In chelation chemistry, a stability constant (often written as K or log K) quantifies how tightly a ligand (the chelator) binds a metal ion at...
Why Antibodies Can Rise After Lyme & Chronic Infection Treatment
One of the most confusing and anxiety-provoking findings after treatment for Lyme disease and other chronic infections is a rise in antibody levels...
Hormones That Take Off the Pounds
The frustration of not losing weight despite eating right and exercising is often related to hormone imbalances. Last week I wrote about hormones...
Hormones that Pack on the Pounds
In the struggle to maintain a healthy weight many of us find there seems to be some hidden roadblock to our progress. Despite eating well and...
Understanding a Hemoccult Test (Fecal Occult Blood Test)
A Hemoccult test checks stool for hidden (occult) blood. Sometimes the test is positive even when there is no serious problem. This is called a...
Iron Avidity
Iron avidity is a state where the body is desperately trying to capture and use iron, but circulating iron is unavailable, even though iron may be...
Dysmetabolic Iron Overload Syndrome (DIOS)
Dysmetabolic Iron Overload Syndrome (DIOS) is treated very differently from genetic hemochromatosis. The goal is fix the metabolic problem, not...
Healthy Aging, Oral Bugs & Nitric Oxide – Why It Matters to N¹O¹ Users
A new study titled “Ageing modifies the oral microbiome, nitric oxide bioavailability and vascular responses to dietary nitrate supplementation” by...
The Cholesterol Hypothesis, or Myth?
The idea that cholesterol is the primary cause of heart disease has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. While high cholesterol levels,...
It’s Not Just a Dream: The Science and Psychology of Dreams
Dreams have long fascinated humanity, provoking curiosity, awe, and sometimes fear. Across history, cultures have attempted to understand and...
Food Combination Diets, Magic or Myth?
A Food Combination Diet The basic idea of a food combination diet is that certain foods do not digest optimally if eaten together, while others mix...
Wine Tasting Training Guide
Learning Wine Through Chemistry (Not Guesswork) Core principle You are not tasting “wine.”You are detecting small families of molecules interacting...