Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Fatty Fish: Too Much Mercury or Too Little EFA

If you have not had the pleasure of experiencing an oral canker sore then you are lucky. Imagine holding a lit match to the inner lining of your mouth for a few seconds. That is what it feels like. But some nutritional supplements appear to keep them at bay. Read more...

When I read the summary headline in the UK's Telegraph that Bacon and Eggs fed to mothers should make babies smarter, I wasn't surprised at all. The conclusion is a bit of a stretch, because the study that it referred to was done in mice, not in people, and they were supplemented with the nutrient choline found in bacon and eggs, not the bacon and eggs themselves, but I still believe it. Read more...