Diabetes

ENCORE: The Epidemic of Diabetes, Part 1
November 3, 2020
Dr. David Perlmutter is America’s foremost Integrative neurologist and pioneering author of "Grain Brain." Five years after its publication, with over a million copies sold worldwide in twenty languages, he reflects on its success and the vindication of its central tenets: That America’s low-fat high/carb mania has promoted an epidemic of diabetes, just when optimal blood sugar is gaining recognition as fundamental to brain health; that gluten is demonstrably harmful via its effects on gut permeability; and that fat and cholesterol phobia has deprived our brains of essential nutrients. He emphasizes the centrality of exercise to prevention and reversal of dementia. The latest research underlies the concept of neuroplasticity—that the adult brain has the capacity to repair and regenerate. What newly-discovered factor helps to literally regrow brain cells? Does genetics dictate our neurological fate? Or can lifestyle overcome our heredity? What roles for sleep? Stress reduction? Coffee? Alcohol? Bio-identical hormone replacement? The microbiome? Cannabinoids? Ketogenic diet? What drugs take a toll on brain function? Dr. Perlmutter will soon be featured nationwide in a PBS Special entitled “Dr. Perlmutter’s Whole Life Plan”. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: The Epidemic of Diabetes, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. David Perlmutter, America’s foremost Integrative neurologist and pioneering author of "Grain Brain." Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Geographic Tongue
October 28, 2020
Just say "NO" - Study underway to explore benefits of nitric oxide; Regular exercise as cancer prevention; Too much exercise may promote inflammation and suppress immunity; I'm a long time vegan with a HgbA1c close to 6. What can I eat to lower it?; My neighbor who is a nurse told me to stop taking so many supplements. Can you help me defend my position?; I recently developed geographic tongue. Is there a treatment for it? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: The Way Human Beings are Supposed to Eat, Part 1
October 27, 2020
Professor Tim Noakes is a South African medical doctor and a respected exercise physiologist. Decades ago, he wrote the best-selling "The Lore of Running," in which he advocated a low-fat carbo-loading diet for optimal athletic performance. But when he himself developed Type 2 Diabetes, he had second thoughts and began researching the low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) dietary paradigm. The result: He reversed his diabetes, sold 200,000 copies of his new book, "The Real Meal Revolution," but then became the target of an Inquisition-style prosecution for dietary heresy. In what became dubbed “the Nutrition Trial of the Century” Professor Noakes valiantly upheld science in the face of a concerted attack from the medical orthodoxy. We discuss how he finally prevailed. Why has the diet controversy become so politicized? Why does Professor Noakes consider the Agricultural Revolution “one of mankind’s biggest mistakes”? Why is the Banting diet particularly suited to the dietary needs of South Africans? Don’t some people do OK with carbohydrates? What’s the impact of the LCHF on athletic performance? What research is the Noakes Foundation undertaking? How is it trying to democratize low-carb dieting for the masses? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: The Way Human Beings are Supposed to Eat, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Professor Tim Noakes, author of "The Real Meal Revolution." Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for October 24, Part 1
October 26, 2020
What’s missing from 2020 candidates’ talking points on healthcare; The controversy over “herd immunity” explained; How much zinc is too much? Coffee and green tea forestall diabetes death risk; D for dementia; The final word on the breast cancer/hair dye & straightener link. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for October 17, Part 1
October 19, 2020
Outbreak in Canadian spin studio infects over 70 cyclists; What’s YOUR exercise work-around? Offering a second opinion on osteoporosis—is it too late for supplements to help? Is plane travel too risky during the pandemic? Acupuncture relieves surgery pain, reduces need for addictive opiates; Metformin recall widens; Two apples a day could keep the cardiologist away; CPAP for sleep apnea. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Loneliness and Diabetes
September 23, 2020
Study: Loneliness in older adults and new-onset diabetes; Deaths from Alzheimer's have spiked in the time of COVID; I have fibromyalgia and hypothyroidism. What can I do about my aches and pains?; Which anticholinergic drugs are "Brainrobbers"?; I've never gotten the flu vaccine but am considering it now with COVID still around. What are your thoughts? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy, Part 1
September 10, 2020
"Minerals—The Forgotten Nutrient: Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy." Health attorney Joy Stephenson-Laws is on a mission: to transform U.S. healthcare. To this end, she co-authored a consumer-friendly introduction to mineral nutrition. What are the key minerals? Why do traditional blood tests often fail to recognize deficiencies? How do mineral imbalances influence hypertension? Diabetes? Immunity? What commonly-used drugs interfere with mineral balance? When it comes to minerals, can you get too much of a good thing? What’s Stephenson-Laws’ problem with the current state of hospital nutrition? How to better communicate the benefits of good diet to communities and health professionals? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Health Attorney Joy Stephenson-Laws, co-author of "Minerals - The Forgotten Nutrient: Your Secret Weapon for Getting and Staying Healthy." Click HERE for part 1.