Supplements

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for December 10, Part 2: Long Covid
December 12, 2022
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.

Leyla Weighs In: Omegas
December 9, 2022
Framingham data link higher omegas with better midlife brain health; Where to get your omegas.

ENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Hyperbaric Oxygen Reverses Aging Process
December 7, 2022
Study finds fish oil may not help your heart?; Study: Fish oil, vitamin D supplements won't prevent A-Fib; Fish oil drug helps shrink plaque in heart arteries; Study finds hyperbaric oxygen treatments reverse aging process; I read your book on natural therapies for Mitral Valve Prolapse. Does the same advice apply if I have mild-moderate regurgitation?; Does supplementing with 1 mg melatonin nightly offer any general health benefits? Click HERE for part 2.

Recovery from Complex Medical Conditions, Part 1
December 6, 2022
Recent studies on dietary membrane lipid replacement supplements like NTFactor® demonstrate their effectiveness in reducing not just age-related loss of function, but also multiple chronic illness symptom severities. Dr. Garth Nicolson, Founder, President, Chief Scientific Officer and Emeritus Research Professor of Molecular Pathology at the Institute for Molecular Medicine in Huntington Beach, California, and Research Advisor for Nutritional Therapeutics, makers of NTFactor®, explains how using dietary protected polyunsaturated glycerolphospholipids, such as NTFactor Lipids®, results in the systemic replacement of damaged cellular membrane glycerolphospholipids with undamaged, unoxidized lipids to ensure the proper function of cellular membranes. This may have profound implications for complex and perplexing medical conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chemical Exposure, Mold Exposure, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid, and more. Click HERE for part 2.

Recovery from Complex Medical Conditions, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Garth Nicolson, Founder, President, Chief Scientific Officer, and Emeritus Research Professor of Molecular Pathology at the Institute for Molecular Medicine in Huntington Beach, California, and Research Advisor for Nutritional Therapeutics, makers of NTFactor®. Click HERE for part 1.

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for December 3, Part 2: Reverse Cognitive Decline by Decades
December 5, 2022
High-flavanol cocoa can reverse cognitive decline by decades; Blood type can predict stroke risk; Save our Supplements campaign showing results of citizen activism; Soaring blood pressure and heart rate; Pulmonary fibrosis and Covid; An old medication costing pennies per day can regrow hair; Celebrity cancer—Jeff Bridges and Jane Fonda; Lack of physical activity should be added as a heart risk factor. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In: Holiday Eating Tips
December 2, 2022
Holiday eating and tips to stay well. Plus, the role of B vitamins in health and metabolism.

Your Chronological vs. Biological Age, Part 2
November 30, 2022
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Greg Macpherson, pharmacist, author of “Harnessing the Nine Hallmarks of Aging - To Live Your Healthiest Life,” and founder of SRW Laboratories. Click HERE for part 1.

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.

Melatonin—Not Just for Insomnia and Jet Lag, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Deanna Minich who authored a comprehensive review of melatonin. Click HERE for part 1.