The plastic monster that plagues Vancouver

One of my favorite stores, Mountain Equipment Co-op, has taken a stand on the water bottles that have been sold in their stores for years.
 For a while now, when patients ask about plastics and whether or not they pose any risk, I have mentioned that the leeching of estrogen mimics by plastics was generally limited [...]

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Phytochemical Friday: on the “sober” life

Resveratrol is a relatively well-known plant chemical found in the skin of grapes, and in wine. There is plenty of research that in less complex life-forms than humans, such as our friend the mouse, resveratrol lengthens life span, decreases diabetes, and keeps the friendly mouse nice and slim.

Resveratrol has been widely used in the naturopathic [...]

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