Expert Interview

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Agenda Driven Dietary Guidelines? P. 2
March 21, 2014
Dr. H continues his conversation with Erik Telford, senior vice president of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity.

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Agenda Driven Dietary Guidelines? P. 1

First Lady Michelle Obama recently unveiled a new nutrition labeling program as part of the White House’s ongoing campaign to curtail obesity. That sounds laudable, but are the new guidelines a thinly-veiled attempt by committed vegans and climate change activists to get Americans to give up animal protein? Are the guidelines science-based or politically-motivated? Do they potentially threaten the health of Americans dependent on Government programs? Dr. H speaks with Erik Telford, senior vice president of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity.

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Female Sexual Dysfunction P. 2
March 20, 2014
Part 2 of Dr. Hoffman's conversation with Dr. Madeline Castellanos, board-certified psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of sexual dysfunction.

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Female Sexual Dysfunction P. 1

Why do so many women complain of loss of libido and inability to achieve orgasm? Why do Viagra and testosterone work for men, but for women . . . not so much? The key to optimal sexual response: “PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!” A new medical breakthrough--electrical stimulation; are women pressured too much to perform like porn stars? Could your allergy medicine or cold remedy be impairing your sexual response? Are there natural aphrodisiacs for women? Dr. H. talks to Dr. Madeline Castellanos, board-certified psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of sexual dysfunction.

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Stress
March 12, 2014
How to deal with the pervasive problem of STRESS: Dr. Doni Wilson, author of The Stress Remedy: Master Your Body's Synergy and Optimize Your Health, weighs in with coping strategies. How are your adrenals? Are they over- or under-active? What are the signs of adrenal burnout? What are natural methods of adrenal support? As a certified mid-wife, Dr. Doni champions natural childbirth—what are the advantages? Is it safe? And what do “doulas" do?

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: The scoop on poop
March 11, 2014
Dr. Mark Davis, ND, nationally-recognized authority on Fecal Transplantation, discusses treatment of serious GI disorders with nature’s own remedy—feces from healthy donors. Currently restricted by FDA rules to clinical trials for treatment of antibiotic-resistant C. dificile diarrhea, fecal transplantation offers hope for ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, IBS, and even autism and other autoimmune conditions.

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Healing Heart Disease
March 6, 2014
Holistic cardiologist Dr. Roy Heilbron discusses his new book, "“Healing Heart Disease with Chelation Therapy:” TACT, the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy, showed that chelation therapy was safe and offered dramatic protection against heart disease. But disappointingly, it’s still considered an “alternative” therapy and is shunned by the cardiology establishment. Double standard in medicine?

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Do hospitals and the State have too much power over our medical care?
March 4, 2014
Diane O’Leary, Ph.D, medical ethicist and Executive Director of the Coalition for Diagnostic Rights, discusses the Justina Pelletier case: how medical authorities and government officials abrogated her parents' rights to pursue effective medical care for her mitochondrial disorder. A contempt of Court order against her father Lou Pelletier was just lifted, and she is being returned to the care of her original doctors. Do hospitals and the State have too much power over our medical care? Can they deny us the right to seek proper treatment and tell us “it’s all in your head”?

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Intestinal bacterial overgrowth
February 27, 2014
Everything you ever wanted to know about SIBO—Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Dr. Allison Siebecker on if you have gas, bloating, belching, flatulence, cramps, diarrhea and/or constipation, you might have SIBO. What are the causes? How to test? How to treat? What roles do natural vs. prescription drugs play in the eradication of SIBO? What diets work best? Do probiotics help?

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: What diets nourished our ancestors?
February 26, 2014
Sally Fallon of the Weston A. Price Foundation visits Intelligent Medicine: What diets nourished our ancestors? Who are “Diet Dictocrats” and where did they go wrong? What’s wrong with soy? Is “Natural” agave a good alternative to sugar and high fructose corn syrup? Should we be restricting our salt and cholesterol like health authorities continually urge us to? What role does raw, unpasteurized dairy play in a healthy diet? What is “Bone Broth”? And why are organ meats so crucial to our health?