Articles on nutrition, environment and chronic health
These articles cover questions that arise in clinical work and research. Each one separates established findings from uncertainty and draws out the practical implications.
How a focused 15-minute consultation moves from one practical question to a useful next stepBlue Zones: what longevity regions can genuinely teach us
Social life, lower stress, natural movement, vegetables and legumes, fish, olive oil, local food and modest red wine within a complete way of life.
Read article Environment, food and packagingMicroplastics in the kitchen: where exposure begins
What is known about particles in food and water, why heat and wear matter, and which practical changes offer the greatest value without turning the home into a laboratory.
Read article Wheat, the gut and immune healthWheat, lectins and gluten: where harm really begins
What modern breeding changed, what Wheat Belly overstated, and what the evidence says about gluten, lectins, fructans and ATIs.
Read article Environmental health and food safetyMold at home and in food: what matters and what to do
Where mold hides, what respiratory and mycotoxin evidence shows, which foods to discard, and how to fix the source without fear-driven testing.
Read article Food quality and mineralsToday's vegetables compared with those of earlier decades
Measured mineral and vitamin declines, yield dilution, cultivars, carotenoids, selenium and the practical case for more vegetables and greater variety.
Read article Oxidative load and nutritionAntioxidants in modern life
Air pollution, smoking, metabolic strain, carotenoids, selenium and mercury, with a clear distinction between food and high-dose supplements.
Read article Children and metabolic healthSugary drinks in children: attention, sleep and health
Weight, teeth, sleep and ADHD-related observations, with a clear line between association and causation.
Read article Environmental healthLead, mercury, and environmental toxicants: what matters
Where meaningful exposures occur, who is more vulnerable, and how to act without turning toxicology into fear or detox marketing.
Read article MicronutrientsIodine and thyroid health: deficiency and excess
Thyroid hormone chemistry, food sources, deficiency risk, and why aggressive iodine dosing can backfire.
Read article Respiratory ecologyAsthma and the environment: air pollution and indoor triggers
Airway inflammation, PM2.5, indoor triggers, oxidative stress, and the role of environmental assessment.
Read article Gut inflammationCrohn's disease: inflammation, nutrition, and the intestinal wall
A short clinical essay on Crohn's as chronic intestinal inflammation involving immune response, microbiome, nutrition, and medical monitoring.
Read article Autoimmune jointsRheumatoid arthritis: treatment and lifestyle support
Synovial inflammation, environmental triggers, systemic load, and why support must respect disease-modifying care.
Read article Metabolic inflammationGout: uric acid, flares, and metabolic health
Urate crystals, purines, sugar-sweetened drinks, alcohol, kidneys, metabolic syndrome, and flare patterns.
Read article Inflammatory terrainChronic inflammation: how biological stressors add up
A longer essay on inflammation, oxidants, nutrition, micronutrients, environmental load, and chronic disease patterns.
Read article Everyday toxicantsHow to choose personal care products without fearing every ingredient
How to think about SLS, fluoride, aluminum salts, fragrance, skin barrier, sunscreen filters, and natural alternatives.
Read article Food qualityOrganic food: when does it make a difference?
Pesticide residues, production standards, animal foods and budget priorities without turning every purchase into a purity test.
Read article Mechanical loadWorkplace ergonomics: reducing repetitive strain and pain
Posture, screen work, wrists, neck, lower back, static positions, and the body as a mechanical system.
Read article Common deficienciesCommon nutrient deficiencies: when testing may help
Omega-3, magnesium, vitamins and minerals can affect energy, muscles, immunity and recovery. This article explains when testing is useful.
Read article Fat-soluble micronutrientsVitamin K2 and Weston Price's Activator X
Price's observations, calcium-binding proteins, bones, arteries, food sources and the evidence behind common deficiency claims.
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