Life in a Chemical Soup

Life in a Chemical Soup

The world is toxic.

The CDC estimates that the average American contains 116 synthetic compounds in his or her body. These include such crazy sounding things as dioxin (from burning plastic), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (from auto exhaust), and organochloride pesticides (from the foods we eat). There are about 75,000 different chemicals produced in the United States each year and chemicals that were banned decades ago still persist in the soil, air and water. (more…)

Food is Information

Food is Information

I was having an interesting discussion the other day with a client. We were discussing her diet and she was telling me how she had basically been living out of restaurants and vending machines (or their big brothers, also known as convenience stores or kiosks at the airport) for the past 2-3 years because she was always on the go. She was also lamenting about how her health had deteriorated immensely over that same time period. She wasn’t getting the connection until I came up with the following thought. (more…)