Polyphenols, Hormesis and Disease: Part II

In the last post, I explained that the body treats polyphenols as potentially harmful foreign chemicals, or "xenobiotics". How ca...

Polyphenols, Hormesis and Disease: Part I

What are Polyphenols? Polyphenols are a diverse class of molecules containing multiple phenol rings. They are synthesized in large amounts ...

My Gluten-Free January

I've been avoiding most gluten, particularly wheat, for over a year now. I never had obvious symptoms that I could clearly link to eati...

Gluten-Free January Raffle!

Hi, Gluten-Free January participants. Matt, Janine and I have collected about 200 survey responses at this point. So far, the results are ...

Assorted Thoughts About the 2010 Dietary Guidelines

In the past week, I've been rooting through the USDA's 2010 Dietary Guidelines ( 1 ). Here are a few of my thoughts. Positive One o...

Gluten-free January Participants: Take the Survey!

Matt Lentzner, Janine Jagger and I have designed a survey for participants of Gluten-free January , using the online application StatCrunch ...

The Diabetes Epidemic

The CDC just released its latest estimate of diabetes prevalence in the US ( 1 ): Diabetes affects 8.3 percent of Americans of all ages, and...

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