Every fall an issue of this newsletter is dedicated to the Microbiome. Advances in this field are difficult to keep up with. Yet, they are vital to our increasing understanding of health and disease. I hope you at least read the titles, comments and highlighted sections of the two art

This is an ambitious issue. Still, it can only scratch the surface of our brains. I chose to focus on brain/mental problems watching seniors finding relief, and improvement, just by singing on the CBS evening news August 31st. I hope you find the articles below helpful. At least read

I was honored to serve as the Utah Medical Association Environmental/Public Health Committee for 15 years. I have scars to show for it. It was “not easy being green,” like Kermit the Frog well said it. Despite the political battles, we were able to raise awareness about air pollution,

Early in my career I made a lot of noise about environmental factors in health and disease. All I got for it was derision. I was felt to be a burn out hippie, and a communist. Today we know better, or do we? Evidence is still manipulated to hide the toxic effects of bad foods and toxi

Outdated information does not go away until the generation that profits from it passes. I hope this is the case with the false dictum “Calories in equal Calories out.” If you have been following this newsletter you know that your Microbiome determines how you handle calories, or your

I enjoy articles that help us put Humpty-Dumpty back together again. The first two featured this month do just that. One is on cancer survivors being more likely to develop heart problems. If you have been reading this newsletter, then you know why—poor nutrition, stress, environmenta

  As an Integrative Physician I catch flak from both sides. Last month I reviewed two issues that often raise the hackles of Naturopaths—Soy, and mainstream M.D.s.—pesticides. For the umpteenth time I will tell you Soy is OK for you, provided it is organic, and fermented. See blo

I grew up eating a lot of yogurt and fish. I wonder how my brain would have developed without those foods. They have been shown to improve intelligence,[1] fight depression,[2] and reduce the risk of cognitive problems.[3] My mom got fresh fish every morning from the fishermen’s boats