Cancer

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
August 29, 2018
Retraction needed! People die faster using complementary medicine for cancer; "My WBC count has been trending downwards but vitamin C has helped to boost it back up again. Is there anything else I can take to increase my neutrophil count?" "What is your take on CBD oil?" "20 years ago, the Specific Carbohydrate diet cured my ulcerative colitis, and now the Whole 30 diet has reduced my weight and joint pain--thank you!" Click HERE for part 2.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2

Difficulty swallowing vitamins? Recommendation for a multivitamin without iron? For someone without digestive or sleep issues, which form of magnesium is recommended? Does dairy have deleterious health effects? Is there an exception with kefir? Copper supplementation for cancer survivors? Click HERE for part 1.

Clinical Focus: Low-carb diets increase your risk of dying—Really? Part 1
August 23, 2018
A new Lancet study purports to demonstrate that popular low-carb diets are unhealthy and dangerous. But the study is rife with errors that call its conclusions into doubt. Plus, it’s contradicted by other previous, even-larger studies. We’ll take a deep-dive on the Lancet study’s methodological flaws, and learn why it’s a disservice to those tens of millions of sufferers of metabolic disorders worldwide, curable through carefully administered low-carb diets. Why, then, is an uncritical press so willing to swallow these conclusions hook-line-and-sinker? Click HERE for part 2.

Clinical Focus: Low-carb diets increase your risk of dying—Really? Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues challenging a new Lancet study that purports to demonstrate that popular low-carb diets are unhealthy and dangerous. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 18, Part 2
August 20, 2018
Bayer socked with landmark $289 million judgement over Monsanto’s Round-Up as cause of groundskeeper’s cancer; Glyphosate residues in your child’s breakfast cereals; Court orders ban on agricultural use of farm pesticide chlorpyrifos; Mushrooms deliver pre-biotics that help blood sugar control; Blanket recommendations for drastic salt reduction not evidence-based; Supplements for multiple myeloma; Multi-strain vs. individual probiotics; Should you avoid berberine if you’re taking a statin? Life expectancy is going in reverse in the U.S.—why? Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) derived from cruciferous vegetables found to prevent colon cancer. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 11, Part 1
August 13, 2018
Exercise conclusively shown to alleviate mental health burden in largest study of its kind; “Sit up straight!”—it may improve your math grades; What to do for a high creatinine; The best way to take fat-soluble supplements; Dietary carbohydrates—not fats—trigger osteoarthritis; Is estrogen good or bad for women with heart disease? Scientists develop super bio-available curcumin to target resistant cancers. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 11, Part 2

The advice to “eat a wide variety of foods” is associated with eating more calories, poorer eating patterns and weight gain in adults; Most drivers don’t check bike lane before turning; Is Aged Garlic Extract a prebiotic? A woman with an HDL of 133 is told she needs Crestor; ACTION ALERT: Keep supplements from being regulated like drugs; Listeners weigh in on my rebuttal to a NY Times op-ed trashing the Wellness Movement; Edison NJ mulls passing strictest food allergy laws in the country; Is the cancer establishment deliberately withholding cures to goose profits? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In: Ending Painful Headaches
August 10, 2018
High dose vitamin B1 clears up 26 years of painful headaches - a case report; Vitamin B3 may lower a dangerous type of lipoprotein; Diagnosis of amino acid deficiency diseases gain attention; High dose vitamin C kills liver cancer cells.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 4, Part 1
August 6, 2018
Exercise metabolic gains wane fast with short workout hiatus, fitness losses may be long-lasting; Natural Eggshell Membrane (NEM) for arthritis? Why the recent study claiming users of alternative medicine for cancer die sooner isn’t legit; Natural treatment for toe fungus; A case of debilitating illness triggered by mold exposure; Supplements for chemo neuropathy; Consolidating learning with a brain zapping device (wish we had this when I was memorizing stuff in med school!) Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 4, Part 2

Belly fat predicts cognitive decline; What could account for a long-term bruise? Natural prevention of kidney stones; Colostrum for bedsores; Bring back kids’ school recess time; The many benefits of sauna bathing; Obesity doesn’t always increase risk of death (but metabolically-healthy overweight individuals are rare); L-carnitine workout benefits for young athletes extend to seniors; Sleep drugs for elderly increase risk of bone fractures; CBD prolongs survival in mouse model of pancreatic cancer. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.