I have been waiting for politicians to do something about endocrine disruptors like phthalates and Bisphenol-A (BPA). And while I don’t want anything bad to happen to anyone, I know that things are going to happen due to exposure to these and other environmental chemicals. [More]

The anti-aging market continues to experience tremendous growth and is projected to bring in a whopping $291.9 billion by 2015, according to the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. “The primal desire of humans to remain young forever has groomed and nurtured a goliath of an anti-aging ind... [More]

George Bernard Shaw’s famous quote, “Death is the ultimate statistic, one out of one of us dies,” is a great truth, particularly in the study of medicine and science. Nowadays science can measure all manner of variables related to health and disease, but there’s really nothin... [More]

I found two articles I think go well together. The first says that pregnant women in the US are exposed to multiple chemicals; the second states that primordial germ cells, embryos, and fetuses are highly susceptible to epigenetic dysregulation, or changes in DNA sequences, from chemical exposures. ... [More]

Part 7 - With so many tests available to clinicians, I can't help but think how overwhelming it can be for them to determine which one is the best for their patients. My conversation with Dr. Crinnion led me to ask for his suggestions on testing for toxic exposure, and his answer migh... [More]

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]

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]