspoken critic of medicine’s trend toward specialization, which she calls out as profit-driven. Instead she says we need more incentives for primary care doctors to issue simple, lifestyle-oriented advice to patients, and shield them from excess procedures and medications. Her new book is entitled “Acid Reflux in Children: How Healthy Eating Can Fix Your Child's Asthma, Allergies, Obesity, Nasal Congestion, Cough & Croup.” Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Curing Reflux Through Food, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jamie Koufman, pioneering ear, nose & throat specialist and author of “Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook and Cure.” Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Dry Brushing
July 21, 2021
Ultra-processed food consumption a risk factor for inflammatory bowel disease; What is your opinion about dry brushing? Can it help with gastrointestinal issues?; What is the best time and proper dose of Endefen to take for GERD?; My daughter has breast cancer. What are your thoughts on the x39 patch?; How risky is covid for vaccinated patients with hypertension and moderate kidney disease? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: The Power of Poop!
July 14, 2021
The power of poop!; My nephew had a bone marrow transplant and chemo and needs help; In addition to DGL and Endefen, what type of diet do you advise patients when they have a flare-up of GERD?; Is my fragmented sleep adversely affecting my health? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: SIBO
July 1, 2021
My daughter has recurring SIBO after taking rounds of antibiotics. Can she take Candibactin BR permanently?; My gastritis has returned after taking a daily aspirin to avoid blood clots when I broke my knee cap. Now I have to take omeprazole!; Which is better for joints, type 1 or type 2 collagen? Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Menopausal Hot Flashes
June 16, 2021
I've been using MCT oil on a keto diet but isn't it processed and unhealthy?; I heard bee pollen can be helpful for menopausal hot flashes. Is this true?; Any concerns about giving a child under two years of age chocolate?; I'm a 72-year-old diabetic with morning blood sugars in the 130s. What can I do to lower these numbers?; I have symptoms of GERD but I think I have too little stomach acid. If I do the HCL test, could it hurt my esophagus? Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: What exactly does it mean when it says a vaccine is 95% effective?
March 24, 2021
Got your vaccine? Guess who'll give you a free donut!; A critique of Dr. Hoffman's vaccine article--Which Vaccine Should I Take?; I have to take acid-reducing medication for a year. What can I do to protect my bones?; B6 found to be helpful in keeping cytokine storm at bay in Covid-19; What exactly does it mean when it says a vaccine is 95% effective? Click HERE for part 2.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 27, Part 2
March 1, 2021
Are statin side effects imaginary? Gum disease sets stage for Covid complications and death; Do multivitamins do any good? 14-pound weight gain during Covid lockdown prompted this man’s GERD; Does a calcium score of 1000 necessitate cholesterol medication? Prediabetes hikes odds of brain decline; Hit piece claims supplements offer no Covid benefits. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for January 16, Part 2
January 18, 2021
Weight vests work for weight loss; Is Covid responsible for increasing rates of high blood pressure? Nutritional prevention for skin cancer; Is it safe to drink rainwater or snowmelt? Diet for GERD; Ditch sugar for Barrett’s esophagus; Breast-feeding women threaten their babies’ brain development if they consume too many sodas/fruit drinks; Fruit and vegetable intake curbs frailty in seniors; Yogurt consumption protects against colon cancer; Selenium needs to be part of an effective antioxidant formula; Low-carb diet scores vs. type 2 diabetes; Metformin reduces severity of Covid-19. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.