Mental & Emotional Health

Podcast
hoffmanpodcastlogo

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.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

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.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for December 10, Part 1: Viagra for Alzheimer’s—REALLY?
December 12, 2022
Fauci plans exit—did he do a good job? Collateral damage from Covid lockdowns—rate of Type 2 diabetes soars in kids; Viagra for Alzheimer’s—REALLY? After Covid platelets can plummet; News addiction can undermine mental and physical health; Moderna sues Pfizer over mRNA vax technology; White House fast tracks new Omicron booster—despite scant evidence. New study casts doubt on Ivermectin efficacy. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for December 10, Part 2: Long Covid

Media blames death of Congressman’s wife on herbal supplement—but adverse events experts question whether mulberry leaf extract was the culprit; Long Covid—how can it be treated? Swimming benefits for blood pressure and mood; Thanks listeners—your letters and e-mails have saved NAC, and are likely to block a Congressional bill that threatens access to supplements; Drug options for osteoporosis—which are better, safer? Ultra-processed foods boost depression/anxiety risk; Fish oil may offset harmful effects of junk food consumption. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

Intelligent Medicine Radio for December 3, Part 1: Regular Sauna Use Confers Anti-Aging Benefits
December 5, 2022
Seen on Twitter: Covid really WORSE the 2nd time around? Regular sauna use confers anti-aging benefits; Do elderly persons with borderline thyroid need to be medicated? Can Adderal use lead to schizophrenia? The danger that lurks in your dishwasher; Could unexplained blood pressure surges be related to GI reflux? Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

Melatonin—Not Just for Insomnia and Jet Lag, Part 1
November 29, 2022
Headlines are sounding alarms over the widespread use of melatonin—especially as a sleep aid for young kids. Dr. Deanna Minich has authored a comprehensive review of melatonin, in which she likens it to vitamin D in its potential utility for a variety of ailments—not just for insomnia and jet lag, but also for metabolic syndrome and diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, brain disorders, autoimmune conditions, eye problems, tinnitus, PCOS, endometriosis, infertility, viral infections, and even ADHD and autism. Additionally, melatonin may confer anti-aging benefits. She affirms its overall safety, but cautions that some formulations are sketchy and may contain contaminants or vastly exceed or undershoot their claimed melatonin content. She discusses how modern life, with its ever-present artificial light, shift work, and travel across time zones may disrupt our circadian rhythms and put us in a state of darkness deprivation, with consequent melatonin depletion. For many conditions less is more, and use in children should be limited to special cases. Dr. Minich also emphasizes that lifestyle factors like properly timed light and darkness exposure, blue blocker glasses and screen apps, exercise and diet are cornerstones to optimal melatonin production, with melatonin supplements constituting only part of a holistic approach. Click HERE for part 2.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for November 26, Part 1: Vitamin D
November 28, 2022
Moderate exercise reduces heart risk, mortality—but is more better? When to hold, when to fold with statins; Medical establishment, media dismiss vitamin D bone benefits on scant evidence; Now they want to stop paying for vitamin D blood tests? Are we all at risk for monkeypox? Stress increases cravings for “comfort food” (DUH!); Dementia risk increases with consumption of ultra-processed food; Junk food during pregnancy threatens health of offspring; When osteoporosis medications become necessary. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for November 26, Part 2: Joint Health

Facebook shadow-bans Intelligent Medicine content; Pomegranate extract improves joint health; “Chemical imbalance”—long a rationale for prescribing antidepressants—may be made-up narrative; Sexual side effects of SSRIs may persist after discontinuation; Natural support for Barrett’s esophagus; Heart health poor for most US children. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

Intelligent Medicine Radio for November 19, Part 1: B Vitamins vs. Covid
November 21, 2022
Adderal shortage leaves ADHD sufferers high and dry as over-diagnoses stoked by social media, lax e-prescribing; Are online pharmaceutical drugs damaged by temperature extremes in mail transit? A case of unexplained dizziness and shortness of breath; B vitamins vs. Covid; CBD for sleep and stress support. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.



Share:



hoffmanpodcastlogo

Intelligent Medicine Radio for November 12, Part 1: Slowing Biological Aging
November 14, 2022
Preserve muscle strength to slow biological aging; Melatonin to the rescue in osteoporosis; Alternatives to corneal transplant? How blood pressure and pulse rate are related; Study reveals 42% of Gen Z’ers suffer mental disorders; Tik Tok spreads harmful nutrition messages; What is an electrophysiologist? Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.



Share:



Facebook Twitter YouTube RSS Google Podcasts Apple Podcasts Spotify

Leave a question for Dr. Hoffman day or night.The doctor is (always) in!

Our virtual voicemail is open 24/7, so there's no need to wait to submit your questions for Dr. Hoffman. Leave a message, and you may hear your question featured on the Intelligent Medicine radio program!