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Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for October 24, Part 2
October 26, 2020
34% of older adults are prescribed potentially inappropriate drugs; Natural therapies for claudication; Sugar consumption may be linked to ADHD, bipolar disorder, aggressive behavior; Patients soon to have full access to doctors’ notes; Hot flashes may herald heart risk; Is cardiac ablation the only alternative for PVCs? Apples, berries, and tea for blood pressure; FDA issues new warning on NSAIDs during pregnancy. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.
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Leyla Weighs In: Your Microbiome and Your Mental Health
October 23, 2020
It's not 'all in your head' after all: The microbiome, stress hormones, and gut function. Study associates gut microbial metabolism with mental health.
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Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for October 17, Part 2
October 19, 2020
Supplements for heart failure; Let’s talk about vitamin D; Dietary flavonoids vs. depression; Carb-laden diet may worsen insomnia; Exercise vs. cancer—timing may matter; Hydroxychloroquine shows benefits when used early; Remdesivir fails to help sickest patients; Vitamin D vs. breast cancer in African-American women; Vitamin B3 for mood. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.
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Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: “Trump takes zinc. Maybe you should too.”
October 8, 2020
WSJ Op-Ed - "Trump takes zinc. Maybe you should too."; Health professionals advise against another lockdown; My 77-year-old father is having trouble keeping weight on. Could parasites be the culprit?; What nutritional therapies are there for the treatment of schizophrenia? Click HERE for part 2.
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Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Loneliness and Diabetes
September 23, 2020
Study: Loneliness in older adults and new-onset diabetes; Deaths from Alzheimer's have spiked in the time of COVID; I have fibromyalgia and hypothyroidism. What can I do about my aches and pains?; Which anticholinergic drugs are "Brainrobbers"?; I've never gotten the flu vaccine but am considering it now with COVID still around. What are your thoughts? Click HERE for part 2.
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ENCORE: Kids’ Exposure to Electronic Media, Part 1
September 17, 2020
A conversation with the “Mediatrician”, Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician whose practice and research center around kids’ exposure to electronic media. He recently supported a stockholder initiative to persuade Apple to offer more options for parents to shape their children’s media exposure. Are the big social media companies compromising our children’s well-being for the sake of more ad clicks? What are the health consequences—physical and mental—of kids’ heavy use of social media? How does it contribute to obesity? To depression and suicidality? To poor school performance? To sleep deprivation? Why prohibition is not the answer; Is there such a thing as “internet addiction”? Should kids below a certain age have zero screen time? Dr. Rich offers tips to parents and grandparents via his column “Ask the Mediatrician” at the website of his Center on Media and Child Health at http://cmch.tv/parents/askthemediatrician/. Click HERE for part 2.
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ENCORE: Kids’ Exposure to Electronic Media, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with the “Mediatrician”, Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician whose practice and research center around kids’ exposure to electronic media. Click HERE for part 1.
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Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for September 12, Part 2
September 14, 2020
That “cold” you had last winter before the pandemic—it may have been COVID-19; Why a conference of emergency physicians withdrew Deepak Chopra’s keynote speaker invitation amid firestorm; Yoga, Qi Gong, meditation and mindfulness—do they have a role in promoting COVID-19 recovery? Natural treatment for scar tissue; Foamy urine—could this herald a serious health problem? CBD brain benefits; Youth bear brunt of coronavirus lockdown social isolation amid drastic uptick in adolescent suicide; China races to vaccinate thousands against COVID-19 without proof of safety/efficacy; Yet another study validates diet, exercise and brain training for halting cognitive decline. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.
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Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for September 5, Part 2
September 7, 2020
When is it safe to return to exercise after Covid-19 infection? Virus fears take toll on Americans' fitness; How to enhance immunity; Cheap drugs, widely available for 75 years, shown to curb severity of coronavirus infections, prevent death; Novel cancer research: honeybee venom and tumor-specific sound waves; Put on a happy face to release pain-relieving and mood-enhancing neurotransmitters; Common medications hike risk of cognitive decline. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.
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ENCORE: The Spiritual Dimension of Healing, Part 1
August 27, 2020
America’s foremost integrative ENT, Dr. Ben Asher, weighs in on the spiritual dimension of healing: Why does Dr. Asher characterize modern medicine as “fear-based”? What’s wrong with our contemporary conception of illness? How are patients made to suffer guilt and stigmatization for failing to ward off health problems? Why are even holistic practitioners sometimes complicit in fostering these harmful attitudes? Dr. Asher recalls his profound personal transformational experience at the hands of a Mayan healer. How has that affected his attitude towards healing? Could mindfulness help health professionals avert “compassion burnout”? How do drugs like MDMA act as “empathogens” enabling patients to recover from PTSD? Dr. Asher describes his own unique meditation practices and shares meditation resources. Click HERE for part 2.
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