A Message for President Trump “Now is not the time to rail against the election of Trump. Instead, the objective must be to organise, and to use evidence to promote a clear pro-health political agenda for the US, domestically and globally.” The Lancet, November 19, 2016 [1] Two weeks after the 2016 presidential election a very interesting … Continued

I was born in 1946, year one of the baby boom. And I was born in Southern California no less, host to one of the largest and most prolific construction booms that are a hallmark of the era: thousands upon thousands of suburban tract homes in neat grid formations stretching — some might prefer to … Continued

Last year I had to find a new primary care doctor. Did you? I ask because it seems like I talk to a lot of friends who are changing doctors for a range of reasons — from the Affordable Care Act to insurance companies restructuring their in-network/out-of-network directories to the simple fact that many doctors … Continued

Times are good for probiotics. Fatty acid supplements — those derived from fish and krill oils — are struggling. Sports nutrition is on an upward trend (and has been for several years). Weight loss supplements — Garcinia cambogia and green coffee beans in particular — well, perhaps this category is best not mentioned right now. There is … Continued

  Over the past 35 years that I have worked in the health field (as a biochemistry and medical school professor, researcher, lecturer, founder of the Institute for Functional Medicine in 1991 along with my wife Susan, and most recently as President and Chief Science Officer of a global nutritional products company), one of the … Continued

I admit I am not your typical citizen scientist. Over the course of the last two years I have had my DNA sequenced by three different companies and another test kit should be arriving in my mailbox any day. I have also had quarterly blood draws that have allowed me — and a health coach … Continued