General Medicine

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for April 13, Part 2
April 15, 2019
Bright lights contribute to insulin resistance, obesity; New rules limiting doctors’ hours don’t improve outcomes, may reduce patient satisfaction; Merck sued over shingles vaccine side effects; Gamma-tocopherol for asthma; Organic foods are good for you and for the environment, but organic standards are being weakened by factory farming; Should overweight patients take higher doses of Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In: Health Tips, Continued
April 5, 2019
19 Health tips for 2019 - Part 2.

ENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 30, Part 1
April 1, 2019
When consumers of natural medicine visit their doctors, it’s “Don’t ask don’t tell”; Physicians’ limited nutrition training decried in new study; Sleep paralysis explained; Zyrtec withdrawal symptoms keep allergy sufferers hooked; 30% of health reviews under-report side effects of medications, procedures; Alpha lipoic acid for multiple sclerosis; Kids who meet recommended guidelines for sleep, exercise, screen time are rarities; FDA warns breast implants linked to unusual type of lymphoma; Lexapro dependency—if you can’t get off, are there long-term harmful effects? Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Leyla Weighs In: Health Tips
March 29, 2019
19 Health Tips for 2019 - first in a series.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 23, Part 2
March 25, 2019
EBT heart scan with calcium scoring for early detection of heart disease; That health app you’re using may sell your private medical info to shady 3rd parties; Sorry, cannabis is bad for teenagers’ brains; Breast implants under federal review over cancer, autoimmune concerns; Nuts support cognitive health; Natural solutions for GAD (generalized anxiety disorder); Just telling patients to “lose weight and exercise” doesn’t work; Reused cooking oil—used to make restaurant fried foods—found to be potent breast cancer promoter. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 9, Part 1
March 11, 2019
Resistance training, swimming, and tennis fight aging; Does Stevia counteract Lyme Disease? Blueberries for blood pressure; Pomegranate juice for slowing memory decline. “PharmaBro” continues to direct his pharmaceutical empire from prison; Doc sends robot into ICU to inform patient he’s dying; Low-carb diets linked to atrial fibrillation—Really?? Pregnant women can slash their kids’ autism risk by taking a prenatal multi. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 9, Part 2

Bright lights contribute to insulin resistance, obesity; New rules limiting doctors’ hours don’t improve outcomes, may reduce patient satisfaction; Merck sued over shingles vaccine side effects; Gamma-tocopherol for asthma; Organic foods are good for you and for the environment, but organic standards are being weakened by factory farming; Should overweight patients take higher doses of Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract? Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Are your implantable devices sabotaging your health? Part 1
December 11, 2018
Are your implantable devices sabotaging your health? Award-winning investigative journalist Jeanne Lenzer joins us to discuss her book, "The Danger Within Us: America’s Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man’s Battle to Survive." Over 30 million Americans have them—that’s 1/10th of the population. Implantable devices include artificial hips and knees, pacemakers and defibrillators, breast implants, nerve stimulators, contraceptive devices, surgical mesh, and countless other applications. These devices can fail—sometimes with disastrous consequences. Why does the current regulatory scheme allow these minimally-tested devices to reach the marketplace? What is “disease creep”? And why is the treatment sometimes worse than the disease? What should every potential device recipient know before getting anything permanently implanted in their body? Click HERE for part 2.

Are your implantable devices sabotaging your health? Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with award-winning investigative journalist Jeanne Lenzer on her book, "The Danger Within Us: America’s Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man’s Battle to Survive." Click HERE for part 1.

Sexism In Medicine, Part 1
December 6, 2018
In "Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick," feminist journalist Maya Dusenbery looks at the roots of sexism in medicine. Why are women’s health complaints often dismissed? How has Freudian psychology with its notions of “hysteria” and “conversion disorders” undermined the legitimacy of women’s complaints? Women are disproportionately affected by pain syndromes like fibromyalgia, incapacitating menstrual cramps, and migraines and IBS; they are also far more likely to suffer from autoimmune disorders; they are often under-treated for heart problems which are erroneously thought to be predominantly male. Why is research lagging in these areas that so disproportionately affect women? Does greater inclusion of women in the ranks of health professionals promise more female-centric care? Or do institutional barriers within a paternalistic system limit progress? How can women surmount obstacles to equitable care? Click HERE for part 2.