What to do before age 2 to reduce picky eating habits (backed by research)
When you start giving solid food… There was once a saying, “Eating before a meal is for fun.” Now I know that’s not the case. Research has shown that your baby’s experience with solids actually influences which foods they end up eating or rejecting. After all, besides formula and breast milk, every taste that passes […]
Is personalized genetic testing worth it?
The overhyped “precision medicine” may only serve vested interests, and consumer DNA testing may be useless, or worse. DNA sequencing (detailing the letters in the entire genetic code) can now be done for about $1,000, compared to the $100 million or so it cost 20 years ago. And for about $100, partial DNA sequencing is […]