This special issue may be too technical for some; but, if you have been reading this newsletter on a regular basis you will do fine. It covers a most stunning issue of the Journal Science, a publicati

A recent study showed that osteoarthritis may boost the risk of heart disease.[1] Interestingly, other recent articles, seemingly unrelated and likely ignored, provide a clue: Colchicine, not allopuri

Recently, the FDA placed 16 pharmaceutical drugs on a “watch list” because of troubling side effects, which are better documented after drugs have been on the market much longer than the l

Because of my work in Integrative Medicine I often cross paths with “mind-body” professionals who correctly emphasize the fact that our body is greatly influenced by what we believe in , w

Last month we highlighted food allergies and how they are driven by the microbiota or microbes in the intestines. “Bacteria in intestinal tract are not regulating allergic immune response as eff

The battle rages on about soy. Is it going to kill you? Are you going to get breast cancer? Does it mess with your hormones- especially thyroid and sex hormones? You may be just as tired as I am of di