A Fish Story Is eating fish the same as eating fish oil? If you believe advertising and the drumbeat of omega 3 supplement makers, you might think so. The facts are different. Why is Fish Different From Fish Oil? Fish contain thousands of different substances. They include many different proteins, vitamins, oils, carbohydrates – quite […]
What your gut tells your brain (9/20/11)
Is It Romance, Or Do the Right Bacteria Make the Mood? Brain, your gut is calling. It’s got a lot to say – about, stress, anxiety, and your mood. That’s the potential upshot of a recent study published in PNAS (http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/08/26/1102999108.abstract?sid=1091d71a-9201-45df-90ec-6134dfd8231d) by Javier Bravo and company from the University College, Cork, and nicely described in […]
Give me magic pills (9/12/11)
Pill Power The human body possesses fantastic regenerative power. We replace most of ourselves inside three to four weeks, updating and upgrading as we go, refashioning information into new bodies, bone and brain. But that is not why Americans go to their doctors. When people feel ill or even fearful of illness, they want relief, […]
Hot dogs and diabetes (9/6/11)
How Can Hot Dogs Be Bad For You? Never deny the force of genetics or fate – yet the trick to being healthy is staying healthy. Which means another American icon may soon leave your school cafeteria. Regularly eating hot dogs increases your chance of getting diabetes – by quite a lot. So does bacon, […]
What to do when medical care goes away (8/8/11)
The Real Deficit Feeling a bit blue? Less than excited by a Federal budget “deal” that postpones real negotiations for the mere $14 trillion dollar deficit while markets tumble? Sorry, but that’s not the real problem. The debt hole is much bigger. You get different answers from different places, but the statistics should boggle […]
