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Iron: Deficiency and toxicity
Iron – roles in the body: Iron is an essential nutrient that is vital to the processes by which cells generate energy. Iron also can be damaging when it accumulates in the body. In fact, iron is…read more
Categories:Chronic Fatigue Syndrome General Nutrition
Frequently asked questions about fatigue
Q. What kinds of undiagnosed illnesses can be present with a primary symptom of fatigue? Would other symptoms likely be present, too? How can the fatigue be alleviated with proper treatment of the illness? A. There are innumerable…read more
Categories:Allergy Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Depression/Anxiety Diabetes Fibromyalgia Heart Disease Hepatitis Hyperthyroidism Multiple Sclerosis Sleep
Update on cancer
Recent articles have hailed progress on the war on cancer. Experts point to statistics they say reflect rising survival rates and falling death rates from “preventable” cancers, such as breast and colon. Nevertheless, cancer remains a big killer,…read more
Categories:Cancer Diabetes Exercise General Nutrition Supplements
Glucose tolerance test (GTT): Why do I need a GTT?
We approach all nutritional counseling at the Hoffman Center from the vantage point of blood sugar stabilization and optimized glucose tolerance. First let’s review the basic mechanism by which the body uses glucose and insulin. When you eat,…read more
Categories:Arthritis Asthma Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Depression/Anxiety Diabetes Headache/Migraine Heart Disease Heart Health Hypoglycemia
D-Mannose: An aid in ameliorating urinary tract infections
Literally millions of women and girls (and a few boys and men) have at least one episode of acute bladder infection (“cystitis”) each year. Routine treatment of bladder and kidney infections involves antibiotics and antimicrobials. D-Mannose helps to…read more
Categories:Urinary Health
The origin of “panic”
Few individuals know the origin of the word “panic.” Its roots lie in Greek mythology, namely the legend of the Greek demigod Pan. Pan was a mischievous forest sprite, inhabiting the lonely stretches of wilderness that separated the…read more
Categories:Mental and Emotional Health
Something fishy this way comes . . .
Yet another viral news story has recently spooked many of my listeners and patients. This time it’s about an alleged association between fish oil and prostate cancer. It spread like wildfire this week after being headlined on the…read more
Categories:Cancer
Multivitamins vindicated: They DO Reduce Cancer!
Doesn’t it seem to you–when it comes to the mainstream media lately–to paraphrase the inimitable Rodney Dangerfield: Vitamins and supplements “just don’t get no respect”? All that changed this month when America’s leading medical journal, Journal of the…read more
Categories:Cancer
Intravenous vitamin C for cancer
For more than 20 years, the Hoffman Center has been using high-dose vitamin C drips in its cancer support protocols. The initial impetus was from Linus Pauling who, together with Ewan Cameron, pioneered the use of high-dose C…read more
Categories:Cancer
Cancer update 2007
AHCC—or Active Hexose Correlated Compound—is used extensively in hospitals throughout Japan for support of patients with immune disorders. Published research has shown that in most patients it can be effective in stimulating and enhancing the natural defense mechanisms…read more
Categories:Cancer
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Q: My doctor advised me to take 1,200 mg of calcium daily for bone health.…
Recently, a patient shared with me that her doctor had told her to stop taking…
Q: My mother is otherwise healthy, takes no medications and walks daily for exercise, but she…
Functional Sobriety: The Nutritional Road to Overcoming Alcohol Challenges with Dr. Brooke Scheller, Part 1
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