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Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative Modalities
Pioneering complementary medicine practitioner Dr. Ronald Hoffman takes a cutting-edge approach to health, wellness, and aging. He covers both conventional and alternative modalities, as well as nutrition, exercise, and supplements.
Episodes
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 2: GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs--Health v. Harm
What is your protocol for 9-11 first responders for addressing toxic burden and immune support? Where do you stand on GLP-1 weight loss drugs? Help vs harm? I…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesFrom Indoor to Outdoor: Reviving Health Through Natural Exposure, Part 1
Indoor Epidemic: Prescribing Nature, Light, Air, and Movement with Dr. John La Puma, internist, chef, and regenerative farmer. His book, "Indoor Epidemic,"…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesFrom Indoor to Outdoor: Reviving Health Through Natural Exposure, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. John La Puma, internist, chef, and regenerative farmer.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesExploring the Cognitive Health Benefits of Aged Garlic Extract, Part 1
New Study Links Aged Garlic Extract to Better Cognition: Holistic practitioner Jane Jansen from the Tree of Life Wellness Center in Massachusetts reveals a…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesExploring the Cognitive Health Benefits of Aged Garlic Extract, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with holistic practitioner Jane Jansen from the Tree of Life Wellness Center in Massachusetts.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for April 18, Part 1: HIIT to Optimize Disease-Prevention
Pump up the volume on your exercise with HIIT to optimize disease-prevention; Natural ways to lower your LDL; Choline’s impact on the menopausal brain; How…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for April 18, Part 2: Can your fast-fashion clothing give you cancer?
When GLP-1 drugs supercharge eating disorders; Vitamin C’s brain-protective role; Can your fast-fashion clothing give you cancer? As an experiment, scientists…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesLeyla Weighs In: Conquering Joint Inflammation and Pain
Nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses joint inflammation—its symptoms (swelling, pain, redness, warmth, morning stiffness, reduced range of motion) and why it is…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 1: Are diets containing meat dangerous?
I'm confused by information presented on diets containing meat as being dangerous. Could you shed some light? Assisted living models that would be of benefit…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 2: Nattokinase for blood pressure?
A comment on Medicare coverage of the hs-CRP blood test Are butyrate supplements beneficial to take? Is iron overload a risk factor for heart attack?…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesEnvironmental Toxins and Autoimmune Wellness with Dr. Aly Cohen, Part 1
Integrative rheumatologist Dr. Aly Cohen combines conventional rheumatology medications with lifestyle and environmental health approaches to manage autoimmune…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesEnvironmental Toxins and Autoimmune Wellness with Dr. Aly Cohen, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Integrative rheumatologist Dr. Aly Cohen.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesHealing Modern Medicine: Restoring Trust and Health Freedom, Part 1
Bioethicist and psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, author of “Making the Cut: How to Heal Modern Medicine,” discusses declining public trust in healthcare…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesHealing Modern Medicine: Restoring Trust and Health Freedom, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with bioethicist and psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, author of “Making the Cut: How to Heal Modern Medicine.”
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for April 11, Part 1: Muscle as Promoter of Overall Health
Expect a renewed push to take a statin at your next doctor’s visit; PREVENT online calculator skews decisions to prescribe cholesterol reduction as early as…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for April 11, Part 2: Tattoos Carry Long-Term Health Risks
CEO of large hospital system makes controversial call to replace radiologists with AI; Inclusion Body Myositis—is it curable? New worries over flame retardants…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesLeyla Weighs In: The Farm-to-Hospital Movement--A New Era in Patient Care
Nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses news from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Take Back Your Health” tour, highlighting hospital commitments to…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 1: The Take Back Your Health Tour
The benefits of sauna The Take Back Your Health Tour A follow-up on milk thistle interactions with drugs What are your thoughts on low-dose saw palmetto for…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 2: Are there any drawbacks to eating canned fish?
Would strontium help in the healing of lumbar fractures? How about as a preventive? How valuable is the hs-CRP test? Are there any drawbacks to eating canned…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesNext-Generation Fish Oil and More with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, Part 1
Dr. Jeffrey Bland, Founder and President of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute and President of Big Bold Health, is described as the “godfather of…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesNext-Generation Fish Oil and More with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, Founder and President of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute and President of Big Bold…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesBattling the Food Giants: How to Safeguard Our Nutrition, Part 1
Dr. Sina McCullough, author of “Hands Off My Food! How to Defend Your Food, Health, and Freedom,” argues that bureaucrats, multinational biotech corporations…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesBattling the Food Giants: How to Safeguard Our Nutrition, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Sina McCullough, author of “Hands Off My Food! How to Defend Your Food, Health, and Freedom.”
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for April 4, Part 1: A New, Enhanced Form of Fish Oil
Social media and AI—the digital equivalents of ultra-processed junk food--are undermining our brain power; Are natural non-caloric sweeteners—erythritol…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for April 4, Part 2: The Ultimate Weight Loss Plan—The Boring Diet
Heart Association clashes with RFK, Jr., doubles down on recommendation for low-fat diets; Why the evidence for meat and full-fat dairy avoidance is weak; What…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesLeyla Weighs In: How Long-Term Statin Use Affects Muscle Mass and Strength
Leyla Muedin, a registered dietitian nutritionist, discusses a UK Biobank analysis published in the Journal of Cachexia, “Sarcopenia and Muscle” (Nov 2025)…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 1: Dr. Hoffman's New Zealand Bike Trip
Highlights from Dr. Hoffman's New Zealand bike trip Do you prefer whey protein isolate or concentrate? My liver enzymes went up taking a statin drug. My doctor…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 2: Farmed v. Wild Caught Seafood
What are your thoughts on peptides? So it's not possible to get enough protein from plants only? What about the downsides to animal protein? Are there any…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Chronic Pain: The Psychophysiological Perspective with Dr. David Clarke, Part 1
Dr. David Clarke, president of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association, details the link between stress and chronic pain and the scope of brain-generated…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Chronic Pain: The Psychophysiological Perspective with Dr. David Clarke, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. David Clarke, president of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Optimizing Metabolic Health: The Power of Continuous Glucose Monitors, Part 1
How Continuous Glucose Monitors Can Optimize Metabolic Health—and Where GLP-1 Drugs Fit: Emergency physician-turned-preventive/metabolic medicine specialist…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Optimizing Metabolic Health: The Power of Continuous Glucose Monitors, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Paul Kolodzik of Metabolic MD.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for March 28, Part 1: Are eggs good or bad for the brain?
Are eggs good or bad for the brain? Low levels of a key nutrient can foster anxiety; Dealing with muscle cramps that develop hours after exercise; Garlic…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for March 28, Part 2: Hobbies may forestall all-cause mortality—by 29%!
The pros and cons of natural vs synthetic vitamins; Telehealth site for ADD meds lands founder in prison; Why eradicating H. pylori may set the stage for…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesLeyla Weighs In: Navigating Menopause
Nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses nutrition and menopause, defining menopause as 12 months without a period and noting it can occur naturally or due to…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Spelt Matzoh v. Traditional Wheat Matzoh
Half of US adults are interested in GLP-1 agonists for weight loss Is spelt matzoh better than traditional wheat matzoh for Passover? Is a dry red wine…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Tingling After a Shingles Outbreak
I was diagnosed with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency. Which digestive enzymes are best to take? I still have pain and tingling after a shingles outbreak…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Bridging Oral and Systemic Health: Discoveries in Periodontal Care, Part 1
Oral Health, Inflammation, and Periodontal Disease: Dr. William Levine, a board-certified periodontist and chief scientist at Peri Active Oral Rinse, offers a…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Bridging Oral and Systemic Health: Discoveries in Periodontal Care, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. William Levine, a board-certified periodontist and chief scientist at Peri Active Oral Rinse.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: From Teas to Capsules: Exploring Botanical Breakthroughs, Part 1
Herbal Medicine, Quality Control, and Adulteration Prevention: Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council (ABC)…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: From Teas to Capsules: Exploring Botanical Breakthroughs, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council (ABC).
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for March 21, Part 1: Alpha-Gal Syndrome
New weight loss drugs may portend end of “Fat Acceptance” movement; Celebs and Southerners embrace GLP-1s; Trump clears path for more access to diet drugs…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Intelligent Medicine Radio for March 21, Part 2: Can surgical anesthesia accelerate memory loss?
Can natural herbs aid recovery from anorexia? What an analysis of Hitler’s DNA tells us about how genes shaped his personality; Can surgical anesthesia…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesLeyla Weighs In: Drug-Induced Magnesium Depletion
Registered dietitian nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses a New England Journal of Medicine paper (July 2024, cited via Holistic Primary Care) warning about…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Avoiding Microplastics
A discussion of the book "Rethinking Diabetes" by Gary Taubes CORRECTION: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) The impact of hops on the microbiome A…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Continuous Blood Pressure Monitors
What do you think of continuous blood pressure monitors? Should certain supplements be taken at different times of day or apart from each other? My…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: The Food-Mood Connection: Optimizing Mental Health Through Nutrition, Part 1
Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede is the author of "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A Powerful Plan to Improve Mood, Overcome Anxiety, and…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesENCORE: The Food-Mood Connection: Optimizing Mental Health Through Nutrition, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede, author of "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A Powerful Plan to…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesUnderstanding Metabolic Dysfunction: A Deep Dive with Dr. Bret Scher, Part 1
Dr. Bret Scher, medical director of the Coalition for Metabolic Health, discusses making metabolic health the foundation of medicine amid rising obesity and…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesUnderstanding Metabolic Dysfunction: A Deep Dive with Dr. Bret Scher, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Bret Scher, medical director of the Coalition for Metabolic Health.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for March 14, Part 1: The Havana Syndrome Coverup
The Havana Syndrome coverup—for years, bizarre symptoms were labeled “mass hysteria”, until a covert CIA op secured a portable device capable of delivering…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for March 14, Part 2: Robotic Pets
Robotic pets make life easier for patients with dementia; Risks, benefits of “natural” ED formulas; Sorting out those pricey new injectable osteoporosis drugs…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesLeyla Weighs In: The Essential Guide to Vitamin K and Folate for Heart Health
Leyla Muedin, a registered dietician nutritionist, shifts the discussion beyond cholesterol and statins to “hidden” cardiovascular risks from insufficient…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 1: Check Your Attitude
Want to reverse the declines of ageing? Check your attitude. What are good supplements to take before and after a CT angiogram or any CT with contrast? Can…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesQ&A with Leyla, Part 2: Back Pain
More on vitamin E studies. How do I know which ingredients to avoid in my shampoo and soaps? I have lower back pain that came out of the blue! What's the best…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesReimagining Assisted Living: Exercise, Nutrition, and Deprescribing, Part 1
Hal Cranmer, co-owner of A Paradise for Parents assisted living homes in Arizona, details improving senior care beyond “warehousing.” Cranmer describes his…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesReimagining Assisted Living: Exercise, Nutrition, and Deprescribing, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Hal Cranmer, co-owner of A Paradise for Parents assisted living homes in Arizona.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesThe Science of Sleep: Improving Rest and Rejuvenation, Part 1
Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, integrative medicine physician, researcher, and best-selling author, has cutting edge strategies for improving sleep. He emphasizes…
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesThe Science of Sleep: Improving Rest and Rejuvenation, Part 2
Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, integrative medicine physician, researcher, and best-selling author.
Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman | The Best of High Tech Medicine and Alternative ModalitiesIntelligent Medicine Radio for March 7, Part 1: Dismal Prediction
Dismal prediction that, by 2050, 60% of women will suffer from cardiovascular disease; Yes, it’s true that childhood and adolescent obesity, once rare, is now…