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ENCORE: Your Nutritional Guide to a Healthy Lymphatic System, Part 2
October 5, 2018
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Emily Iker, Director of the Lymphedema Center in Santa Monica, and co-author of the "Lymphedema and Lipedema Nutrition Guide." Click HERE for part 1.

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Successfully Regulate Your Appetite, Part 1
October 2, 2018
Dr. Rachel Herz, author of “Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food," explains how our neuroanatomical wiring affects our eating behavior. How do various tastes—sweet, salty, sour and bitter—impact our moods and appetites? How does DWD—dining while distracted—increase our food intake? What makes foods like bacon and chocolate so enticing? How food is presented affects our choices—as do portion sizes. What are the implications for strategies to curb excess caloric intake? Dr. Herz believes in “empowerment via awareness”—moderation and variation are keys to successful appetite regulation. Click HERE for part 2.

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Successfully Regulate Your Appetite, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Rachel Herz, author of “Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food." Click HERE for part 1.

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The Spiritual Dimension of Healing, Part 1
September 25, 2018
America’s foremost integrative ENT, Dr. Ben Asher, weighs in on the spiritual dimension of healing: Why does Dr. Asher characterize modern medicine as “fear-based”? What’s wrong with our contemporary conception of illness? How are patients made to suffer guilt and stigmatization for failing to ward off health problems? Why are even holistic practitioners sometimes complicit in fostering these harmful attitudes? Dr. Asher recalls his profound personal transformational experience at the hands of a Mayan healer. How has that affected his attitude towards healing? Could mindfulness help health professionals avert “compassion burnout”? How do drugs like MDMA act as “empathogens” enabling patients to recover from PTSD? Dr. Asher describes his own unique meditation practices and shares meditation resources. Click HERE for part 2.

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The Spiritual Dimension of Healing, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with America’s foremost integrative ENT, Dr. Ben Asher. Click HERE for part 1.

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How to Overhaul Our Costly and Inefficient Health Care System, Part 1
September 20, 2018
Dr. David Hyman, co-author of “Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Healthcare,” offers proposals for how to overhaul a costly and inefficient health care system. Why do Americans pay so much for health care that other nations achieve with lower costs? What’s wrong with proposals for “universal health care” on the single-payer model that other advanced countries embrace? Why does Dr. Hyman refer to Medicare as a “Pyramid Scheme” that redistributes wealth from poorer younger Americans to the relatively affluent elderly? How do doctors game the system? Why is Medicaid a misguided solution for providing health care to the disadvantaged? Why do drugs cost so much? How do medical specialty societies guard their turf? How will Dr. Hyman’s proposed reforms expand choice and make medicine more affordable? Click HERE for part 2.

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How to Overhaul Our Costly and Inefficient Health Care System, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. David Hyman, co-author of “Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Healthcare.” Click HERE for part 1.

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Natural Treatments for Macular Degeneration, Part 1
September 18, 2018
Macular Degeneration will affect millions of aging Baby Boomers. Dr. Jeffrey Anshel, co-author of "What You Must Know About Age-Related Macular Degeneration: How You Can Prevent, Stop, or Reverse AMD" shares exciting details about how diet, supplements, and lifestyle measures can stave off this devastating condition. He traces the history of macular degeneration research, and explains why his protocol goes beyond the nutrients contained in traditional eye formulas. Click HERE for part 2.

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Natural Treatments for Macular Degeneration, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Anshel, co-author of "What You Must Know About Age-Related Macular Degeneration: How You Can Prevent, Stop, or Reverse AMD." Click HERE for part 1.

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ENCORE: Natural Treatments for Prostate Cancer, Part 1
September 13, 2018
Surviving Prostate Cancer Without Surgery, Drugs, or Radiation, a film by Peter Starr, himself a 12-year prostate cancer survivor who decided to eschew conventional treatment and embarked on a personal experiment with natural cures. In his film, 56 doctors share the truth about natural healing and prostate cancer to help avoid impotence, incontinence, and most importantly, return of the cancer. What are the pitfalls of PSA screening and biopsies? What part does detoxification play in optimizing recovery? What diet works best for prostate cancer? Is exercise important? What about the role of stress? Can men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer safely take testosterone? What are the downsides of hormonal treatment with Casodex and Lupron? By what means can men using natural approaches be monitored for signs of recurrence? Click HERE for part 2.

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