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Arsenic in Treated Wood

20 Mar 2017

What comes to mind when you think of arsenic?聽 Inheritance powder?聽 The possible murder of Napoleon?聽 Poisoned wells in Bangladesh?聽 Well, how about playgrounds, decks or picnic tables?聽 Concern...

Can "Kombucha tea" prevent the flu?

20 Mar 2017

While some people are looking to stockpile Tamiflu in case the bird flu strikes, a few others are placing their bets on a foul concoction with a folkloric history of curing everything from AIDS and...

A Sour Lawsuit

20 Mar 2017

I don鈥檛 know who Debbie Banafsheha is, but she is abusing the legal system for personal gain through spreading twaddle. Debbie has sued Heinz for what she claims is false advertising because the...

Whole grains and protein, part of a complete breakfast

20 Mar 2017

"Eat Your Oatmeal! Study Finds That a Bowl a Day May Keep the Grim Reaper Away,' screams a headline reporting on a study by researchers at Harvard University.聽Somewhat overly optimistic, given that...

The Golden Marketing of Golden Alcohol

20 Mar 2017

Marketing these days is often based not on what is in a product, but rather on what it doesn鈥檛 contain. Labels scream no cholesterol, no trans fats, no gluten, no BPA, no phthalates, no parabens...

CoEnzyme Q10

20 Mar 2017

The gentleman in the front row was waving his hand energetically.聽 He obviously had something to contribute to the discussion.聽 I had just finished a public lecture on dietary supplements and threw...

What are the risks of eating steak tartare?

20 Mar 2017

Terrible story about seven people sickened, one very seriously, from eating steak tartare at a Montreal restaurant. Eating raw meat is a risky business, but poisoning from steak tartare is rare...

Are chia seeds really that healthy or is it just nonsensical hype?

20 Mar 2017

It isn鈥檛 nonsensical hype but neither are chia seeds some sort of wonder product.

Dr Oz and Phthalates

20 Mar 2017

The title of the segment on the Dr. Oz Show was 鈥淭he Secret Ingredient Companies are Hiding in Your Food.鈥 What could that be? Some opiate to keep you coming back for more? Tetrahydrocannabinol to...

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