Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative Modalities

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Breaking New Ground: Psychedelics in Modern Psychiatry, Part 2 Jul 28, 2026

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Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Will Van Derveer and Keith Kurlander, co-authors of “Psychedelic Therapy: A Revolutionary Approach to Restoring Your Mental Health and Reclaiming Your Life.”

Intelligent Medicine Radio for July 25, Part 1: Breakthroughs in Gene Editing Promise to Vanquish Aging Jul 27, 2026

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Science is conquering diseases—now breakthroughs in gene editing promise to vanquish aging itself; The healing potential of hydrogen; Attending concerts, museums and movies may help keep your body younger; Dr. Jeffrey Bland dishes on the benefits of a new full-spectrum fish oil, Omega-3 Rejuvenate.

Intelligent Medicine Radio for July 25, Part 2: American Heart Association Does a 180° on Coffee Jul 27, 2026

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This week’s supplement spotlight—spermidine; American Heart Association does a 180° on coffee; How accurate are health tracker wearables for sleep, blood pressure, heart rate? A skin disorder practically no one has heard of is often confused for skin cancer; Vitamin D—what forms and what dosages are optimal? Popular sugar substitutes may be worse for the brain than natural sugar.

Leyla Weighs In: Suppressing Belly Fat Jul 24, 2026

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What Triggers Age-Related Belly Fat? New Stem Cell Findings and a Nutrition Perspective: Nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses research from City of Hope (published in Science) on why belly fat increases with age even without major weight gain, emphasizing the health risks of visceral fat as an endocrine organ linked to inflammation, diabetes, heart disease, and accelerated aging. The study suggests aging activates adipocyte progenitor cells (APCs) and produces an age-specific stem cell population called committed preadipocytes (CP-As) that generate new fat cells, with experiments showing older APCs create more fat cells even when transplanted into young mice. Single-cell RNA sequencing identified greater CP-A activity in middle-aged mice and similar cells in higher numbers in middle-aged human tissue. Researchers implicate the LIFR signaling pathway and propose future therapies to block these cells, while Leyla questions root causes and argues metabolic dysfunction—insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, high carbohydrate intake, and sedentary behavior—should be addressed nutritionally rather than via a pill.

Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Nature or Nurture Jul 23, 2026

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Nature or nurture—which is more important when it comes to health conditions?
Would I benefit from taking nattokinase along with my statin?
Mechanism of action of nattokinase vs. statin medications on coronary artery health

Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Lithium Orotate for Therapeutic Benefit Jul 23, 2026

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My LDL is 421, and I have mild to moderate aortic stenosis. Must I take a statin?
Lean Mass Hyper-responders on low carb diets explained
Would you consider writing a book about health in advancing age?
A revisit of Dr. Hoffman's published books
What is the best dose of lithium orotate for therapeutic benefit?
Must I exercise fasted? Why?

Beyond the Mind: The Interplay of Mental and Physical Health, Part 1 Jul 22, 2026

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The Brain–Body Connection, Gut Health, Stress, and Medical Gaslighting: board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Susan Trachman, author of “It’s Not Just In Your Head,” about psychosomatic medicine and the two-way brain–body connection. Trachman explains how patients with complex symptoms are often dismissed as having “medically unexplained symptoms” and discusses medical gaslighting, especially affecting women and people of color, with examples of missed diagnoses. She describes how inflammation, the gut microbiome, leaky gut, diet, probiotics, fermented foods, and even fecal transplants can influence mood and health, and reviews vagus nerve stimulation research. The conversation covers stress effects, including Takotsubo “broken heart” cardiomyopathy, CBT for anxiety, IBS, and pain, the role of sleep and the brain’s glymphatic system, pandemic-related mental health and long COVID symptoms, concerns about GLP-1 drugs causing emotional flatness, and careful SSRI tapering to avoid withdrawal.

Beyond the Mind: The Interplay of Mental and Physical Health, Part 2 Jul 22, 2026

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Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Susan Trachman, author of “It’s Not Just In Your Head.”

Infections and the Mind: A New Perspective on Alzheimer's, Part 1 Jul 21, 2026

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Can Infections Drive Alzheimer’s? Nikki Schultek, founder of Intracel Research Group and co-founder of the Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative, details evidence that pathogens may contribute to Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative and neuroimmune disorders beyond the amyloid hypothesis. Schultek recounts her own misdiagnosed systemic illness with neurodegenerative symptoms, later found to involve Lyme disease, Babesia, and chronic infection with the intracellular respiratory bacterium Chlamydia pneumoniae, treated with combination antibiotics. The discussion covers PANS/PANDAS as an infection-associated pediatric neuropsychiatric condition, parallels with neuroinflammation and blood–brain barrier changes, and a 2023 Alzheimer’s & Dementia “research roadmap” documenting 86 infection-associated dementia cases and calling for actionable testing and collaboration. They review links involving herpes viruses, COVID-related cognitive decline, gum pathogen P. gingivalis therapies, and controversies around chronic infection diagnosis and long-term antibiotics, and share resources including alzpi.org, ILADS, MAPS, and Schultek’s Pathobiome Research Center at PCOM.

Infections and the Mind: A New Perspective on Alzheimer's, Part 2 Jul 21, 2026

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Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Nikki Schultek, founder of Intracel Research Group and co-founder of the Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative.

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