Brain Health

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 14, Part 2
March 16, 2020
Balance of Nature, maker of “fruit and veggie pills,” receives strong warnings from the FDA—re: their audacious claims that their products cure various serious diseases, as well as quality control issues; Keeping your brain healthy—with a low-Glycemic Index diet, Mediterranean style foods, and avoidance of trans-fats; U.S. healthcare system wastes nearly a trillion dollars in avoidable costs; Scared to deliver your baby in the hospital amid the current Coronavirus epidemic? New study confirms that home births safe for low-risk pregnancies; Beer before wine, or wine before beer—which minimizes the risk of a hangover? Taking probiotics can reduce impact of viral diseases, reducing costs associated with downtime and hospitalization for upper respiratory infections. Click HERE for part 1.

Leyla Weighs In: Nitric Oxide for Better Cardiovascular Health
March 13, 2020
Pharmacist and certified clinical nutritionist Beth Shirley, Executive Director of the Berkeley Life Scientific Advisory Board, details the benefits of nitric oxide supplementation. Nitric oxide is a vital signaling molecule essential in cardiovascular health. It supports blood pressure, immunity, sexual health, physical performance, cognitive function, blood sugar levels and more. Unfortunately, as we age our levels start to diminish naturally. Learn how to find out if you have low nitric oxide levels, and how to restore them.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 8, Part 2
February 10, 2020
Soybean oil consumption linked to profound brain changes; How long do you have to be off CBD to make sure a drug test won’t be positive for THC? Apricot pits for cancer prevention? Advances in metabolomics may yield blood tests that pinpoint risk of premature death; CoQ10 vs. BPA toxicity; “Forever chemicals” damage teeth; Hard-partying Keith Richards quits smoking, drugs, booze; “Quick fix” procedure for heavy period bleeding leaves many women in excruciating pain. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Science-Based Strategies to Boost Memory and Focus, Part 1
December 24, 2019
Dr. Daniel Amen discusses his new book "Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades." It offers science-based strategies to boost memory, strengthen focus and enable faster study. Dr. Amen draws on decades of experience with neuroimaging, utilizing the SPECT scan, which reveals metabolic activity within key brain regions. It turns out that underlying health conditions, tobacco, marijuana and alcohol, prior head injuries, diet, sleep status, exercise, nutritional supplements, and even hydration have profound effects on brain balance. Dr. Amen argues that brain scans offer a useful “report card” on brain function that can lead to individualized remediation. In as little as a few days, subsequent scans can reveal improvements in brain regions associated with performance and cognition. Dr. Amen believes in minimizing use of psychiatric meds while deploying a personalized arsenal of targeted supplements and lifestyle interventions. Click HERE for part 2.

Science-Based Strategies to Boost Memory and Focus, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Daniel Amen, author of "Change Your Brain Change Your Grades". Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for December 21, Part 2
December 23, 2019
Surprise: Restricting SNAP benefits to fruits and vegetables DID NOT promote healthier diet choices among food aid recipients; Low FODMAP diet for irritable bowel syndrome; Birth control pills found to shrink brain’s hypothalamus; Probiotic relieves Infant colic symptoms; Health professional contends that dairy consumption by adults is not “unnatural”; Caller shares his experience with plant-based diet that reversed his Type 2 diabetes; Migraines get a green light; CT scans up cancer risk. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Concussions, Omega 3’s, and Hemp Derived CBD, Part 1
December 10, 2019
Dr. Michael Lewis is an expert on nutritional interventions for brain health, particularly the prevention and rehabilitation of brain injury. He's the author of "When Brains Collide: What Every Athlete and Parent Should Know About the Prevention and Treatment of Concussions and Head Injuries" and he's advisor for CV Sciences. What is a concussion and what causes it? Who is at a higher risk for concussions? How is the use of omega-3 essential fatty acids in fish oil effective in treating concussions and more serious brain injuries? Dr. Lewis also discusses hemp-derived CBD oil as an additional nutritional tool to help alleviate the anxiety experienced by brain trauma victims. Click HERE for part 2.

Concussions, Omega 3’s, and Hemp Derived CBD, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with CV Sciences Advisor Michael D. Lewis, MD, an expert on nutritional interventions for brain health, particularly the prevention and rehabilitation of brain injury. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for November 30, Part 1
December 2, 2019
Pecked by a turkey? Cut by an electric knife? Fighting with in-laws? Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede on Black Friday? There’s a code for that! Dairy foods—are they really that bad for you? Besides strontium, is there anything else natural to take for osteoporosis? Undiagnosed celiac disease may explain bone loss in some; Just 2 drops of deadly mercury compound on her gloved hand melted this researcher’s brain; Clues as to why some cruise ship tourists get norovirus, others are protected. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for November 30, Part 2

A caller with a blood sugar of 32 on a glucose tolerance test; “Brain fog” linked to inflammation; Certain antibiotics may set the stage for Parkinson’s Disease; EBT heart scan for determining need for statins; A breakthrough home urine test for prostate cancer detection/monitoring; 43% have misdiagnosed themselves after Googling symptoms. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.