Aging

ENCORE: Sleep Disordered Breathing, Part 2
September 5, 2019
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Michael Gelb, co-author of "Gasp," describing the range of symptoms airway disorders can provoke. Click HERE for part 1.

Leyla Weighs In: Anemia and Dementia
August 23, 2019
Anemia linked to higher odds for dementia in seniors.

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 17, Part 2
August 19, 2019
Natural treatments for DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness); Vitamin K vs. arthritis; Reversing fibrocystic breast disease; Positional vertigo; Gluten found in 32% of “gluten-free” restaurant samples tested with new portable device; Commuting by car while overweight is a health double whammy; Scientists develop new blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 3, Part 2
August 5, 2019
Is psychiatry an unscientific mess? “Spin” common in psychiatry journals; Hemoglobin A1c 6.0: “All they told me was to take a diabetes med.” Whey protein tames blood sugar spikes; Exposure to green spaces counteracts cravings; Med students don fat suits to cultivate empathy for obese patients; Blood test 94% accurate for predicting Alzheimer’s; High-fat diet said to prompt depression—REALLY? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Curcumin and Magnesium for Brain Health, Part 1
July 30, 2019
Protocol for Life Balance Senior Nutrition Education Manager Neil Levin weighs in on nutritional strategies for preventing cognitive decline. While BigPharma flounders in its multi-billion-dollar efforts to find a “magic bullet” drug against Alzheimer’s Disease, an estimated 28 million Baby Boomers are destined to suffer from the debilitating condition by mid-century. A new study suggests that simple lifestyle changes can mitigate risk even in those with Alzheimer’s genes. Levin discusses the science substantiating the brain benefits of curcumin and magnesium. But bio-availability is a problem; most forms of curcumin and magnesium don’t cross the blood-brain barrier. Levin highlights research on Curcumin SPLC (Cogumin) and magnesium threonate (Protosorb Magnesium). Other ancillary nutrients like phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, bacopa, huperzine, CoQ10, fish oil and tocotrienols also deserve consideration in a brain-protective regimen. Click HERE for part 2.

Curcumin and Magnesium for Brain Health, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Protocol for Life Balance Senior Nutrition Education Manager Neil Levin who weighs in on nutritional strategies for preventing cognitive decline. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for July 27, Part 2
July 29, 2019
A presidential candidate inveighs against excessive use of antidepressants; Food industry seeks to reframe eating Oreos as exercise in “Mindfulness”; Using smartphones for 5 hours or more per day associated with dramatic increase in obesity; A caller with an abnormal exercise stress test is told he needs a stent. Does he? B6 and iron for panic attacks; NAD for Parkinson’s Disease; Healthy lifestyle may overcome genetic risk for Alzheimer’s; Magnesium and curcumin support brain health. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Trans Fatty Acids
July 24, 2019
Association of lifestyle and genetic risk with incidence of dementia; What are trans fatty acids? Are there specific ingredients on packaging labels to be wary of?; Dietary cholesterol improves MS symptoms in mice. Click HERE for part 2.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for July 6, Part 1
July 8, 2019
Why people don’t lose weight when they exercise; Is strontium helpful for hip arthritis? Overcoming fibromyalgia; Pesticides and gut bacteria linked to depression; Adding UV light to henhouses boosts vitamin D in eggs; Eat nuts—get sexier? Austria becomes first nation to ban Round-Up over cancer risk. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Cellular Health: The Foundation of Wellness, Part 1
July 4, 2019
Why is cellular health so important to overall health? Dr. Matthew Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Innovation at ChromaDex -- Makers of TRU NIAGEN, joins us with a deep-dive on NAD. Some scientists have proposed that decreased NAD levels are a driver of mitochondrial dysfunction—an established “hallmark of aging." A growing number of preclinical studies show that increasing NAD with nicotinamide riboside (NR) turns on beneficial cellular processes. Click HERE for part 2.