Dr. Berkson's Best Health Radio Podcast

Your vision is priceless. You will learn—in this amazing and magical dialogue—how to preserve, restore and protect your vision, from one of the world’s top eye specialists. Dr. Rani is the founder of Envision Health NYC, a private practice based in New York City. She is an award-winning Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and also serves as principal investigator for 5 multi-centered clinical trials in neuro-ophthalmology. Dr. Banik is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Exam Development Committee and helps to set the standards for board certification in her field. Dr. Rani’s severe migraines, that no specialist could help, were finally “fixed” by nutrition. Thus, Dr. Rani now adds nutrition, and even essential oils, to her high-powered ophthalmologic practice. In this show you will learn: What is Ophthalmology versus Neuro-Ophthalmology? What medical eye food is the most inclusive at this present time and how to get a prescription. The use of essentia

Dr. Gaby is known as the “Father of Medical Nutrition”. His life’s work is the huge reference book: Nutritional Medicine, now in its second edition. This is a “must-have” reference with over 16,000 scientific citations on nutritional therapies. This book was written for healthcare practitioners but has also been extremely well received by the average person who wants to know what nutritional options are available for over 400 health conditions (even when most doctors don’t know about them).   In this show you will learn: Is D a vitamin or a hormone? How sunlight, skin, liver and kidneys are involved. Blood tests for vitamin D are unreliable. Dangers of taking too much vitamin D. How much vitamin D is “too” much? Optimal levels of vitamin D supplementation. Vitamin D in relation to pre-diabetes and cancer. How vitamin D “activates” a symphony of hormones inside the body. The large vitamin D-complex (similar to mixed-tocopherol E’s vs. d-alpha tocopherol) Fraud in nutritional literature and why it’s scary and

Palmer Kippola is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach who specializes in helping people reverse and prevent autoimmune conditions. She developed a framework called F.I.G.H.T.S.™ to help others beat autoimmune conditions based on her 26-year battle to overcome MS (multiple sclerosis). She reversed her MS 10 years ago. She wrote her own story and that of 12 physicians who also beat their autoimmune diseases, inside her new best-selling book: “Beat Autoimmune: The 6 Keys to Reverse Your Condition and Reclaim Your Health” with a foreword by New York Times best-selling functional medical doctor: Mark Hyman, MD. In this show you will learn: Autoimmune disease used to be rare but is becoming more common. There is a growing list of autoimmune diseases such as MS, RA, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Lupus and more Specific strategies—such as identifying your individual triggers— can make it rare once again. Stress must be face and calmed. Trigger foods like gluten must be avoided. Palmer shares the specific Cy

Dr. Berkson – an hour medley show updating you on widespread health information from your gut to your kidneys to allergies. In this show you will learn:  The link between the “Keto diet” and gut wall health. Spores, the new way to heal gut wall and overall gut health. What nutrient helps you break-through a weight loss “plateau”. Foods that increase the “satiety” hormone—leptin. Exactly much fish oil to avoid if you are on blood thinners. The mechanism by which artificial sweeteners contribute to underactive thyroid disease. How stress dings your gut wall and how the “love hormone” oxytocin combats this. What the stress hormone “cortisol” has to do with causing and treating allergies. How to protect your kidneys when taking blood pressure medications and aspirin. How shift workers are prone to inflammation, the “melatonin-gut link”. If you are going to have to do radiation therapies, learn how to protect your gut to protect against complications.

This show has a lot of dynamic information for men! Dr. Carragher is Board Certified in Family Medicine with advanced certification in Age Management Medicine and specializes in men’s hormones. Dr. Mike has been practicing in the Los Angeles for the past 10 years. Dr. Mike's training is rooted in science. He received his training at New York University, Rutgers University, Yale University and Western University of Health Sciences. Thus, Dr. Mike’s hormone work is solidly based in science. In this show, you will learn why there are so many frustrating ways that men miss out on science-based “optimal” hormone testing and treating. Topics Include: The in’s, out’s and pitfalls of testing hormones in males. The low “T” epidemic - fact or fiction? What else needs to be run in your blood work? When to use HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) vs. Testosterone (T) and why. How Dr. Mike feels about aromatase inhibitors, the good and the bad. The role of pollution as part of the male hormone problem and solution. A

Injuries, Lymphedema & Tamoxifen with Dr. Berkson In this show you will learn: Sometimes it’s good to assist in your own healing and not treat yourself like a China teacup. Injury reframe! What’s lymphedema? Some possible causes and symptoms. The lymph system has “tight junctions” that can “leak”. The role of estrogen signaling and iodine in lymphatic flow, lymphatic tight junctions,  and lymphatic health. Possible tamoxifen complications in lymphedema. A flavonoid that may help with lymphedema along with a light-weight program. Supportive nutrients: Vitamin B2 100 mg and B3 500 mg twice a day can potentially help cells use iodine better (enhance bioavailability). These nutrients are co-factors in the NADPH oxidase pathway.

Susan Bratton is an advocate and champion of all who desire passionate intimacy. She is a best-selling author of 34 books and multiple online programs that teach passionate lovemaking, bedroom communication skills and restorative sexual wellness techniques. In addition, Susan frequently trains PhD’s in intimacy and sexual behavior.   Just a few of the sizzling things you will learn in this interview:   The best lubes; ditch the AstroGlide. How there are over 10 types of orgasms and how to practice some of them. The difference between estrogen and testosterone in the bedroom. That “Old farts want orgasms!” How our toxic planet is adversely effecting marriage.   This show explains how to achieve the true Vitamin C - Connection!   Guest Resources & Links Check out Susan’s summit:  Moresexualvitality.com You can also enjoy more of Susan’s work at: Website: Personallifemedia.com YouTube channel: Better Lover Instagram:@susanbratton      

In this show you will learn how Google is driving traffic “away” from functional medicine sites, like driving large amounts of cyber traffic away from the famous health advocate site named Mercola.com. Google especially drives traffic away from sites that are anti-vaccine, supportive of alternative cancer care, and discuss alternative medicine treatments. Thus, natural answers will be harder to find on Google. Try other sites such as Ecosia.org – the search engine that will plant a tree for every 100 searches! This all first began when Monsanto hired Google to help drive traffic in the direction they wanted when Monsanto had their first huge glyphosate court battle (which they lost). Google’s not only coupled with a big Chemical company; it’s doing the same with Big Pharma. Google’s parent company Alphabet has launched strategic alliances with major pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis, Sanofi, Otsuka and Pfizer. They state it’s to spur drug development and to make “changes” in health care delivery. It s

Jim Hrncir, owner of Las Colinas Pharmacy, Compounding & Wellness in Irving, Texas, has received plenty of accolades during his nearly 40-year pharmacy career. Jim was named PCCA Compounding Pharmacist of the Year in 2017. PCCA is the company that makes many of the bases and formulas that compounding pharmacists use. PCCA also trains compounding pharmacists and MDs in yearly functional medicine courses (that Dr. Berkson often lectures).   Jim is the ‘go-to guru’ teaching and giving advice to physicians for many compounded prescriptions.   Recently, Jim was invited to testify in front of the National Academy of Health Sciences, who were given a task by the FDA to review the legality and compoundabilty of bioidentical hormones.   In this show you will learn what is going on with our rights to keep getting bioidentical hormones.   Jim also discussed his very effective and rapid-acting treatment for severe PTSD, that he is using in our returning soldiers.   This show is a powerhouse of amazing information.  

Dr. Gordon Pedersen is one of the world’s experts on the health benefits of silver. Dr. Pedersen is board certified in Anti-Aging Medicine, has a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine, Ph.D. degrees in Immunology and Medical Biology and performed his cardiology internship under Jonas Salk, the medical researcher who discovered the polio vaccine.    In this show you will learn the “ins” and “outs” of which silver is best for healing and how to apply silver for various conditions. For example, you will learn how and why silver nasal spray protects your nasal biomes, and thus your downstream small intestine and large intestine microbiomes.   You will discover: Alkaline vs. acidic silver. How silver is so healing it has put 100% of African children with malaria into remission, in several randomized trails, yet… still doesn’t require a prescription! The history of silver as a healing metal, even used in some food products in countries like India. The difference between structured silver and colloidal silver? Silver

In this show you will learn how to stop your failing struggle with weight.   Michelle Melendez's new book, End Dieting Hell: How to find peace with your body and lose weight is not another diet book! With over ten-years of experience as a weight loss specialist, Michelle shares insights most trainers and even bariatric doctors (weight loss docs) don't know.  Michelle put together a fascinating theory and been working with hundreds of women in her famous and effective Women Being Fit programs based on her new theories. Michelle’s brand-new lose weight and keep it off program details: Your cells literally get “addicted” to your weight loss struggle. Your cells (fat and nervous cells) get “off” on the “sensation” of struggle: keeping you caught repeating the struggle over and over again. Your subconscious is running your struggle and sabotages your efforts. Michelle’s program (which she runs in the gorgeous state of Hawaii rather than the state of denial, ha!) teaches you how to retrain your fat cells and neuro

THIS IS VERY TIME ORIENTED: PLEASE TAKE ACTION ALONG WITH US!  Hormones Are Under Attack, Dr. Berkson’s Interview with Dr. Daved Rosensweet.  Daved Rosensweet MD has been specializing in bioidentical hormone therapies for decades. Dr. Rosensweet has developed his own training program (www.menopausemethod.com), patented hormone bases, and now this.   Dr. Rosensweet just came back from Washington D.C, where he testified in front of the National  Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) to try to protect our rights and abilities to have access to safe and individualized hormones. Meaning: compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapies (BHRT). The battle is on for who gets the money from women getting hormones. Pharmaceutical manufacturers continually try to be the main influencer of the FDA; trying to keep women on patentable (non- individualized) hormones, versus compounded bioidentical hormones by compounding pharmacies in response to doctor’s individualize scripts. Our monumental efforts

Dr. Berkson discusses coming back from lecturing in Canada, daikon radish escapades with customs, security, dating and oxytocin. In this show you learn about oxytocin’s global clinical applications, oxytocin receptor locations, delivery mode options, critical co-factors, and other specific nuances that play direct but often unappreciated role in how oxytocin helps your body function optimally. A big focus is on liquid oxytocin mixed with a muco-adherent liquid for application in esophageal diseases from severe reflux to the pre-cancerous condition, Barrett’s esophagus. Dr. Berkson answers a fan’s question as to why you might be taking oxytocin replacement and not getting the benefits you desire, and what to do about it. You also will hear about a possible new pilot trial on oxytocin’s application for esophageal disease. Join Dr. Berkson for  this fun, useful and heart-felt show!

In this show you will learn about metabolic medicine, functional compounding pharmaceutical medicine, and an upcoming retreat on oxytocin with Dr. Berkson, Dr. Clack and Dr. Barker in Costa Rica in September 2019. As humans, we are called to find our own space, and then fill it up. In this retreat these conversations gets you started. The Costa Rica conference is called espaciosinnombre.com Without a name.  Meaning, find your own name, find your own purpose, find your own place and may all that be in-syn-ness with life and community. For a week we will connect with each other on mind, body, spirit and science levels, and boost each other’s oxytocin.  Oxytocin is the hormone of connection. We will be connecting with each other as well as with the beauty and nature of Costa Rica. Want to come hang in an intimate beach front time with experts on everything oxytocin by optimizing your oxytocin? A once in a life time experience to get real, exhale, learn and enjoy! Go here:  Espaciosinnombre.com 

Knowledge is power. Join Dr. Berkson's interview with KATHERINE EBAN, an investigative journalist, Fortune magazine contributor, Andrew Carnegie fellow, and New York Time’s best-selling author of Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom and expand your knowledge base. Ms. Eban is known and respected for lecturing on pharmaceutical counterfeiting and pharmaceutical integrity, or lack of it. And… now… generic medications. In this illuminating and must-hear show you will learn: What are generic drugs and what are the concerns with them. Where you can go to figure out the deep dive on your own generic meds. How is the FDA letting us down and what are the conflicts of interest? 80% of our generics are made overseas, mostly in India and China, who often have very serious issues with their chemical plants, contaminants and other complications. The U.S. makes almost none of its own antibiotics anymore.  Examples of fraud committed by generic-drug makers at manufacturing plants in India and China inc

In this show you will learn: How iconic female writers and directors get treated in Hollywood or shall we say Shallow-wood? Sally Wainwright is an English television writer, producer, and director from Yorkshire. Ms. Wainwright has single-handedly revitalized British TV and won many prestigious awards.  After wide European recognition, she journeyed to Hollywood to see how Yankees would receive her and collaborate with her talent. This turned out not to be the case. What is happening to American culture? If you are a woman and under 34 and not stick thin… watch out. You are not valued as much. In this show we discuss what to do about this! You will also learn about the Washington State University study, published in the Building and Environment Journal, that found “surprisingly high” levels of pollutants including formaldehyde and mercury detected inside energy efficient modern homes, with harmful pollutants spiking at certain times of the day as temperatures rose. Indoor air pollution used to be thought to b

Power packed one-hour show with Dr. Berkson. In this show you will learn: The controversies and science of leaky gut. Which conditions are definitively linked, and which are possibly linked? Nutrients and hormones that heal. Tight junctions and adhesive proteins. Protein that disassembles: zonulin. Endurance exercise, NSAIDs and pregnancy and leaky gut.   Food has been in the scientific journals this week, so you will hear about: Mediterranean-Style diet and its effects on brain cortical thickness. Foods linked to increased risk of cancers and foods that are protective White vs. Red meat vs. plant-based foods’ effects on cholesterol. Ultra-processed foods, what they are and how two to four/day are linked to earlier death How posture impacts taste buds and portion control and even cortisol.

  A mind is like a parachute. It works best when open. But what if your mind is closing down? This show is about cognitive decline, one of the worst cases being Alzheimer’s disease, with an interview of the scientist and medical neurologist who is successfully reversing and preventing this brain disease and keeping parachutes open. In this extraordinary show you will hear from a doctor who has published 226 peer review articles on the brain and dementia: What are the 5 sub-types of Alzheimer’s disease? Why do most Alzheimer meds fail? How 1500 doctors trained in Bredesen’s techniques are reversing Alzheimer’s (and related cognitive decline diseases) within 2 to 6 months in mild and moderate cases. How amyloid is the brain’s effort to protect itself and what you need to figure out is what is attacking the brain. What is true brain plasticity and how to build it. What “builds” brain and what “breaks” brain and how to live, eat and track your brain health to keep it healthier. Why taking a “cognoscopy” is as im

This show deals with the lack of authenticity in humanity throughout time and up to today, especially in medicine, hormones and even peer review science. Listen and learn how doctor’s voting down FDA back of bioidentical hormones often choose bioidentical hormones for themselves. Why? They are safer and more effective. Their claim. No peer review trials. Are there any peer review trials on the synthetic hormones now available? No. The only randomized trial on hormones (Prempro – horse urine along with MPA) were prematurely stopped as the synthetic progestins causes issues. You will learn about science and what the ex-editor (for two decades)  of the most prestigious scientific journal in the world today (New England Journal of Medicine) has to say about trusting science and many physicians. You will also hear: About the role of satiety hormones and Alzheimer’s disease. About oxytocin and couple’s alcohol counseling. The role of the gut and Parkinson’s disease especially constipation and appendix removal. How

In this show you will learn: Eating less and moving more aren’t working, in 2019, to lose weight. Partially because of obesogens Exactly what these are. How they are contributing to the ever growing obesity epidemic. How chemicals can make our fat cells nasty, unfair and non-responsive to life style changes. How obesogens are “transgenerational” (passed on to your offspring). How weight-inducing chemicals are ubiquitous. That obesogens lurk in food, furniture, plastic products and other surprising places. In his new book, THE OBESOGEN EFFECT, Dr. Bruce Blumberg describes how obesogens work, where they are found, and offers a practical three-step solution for reducing exposures and setting a straight course for better health. Bruce Blumberg, Ph.D.Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology. Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. University of California Irvine.