Click here for a great video about what happens when we eat too much. [tc-my-thumb] Also if you are tired after eating do not blame the turkey. Turkey contains no more tryptophan than other meats. In the blood, tryptophan and other amino acids compete to cross the blood […]
[tc-my-thumb]A patient today told me that the Cornucopia Institute released a “Yogurt Buyer’s Guide” and that the yogurts I recommend were not high up on the list. The Cornucopia Institute does great work and I don’t ever recall disagreeing with their positions, so I was eager to take a look as to where […]
[tc-my-thumb]I first became acutely aware of “organic” produce in 1989 while in grad school at BU. I’d shop at the old Boston Food Co-Op on Cambridge Street Allston where they had a the display of organic vegetables and bulk dry goods. The truth is that the veggies did not always […]
Headlines and news stories regarding diet often misinterpret what a research article is stating. This is especially true regarding fish oils because of poorly designed studies. Fish contain long chain fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexanoic acid (DHA) that create cellular fluidity which is important for brain health. For […]
Most Plastics Have Hormone Disruptors The initial motivation to write a blog post about plastics and health effects was because of this recent article regarding the harmful chemicals in food packaging.: “Potential cellular changes caused by [packaging] with the capacity to disrupt hormones, are not even being considered in routine […]
