Expert Interview

ENCORE: Achieving Age-Defying Athletic Performance, Part 1
March 9, 2023
Dr. David Minkoff is an integrative physician, and at 72, a champion amateur athlete, training this season for his 44th full Ironman Triathlon. He relates the story of his career transformation from conventional medicine to the founding of Lifeworks Wellness Center in 1997 after his wife developed a debilitating illness that eluded medical diagnosis. It turned out she had mercury toxicity, and detoxification alleviated her symptoms. That decisive event launched Dr. Minkoff’s investigation of alternative methodologies. He attributes his age-defying athletic performance to careful nutrition—he follows a very low carb diet and monitors his blood sugar with a continuous glucose monitor. He uses an Oura ring too monitor his physiologic state, and budgets time for adequate sleep and recovery. He’s also a proponent of amino acid supplementation and has formulated his own performance-enhancing formula, PerfectAmino. Dr. Minkoff also takes an array of nutritional supplements. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Achieving Age-Defying Athletic Performance, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. David Minkoff, integrative physician and champion amateur athlete, Click HERE for part 1.

The “Kyo-Life” Heart Health Strategy, Part 1
March 7, 2023
In Japanese “kyo” means strong or powerful. The” Kyo-Life” is one that is strong in body, mind, and attitude. To stay strong, we need to maintain our best health in all the traditional ways with proper diet, exercise, and sleep. Jim LaValle, Clinical Pharmacist, Author, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist, and Heart Health Expert provides advice and useful solutions to empower all of us to achieve our health goals and live our best life. When we think about overall wellness, your heart should be the centerpiece of your health focus. LaValle details a family of supplements, including one of Dr. Hoffman's top recommendations for heart health, aged garlic extract. Click HERE for part 2.

The “Kyo-Life” Heart Health Strategy, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Jim LaValle, Clinical Pharmacist, Author, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist, and Heart Health Expert. Click HERE for part 1.

The Dire Consequences of Our Depleted Microbiomes, Part 1
March 2, 2023
Is the human microbiome an endangered species? Dr. Martin Blaser, author of "Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues," has now been featured in a new documentary, "The Invisible Extinction," that explores the dire consequences of our depleted microbiomes. Antibiotic overuse, C-sections, lack of breastfeeding, ultra-processed food, lack of exposure to nature, and chlorinated water conspire to deplete our bodies of beneficial bacteria; these imbalances in intestinal flora have profound far-reaching effects, not just on digestive disorders, but on immunity, metabolism, and brain function. Conditions like insulin resistance, obesity, Parkinson’s Disease, depression and anxiety and many more have been linked to microbiome deficits. What lessons do stool samples from indigenous peoples offer us? There may be a trans-generational effect of microbiome depletion. Dr. Blaser has gone so far as to advocate a Microbiome Vault to preserve our bacterial heritage. Are fecal transplants and poop pills the answer? “Vaginal seeding”? What role do high-fiber diets play? Are fermented foods beneficial? What about probiotics? Dr. Blaser describes measures we need to take now to recover our microbial diversity. Click HERE for part 2.

The Dire Consequences of Our Depleted Microbiomes, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Martin Blaser, author of "Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues." Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: A Remarkable Functional Food: Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat, Part 1
February 28, 2023
A conversation with the founder of the Functional Medicine movement, Dr. Jeffrey Bland. His latest innovation is the identification and popularization of a remarkable functional food, Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat (HTB). It contains an array of immunorestorative compounds, as well as unique prebiotics supportive of a healthy microbiome. HTB is available as a food ingredient, or as a concentrated supplement, HTB Rejuvenate™️. New findings suggest HTB optimizes immune parameters, counteracts insulin resistance, and improves subjective well-being of experimental subjects. Dr. Bland further weighs in on the ideal diet, the lessons of the pandemic, and why we need a renewed focus on natural antecedents to health even as we move past Covid-19. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: A Remarkable Functional Food: Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with the founder of the Functional Medicine movement, Dr. Jeffrey Bland. Click HERE for part 1.

Immune Function and Respiratory Health, Part 1
February 23, 2023
With respiratory health on everyone’s mind these days, Neil Levin, Senior Nutrition Education Manager and a product formulator for NOW(r) Foods and Protocol for Life Balance, offers a deep dive on how to fortify your resilience. He details how different nutrients and dietary supplements can support upper and lower respiratory tract immune function. Click HERE for part 2.

Immune Function and Respiratory Health, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Neil Levin, Senior Nutrition Education Manager and a product formulator for NOW(r) Foods and Protocol for Life Balance. Click HERE for part 1.