Expert Interview

Beat Heart Disease, Part 1
February 24, 2015
What percentage of heart problems could be averted with lifestyle measures? You’d be amazed! Listen to this podcast with James Beckerman, M.D., author of “Heart to Start: The Eight-Week Exercise Prescription to Live Longer, Beat Heart Disease, and Run Your Best Race." Dr. Beckerman details how you can assess your fitness status, and custom-design your pathway to fitness. Think you can’t do it? Think again! You CAN run your first 5K race, regardless of previous fitness levels. Develop your own training strategy to attain your goals. Proceeds from Dr. Beckerman’s book go to Play Smart Youth Heart Screenings, a program devoted to early intervention for high school and college athletes at risk for tragic sudden cardiac death. Click HERE for part 2.

Beat Heart Disease, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with James Beckerman, M.D., author of “Heart to Start: The Eight-Week Exercise Prescription to Live Longer, Beat Heart Disease, and Run Your Best Race." Click HERE for part 1.

Protecting Your Access to Natural Therapies, Part 1
February 19, 2015
The Alliance for Natural Health is a Washington, DC-based advocacy organization that is devoted to protecting natural medicine consumers’ access to therapies and products of their choice. Today we speak to their Communications Director, Tim Reihm, who brings us up to date on efforts to preserve natural medicine compounding pharmacies which are instrumental in preparing custom medications, bio-identical hormones, and intravenous ingredients used by patients of integrative practitioners, details of which can be found at http://www.savecompounding.org. Tim also dishes on ANH’s campaign to promote full disclosure of GMO ingredients in foods, particularly in light of the impending approval of a new, non-browning GMO apple. We also discuss New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s recent misguided efforts to tarnish the supplement industry. ANH-USA provides a reliable counterbalance to often misleading mainstream media coverage of issues relating to natural medicine. Click HERE for part 2.

Protecting Your Access to Natural Therapies, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Tim Reihm of the Alliance for Natural Health, who brings us up to date on efforts to preserve natural medicine compounding pharmacies. Click HERE for part 1.

Reversing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, Part 1
February 17, 2015
Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, author of Fatigued to Fantastic, discusses the S.H.I.N.E. protocol for reversing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. He addresses the new initiative to change the name of CFS to “systemic exertion intolerance syndrome (SEID); Does exercise still have a role in addressing symptoms? What supplements benefit sufferers? What free or inexpensive resources can help patients find answers? Dr. Teitelbaum unveils a new project: a study of natural interventions to slow or reverse Alzheimer’s Disease progression. He argues that the best cures for challenging diseases won't be forthcoming from conventional medicine, but rather, require an amalgam of innovative orthodox and natural approaches. Among his favorites: D-ribose for fibromyalgia, curcumin for pain and dementia, and NAET for allergies and autism. Click HERE for part 2.

Reversing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum about a protocol for reversing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. Click HERE for part 1.

Herbal Medicine for Colds and Flus, Part 1
February 12, 2015
In the wake of this year’s flu vaccine fiasco, master herbalists Jhoane and Carl Robinson, co-founders of Cedar Bear Naturales natural products company, share wisdom about natural alternatives for respiratory conditions. Why echinacea should not be used for certain conditions, and not simply for prevention; the potent anti-infective properties of garlic; the immune-supportive benefits of elderberry; when to take lomatium, yarrow, and Oregon grape root; tailored remedies for different types of coughs. Carl dishes on why NY Attorney General Schneiderman’s “bust” of herbal products is based on totally specious methodology. Click HERE for part 2.

Herbal Medicine for Colds and Flus, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with master herbalists Jhoane and Carl Robinson, co-founders of Cedar Bear Naturales natural products company, as they share wisdom about natural alternatives for respiratory conditions. Click HERE for part 1.

Cease and Desist, Part 1
February 10, 2015
Steve Mister of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) dishes on the recent “cease and desist” order leveled against major retailers of herbal supplements by New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: “These actions . . . smack of a self-serving publicity stunt under the guise of protecting public health.” He claims the DNA barcoding methodology used by the AG is inappropriate; proper testing would support the potency and safety of the herbal products in question. The AG has not taken calls from responsible representatives of the supplement community, and he refuse to divulge the raw data on which the recall action is based. Steve Mister discusses the elaborate safeguards already in place by supplement manufacturers, and argues that more regulations are not the answer. He offers tips on how consumers can assure themselves of the quality and purity of supplements they use. He urges NY residents to express their concerns directly to the Attorney General, and is spearheading a Twitter campaign: “Hashtag: ReleasetheReport! Click HERE for part 2.

Cease and Desist, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Steve Mister of the Council for Responsible Nutrition on the recent “cease and desist” order leveled against major retailers of herbal supplements by New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Click HERE for part 1.