It’s week three of my omega-3 study (first 4 weeks is cleansing, 8 weeks on fish oil, flax oil, or a placebo). For the duration, no fish, no flax, no walnuts, and limited soy.
My fiance and I having been working through our food, eating all the stuff that has piled up over the year. Yesterday, I opened up the freezer…pretty much all we have left is some frozen green beans, fish sticks, and some tilapia. Fun for me. On the plus side, we have plenty of walnuts…oh wait.
Later on, …

This week I started a 12 week trial on the efficacy of omega-3s in lowering inflammation. The trial is being run by Dr. Christopher Gardner, our speaker for the July science cafe. Over the next 12 weeks, I’ll be detailing my experience so you’ll be able to put a human face to all these food studies. I’ll be posting weekly notes, hopefully without too much complaining.
And for those who are curious, I am getting no compensation for this study (other than access to my detailed bloodwork).
Background on the …

On Science Friday this past week, Holly Ingraham of UCSF was interviewed on her new study of atrazine’s impact on human placental cells. This builds on our conversation with atrazine, starting from March’s discussion on atrazine in frogs. In the study, they showed atrazine (& its metabolized products) increased activity of a gene that results in abnormal baby weight. Also they found amplification of a gene that is highly active in infertile women (no direct association yet).
Science Friday interview with Holly Ingraham
Holly also studied atrazine impacts on zebrafish, a widely …