What Is Oxidative Stress? You might have heard the term "oxidative stress" used to describe an unhealthy physical state. It's invoked frequently in health and science writing for good reason: researchers have uncovered links between oxidative stress and an increasing number of diseases — 200 at a recent count — involving every body system and ranging from degenerative eye disease to atherosclerosis, liver disease, heart failure, and Alzheimer's dementia

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My friend Kevin texted me the other day: "Did you see the PBS special on supplements last night?" I hadn't, so he proceeded to tell me all about it. I wasn't surprised. It seems like the media comes out with a hit piece on supplements at least once a year. But it seems like these attacks are increasing. And PBS is no longer above the fray.

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There are over 254 million prescriptions written for antidepressants every year. But 80% of those prescriptions were written by primary care doctors, not psychiatrists. And most of them were not written for any specific psychiatric diagnosis. That means that as many as 80% of antidepressant prescriptions are not treating clinical depression.

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Food allergies can be miserable. They can cause stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea, and worse. But studies are finding that it is possible to reverse many food allergies. I showed you on Saturday how taking the right kind of probiotic can reverse some cases of food allergy.

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The prevalence of food allergies increased over 50% between 1997 and 2007. Since then, they've gone up even more. People are becoming allergic to just about every food under the sun. But if you have food allergies, I have good news for you. It might be possible to get rid of them.

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