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Dr. Ronald Hoffman | Pioneering Complementary Medicine Practitioner
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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.

  1. 18h ago

    The Neuroscience of Loneliness: Unpacking Social Connection, Part 1

    Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Loneliness, Empathy, and Social Connection. Dr. Ronald Hoffman interviews neuroscientist Dr. Ben Rein about his book, "Why Brains Need Friends," focusing on how loneliness and social isolation affect well-being and health. Rein describes his research on the neurobiology of autism, empathy, and how MDMA enhances empathy via serotonin signaling in the nucleus accumbens, and argues that humans are evolutionarily wired for social reward through oxytocin, serotonin, and dopamine. They distinguish objective isolation from subjective loneliness and discuss how isolation can trigger chronic stress responses, elevated cortisol, inflammation, and increased risks including stroke, dementia, heart disease, depression, anxiety, and suicide. Rein explains why digital communication (text, phone, Zoom) is less fulfilling due to reduced social cues and can erode empathy online; offers practical strategies to “level up” interactions from shallow to deep, track one’s social cadence based on introversion/extroversion, and addresses pets, social anxiety treatment, alcohol as a social lubricant, and concerns about robot companions.

  2. 18h ago

    The Neuroscience of Loneliness: Unpacking Social Connection, Part 2

    Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with neuroscientist Dr. Ben Rein about his book, "Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection."

  3. 1d ago

    Building Stronger Bones: Harnessing Exercise for Osteoporosis Reversal, Part 1

    Exercise as Medicine for Osteoporosis: Dr. Ronald Hoffman interviews Professor Belinda Beck of Griffith University, a director of The Bone Clinic, and co-founder of ONERO, an award-winning, evidence-based exercise program for osteoporosis. Beck explains bone as living tissue that remodels in response to mechanical loading (Wolff’s Law), arguing much age-related loss reflects insufficient stress and that targeted high-load training can rebuild bone. She contrasts exercise with calcium-only approaches, noting supplementation limits and potential cardiovascular risks, and reviews osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates, denosumab/Prolia, PTH analogs, romosozumab/Evenity), including rebound loss after stopping denosumab and microdamage repair issues with antiresorptives; medications don’t prevent falls. Beck describes her “LIFTMOR” trial: twice-weekly, 30-minute supervised high-intensity resistance and impact training for eight months improved spine BMD, produced hip structural strengthening, and improved functional fall-risk measures versus low-intensity controls. ONERO is a standardized, supervised program delivered by trained clinicians, can be additive with medication or hormone therapy, and locations can be found via the ONERO Academy website. More Resources: The ONERO® Summit website (an educational meeting for ONERO® licensees, doctors and patients/the public)The Bone Clinic FB page (for information and important advances in the field of bone health in lay terms)

  4. 1d ago

    Building Stronger Bones: Harnessing Exercise for Osteoporosis Reversal, Part 2

    Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Belinda Beck, Professor, Griffith University, Director of Research at The Bone Clinic, and founder and director of Onero, an award-winning, evidence-based exercise program for osteoporosis.

  5. 2d ago

    Intelligent Medicine Radio for October 24, Part 1: Can eye drops dissolve cataracts?

    A quick, 4-minute daily exercise fix for over-65s boosts performance in just 12 weeks; can eye drops dissolve cataracts to forestall surgery? A new motion sickness drug is named after the Greek god who was sailors’ friend; Scientific American highlights mitochondria as key to healthy aging; Urolithin A notches gains for GI and heart health in new studies.

  6. 2d ago

    Intelligent Medicine Radio for October 24, Part 2: Which diet scored highest for staving off biological aging?

    The biggest mistake GLP-1 weight loss medication users make; Scientists discover link between vitamin C and blood cancers; B12 alone, or taken with a B complex? 10 diets are put to the test, and which scored highest for staving off biological aging? When medications cause constipation; Overcoming fatigue after radiation treatment for cancer.

  7. 5d ago

    Leyla Weighs In: Carbs, Protein, and Metabolism--What the Research Really Says

    Carbs vs Protein During Exercise: Hormones, Cortisol, and Insulin. Registered dietitian nutritionist Leyla Muedin discusses an emailed study request about a 2013 Iranian paper comparing carbohydrate vs protein drinks consumed during resistance exercise in 20 fasted young men. The study found cortisol rose much more in the protein group while insulin rose more in the carbohydrate group, with no significant differences in growth hormone, testosterone, or IGF-1, and it concluded carbohydrates created a “better hormonal environment.” Leyla challenges this interpretation, arguing cortisol’s rise is a normal and useful exercise stress response for muscle breakdown and subsequent repair, while carbohydrate-driven insulin spikes can blunt cortisol and promote fat storage; she also notes methodological limits (drinking during exercise, unclear drink ingredients, low protein dose, and unmeasured amino acids/protein turnover). She recommends exercising fasted, avoiding sweet/starchy intake during and immediately after exercise, hydrating, then eating a protein-focused meal 45–60 minutes post-workout.

  8. 6d ago

    Q&A with Leyla, Part 1: Helpful Nutrition for Cancer

    Pope Leo's cancer diagnosis and treatmentHelpful nutrition for cancerMy LDL cholesterol is higher now, but my calcium score is "0".  Should I be concerned?

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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.

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