Is taking a diet history a good way to evaluate nutrient status? Many clinicians think it is. While I believe it a good tool for public health assessment of a specific population, and can be helpful in some situations for individual assessment, if you suspect... [More]

As we round out 2012 and prepare for the holiday season, there’s an intricate, little organelle you should add to your holiday gift-giving list—your mitochondria! Since these imperative cellular powerhouses are responsible for so much of our daily health, it’s time we spoil them... [More]

This case — entitled “What if…?” — is a superb illustration of proactive, preventive medicine at its best. “What if this 3-year-old had continued down the dysfunctional biochemical and metabolic course he was on…???” View the video that follows... [More]

We blink with them, sometimes wink with them, on occasion cross them and even roll them (when pushed to the limit) and, of course, see the world through them. Our eyes are a remarkable little pair of organs we often take for granted... [More]

Completed in 2003, the U.S. government identified the entire human genome (approximately 20,000-25,000 genes) in the Human Genome Project. As I have mentioned before, the... [More]

While celebrating my (physically healthy) Mom’s 80th birthday at home this past weekend, I visited with her friend, Janine, an artist. She mentioned to me that her medicine, once helpful for her “sore, stiff hands and wrists,” did not seem to be working as well as... [More]

Vitamin D, sometimes known as the sunshine vitamin, has been the subject of great debate. Perhaps the two most important questions are: how much is too much and what is an “optimal” level? The Vitamin D Council considers vitamin D to be essential for supporting bone health, cancer prevention... [More]