General Medicine

Clinical Focus: Medical Epic Fails, Part 1
March 10, 2015
From unnecessary antibiotics to overzealous surgical procedures, it’s likely that you or a loved one may have been exposed to one of these now-discredited medical follies. Arm yourself with the facts, and learn how to protect yourself from medical overkill! Click HERE for part 2.

Clinical Focus: Medical Epic Fails, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his talk on now-discredited medical follies. Click HERE for part 1.

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.

New Health Rules, Part 1
February 3, 2015
Dr. Frank Lipman discusses his new book, “The New Health Rules”: Why fat is actually is good for you; why too much fruit may be bad; why over-reliance on whole grains may be a trap; why our breakfasts may be all wrong, why “energy bars” can sap your strength; why excessive juicing may be unwholesome; why "solo-tasking" should take priority over multi-tasking; why you need to get a little bit dirty . . . and more. Dr. Lipman offers suggestions for healthy breakfast smoothies, yoga, meditation, and Mindfulness, and reflects on the direction medicine should take for the future. Click HERE for part 2.

New Health Rules, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Frank Lipman about his new book, "The New Health Rules." Click HERE for part 1.

Oral Health, Part 1
January 22, 2015
The mouth can be be a source of myriad diseases: heart disease, Alzheimer's Disease, autism, miscarriages and premature births, celiac disease, hypertension, depression, pneumonia, even obesity! Learn how mouthwashes can raise your blood pressure; how xylitol combats biofilms; how custom-tailored probiotics can prevent cavities; how fluoride is not the answer; how treating moms can prevent kids' dental problems. Dr. Mark Cannon dishes on the relationship between oral health and systemic illness. Click HERE for part 2.

Oral Health, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Mark Cannon about the relationship between oral health and systematic illness. Click HERE for part 1.

Nourishing Broths, Part 1
January 8, 2015
It’s cold outside, and ’tis the season for a hearty broth! We talk to Kaayla Daniel, co-author of Nourishing Broths: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for a Modern World, who details the health benefits of slow-cooked bone-broths. They’re a mainstay for healing the gut in intestinal disorders, and provide essential nutrients for skin, hair, nails and the skeletal system. The key is natural gelatin! Dr. Daniel weighs in on ancestral diets according to guidelines set forth by the Weston A. Price Foundation; she’s a proponent of “nose-to-tail” consumption of grass-fed, humanely-raised animals. She advocates pasture-raised, unprocessed dairy products, but shares her reservations about over-dependence on soy protein. Click HERE for part 2.

Nourishing Broths, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Kaayla Daniel who details the health benefits of slow-cooked bone-broths. They’re a mainstay for healing the gut in intestinal disorders, and providing essential nutrients for skin, hair, nails and the skeletal system. Click HERE for part 1.