Expert Interview

ENCORE: Everything You’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong, Part 1
January 5, 2023
Dr. Tim Spector explains why almost everything we’ve been told about food is wrong in his new book “Spoon-Fed.” Dr. Spector is a UK-based physician/researcher who is an expert in gut health and nutritional epidemiology. He has pioneered the ZOE app which seeks to personalize nutrition recommendations based on artificial intelligence algorithms. Dr. Spector’s new book assails popular diet myths, e.g. one-size-fits-all diet claims; that weight gain is simply a matter of calories; universal recommendations for low-salt diets; coffee is bad for you; meat is harmful; exercise is all you need to stave off weight gain, and pesticides and herbicides that have been approved for human consumption are safe. He’s particularly concerned about the pervasiveness of ultra-processed foods in the U.S. and U.K. Dr. Spector previews a soon-to-be-released paper he’s been working on that links poor dietary habits to worse COVID outcomes. He maintains his research findings could provide the impetus for a major effort to reform diet policy in Western industrialized countries. Dr. Spector is offering you, as an Intelligent Medicine Listener, a special discount at ZOE, just use coupon code: IMED35. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Everything You’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Tim Spector, author of "Spoon-Fed: Why almost everything we’ve been told about food is wrong." Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: Suppression of Early Covid Treatment Protocols, Part 1
January 3, 2023
Dr. Peter A. McCullough is the co-author of "THE COURAGE TO FACE COVID-19: Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex." He tells the story of doctors who developed a safe and effective early treatment for COVID-19 and their battle with the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex that suppressed it. Dr. McCullough and his colleagues developed an early treatment protocol of generic, repurposed drugs and supplements that has saved millions of COVID-19 patients from hospitalization and death. But in spite of their success, their early treatment protocol was not welcomed by public health officials. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Suppression of Early Covid Treatment Protocols, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Peter A. McCullough, co-author of "THE COURAGE TO FACE COVID-19: Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex." Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: Tips on Managing Stress, Part 1
December 29, 2022
Amid a tumultuous start to 2021, Dr. Jill Baron joins us with tips on managing stress. Her new book, "Don’t Mess with Stress," is a concise guide to natural lifestyle measures that can help you reassert control over your mind. Focusing on diet, meditation, exercise, and sleep optimization, Dr. Baron explains how we can enable a reset of the sympathetic/parasympathetic axis. What type of therapy is best for anxiety? Is there an anti-stress diet? What role for supplements? How can the breath regulate mood? Dr. Baron offers additional tips via her website, and you can subscribe to her Health and Well-Being newsletter. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Tips on Managing Stress, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jill Baron, author of "Don’t Mess with Stress." Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: The Benefits of High-Fat, Low-Carb Dieting, Part 1
December 27, 2022
"The Case for Keto" by Gary Taubes, the science writer and investigative journalist who’s famous for writing a game-changing 2002 NY Times Magazine article entitled “What if it’s All Been a Big Fat Lie?” The Case for Keto traces the history of diet theories pertaining to obesity, and argues we’ve taken a major wrong turn in our approaches. Instead of following the science, we’ve demonized fat and animal protein, and urged patients to follow a carbohydrate-rich, plant-based diet while exercising to “burn off calories”; this paradigm has failed miserably, with ever-escalating percentages of Americans overweight and developing metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Drawing from research, interviews with hundreds of experts, and his own personal experience, Taubes describes the benefits of high-fat, low-carb dieting. He explains why insulin metabolism is crucial to our understanding of why people can’t mobilize fat and experience hunger on most diet plans. He emphasizes that it is important to distinguish between diabetic ketoacidosis which is a medical emergency and ketosis which is a normal physiologic state. Taubes addresses some of the common stumbling blocks encountered by people undertaking keto diets. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: The Benefits of High-Fat, Low-Carb Dieting, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with science writer and investigative journalist Gary Taubes, author of "The Case for Keto." Click HERE for part 1.

Xylitol for Upper Respiratory Infection Prevention, Part 1
December 22, 2022
Cold & Flu Season is here and cases are up across the United States. And we have RSV as well as Covid that are causing illness. Nathan Jones, Founder and CEO of Xlear, Inc. reveals the lessons we have learned over the last two and a half years as to how to prepare and take better care of ourselves and our families to prevent upper respiratory infections. Click HERE for part 2.

Xylitol for Upper Respiratory Infection Prevention, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Nathan Jones, Founder and CEO of Xlear, Inc. Click HERE for part 1.