Supplements

A Doctor’s Guide to Alternative Medicine, Part 2
March 19, 2015
Dr. Hoffman continues his discussion with Dr. Mel Borins, author of "A Doctor's Guide to Alternative Medicine: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why." Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2
March 11, 2015
Help! I’m on a low carb diet and now I’m craving fat! How do I choose a probiotic that’s right for me? Which immune-enhancing supplements are safe in autoimmunity? How long can I keep taking strontium? Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2
March 4, 2015
Multiple myeloma and reclast. Is my vitamin D level too high? How much ubiquinol and fish oil when taking a statin? Do you recommend colonoscopy for people over 50? Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 28, Part 1
March 2, 2015
The six healthy lifestyle tips that could reduce a woman's heart disease risk by 92%; top medical journal says nutrition should be a mainstay of treatment in psychiatry; reversing the epidemic of peanut allergy; the probiotic revolution--new frontier in health and medicine. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
February 26, 2015
New Yorker Magazine criticizes NY AG Schneiderman’s supplement “sting.” Confused over chocolate and fat recommendations. How much supplemental calcium is safe to take? Click HERE for part 2.

Protecting Your Access to Natural Therapies, Part 1
February 19, 2015
The Alliance for Natural Health is a Washington, DC-based advocacy organization that is devoted to protecting natural medicine consumers’ access to therapies and products of their choice. Today we speak to their Communications Director, Tim Reihm, who brings us up to date on efforts to preserve natural medicine compounding pharmacies which are instrumental in preparing custom medications, bio-identical hormones, and intravenous ingredients used by patients of integrative practitioners, details of which can be found at http://www.savecompounding.org. Tim also dishes on ANH’s campaign to promote full disclosure of GMO ingredients in foods, particularly in light of the impending approval of a new, non-browning GMO apple. We also discuss New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s recent misguided efforts to tarnish the supplement industry. ANH-USA provides a reliable counterbalance to often misleading mainstream media coverage of issues relating to natural medicine. Click HERE for part 2.

Protecting Your Access to Natural Therapies, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Tim Reihm of the Alliance for Natural Health, who brings us up to date on efforts to preserve natural medicine compounding pharmacies. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 14, Part 1
February 16, 2015
Happy Valentine's Day: chocolate may combat diabetes! Eat fish to reduce risk of emphysema; Press releases and media reports often get the story wrong; Supplement industry derides NY Attorney General's DNA tests; Antibiotics turn out to be worse when we thought; Master herbalists offer natural alternatives for winter respiratory infections; A daily 20 minute walk can reduce risk of premature death by 30%; The superior conditioning benefits of kettle bells; New study vindicates glucosamine/chondroitin for osteoarthritis; Big Pharma targets genes, microbiome to head off diseases. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for February 14, Part 2

NY legislator calls for absurd, redundant warning labels on supplements; 1/3 of Americans turn to alternative medicine; Fish oil, probiotic, melatonin use soars; US Government does about-face on dietary cholesterol health warnings; Your diet can affect your sex life; Amino acid-enriched whey protein can help stave off muscle loss in the elderly. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Cease and Desist, Part 1
February 10, 2015
Steve Mister of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) dishes on the recent “cease and desist” order leveled against major retailers of herbal supplements by New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: “These actions . . . smack of a self-serving publicity stunt under the guise of protecting public health.” He claims the DNA barcoding methodology used by the AG is inappropriate; proper testing would support the potency and safety of the herbal products in question. The AG has not taken calls from responsible representatives of the supplement community, and he refuse to divulge the raw data on which the recall action is based. Steve Mister discusses the elaborate safeguards already in place by supplement manufacturers, and argues that more regulations are not the answer. He offers tips on how consumers can assure themselves of the quality and purity of supplements they use. He urges NY residents to express their concerns directly to the Attorney General, and is spearheading a Twitter campaign: “Hashtag: ReleasetheReport! Click HERE for part 2.