Introduction to Nutrigenomics – Part 1

Introduction to Nutrigenomics – Part 1

This is the first post of what will be a series of articles on nutrigenomics.  Nutrigenomics is how nutrients in the food you eat or the supplements you take interact with your genome, your genetic makeup.   It goes beyond just one input yielding one output.   We will...
Is Fructose in Fruit Bad for You?

Is Fructose in Fruit Bad for You?

Across the internet, there are lots of posts about how we need to be careful about fruit “because of the fructose.”  I wanted to discuss why fruit is an essential part of your diet and understand the fructose hysteria. We have a capability of tasting sweet from birth,...