Intellectual Medicine
Episodes
Intermittent Fasting: The Science, Myths, and Weight Loss Benefits
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Keeping Your Brain Sharp: Why Cognitive Decline Isn't Inevitable
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 momen...
Optimizing Thyroid Health: Why 'Normal' Lab Results Aren’t Enough
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a big difference between optimal thyroid levels and those that are just “normal.” Medicine often oversimplifies thyroid function into br...
Growth Hormone in Anti-Aging: Myths, Risks, and the Truth
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Buoyed by its status as a performance-enhancing substance, growth hormone has a reputation for being youth enhancing, perhaps even life extending. Wha...
Rethinking Immunizations: Evidence, Risks, and Informed Decisions
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Immunizations have become almost sacred in conventional medicine, often treated with unwavering belief. But is the evidence as strong as we think? Cou...
Reversing Arterial Aging: The Key to Longevity and Vitality
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your cells rely on oxygen and nutrients, delivered by your arteries, to stay healthy and vital. Conventional medicine believes arterial aging is inevi...
Navigating Childhood Immunizations: Which Ones Are Truly Necessary?
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 risk...
Erectile Health: The Key Components for Lifelong Vitality
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 soci...
Longevity, or Quality of Life? Can You Have Both?
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 shri...
Peptide therapy for antiaging. Can peptide therapy restore energy, health, sexual vitality and make you live longer?
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peptides have exploded in popularity in the antiaging world over the past several years. These short-chain amino acids are being compounded and made a...
Navigating Prostate Cancer: Debunking Conventional Dogma and Exploring Alternatives
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss prostate cancer, questioning traditional approaches and exploring personalized alternatives. Should we always stick to sta...
Prostate Cancer & the Dilemma of Removing the Gland
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Conventional treatment for prostate cancer includes surgical removal of the prostate gland, radiation, or hormone blocking therapies. All of these tre...
Protecting the Brain of Your Unborn Baby
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 fo...
Should you use prescription drugs to treat obesity?
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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! I...
The Inflammation-Fat Connection: How Does NAC Help Treat Obesity?
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Can NAD keep you young? Evidence and recommendations from Intellectual Medicine
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
How to Maintain Youthful Skin at Any Age #2: How to Prioritize Everything from Lasers to Botox to Fill Injections!
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 a man ever have his prostate gland removed? Is there a better option?
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How to Maintain Youthful Skin at Any Age
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Stephen Petteruti explores the science behind good skin, from our face to our feet! He also discusses major scientific breakthrou...
Common medical treatments that increase cancer risk.
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 lo...
The endless pandemic; how to survive in a world with forever Covid-19
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Should you get a Covid "booster" shot? Should we be "spiking " the curve? Reflecting on risk/benefit.
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Is the death rate from cancer really on the decline? Does the treatment of cancer actually cause cancer?
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 tout...
The "Big 3" to support your immune system
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss the most critical micronutrients essential to maintaining high functioning immune systems. Without a highly functioning nat...
COVID-19 immunizations, masks and immune support; A functional medicine perspective.
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The new Alzheimer's drug: Why approval may represent a setback, and what things may have the power of prevention.
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Why does it hurt for some women to have sex?
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 se...
COVID-19 long haul; what is it, and what can be done to help?
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic fatigue, muscle aches, cognitive impairment, exhaustion after minor activity, thus is the misery of those who suffer post COVID-19 "long-haul"...
Will exercise help me live longer, or stay young? Is there really such a thing as too much?
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 em...
Should I get the COVID-19 immunization?
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 vac...
Should I Be Taking Growth Hormone for Anti-aging Therapy? Will it Keep Me Young?
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Should I get a knee replacement?
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Is Our Healthcare System Making Us Sick? Commonly Used Drugs That Have Significant Risk.
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We don't have a healthcare system, we have a sick care intervention system. Pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and doctors make the bulk of their mo...
Should I Get a Mammogram?
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 no...
Can Estrogen Cause Me Harm?
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Estrogen improves skin quality, sleep quality, brain function, bone health, vaginal and sexual health. Without it all, these systems will suffer. The ...
Can Women Use Testosterone?
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Testosterone for women? Testosterone is one of the most abundant and essential hormones for women. Traditionally thought of as a man's hormone, testos...
Can I Prevent Cancer Relapse Using Vitamin C?
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
When Should I Start Taking Testosterone?
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When should I start taking testosterone? This is a question I often hear from my male patients. For those practicing antiaging medicine, the que...
Lead - The Unavoidable Toxin. How Do You Protect Yourself?
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How To Save Your Brain
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Pette...
Aging Immune System
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 imm...
Vitamin C & Breast Cancer
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vitamin C & Breast Cancer
Coronavirus; Can using vitamin infusions help to support your immune system?
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are the best methods to help protect yourself from the “Covid-19” virus and other viral infections? This episode discusses some of the eviden...
Telomeres; Are they the key to a longer lifespan?
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 pr...
Protecting your brain from Dementia; is estrogen friend or foe?
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Torn ligaments, How statin drugs can cause behavior changes, Coronavirus
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can Statin drugs effect your personality and cause aggressive behavior or other dramatic changes? We discuss research on this topic in today’s episo...
Anti-Aging, Anti-Oxidants, Heavy Metal Testing
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 go...
Stem Cells & Anti-Aging Medicine
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 anti...
Topic of Sex Explored & 3 Areas of Medicine Most Prone To Error
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Women's Sexual Health & Biological Medications
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that “biological“ medications for treating auto-immune conditions have been associated with 34,000 deaths? 500,000 serious complicati...
Functional thyroid; can you be hypo thyroid, with normal labs?
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Medical bias in obesity, How much is your quality of life worth?
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Mens Sexual Health - erections, orgasms & the heart. Tiger is back, or, how is Tiger’s back?
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 maintai...
Hormone Replacement Therapy, Healthcare, What is your percentage of body fat, Buying into Influence, Blood in Urine, Mammograms
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 medi...
Innovation is needed in Cancer Care, Active Surveillance in Cancer, College Final Four, NCAA Tournament
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Active surveillance is also known as watchful waiting. In the 1970s, Dr. Linus Pauling – the only person to ever be awarded two unshared Nobel...
Medical & Political FREEDOM! Enlightened self interest vs. myopic self & why we need capitalism.
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Medical hubris as well as political hubris and we will be looking at some of the things that affect you on an everyday basis. The influence of self-in...