The chart on the left was published October 27, 2020 in MedRxiv: as Investigating hsCRP as a clinical inflammation marker for human Bisphenol A food contamination offers protocol suggestions for conducting replicable, causal dietary intervention studies (doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.25.20212282). By contrast, the chart on the right, from September 2021 mass spec data, revealed scant evidence of […]
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Hall flaws – Draft
A high-profile 2019 nutritional study headed NIH research section head Kevin Hall is coming under increasing fire for data and protocol shortcomings. In addition, the presence of avoidable confounding factors addressed in this post indicate more serious shortcomings than those already disclosed. The issue was raised widely when research watchdog, Retraction Watch, noted that the […]
Replicability: Additional sourcing, preparation, and best practices
This page has been replaced by: Best Practices Index This is a n ongoing index links illustrating techniques and actions developed and taken to increase the changes of successful replication. Our ultimate course of action often vary from those anticipated in our original protocol. You can find those original protocols listed in The […]
Chemical Touted In BPA-Free Products May Cause Heart Problem
Many “BPA-free” products have substituted an almost identical chemical to BPA that has its own health-causing effects. The substitute, bisphenol S (BPS) has the basic chemical structure as bisphenol A (BPA). Evidence is mounting that the use of BPS is a “bait and switch” scheme designed for promoting products instead of health. As a result, […]
Trust Glass, Not Plastic
You can trust glass, but you can’t trust plastic for water bottles, dishes or other uses. While a small percentage are safe, no reliable guide exists, thus damning all plastics that contacts anything you put in your body. “BPA free” no guarantee Significantly, most plastics that claim to be “BPA Free” just have different types […]
Rock-A-Bye Baby Gone Bad: The Dangers of Crib Mattresses
Anyone with experience raising a baby knows that they sleep a lot. Sure, they DON’T sleep a lot as well, leaving mom and dad often very sleep-deprived the next day. In the first three years of life, babies are known to sleep around 12-13 hours per day, compared with 8 hours (or less, for many […]
Tesla Terror: Can That New Car Smell Kill You? Or Someone Else?
Driving with the windows down when you are tired may keep you awake in more ways than just the sounds and tactile effects of air currents. It could also keep you from being poisoned and, perhaps, prevent you from killing someone. Take, for instance, Navindra Kumar Jain, a 63-year-old retired Silicon Valley tech executive who […]
Don’t Let Hormone Disruptors Sabotage Your Fitness Program
NOTE: This article first appeared on our scientific site (with footnotes and citations) as How Hidden Chemicals Can Sabotage Your New Year’s Fitness Plans Hidden chemicals in your food and water can sabotage your fitness program and keep you from getting the most out of all that effort and sweat. While Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) […]
Friends Don’t Let Friends Eat Farmed Salmon
By Lewis Perdue Salmon is on a lot of plates when people resolve to make healthy changes in their diets. Many articles have emphasized the benefits of fatty fish, citing the heart-healthy benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids and other micro-nutrients. Those benefits have been gradually narrowed down to salmon because other mild, oily-fleshed fish like […]