Mental & Emotional Health

Leyla Weighs In: Reducing Your Risks of Dementia and Afib
April 8, 2022
A high fiber diet may reduce risk of dementia; Reducing stress may help manage atrial fibrillation.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: GERD
April 6, 2022
WSJ: For mental illness, make medication a last resort; Is topical tea tree oil effective in treating actinic keratosis?; What do you think about Gaviscon Advance Aniseed for treating reflux/GERD?; What fiber supplement would you recommend to improve digestive motility? Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Rethinking “Catastrophic” Thinking, Part 1
March 22, 2022
This episode was originally released on March 31, 2020. In the face of an unprecedented pandemic, anxiety is warranted, but should not become debilitating or incapacitating. Drawing from the lessons of evolutionary psychology, Dr. Nando Pelusi, a cognitive-behavioral psychologist and frequent contributor to "Psychology Today," offers practical advice on how to calibrate our responses to danger. We are “hardwired” to respond to threats with our primitive limbic systems; ideally, our rational brains can provide us with sensible “reality checks” to rein in our maladaptive fears. This is the essence of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) which seeks to analyze the basis of our feelings and substitute helpful narratives to help us better interpret them. How to talk to children about the pandemic? How to cultivate resilience? How to cultivate a balance between complacency or denial vs. unproductive chronic worry. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Rethinking “Catastrophic” Thinking, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Nando Pelusi, a cognitive-behavioral psychologist and frequent contributor to "Psychology Today." Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 19 Part 1
March 21, 2022
The health benefits of cycling; It’s National Nutrition Month, but medical professionals woefully lacking in nutrition training; Exercise aptitude—a lot is about the genes; Fauci’s big reveal (it’s not about Covid); Therapeutic device gives you hugs to reduce anxiety; Klonopin for sleep? Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

ENCORE: Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness, Part 1
March 17, 2022
Dr. Austin Perlmutter is co-author with his father, Dr. David Perlmutter, of "Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness." His book explores how modern life—with its attendant fast food, sleep deprivation, lack of exercise, non-stop stress and saturation with social media—rewires our brains for poor decision-making. The result is a torrent of lifestyle-related maladies. Dr. Perlmutter, a recent graduate of medical training, reflects on the limitations of mainstream medicine in addressing these problems. In fact, medical training itself renders overworked young doctors ill-prepared to message effectively to patients. Dr. Perlmutter explains how chronic inflammation rewires our brains and impairs judgment. Research shows that it severs connections between our frontal cortex—the rational brain—and the amygdala—the seat of emotional reactions. No wonder that our society is beset with conflict and impulsivity. Dr. Perlmutter reflects on what it might take to transform our medical system in future decades. Click HERE for part 2.

ENCORE: Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Austin Perlmutter, co-author of "Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness." Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 12, Part 2
March 14, 2022
The mystery of near-zero Alzheimer’s in Amazon tribes; Lead exposure may have shrunk IQs of half of Americans. What is glyphosate, and why avoid it? Pre- vs. Pro- vs. Post-biotics; CBD—is it good for shoulder pain? Study reveals attendance in pre-K ups likelihood of behavioral problems; Mindfulness training in expectant moms relieves stress—for offspring! Ubiquitous plant polyphenol halts SARSCoV-2 in it tracks; Eat less to age less. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Manic Episodes
March 3, 2022
What is your response to the proclamation that "data on the long-term safety of melatonin is incomplete"?; My hearing aids are connected by Bluetooth to my phone and I wonder if this is dangerous; What forms of magnesium do you recommend for those with deficiencies?; What do you think of Rejuvant? Is there anything to it?; My nephew has manic episodes but not depression. Is he still considered to have bipolar disorder? Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 19, Part 2
February 21, 2022
Solutions for peripheral arterial disease; Does soda accelerate kidney function loss? First-ever studies prove diet, lifestyle can slow, even reverse, aging clock; Researchers identify gut microbe metabolite that prompts anxiety; Amid lockdowns and mask mandates, CDC quietly lowers standards for toddlers’ speech acquisition; Fight frailty with an anti-inflammatory diet. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.