Februari 2011

Polyphenols, Hormesis and Disease: Part II

In the last post, I explained that the body treats polyphenols as potentially harmful foreign chemicals, or "xenobiotics". How ca...

What are Polyphenols? Polyphenols are a diverse class of molecules containing multiple phenol rings. They are synthesized in large amounts ...

I've been avoiding most gluten, particularly wheat, for over a year now. I never had obvious symptoms that I could clearly link to eati...

Hi, Gluten-Free January participants. Matt, Janine and I have collected about 200 survey responses at this point. So far, the results are ...

In the past week, I've been rooting through the USDA's 2010 Dietary Guidelines ( 1 ). Here are a few of my thoughts. Positive One o...