Environmental Health

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: “Will the vaccine alter my genes?”
February 3, 2021
Can you give me guidelines on what types of soaps to use?; I have arthritis pain in my knees and can only take Tylenol because I also take blood thinners. What else can I do?; Will the vaccine alter my genes? Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Fried Food Intake
January 20, 2021
Fried food intake linked to heightened risk of heart disease and stroke; Government approach to obesity policies destined to fail due to lack of environmental considerations; My husband has pain in his calf sometimes when he walks at a fast pace. What can he do about this?; I have a friend who was diagnosed with having Chilblains. Is there a supplement to help with her circulation?; One of the ingredients in Xlear nasal spray is grapefruit seed extract. I'm taking atorvastatin. Will there be any interaction?; If you could choose which covid vaccine to take, would you prefer one pharmaceutical's vaccine over the others? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: How to Heal the Complex Patient, Part 1
January 6, 2021
Many people suffer from a bewildering array of symptoms including fatigue, bodily aches and pains, depression and anxiety, sudden weight gain or loss, brain fog, and multiple food and chemical reactions. These are often branded “psychosomatic”. Dr. Neil Nathan presents a detailed roadmap to recovery in his book “Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness.” What is the Cell Danger Response (CDR) and how does it explain why patients get “stuck” in chronic illness? Why is mold toxicity such a pervasive trigger of a myriad of health problems? How can mold-exposed patients be detoxed? What role for tick-borne infections like Lyme and Bartonella in triggering chronic illness? What is Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), and how can its proper identification facilitate relief from baffling symptoms? Why is it sometimes important to “reboot” a dysregulated autonomic nervous system in chronically ill patients? What supplements and medications aid recovery? Why is it important to go slow with treatments? Dr. Nathan shares resources for clinicians and patients. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: How to Heal the Complex Patient, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Neil Nathan, who presents a detailed roadmap to recovery in his book “Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness." Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for December 26, Part 1
December 28, 2020
The medical establishment still can’t get diet for diabetes right; Why do cardiologists still tell patients to avoid cheese? When you eat as important as what you eat in managing diabetes; Losing just a few pounds can lower your risk of progressing to diabetes by nearly 50%; Chemicals in your home can cause diabetes; The low-FODMAP diet for IBS; Muscle relaxants plus NSAIDs—the “standard of care” for back pain—no better than placebo, study says; Calf muscle circumference a good predictor of health outcomes. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for December 5, Part 1
December 7, 2020
New research reveals COVID-19 may have been circulating as early as late 2019; What that means for prospects for herd immunity; Exercise may generate antioxidant compound protective against severe COVID-19; Natural chemicals in foods may inhibit a key SARS-Cov-2 enzyme; Can all those disinfectants be unnecessary/harmful? Does the “Copper-Zapper” protect against viruses? Diet soda no better than regular soda for heart health; Even short bouts of exercise boost metabolic health. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

ENCORE: Corporate Malfeasance v. Public Health, Part 1
November 26, 2020
Spotlight on glyphosate and GMOs with Carey Gillam, author of "Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science." Gillam is an investigative journalist whose passion for the truth led her to disturbing conclusions about the herbicide glyphosate, widely used on “Round-Up Ready” crops. It’s maker Monsanto—now Bayer—is facing multiple lawsuits by plaintiffs claiming Roundup caused their cancers. Particularly disturbing are cases of rare aggressive variants of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma among agricultural workers. Gillam found herself vilified and delegitimized after calling out the dangers of glyphosate; the agribusiness industry has powerful allies in government, the media, in regulatory agencies and has infiltrated academic circles. How pervasive is glyphosate in our environment, in our food supply, in our bloodstreams, even in breast milk? What potential effects does glyphosate have on the nervous system, on fertility, and on the microbiome? Why might children be more vulnerable? How does it affect soil quality? Is the threatened demise of the Monarch butterfly attributable to glyphosate? How has glyphosate use brought about the unintended consequence of more use of other dangerous herbicides? What can be done to minimize exposure? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Corporate Malfeasance v. Public Health, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Carey Gillam, author of "Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science." Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Melatonin and COVID-19
November 25, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving!; Study: Glyphosate may affect human microbiota; What do you think of desiccated liver for athletic endurance?; What do you think of the potential of melatonin in treating Covid-19? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Eggs and Diabetes; Vitamin B and Cancer

I read an article that B vitamins can cause cancer. How much is too much?; Why isn't Dr. Zelenko's protocol being widely discussed in treating Covid-19? Is there a Big Pharma connection?; Should I take the Covid-19 vaccine?; Will vaccines be made mandatory?; I hear HEPA filters capture particles 3 microns in size. But the virus is 1 micron; There's a study that asserts that eggs cause diabetes. Any critique? Click HERE for part 2.