Hey Dr. Mac

You all saw it, I’m sure: a big, bold headline on the cover of Reader’s Digest, screaming to the world “The Vitamin Hoax”, as well as a listing inside of “Ten Not to Take”.  Included amongst them, such beneficial and well-researched nutrients as vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, folic acid, lycopene, niacin and others. (more…)

You’ve heard it said a dozen times – it’s all the tryptophan in the turkey that makes people feel sleepy on Thanksgiving afternoon.  Well, it was a good theory, but I think it’s time to send it gobbling off into urban legend land.  Here’s how it went: tryptophan (which is high in turkey), gets converted into serotonin that is not only the “mood elevator” compound, but also induces sleepiness.  (more…)