“Is Sugar Toxic?” 1 There was a great article in The New York Times Magazine last week reviewing work done by Dr. Lustig, who argues that our excessive consumption of sugar is the primary reason so many of us are obese. He also argues sugar is the likely dietary cause of other chron... [More]

Metametrix has once again written a valuable book to help educate clinicians in the field of integrative and functional medicine. Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine (CSIFM) is the first book of its kind to discuss a wide range of conditions and symptoms with pre- and post-testing re... [More]

Recently a friend of mine I’ll call Jody commented on how Activia® yogurt had “fixed” her irregularity problems. Knowing I worked at a lab that does stool testing, she figured I’d be able to explain this amazing phenomenon to her. I deferred, saying there is way too much ... [More]

There is an experiment that I would like to do. It’s very simple. Have parents collect urine specimens from their children 10 days after they are immunized or 10 days after their 1- to 2-year-old child’s temperature peaks from a viral infection. Send 5000 such samples to a laboratory for... [More]