Expert Interview

ENCORE: Are the supplements you take safe and effective? Part 1
February 8, 2024
Sandra Lee, CEO of NJ Labs, an analytical testing service, helps us look behind the curtain at the world of quality testing for supplements and nutraceuticals. It’s a complicated process; different methods are required to detect heavy metals, pesticides, and to ascertain potency. Many companies are heavily invested in multiple layers of quality control, safeguarding consumers and ensuring they get what the label claims. Sandra is a pioneer in the new field of evaluating hemp-derived cannabinoids; there’s wide variation in the quality of the myriad CBD products that have recently flooded the marketplace. Sandra provides tips on how consumers can be reassured of the effectiveness of products they buy. She hails progress made my responsible supplement manufacturers. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Are the supplements you take safe and effective? Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Sandra Lee, CEO of NJ Labs. Click HERE for part 1.

How You Can Get Your Immune System Into Peak Performance Fast, Part 1
February 6, 2024
Today, more than ever, your good health is constantly under attack by everything that winter brings. Sometimes you feel like you can’t leave your house because of all the tiny, invisible threats that are coughed or sneezed at you. And with most health experts predicting that this winter will be just as severe as last winter, now would be a good time to become SUPER - IMMUNE. Dr. Paul S. Anderson, a recognized educator and clinician in integrative and naturopathic medicine with a focus on complex infectious, chronic, and oncologic illness, details a scientifically advanced mushroom extract from Japan called AHCC that super-charges your immune system like nothing else. It boosts the most important part of your immune system: your Natural Killer cells, or NK cells. They're the most powerful, invader-killing cells in your body. Click HERE for part 2.

How You Can Get Your Immune System Into Peak Performance Fast, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Paul S. Anderson, a recognized educator and clinician in integrative and naturopathic medicine with a focus on complex infectious, chronic, and oncologic illness. Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: A Pandemic of Elevated Uric Acid, Part 1
February 1, 2024
Dr. David Perlmutter, integrative neurologist and author of "Grain Brain," has a new book: "Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid—The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar, and Achieving Extraordinary Health." Dr. Perlmutter highlights the central role that uric acid plays in, not just gout, but a plethora of metabolic and degenerate conditions that afflict modern men and women. He decries the lax guidelines that allow at-risk patients to suffer high uric acid, and argues for more stringent standards, preferring a uric acid of 5.5 or less as optimal. He describes how uric acid was once adaptive in prehistoric times as a measure to offset times of famine; now, with sedentary lifestyles, unlimited food, and vastly increased carbohydrate consumption, there’s a pandemic of elevated uric acid. He dispels the notion that lowering uric acid is just a matter of avoiding animal protein; dietary fructose from soft drinks and processed food and desserts is a far worse culprit. Dr. Perlmutter highlights certain nutrients that lower uric acid: vitamin C, coffee polyphenols, tart cherry concentrate, luteolin, and quercetin. What type of alcohol we consume also has an impact on uric acid, as does excessive salt consumption. Dr. Perlmutter introduces us to a home test that can empower patients to monitor their uric acid. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: A Pandemic of Elevated Uric Acid, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. David Perlmutter, integrative neurologist and author of the new book, "Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid—The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar, and Achieving Extraordinary Health." Click HERE for part 1.

Innovative Ways for Addressing Chronic Pain, Part 1
January 30, 2024
Most people assume that pain and illness are the straightforward result of injury and disease. However, one in six adults suffers from chronic pain or illness that is either “medically unexplained” or unresponsive to virtually any treatment. Dr. David Clarke is President of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA), a nonprofit dedicated to ending the chronic pain epidemic. He's also the author of "They Can’t Find Anything Wrong." He provides a deep-dive on the awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of stress-related and brain-generated medical conditions. Join his free webinar on February 1. Go to EndChronicPain.org for information and to register. Click HERE for part 2.

Innovative Ways for Addressing Chronic Pain, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. David Clarke, President of the President of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA), a nonprofit dedicated to ending the chronic pain epidemic. Click HERE for part 1.

The Link Between Your Oral and Systemic Health, Part 1
January 25, 2024
Over 60% of adult Americans suffer from some form of gum disease and most are not even aware they have it. Dr. William Levine, DDS, is a board certified periodontist and expert in oral inflammation. He has a private dental practice that specializes in periodontal disease and implantology. He has spent the last 15 years researching specific plant bioactives that naturally reduce inflammation so he could help his patients prevent and manage gum disease. He details why gum is disease so prevalent. What is the best way to treat gum disease? How to take care of your teeth and gums at home naturally. The link between gum disease and other systemic diseases of the body including: heart disease, stroke, diabetes etc. Why is inflammation the root cause of all disease? How to treat inflammation using plants. Click HERE for part 2.

The Link Between Your Oral and Systemic Health, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. William Levine, board certified periodontist and expert in oral inflammation. Click HERE for part 1.