Nutrition & Weight

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 10, Part 1
August 12, 2019
Can we stop mass-shootings by identifying “crazy” people? Do violent “Death Metal” lyrics promote violence? A caller with high cholesterol but no plaque—her doctor still insists she take Lipitor; Researchers discover why stress damages your brain; If a scan reveals calcium in your aorta, does that mean it’s likely to be in your coronary arteries? UN calls for less meat consumption to save the planet—but is the Impossible Burger the answer? Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 10, Part 2

Why you feel so tired and depressed when you’re sick; Is there a nutritional approach to aortic aneurysms? The five exercises that counteract obesity genes; Dietary choline staves off brain decline; The benefits of music instruction for kids; The latest on cannabidiol. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 3, Part 1
August 5, 2019
The fasting cure is no passing fad; Drug-supplement interactions—what to look out for; Reasons to avoid dairy; Study of 42 European countries fingers carbs, not fats or animal protein, as heart disease culprit; Vitamin D levels predict future hypertension risks; New mastic gum drug combats neurodegeneration. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Autism Risk
July 31, 2019
Nicotinamide Riboside may be beneficial for ALS; Exposure to solvents during pregnancy increases risk of autism; Fruit and veggie pills to cure your ills?; What is the difference between whey protein isolate and regular whey protein? Which is best for immunity and muscle building? Click HERE for part 2.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for July 27, Part 1
July 29, 2019
Supermarkets are specifically engineered to make us fat; Don’t eat after 2 PM to curb appetite, lose weight; Even if you’re normal weight, curbing food intake slashed metabolic risks for heart disease, stroke, diabetes—even cancer; Resveratrol vs. anxiety/depression; When it comes to blood pressure, both numbers count; Allergan recalls breast implants; Vitamin D combats diabetes; Could the shingles vaccine trigger a herpes outbreak? Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for July 27, Part 2

A presidential candidate inveighs against excessive use of antidepressants; Food industry seeks to reframe eating Oreos as exercise in “Mindfulness”; Using smartphones for 5 hours or more per day associated with dramatic increase in obesity; A caller with an abnormal exercise stress test is told he needs a stent. Does he? B6 and iron for panic attacks; NAD for Parkinson’s Disease; Healthy lifestyle may overcome genetic risk for Alzheimer’s; Magnesium and curcumin support brain health. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Trans Fatty Acids
July 24, 2019
Association of lifestyle and genetic risk with incidence of dementia; What are trans fatty acids? Are there specific ingredients on packaging labels to be wary of?; Dietary cholesterol improves MS symptoms in mice. Click HERE for part 2.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for July 20, Part 1
July 22, 2019
Macular degeneration—what’s diet got to do with it? Impossible Burger developer has a vision: eliminate all meat from human diets; Peter Frampton’s career-ending muscle disorder; 1 in 8 nurses takes meds just to stay awake; The perils of hospital toilets. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for July 20, Part 2

New sex drug for women approved by FDA; The average American male weighs 15 pounds more than 20 years ago; How does a patient end up with a dead spleen after a routine dental appointment? Teens’ use of e-cigs skyrockets, poses major health risks; Probiotics—applied topically to the skin—show promise in prevention and treatment of skin conditions, even skin cancer; NY Times article dismissive of chronic Lyme Disease disses thousands of sufferers. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In: Good news for coffee drinkers!
July 19, 2019
Effects of vitamin D supplementation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a review; Good news for coffee drinkers! Caffeine exposure may stimulate fat loss.