Sleep

Start School Later, Part 1
September 17, 2015
The Start School Later campaign (StartSchoolLater.net) was initiated to combat the burgeoning epidemic of sleep deprivation in teenage school children. Pediatrician Dr. Lynn Keefe explains why adolescents have a different body clock, and may arrive at school “brain-dead” when classes start too early. Teenagers require 81/2 to 10 hours of sleep per night; surveys show the average teenager sleeps around 6 1/2 hrs, clearly putting them at risk for sleep deprivation. Consequences of inadequate sleep include poor learning, inattentiveness, irritability, depression, even ADD/ADHD. Sleep deprivation has been demonstrated to increase food cravings and has been implicated in the rising tide of childhood obesity and diabetes. Excessive use of caffeinated, high-sugar energy drinks by kids makes the situation worse. Communities across the U.S. are organizing to change school schedules, and the results in terms of academic performance and parent and child satisfaction are validating the Start School Later movement. Click HERE for part 2.

Start School Later, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Pediatrician Dr. Lynn Keefe about how the average teenager is at risk for sleep deprivation. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for August 15, Part 1
August 17, 2015
Coca-Cola funds research to down-play effects of soft drinks on obesity; Boston doctor REALLY feels your pain; The cure for excessive daytime sleepiness--exercise! Sat-fat reduction doesn't reduce heart disease; Omega 3s can head off schizophrenia; Dr. Aimee' Shunney weighs in on strategies to alleviate Mom-stress. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2
July 22, 2015
Which form of fish oil is best? Ethyl esters or triglyceride forms? -- Which is most important? Diet and exercise or a good supplement regime? -- I can’t fall asleep at night. What can I take? Click HERE for part 1.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1
June 17, 2015
FDA wants to ban trans fats! My HgbA1c is creeping up, would you recommend Metformin? Taking more ubiquinol is helping me sleep better! Click HERE for part 2.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 28, Part 1
March 30, 2015
The facts behind Angelina Jolie's controversial decision to have her ovaries removed; boost your vitamin D by taking your supplements the right way; sleep influences diet, and diet influences sleep; a sure fire natural way to boost sex drive, performance; how to counteract stress-eating; modern marijuana is high-test and sometimes laced with fungus, pesticides, heavy metals. Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for March 28, Part 2

Vegan advocate Dr. Dean Ornish bashes high-protein diet--here's why he's wrong. Can telomere supplements promote cancer? Folate supplementation may fend off stroke, dementia; help for 47 year-old male who is tired; dealing with iron deficiency anemia; zinc deficiency, common in the elderly, promotes inflammation. Click HERE for part 1. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.

Nutrition and Sleep, Part 1
February 25, 2015
Sleep impacts nutritional intake, promoting or attenuating appetite and/or obesity, and nutritional intake impacts sleep, worsening or ameliorating sleep problems. Can you literally “melt the pounds away effortlessly while you sleep?” Is sleep apnea related to diet? Do moms' diets affect their babies’ sleep? What foods affect sleep positively or negatively? What’s the ideal bedtime snack? What nutritional deficiencies interfere with sleep? Click HERE for part 2.

Nutrition and Sleep, Part 2

Dr. Hoffman continues his discussion the impact of nutrition on your sleep. Click HERE for part 1.

Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for December 6, Part 1
December 8, 2014
What happens when you drink 10 Cokes a day for a month; FDA further limits what you can be told about your food’s health benefits; Added dividend of the Mediterranean Diet—it prevents Erectile Dysfunction! Berberine boosts fat-burning; Colorado’s experience with pot underlines its hazards; “Selfies” spur boom in plastic surgeries; Don’t sweat it if you wake up in the middle of the night—you may have “Segmented Sleep." Click HERE for part 2. Click HERE for articles and resources relating to this podcast episode.