Cholesterol

Intelligent Medicine for November 20, 2013
November 20, 2013
Q&A with Leyla: "Seitan" worship; Forteo vs. strontium for osteoporosis; enormous weight gain after thyroid irradiation; slicing and dicing LDL; controversy over new cholesterol guidelines

Intelligent Medicine for November 19, 2013
November 19, 2013
Another flawed rollout -- the new cholesterol guidelines prompt widespread confusion and dismay; FDA to consumers -- eat soggy french fries; antibiotic Apocalypse? "50 Shades of Grey" goes viral -- literally!

Intelligent Medicine for November 14, 2013
November 14, 2013
Urgent Update: Statin Overkill--Is this what the U.S. really needs? 30 to 40 million more of us on statins? Dr. Hoffman breaks down the new American Heart Association guidelines that threaten to ensnare more Americans on needless and potentially harmful cholesterol-lowering drugs

Intelligent Medicine for October 15, 2013 UPDATED!
October 15, 2013
Q & A with Hoffman Center Nutritionist Leyla Muedin, RD, MS: Vegetarianism, lowering cholesterol without statins, the new anti-supplement policy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, how to take Strontium, can it cause an ulcer?

Intelligent Medicine
August 30, 2013
Dr. H interviews Justin Smith, producer of Statin Nation, a DVD about the cholesterol controversy: Does cholesterol matter? And if not, should we be prescribing statins to tens of millions worldwide?

Intelligent Medicine: “Cholesterol Clarity”
August 28, 2013
Dr. Hoffman interviews Jimmy Moore, author of the new book "Cholesterol Clarity" and host of the Livin' Low Carb Show: Does cholesterol really matter?