Heart & Lung Health

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Q&A with Leyla Part 1
April 2, 2014
Q&A with Hoffman Center nutritionist, Leyla Muedin: Supplements for healing a calf injury; fluoroquinolone syndrome; EBT scanning reveals plaque in coronary arteries--what to do? Famed natural health advocate Byron Richards dies at 59 while running--how could this happen?

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 15 Part 1
March 17, 2014
License to Kill: Do the American Heart Association’s obsolete nutrition recommendations put Americans at risk of premature death? A new study suggests that replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated vegetable oils increases mortality and heart disease. Other studies now show that low-carb diets are best for promoting weight loss and reducing cardiovascular risk factors; diets high in animal protein help fend off disability in older Americans. Click here for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Podcast: Healing Heart Disease
March 6, 2014
Holistic cardiologist Dr. Roy Heilbron discusses his new book, "“Healing Heart Disease with Chelation Therapy:” TACT, the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy, showed that chelation therapy was safe and offered dramatic protection against heart disease. But disappointingly, it’s still considered an “alternative” therapy and is shunned by the cardiology establishment. Double standard in medicine?

Intelligent Medicine for February 11, 2014
February 11, 2014
Understanding your blood tests: Interpretation guidelines for common blood tests from the book "Your Blood Never Lies” with author James LaValle; the tests your doctor should order but never does, and nutrients to address common blood abnormalities (HINT: Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract figures prominently!)

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 8 Part 2
February 10, 2014
What do Vladimir Putin and Dr. H have in common? A man has heart attack, then walks around the world; Intravenous Vitamin C as an adjunct to cancer therapy; High sugar consumption can double the risk of dying from heart disease. Click here for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine for January 22, 2014
January 30, 2014
Natural therapies for hypertension: the new controversy over blood pressure guidelines—how low should you go? Are there different sub-types of high blood pressure? What are the key nutrients for blood pressure control? What supplements help lower cholesterol? Dr. Mark Houston defends niacin and offers an innovative way to cope with niacin flushes. He describes a new line of cardiovascular nutraceuticals soon to be offered in select doctors’ offices—TruCardia

Intelligent Medicine for December 31, 2013
December 31, 2013
Do we really need 30-40 million additional Americans on statins? Dr. John Abramson, author of Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine, weighs in with a critique of the new cholesterol guidelines

Intelligent Medicine for December 3, 2013
December 3, 2013
Dr. H discusses new statin guidelines fiasco; chelation therapy for diabetics; "psychobiotics" and a new treatment that promises to revolutionize the treatment of tennis elbow and plantar fasciitis

Intelligent Medicine for November 20, 2013
November 20, 2013
Q&A with Leyla: "Seitan" worship; Forteo vs. strontium for osteoporosis; enormous weight gain after thyroid irradiation; slicing and dicing LDL; controversy over new cholesterol guidelines

Intelligent Medicine for November 19, 2013
November 19, 2013
Another flawed rollout -- the new cholesterol guidelines prompt widespread confusion and dismay; FDA to consumers -- eat soggy french fries; antibiotic Apocalypse? "50 Shades of Grey" goes viral -- literally!