From Ronald Hoffman, MD. Recently, a popular website, Gizmodo, regaled readers with the headline: “Our Cancers Are Filled With Fungi”, with the tagline “New research shows that many cancers play host to their own unique microbiomes of fungi, which may affect our chances of surviving them.” Seeing this, I harkened back to work of Dr. Tullio Simoncini, […]
Some people who avoid gluten in the US report being able to eat pasta and bread in Europe without the same issues. What’s going on? A recent article unpacked some of the reasons why Americans traveling in Europe are able to eat gluten abroad, but not in the US. Experts don’t know for sure, but […]
Hormonal imbalances can lead to a diverse array of health problems that make it difficult to live a normal, healthy life. Here’s how to get to the root cause and restore balance. Do your mood and energy fluctuate wildly? Do you crave sugar or salt? Are you depressed? Sleep poorly? Overweight and putting on more […]
November 2nd was ‘World Vitamin D Day’ – we say every day should be a vitamin D day! From ANH-International. If there was one vitamin that was, in fairly equal measure, controversial, maligned, disputed and yet completely essential for the proper function of nearly every cell and tissue in our bodies, it would be vitamin D – ‘the sunshine vitamin’. […]
More disturbing evidence of the presence of toxic “forever” chemicals in common consumer products. Action Alert! A new report has found that five of 23 tampon products tested positive for the presence of PFAS “forever” chemicals, including two brands labeled “organic.” This represents another route of exposure to these dangerous chemicals that seem to be […]
One of the most powerful groups that influences Americans’ eating decisions is dominated by junk food companies. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and its foundation “assist the food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and agribusiness industries through their large network of professionals and students, their lax internal policies on corporate partnerships and their topical position […]
From Ron Hoffman, MD. I just got back from the American Nutrition Association Annual Summit in San Diego. The theme was the impact of nutrition on mental health. It was an awesome assembly of great researchers and speakers, and it’ll provide me with fodder for many Intelligent Medicine articles and podcasts in the new year. Presenter after […]
From ANH-International. It’s becoming ever more clear that the major, most influential health authorities around the world are now blatantly lying to the public, given the current status of scientific and medical information. Why do I say this? The answer is simple: because the most influential health authorities are communicating to the public, both in […]
How the use of pesticide-coated seeds led to an environmental catastrophe that turned a small American town into a virtual Superfund site. Action Alert! What happens when you mix pesticide-coated seeds and a rogue ethanol plant? An environmental disaster that could poison the water for a decent chunk of the Midwest. This is the reality […]