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Climate change: a call to action

Climate change is a tremendous threat to human health, with alarming projections for the near future. A recent review in the New England Journal of Medicine serves as a stark warning and call to action for health professionals.

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Vitamin G increases brain size
Posted on Tue, 27 Mar 18

Vitamin G increases brain size

Green space, referred to as vitamin G, has been associated with better mental health. A remarkable new study found that exposure to greenness was positively associated with brain size in school children.

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Natural cycles reset your biological clock
Posted on Mon, 27 Feb 17

Natural cycles reset your biological clock

Late sleep timing and a disrupted biological clock is associated with several health issues and the cause is a lack of natural light dark cycles in modern environments, according to some remarkable new research.

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Fast food linked to toxin exposure
Posted on Wed, 26 Oct 16

Fast food linked to toxin exposure

Recently eating fast food is linked to higher body levels of environmental toxins. It is suspected it may be due to chemicals from PVC tubing, vinyl gloves, and food packaging leaching toxins into food. Yum.

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Fluoride in water linked to hypothyroidism
Posted on Wed, 1 Jun 16

Fluoride in water linked to hypothyroidism

A large scale study linking fluoride in drinking water to hypothyroidism raises strong concerns about the safety of fluoridated water.

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Grounding quickly improves mood
Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 15

Grounding quickly improves mood

Earthing (grounding) involves bringing your body in contact with the earth, and has important health benefits. A recent study found grounding improved mood, fast.

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