This month, we are focusing on the brain and how assessing common exposures to pesticides and toxins (in-utero and beyond) may prove beneficial in the prevention and/or reversal of damage to cognitive development in babies and children. Clearing the body of toxic elements is critical for brain health... [More]

As 2011 draws to a close, December provides the perfect opportunity to reflect on yet another year gone by. Did you take the time to rest in January? Perhaps you implemented a new exercise regimen in February?... [More]

Weak immune system, unexplained neurologic symptoms or endocrine system effects? Have you exhausted all testing options and treatments and still not having much success treating your patient? Do you suspect the patient has been exposed to... [More]

In utilizing laboratory testing to assess exposure to heavy metals, there has been a lot of controversy throughout the years over using chelated samples to report non-chelated ranges. The question has been asked many times as to how a clinician is to accurately interpret a patient’s chelated results if they are based on... [More]

This month’s issue of Environmental Health Perspectives featured three studies, all of which detected a negative correlation between a child’s in utero exposure to organophosphates and early cognitive development. So significant were these three coinciding articles that it warranted mention in the journal’s editorial... [More]

Atrazine is an herbicide that was first used in the United States in 1959 and has since been used widely on farms to fight weeds in corn, grain, and other crops. Although its primary use is in corn fields, it has also been used on sod farms and residential lawns in the... [More]

A year ago one of my colleagues blogged about Volatile Solvents and the Gulf Oil Spill, this week marks almost one year to the date that the oil spill was capped. Unfortunately, we don’t hear too much in the news... [More]