Expert Interview

ENCORE: Curing Reflux Through Food, Part 1
October 19, 2021
Dr. Jamie Koufman is a pioneering ear, nose & throat specialist who coined the terms “silent reflux” and “layngopharyngeal reflux” (LPR). She specializes in diagnosing and treating voice disorders and reflux. She is the author of “Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook and Cure.” She contends that medicine’s obsession with acid-blocking drugs for throat complaints is misguided: “The gastroenterologists are like dinosaurs, but unlike dinosaurs, they deserve to die out.” She points out the many drawbacks of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs): They mostly don’t work, and they bring with them a host of side effects. Paradoxically, they may actually increase the risk of esophageal cancer, which they are intended to protect against. Dr. Koufman has demonstrated that complaints like hoarseness, chronic cough, throat-clearing, and bothersome throat sensations can be cured with simple lifestyle and diet changes. Asthma, too, is frequently misdiagnosed and responds to low-acid regimens when inhaled asthma drugs fail. She is an advocate of “alkaline water”, and has authored a research paper demonstrating its efficacy for reflux. Dr. Koufman is an outspoken critic of medicine’s trend toward specialization, which she calls out as profit-driven. Instead she says we need more incentives for primary care doctors to issue simple, lifestyle-oriented advice to patients, and shield them from excess procedures and medications. Her new book is entitled “Acid Reflux in Children: How Healthy Eating Can Fix Your Child's Asthma, Allergies, Obesity, Nasal Congestion, Cough & Croup.” Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Curing Reflux Through Food, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jamie Koufman, pioneering ear, nose & throat specialist and author of “Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook and Cure.” Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: Natural Treatment of Kidney Disease, Part 1
October 14, 2021
Dr. Jenna Henderson is a naturopathic physician (ND) focusing on kidney diseases. She herself underwent dialysis and transplantation, and so brings a wealth of personal as well as clinical experience to the fore. Kidney disease can arise from a variety of causes, including diabetes, hypertension, lupus, autoimmunity, and polycystic kidney disease. What supplements are good for kidney disease? What supplements can be problematic? Is the ultra-low protein renal diet always advisable? Are certain botanicals safe for patients with kidney disease? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Natural Treatment of Kidney Disease, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jenna Henderson, a naturopathic physician (ND) focusing on kidney diseases. Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: A Revolution In Our Understanding of Vitamin D, Part 1
October 12, 2021
The latest installment in our free-ranging discussions about vitamin D with Dr. John Cannell, founder and CEO of the Vitamin D Research Council. The “elephant in the room”: skeptics have lately pushed back on the efficacy of vitamin D and impugned the motives of top vitamin D researcher Michael Holick MD. Sounds “too good to be true”—-how could vitamin D be so beneficial for such a myriad of conditions? What are the autoimmune benefits of vitamin D? What are the latest findings linking low D levels to breast cancer risk? Is oral vitamin D supplementation equivalent to getting it the natural way—via the sun? What are optimal levels of D? Why is it that individuals require such different levels of supplementation? What about D in pregnancy? For athletic performance? For fending off colds and flus? For diabetes? For autism? Are certain formulations of D superior to others? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: A Revolution In Our Understanding of Vitamin D, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. John Cannell, founder and CEO of the Vitamin D Research Council. Click HERE for part 1.

A Natural Solution to Foot and Leg Problems, Part 1
October 5, 2021
Nerve pain, often expressed by numbness, tingling, burning, and/or shooting pains in the feet and legs is becoming more and more common. These symptoms may be indicative of an often unrecognized vitamin B1 deficiency, or LowB1, which can be corrected with a natural non-drug treatment. People who are diabetic, obese, elderly, or who have or have had issues with alcohol are most at risk for LowB1. Dr. Richard Mann, CEO of Oshare Health Products and a Podiatric Physician and Surgeon who specializes in nerve diseases of the feet and legs, developed Zobria®, a nutritional formula to rapidly and safely reverse vitamin B1 deficiency. Zobria® is a safe, effective, and clinically proven nutritional supplement containing a high potency bioactive form of vitamin B1 which has been shown to reverse numbness, tingling, burning, or pain in your feet and legs caused by LowB1, with no side effects. Click HERE for part 2.

A Natural Solution to Foot and Leg Problems, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Richard Mann, CEO of Oshare Health Products and a Podiatric Physician and Surgeon who specializes in nerve diseases of the feet and legs. He's the developer of Zobria®, a nutritional formula that rapidly and safely reverses vitamin B1 deficiency, a leading and under-recognized cause of numbness, tingling, burning, and pain in the feet and legs. Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: Surviving Cancer, Part 1
September 30, 2021
James Templeton, author of "I Used to Have Cancer: How I Found My Own Way Back to Health," was 30 when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma. Through ingenuity and determination, he beat the odds after receiving a dismal prognosis. James—whose life partner is the nutritionist and frequent Intelligent Medicine contributor Anne Louise Gittleman—describes his inspiring journey of hope and self-empowerment. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Surviving Cancer, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with James Templeton, author of "I Used to Have Cancer: How I Found My Own Way Back to Health." Click HERE for part 1.