“The race is on throughout the world to develop Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics and end a pandemic that threatens to infect a substantial portion of the planet’s population, and perhaps kill millions of people, especially older adults. …

A perfect storm. This analogy has come to symbolize a series of events or factors that converge in a powerful way, often with a catastrophic outcome. As people seek answers about the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic — where it started, how it spread, when the curve will flatten, and…

I clearly remember the day in 1982 when my thinking about viral infections shifted from one point of view to another in the space of time it took me to listen to a lecture. I was living in Northern California then, and participating in a sabbatical year at the Linus…

With seven decades of living comes a unique ability: the power to recognize that some days unfold with a deeply embedded stamp of significance. On October 25, 2019, I believe the world shifted for the Functional Medicine community. Every day, I read the medical literature. On that specific day, I…

Corn is yellow, carrots are orange, celery is green, onions are white, tomatoes are red, wheat is brown, and pepper is black. In their natural state, all plant foods have a signature color. Noted author Michael Pollan is famously known for a simple-yet-profound quote: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly…

The email was unexpected. I scanned the opening paragraph of the message quickly while I juggled a variety of afternoon activities in my office. But the words captured my full and complete attention once I realized the gravity of the meaning behind them. “We are very sorry to inform you…

A Message for President Trump “Now is not the time to rail against the election of Trump. Instead, the objective must be to organise, and to use evidence to promote a clear pro-health political agenda for the US, domestically and globally.” The Lancet, November 19, 2016 [1] Two weeks after…

I admit I am not your typical citizen scientist. Over the course of the last two years I have had my DNA sequenced by three different companies and another test kit should be arriving in my mailbox any day. I have also had quarterly blood draws that have allowed me…