Heart & Lung Health

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
August 22, 2018
Probiotics cause brain fog? Debunked! Sleep deprivation may lead to loneliness. Help with fibromyalgia, twitchy muscles and palpitations. Is there a full-spectrum magnesium for multiple concerns? Why might certain B vitamins encourage growth of already existing cancers whereas antioxidants like vitamins C and E do not? Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2

Atrial fibrillation when eating soy sauce or MSG. Bragg's Liquid Aminos. "I hope you sent your article on ways to transform the healthcare system to POTUS!" "Based on your recent podcast on vaccines, are there any you believe that are actually useful?" "I feel great on the Whole 30 diet, can I continue it forever?" Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: The Truth About Statins, Part 1
August 21, 2018
The Truth About Statins: Risks and Alternatives to Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs. Cardiologist Barbara Roberts, M.D. dishes on the exaggerated benefits and underplayed risks of statins. One in 4 U.S. adults aged 40-75 takes these cholesterol-lowering drugs. Dr. Roberts asserts that the American Heart Association, which wholeheartedly endorses statins, is merely a marketing arm of the pharmaceutical industry. Statin side effects include muscle aches, liver problems, cognitive decline, fatigue, cataracts, and a markedly higher risk of diabetes, especially in women. Reported benefits of statins are hyped with statistical manipulation and publication bias. Drugs that “halve the risk of heart problems” may only confer a 1% reduction in absolute risk with use over five years. Scores and sometimes hundreds of patients need to take statins unnecessarily with their accompanying side effects to save a single patient from heart attack or death. Yet, the indications for statin use have been extended to encompass millions more “at risk” Americans according to new, dubious criteria. Dr. Roberts argues that, while a small percentage of patients need statins, the vast majority of people can favorably impact their risk with a Mediterranean diet and exercise. For some groups, particularly older Americans and most women, statins are of minimal benefit and may be downright harmful. Studies show that low cholesterol is associated with higher risk of death among seniors—which is bad news for the new raft of PSK-9 lipid drugs currently under consideration for approval that lower cholesterol even more dramatically than statins. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: The Truth About Statins, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Cardiologist Barbara Roberts, M.D. about her book, The Truth About Statins: Risks and Alternatives to Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 18, Part 2
August 20, 2018
Bayer socked with landmark $289 million judgement over Monsanto’s Round-Up as cause of groundskeeper’s cancer; Glyphosate residues in your child’s breakfast cereals; Court orders ban on agricultural use of farm pesticide chlorpyrifos; Mushrooms deliver pre-biotics that help blood sugar control; Blanket recommendations for drastic salt reduction not evidence-based; Supplements for multiple myeloma; Multi-strain vs. individual probiotics; Should you avoid berberine if you’re taking a statin? Life expectancy is going in reverse in the U.S.—why? Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) derived from cruciferous vegetables found to prevent colon cancer. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Groundbreaking Support for Heart Health, Part 1
August 14, 2018
Dr. Ross Pelton, pharmacist, clinical nutritionist, health educator, and Scientific Advisor for Essential Formulas, discusses glutathione production – the body’s MASTER ANTIOXIDANT. It's used by every cell in the human body. And it’s especially vital for heart health. He discusses some of the ways the Reg’Activ Cardio Wellness formula helps you produce glutathione and reduces some of the risks associated with cardiovascular disease. He also discusses recent health reports that allege “probiotics may cause brain fog”? Isn’t the opposite true—that there’s an emerging science of “psychobiotics” where it’s been demonstrated that probiotics combat depression and anxiety? At what age is it safe for kids to begin to take Dr. Ohhira’s or Reg’Activ? What new insights are we gaining about the microbiome’s remarkable role in supporting human evolutionary adaptation? Where are we headed in probiotic science? Will there be targeted probiotics designed to treat specific diseases? Are current microbiome tests accurate enough to predict which probiotics people should take? What are “post-biotics” and why are they important? Click HERE for part 2.

Groundbreaking Support for Heart Health, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Ross Pelton, Scientific Director for Essential Formulas, about how Reg’Activ Cardio Wellness formula helps reduce some of the risks associated with cardiovascular disease. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 11, Part 1
August 13, 2018
Exercise conclusively shown to alleviate mental health burden in largest study of its kind; “Sit up straight!”—it may improve your math grades; What to do for a high creatinine; The best way to take fat-soluble supplements; Dietary carbohydrates—not fats—trigger osteoarthritis; Is estrogen good or bad for women with heart disease? Scientists develop super bio-available curcumin to target resistant cancers. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 11, Part 2

The advice to “eat a wide variety of foods” is associated with eating more calories, poorer eating patterns and weight gain in adults; Most drivers don’t check bike lane before turning; Is Aged Garlic Extract a prebiotic? A woman with an HDL of 133 is told she needs Crestor; ACTION ALERT: Keep supplements from being regulated like drugs; Listeners weigh in on my rebuttal to a NY Times op-ed trashing the Wellness Movement; Edison NJ mulls passing strictest food allergy laws in the country; Is the cancer establishment deliberately withholding cures to goose profits? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2
August 8, 2018
Is there a nutritional protocol/diet to help slow the symptoms of Parkinson's disease? Is there any nutritional way of reducing a calcium score of 426? 80-year-old's DEXA scan revealed a spine reading of +1.2, the doctor suggested this was indicative of arthritis. Click HERE for part 1.