hormones, toxins »

[1 Mar 2010 | 2 Comments]

I hope you've enjoyed listening to my conversation with Dr. Crinnion in the last few weeks. Here's some more information on our toxic condition, and a link to Dr. Crinnion's new book, where he discusses dietary and lifestyle steps to take to begin reducing exposure and increasing clea... [More]

adrenal stress, porphyrins, toxins »

[25 Jan 2010 | 3 Comments]

Part 3 - In this third installment of my conversation with Dr. Walter Crinnion, we consider the function of the mitochondria, those "cellular power plants" that provide most of our cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). What happens to this energy producer when toxins enter the sce... [More]

toxins »

[18 Jan 2010 | 1 Comments]

Part 2 - This is the second installment of my conversation with Dr. Walter Crinnion on toxicity and the environment. He is a wellspring of information on this subject, and he answers the question about the need for testing in this week's podcast. After all, if we all have toxins present in our ... [More]

toxins »

[11 Jan 2010 | 3 Comments]

Part 1 - With so much in the news today about toxicity and the environment, it's hard to ignore the chatter and how it affects our health. Time to ask someone in the know. I recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Walter J. Crinnion, an environmental health specialist, on the importance of und... [More]

fatty acids, toxins »

[20 Nov 2009 | 4 Comments]

I was hanging out at Whole Foods Market (WFM) last night. It was the Grand-Opening day. Kind of embarrassing to admit such a thing would get me going, but it did. Finally, one opened in Connecticut near enough to me where it might actually be a realistic shopping option. Yay. I do support our local ... [More]

genetics, toxins »

[12 Nov 2009 | 5 Comments]

How appropriate that I find myself driving to a lecture by Ken Cook, co-founder of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), days after Forbes announces that Atlanta is the most toxic city in the United States. Atlanta, a city I have called home for nearly 30 years. The Event was hosted by Emory Unive... [More]

genetics, hormones, toxins »

[11 Nov 2009 | 1 Comments]

Forbes named the country's most toxic cities this week. I live in a suburb of Atlanta—the city that tops the list! Living in a city with this distinction got me thinking about what each of us can do to tackle these everyday toxicities, especially when moving to a cleaner city isn’t ... [More]