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Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for November 16, Part 1
November 18, 2019
Highlights of the annual meeting of the American Nutrition Association: Why health professionals must embrace nutrition to solve America’s chronic disease crisis; Environmental toxins may be making us sick and fat; Why glyphosate—even at the low doses we all encounter—are damaging our health; You’ve heard of probiotics and prebiotics—what are postbiotics, and why do they matter? A nurse tells a caller to stop all her supplements prior to surgery—REALLY?? A new way to curb anxiety in dogs—with custom canine probiotics!! Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Hyaluronic Acid
August 21, 2019
My wife had an appendectomy 45 years ago, does that increase her risk of Parkinson's disease?; Do you have any information on pneumatosis? Is there a treatment to correct it?; Are there any harmful effects of taking hyaluronic acid with my diabetes medicines?; I'm on medication that forbids eating grapefruit. What does that mean for the fruit and veggie pills I take? Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: June is Men’s Health Month
June 26, 2019
Enteral diet found helpful in children with Crohn's disease; June is Men's Health Month; My brother-in-law has a Hemoglobin A1c of 6.4 and was advised by his trainer to eat steel cut oats instead of regular oatmeal; What supplements should I take to prepare for dental implant surgery? Are there concerns about all the foreign material used?; What causes a low amino acid profile on the Nutri-Eval test? Click HERE for part 2.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for June 1, Part 1
June 3, 2019
The latest coffee study tells us that drinking more than 6 cups per day is bad for you; The numerous ways Berberine supports cardiovascular health; Eat like a caveman to avoid cavities; Sulforaphane vs. schizophrenia; Osteoporosis may be a mitochondrial disease; Air pollution may promote behavioral problems in children carrying Alzheimer's risk gene; Glucosamine’s unforeseen benefits for cardiovascular disease prevention; Topical vitamin C for reducing post-surgical scars; Having kids doesn’t age you—it may rejuvenate your telomeres. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for April 27, Part 2
April 29, 2019
Excess sugar, readily-available pot, lack of exercise stoking epidemic of childhood and adolescent mental conditions—now afflicting 1 of 5. Can diet help avert surgery for diverticulitis? A caller isn’t aware her statin drug prescription may be responsible for her abnormal liver function tests; Elderberry compound helps minimize flu symptoms; Juice fast leaves Israeli woman brain-dead; Can testosterone be safely given to men after prostate cancer? Dark chocolate for high blood pressure; Keto diets help COPD patients breath easier; Food diaries may be the key to diet success; Vitamin C for blood sugar control; IBS sufferers press Congress for research dollars. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Anxiety & Depression
April 10, 2019
My friend has a gall bladder polyp. Can it be removed without taking out the gall bladder?; What can I give my 26-year-old daughter for anxiety and depression?; How can I prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm?; Why is it recommended to take probiotics on a daily basis? Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 23, Part 1
March 25, 2019
Bayer stock slumps as jury finds for plaintiff in Roundup cancer lawsuit; Costco is first of major retailers to pull Roundup weedkiller from shelves; Pros/cons of laparoscopic surgery; Vaginal rejuvenation with lasers; High-fructose corn syrup—comparable to what humans consume in a single soda per day—promotes intestinal cancers in mice; Novel gene therapy promises reversal of blindness; 71 yr old shatters world planking record— but a 57 yr old has him beat by a mile! Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
December 19, 2018
Good news: The Farm Bill has approved hemp cultivation easing production of CBD; Any recommendations for replacing omeprazole? I tried stopping but paid a price!; Do you think a 79-year-old man with some cancer cells in his prostate has a good chance of living out his life and dying of something else?; How much calcium is recommended for a man in his late 70's--especially after surgery? Click HERE for part 2.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for December 1, Part 2
December 3, 2018
The unforeseen hazards of robotic surgery; Weightlifting outperforms aerobic exercise for heart protection; Fit septuagenarians are physically comparable to 20 somethings; How to fade “age spots”; The little-known supplement that protects against cognitive decline in diabetes; Dr. Michael Lewis explains why he has added CBD to his arsenal of brain-protective nutrients. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2
June 27, 2018
I've been taking glucosamine/chondroitin for many years to prevent arthritis. Someone tells me hydrolyzed collagen is better. What say you?; My husband had two completely different vitamin D results taken by two different labs only one day apart. What accounts for the discrepancy. Which one is correct?; What do you think of goldenseal root powder in comparison to bacteriophages in intestinal and immune health?; My surgeon says to stop fish oil before surgery. Will it really increase my risk for bleeding? Click HERE for part 1.