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The Signals We Ignore: Mental Health, Blood Sugar, Gut Trouble, and Sleep — What Your Body Has Been Trying to Tell You

2026-10-2642:51

This hour, Dr. Adam Brockman opens with a compassionate look at Hayden Panettiere's public battle with postpartum depression and substance use — and what her story reveals about the millions of Americans suffering the same struggles in silence. Then, real listener questions take center stage: a caller wonders whether vitamin D deserves a place back in his diabetes management plan, a San Diego man is told his stubborn bloating and irregular digestion is "just IBS" — but is more fiber really the answer? — and a devoted listener from Queens reaches back through the years for help finding real, natural sleep support for an aging student. It's an hour built entirely around one idea: your body never stops talking to you —the question is whether you're listening.

The Health Secrets Behind an Icon: Dolly Parton's Legacy, Cancer, and What It Teaches Us About Living Well

2026-10-2642:52

What can one of the most beloved entertainers in American history teach us about resilience, healing,and living a full life? This hour, Dr. Adam Brockman and Dr. Bob Martin dig into Dolly Parton's health story— her brief but serious cancer battle, the discipline behind her decades of vitality, and the literacy legacy she built that continues to shape children's health outcomes today. Plus, an inside look at the Holistic Care Clinic through a listener's firsthand experience, and a heartfelt listener comment that has us talkingabout accountability in public health.

The Clancy Case: Inside the Mistrial, the Mind, and the Medications

2026-10-2642:47

A mother. A nurse. Three children gone. When the Lindsay Clancy trial ended in a hung jury, it leftAmerica with more questions than answers. This hour, Dr. Adam Brockman and Dr. Bob Martin go beyond the headlines — unpacking both sides of the case, the theories driving the national debate, and the harder truths about postpartum psychosis, psychiatric overprescription, and what happens legally now that a mistrial has been declared. It's a conversation about the fragility of the mind, the fractures in ourmental health system, and the question no parent wants to ask but every parent needs answered.

The Midnight Snack Mystery: Headlines, Chrono-Nutrition, and the Man Who Got Drunk Without Drinking

2026-10-1852:43

Does the time you eat matter as much as what you eat? New research links late-night eating to liver disease, and Dr. Brockman shows you how to close the kitchen on a better night's health. Plus this week's top headlines, from vaccine injury reporting and a food-ingredient review to peptides at the FDA, a tip for a satisfying after-dinner snack, and a true medical mystery about a man whose gut became a brewery.Health Headlines of the WeekHealth Alternative of the WeekHealth Mystery of the Week

Protecting Your Sight: What the Newest Eye Research Means for You

2026-10-1842:52

Sudden, painless vision loss. A new study raises questions about GLP-1 drugs and the second eye, and Dr. Brockman explains what it does and doesn't prove. Then vision health expert Leslie Burke joins the show to talk about N-acetylcarnosine eye drops, cataracts, floaters, glaucoma, dry eye and macular degeneration, along with the warning signs that mean you should call your eye doctor right away.

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