Wholly Nutritious

On Medscape, a recent featured article reviewed a study of the effectiveness of some commonly recommended vaccines. The subjects of the study were children with frequent earaches and runny noses. The study looked at whether those kids were protected after they were vaccinated — 4 times! — for H. flu B (HiB) and pneumococcus. [...]

I’ve been working on a new talk, and the research for it is taking me on a wild ride through some fascinating new science about how our genetics actually work.
Oour DNA is a kind of library, called a “genome,” of instructions for life, in the form of genes. But those instructions are not filed logically, [...]

NBC won’t let PETA air a commercial claiming that “vegetarians have better sex” on the Super Bowl this weekend, because the spot is too racy for them. It is pretty sexy — if you want to see it for yourself: here’s the PETA ad.
‘Veggie Love’: PETA’s Banned Super Bowl Ad
I thought this claim needed [...]

People tell me, “fruits and vegetables are SO expensive!” Well, yes, they are.
But for processed food, of fast food, of calorie-dense, low-nutrition food, the costs are higher than they appear. The damage to one’s immune system, the accelerated aging caused by oxidative stress, the daily low-level misery and fatigue, high blood pressure, diabetes, [...]