The recent news that the FDA had sent 17 warning letters to food companies regarding deceptive label claims was met with an interesting bunch of reactions and they weren’t all what you might expect.
Reaction number one: “It’s about time!”
OK, no surprise there. I mean, really, who can’t get mad over deceptive labeling!
Reaction number two was [...] Read More

The following article,  “Aspirin and Vitamin C” is a guest article by Dr. Leo Galland, one of the true icons in the field of integrative medicine. He has graciously allowed me to reproduce it here. It’s from his website, pilladvised.com
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) has been around for over a hundred years and can be a useful [...] Read More

You really can’t say enough good things about berries, though goodness knows I never stop trying. I’ve written extensively about blueberries, but truth be told all berries are phenomenal and strawberries are no exception. It’s time to take a look at the special properties of strawberries that make them such a nutritional powerhouse.
Let’s start with [...] Read More

The great comedian Lenny Bruce used to have a bit in which he said, “I was going on vacation, so my doctor gave me an important list of things to do for swimmers in shark infested waters”. He’d slyly ask the audience, “Are you ready for the first ‘do’?”
“Get out of the water as soon [...] Read More

The following is a guest editorial by one of the great icons of integrative medicine, Alan Gaby, MD. Gaby has been in the forefront of alternative/ integrative/ holistic medicine for as long as I can remember, and is past-president of the American Holistic Medical Association. I am honored that he allowed me to reproduce this [...] Read More