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Intellectual Medicine
Dr. Stephen Petteruti brings more than 30 years of medical experience to candid conversations about prostate cancer, men's health, hormones, longevity, and the decisions that affect how men live and age. Get the research, clinical perspective, and questions worth asking before making health decisions.
Episodes
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Testosterone Levels: What Really Matters and Why Blood Tests Aren’t Enough
Many doctors and patients rely too heavily on blood tests to assess testosterone levels. In reality, only two key factors truly determine whether testosterone…
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Sirolimus: The Anti-Aging Drug Extending Life by 30%?
Since its discovery in the 1990s, sirolimus (Rapamune) has fascinated scientists with its potential to extend life and slow aging. Research in labs and studies…
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Stem Cells and Aging: Can Infusions Boost Your Vitality?
We all have stem cells, vital to our body’s natural regeneration process, but their levels decline as we age. Should we consider boosting these levels with…
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Methylene Blue: A New Hope for Brain Health and Anti-Aging
Dementia is often seen as a looming threat of aging, but brain decline is not inevitable. Our brains are designed to function well throughout our lives, and…
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Maximizing Your Weight Loss with Ozempic (Semaglutide/GLP-1): Long-Term Success Strategies
The weight loss drug revolution is here, driven by Big Pharma with new drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, semaglutide, and tirzepatide being marketed as the solution…
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Debunking Testosterone Therapy Myths: Facts on Prostate Cancer, Heart Disease, and Low T
When it comes to testosterone therapy for men, myths often overshadow the facts. In this episode, we’ll break down some of the most common concerns about…
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Intermittent Fasting: The Science, Myths, and Weight Loss Benefits
Intermittent fasting is trendy, but what’s the real science behind it? Can it truly help you live longer? In this episode, we break down the facts, discuss its…
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Keeping Your Brain Sharp: Why Cognitive Decline Isn't Inevitable
Dementia is one of the greatest fears of aging, but the idea that cognitive decline is inevitable is wrong. There’s no such thing as “senior moments”—these are…
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Optimizing Thyroid Health: Why 'Normal' Lab Results Aren’t Enough
There’s a big difference between optimal thyroid levels and those that are just “normal.” Medicine often oversimplifies thyroid function into broad categories…
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Growth Hormone in Anti-Aging: Myths, Risks, and the Truth
Buoyed by its status as a performance-enhancing substance, growth hormone has a reputation for being youth enhancing, perhaps even life extending. What is a…
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Rethinking Immunizations: Evidence, Risks, and Informed Decisions
Immunizations have become almost sacred in conventional medicine, often treated with unwavering belief. But is the evidence as strong as we think? Could we be…
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Reversing Arterial Aging: The Key to Longevity and Vitality
Your cells rely on oxygen and nutrients, delivered by your arteries, to stay healthy and vital. Conventional medicine believes arterial aging is inevitable…
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Navigating Childhood Immunizations: Which Ones Are Truly Necessary?
Do you ever feel like your child’s pediatrician is rushing you through a long list of immunizations without giving you the time to consider the risks and…
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Erectile Health: The Key Components for Lifelong Vitality
For most men, the ability to maintain healthy erections is key to their self-esteem and overall quality of life. Erectile dysfunction can lead to social…
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Longevity, or Quality of Life? Can You Have Both?
Some people have the mistaken notion that a long lifespan will expose them to inevitable decay. The thought of an extended life that ends with us shriveled…
Intellectual MedicinePeptide therapy for antiaging. Can peptide therapy restore energy, health, sexual vitality and make you live longer?
Peptides have exploded in popularity in the antiaging world over the past several years. These short-chain amino acids are being compounded and made available…
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Navigating Prostate Cancer: Debunking Conventional Dogma and Exploring Alternatives
In this episode, we discuss prostate cancer, questioning traditional approaches and exploring personalized alternatives. Should we always stick to standard…
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Prostate Cancer & the Dilemma of Removing the Gland
Conventional treatment for prostate cancer includes surgical removal of the prostate gland, radiation, or hormone blocking therapies. All of these treatments…
Intellectual MedicineProtecting the Brain of Your Unborn Baby
Our dreams for our children begin before they are born, even before they are conceived. Health, happiness, and access to opportunity are all in the forefront…
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Should you use prescription drugs to treat obesity?
The drugs are a widely advertised, and the appeal is understandable. Imagine just taking a pill and having all that extra weight melt off your body! In this…
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The Inflammation-Fat Connection: How Does NAC Help Treat Obesity?
Why is it that diet and exercise leads to precious little reduction in body fat? Weight loss has very little to do with the thermodynamics of exercise and…
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Can NAD keep you young? Evidence and recommendations from Intellectual Medicine
Aging is marked by a reduction in energy. Old people lose their a zip. They sit, and become less motivated to take on everything from a routine task, to a…
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How to Maintain Youthful Skin at Any Age #2: How to Prioritize Everything from Lasers to Botox to Fill Injections!
The new era of skin care can be baffling. Should you use Botox? Restylane? How about lasers or intense light therapy? Which one is the best? Which one should…
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Should a man ever have his prostate gland removed? Is there a better option?
The stories are as tragic as they are common. A healthy man sees his doctor and is found to have an elevated PSA level. A biopsy leads to a diagnosis of…
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How to Maintain Youthful Skin at Any Age
In this episode, Dr. Stephen Petteruti explores the science behind good skin, from our face to our feet! He also discusses major scientific breakthroughs now…
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Common medical treatments that increase cancer risk.
Cancer is on track to become the number one cause of death in America. Colon Cancer rates are increasing amongst young people. It seems that we are losing the…
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The endless pandemic; how to survive in a world with forever Covid-19
Covid-19, Delta, Gamma, Covid-20, Covid-21, it's starting to look like this will never end. Viruses have been with us since the dawn of mankind. Yet we have…
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Should you get a Covid "booster" shot? Should we be "spiking " the curve? Reflecting on risk/benefit.
The information on Covid-19 keeps coming at us faster than we can make sense of it. Now comes recommendations for a booster shot! Does it make sense for you to…
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Is the death rate from cancer really on the decline? Does the treatment of cancer actually cause cancer?
We've been fighting the war on cancer for many decades. It seems that we frequently hear about all of the "success" that we are having. Headlines touting the…
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The "Big 3" to support your immune system
In this episode we discuss the most critical micronutrients essential to maintaining high functioning immune systems. Without a highly functioning natural…
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COVID-19 immunizations, masks and immune support; A functional medicine perspective.
When it comes to the COVID-19 immunization there are more opinions than there is knowledge. The simple fact is that viruses are not curable. The best means of…
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The new Alzheimer's drug: Why approval may represent a setback, and what things may have the power of prevention.
Our medical system loves drugs that treat diseases. People with a disease are highly motivated to spend money and are willing to expose themselves to a risk in…
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Why does it hurt for some women to have sex?
For many sex is one of the ultimate pleasures of life. But for some, pain can get in the way. This is especially true for some women. Talking about sex with…
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COVID-19 long haul; what is it, and what can be done to help?
Chronic fatigue, muscle aches, cognitive impairment, exhaustion after minor activity, thus is the misery of those who suffer post COVID-19 "long-haul"…
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Will exercise help me live longer, or stay young? Is there really such a thing as too much?
Do you ever pause to think of exercise as a dose-dependent activity? The right amount of exercise matters, and too much can cause harm. Many people embrace…
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Should I get the COVID-19 immunization?
Now that the immunization against COVID-19 has become available, people are questioning whether or not it is in their best interest to receive the vaccine…
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Should I Be Taking Growth Hormone for Anti-aging Therapy? Will it Keep Me Young?
It has been touted as the elixir of youth, but is growth hormone the right thing for you to do? In this episode Dr. Petteruti discusses the difference between…
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Should I get a knee replacement?
Should I get a knee replacement? Painful knees might be one of the most common symptoms people face. Oftentimes we are told it is arthritis, and that it will…
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Is Our Healthcare System Making Us Sick? Commonly Used Drugs That Have Significant Risk.
We don't have a healthcare system, we have a sick care intervention system. Pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and doctors make the bulk of their money when…
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Should I Get a Mammogram?
Should I get a mammogram? A major study out of Australia spanning decades and including tens of thousands of women has concluded that mammograms do not…
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Can Estrogen Cause Me Harm?
Estrogen improves skin quality, sleep quality, brain function, bone health, vaginal and sexual health. Without it all, these systems will suffer. The…
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Can Women Use Testosterone?
Testosterone for women? Testosterone is one of the most abundant and essential hormones for women. Traditionally thought of as a man's hormone, testosterone…
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Can I Prevent Cancer Relapse Using Vitamin C?
Can I Prevent Cancer Relapse Using Vitamin C? Perhaps the only thing worse than catching cancer, is having it relapse. All too often primary treatment helps…
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When Should I Start Taking Testosterone?
When should I start taking testosterone? This is a question I often hear from my male patients. For those practicing antiaging medicine, the question is no…
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Lead - The Unavoidable Toxin. How Do You Protect Yourself?
Lead blankets the world. Over the past 5000+ years of human existence it has been pumped into the water, the air and the soil. We breathe it, we drink it, we…
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How To Save Your Brain
Dementia is the most dreaded event that can ruin a beautiful life. Despite intense research, no single cause or cure has been found. Dr. Stephen Petteruti…
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Aging Immune System
Today’s focus was on the aging immune system as it relates to fighting infection such as Covid-19. We also discussed the science and theories of immune…
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Coronavirus; Can using vitamin infusions help to support your immune system?
What are the best methods to help protect yourself from the “Covid-19” virus and other viral infections? This episode discusses some of the evidence…
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Telomeres; Are they the key to a longer lifespan?
We explain what Telomeres are, and how they may affect lifespan. We discuss the role of support for Telomeres preservation, and suggest in order of priority…
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Protecting your brain from Dementia; is estrogen friend or foe?
Also discussed today can vitamin D diminished breast cancer risk? And finally thoughts and ideas to help keep you immune healthy in the face of corona and…
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Torn ligaments, How statin drugs can cause behavior changes, Coronavirus
Can Statin drugs effect your personality and cause aggressive behavior or other dramatic changes? We discuss research on this topic in today’s episode. What do…
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Anti-Aging, Anti-Oxidants, Heavy Metal Testing
How does lead affect heart and brain health? The role of anti-oxidants in supporting your health, and when they can turn against you, when are they good, when…
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Stem Cells & Anti-Aging Medicine
Should you use StemCells for anti-aging? Today’s podcast will discuss this issue and include a summary of some of the most important aspects of antiaging…
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Topic of Sex Explored & 3 Areas of Medicine Most Prone To Error
Do you know the three areas in medicine that are most prone toward diagnostic error? Find out and protect yourself with the information from today’s podcast…
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Women's Sexual Health & Biological Medications
Did you know that “biological“ medications for treating auto-immune conditions have been associated with 34,000 deaths? 500,000 serious complications? Today’s…
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Functional thyroid; can you be hypo thyroid, with normal labs?
The short answer is yes. Symptoms such as constipation, fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, are common with the thyroid levels are not adequate for your best…
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Medical bias in obesity, How much is your quality of life worth?
Intellectual Medicine; can your doctor see past the fat? Medical bias in obesity. How much is a quality year of life worth? New genetic treatments can cost $2…
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Mens Sexual Health - erections, orgasms & the heart. Tiger is back, or, how is Tiger’s back?
Sexual health. Should men be able to maintain healthy erections regardless of age? What is a normal rate of achieving orgasm for women? How to maintain…
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Hormone Replacement Therapy, Healthcare, What is your percentage of body fat, Buying into Influence, Blood in Urine, Mammograms
What does it mean to live longer if we aren't going to live younger? Why is it that anti-aging therapy is not recognized as legitimate mainstream medicine? Why…