Is Melatonin Safe?

Short answer: yes. Longer answer: Nothing is perfectly safe. There is probably someone out there allergic to melatonin, and I'd be the last person to tell them they're not. With anything you're taking if you notice a dramatic change in how you feel, immediately suspect it.  Maybe the change is good (like antibiotics for bacterial …

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The Great Romaine Ban of November 2018? Really?

Do you remember the leafy greens ban back in January, or the romaine ban that happened back in April? No? What's different?

Is Fructan The Problem For Non-Wheat Gluten Sensitivity?

Non-Wheat Gluten Sensitivity is really a fruit allergy?

Lyme Questions For The Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine.

I thought a somewhat humorous, somewhat terrifying quiz might be the best way to approach the question of living with Lyme in an endemic state like Maine. If you can't make the presentation, I wanted to give you the questions. See how you do. (Hint: the answers are all in my books on Lyme.) 20 …

Why We Believe What We Believe: Does Pride Come Before A Fall?

If I were to tell you that pride cometh before a fall, you'd probably nod your head. After all, Proverbs 16:18 is pretty clear. It says a haughty spirit goes before a fall, but we know that is basically the same thing. But is it true? It is literally true? Do people with a lot of …

When Is It Fake News? Time Delays And Medical Breakthroughs.

I'm been tracking multiple newsfeeds, and adding Newsmax to my information diet has  made my life interesting. As a Conservative newsfeed, it doesn't seem to give me that much of a different view politically. But it certainly sells me hard on medical news, which makes me wonder if being Conservative is a health risk. A …

Is There Such A Thing As A Bad Vegan?

We all know that there is such a thing as an annoying vegan. An annoying vegan is an evangelical vegan, one who considers your food choices to be at least a venial sin. The really annoying vegans claim that your consumption of ribs near them is disruptive of their ability to consume their arugula spout …

Can We Move Beyond Dieting?

Just want to have that fat suctioned away? Unfortunately, it comes back.

Jamestown Canyon Virus, Another Maine Horror Story?

Now we've got something that combines the puritanical Jamestown with pioneer Daniel Boone's canyons. Maybe our ancestors really are spinning over in their graves?

Spice: Voluntary Zombie Apocalypse?

What if we got to opt in to become zombies of our own free will?