We like smoking guns in modern medicine. Identify the pathogen, kill the pathogen, and develop a vaccine to prevent pathogenic exposures, illness solved (and money made). This has been the trajectory of modern medicine for decades and, for all intents and purposes, it appeared to work, at least on the surface. The approach is linear, logical, easily […]
Perhaps I’m naive, but I’ve always assumed that academic and government scientists were generally trustworthy, unbiased (or, at least as unbiased as possible given their humanity), and that they should be viewed as sources of truth. Academic and government scientists have minimal conflicts of interest, and they seek truth and the protection of the public, […]
The number of women suffering from lung disease such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF) is increasing and researchers speculate hormones may have something to do with this. A recent report found that women experience higher morbidity and mortality from these diseases but also linked the onset and progression of […]
Why are crops genetically modified? What are genetically modified crops modified to do? Those questions were asked to about 250 people who were in a presentation about microbiome health that was being held in an organic grocery store. I presume that if you asked them their thoughts on genetically modified crops, most of them would […]
Every now and again, we see a flurry of press releases flooding social media about new research purporting to prove that endocrine disruptors are safe. Most recently, the press has been focused Bisphenol A or BPA. New FDA proclamations suggest that it has no impact on health. When one reads the actual research upon which these […]
Yes, and increased use of environmental toxicants may be partially to blame. Over the last decade researchers have uncovered connections between tissue level vitamin A activity – the retinoic acid pathway – hormone metabolism, and the cell cycle overgrowth noted in fibroid tumor development, breast and ovarian cancer, and endometriotic tissue growth. Moreover, researchers from […]
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interfere with the body’s endocrine (hormonal) system. They can affect everything from normal development, reproductive fertility to neurological health. Unfortunately, endocrine disruptors are everywhere in our society. And there are many different types.Some examples of endocrine disruptors include dioxin, PCBs, DDT, other pesticides and bisphenol A (BPA). Many of us […]
With the trend in commercial livestock to raise large numbers of animals in small and confined spaces, fed a regular diet of antibiotic doused feed, it should be no surprise when those animals develop infections, even antibiotic resistant infections. According to the third annual report released by the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine in 2012, antimicrobials […]