Gluten-Free Skin Products And Cosmetics

By Dr. Benabio, on April 27th, 2010%

I just returned from the International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference in Portland, OR with @foodblogga (she was at the conference, I was just there to eat Voodoo Doughnuts). One of the hottest topics in food now is the gluten-free diet.

Gluten sensitivity isn’t new; it was first described in the first century AD. Celiac disease (the . . . → Read More: Gluten-Free Skin Products And Cosmetics

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Itchy This Morning? You Might Be Allergic To Your Couch.

By Dr. Benabio, on April 19th, 2010%

Have you been lying on that couch all weekend? You might end up with a rash.

People in northern Europe have been suffering under the plague of the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano. And if that weren’t enough, their sofas are giving them rashes. Recently dermatologists in Finland and Sweden have been seeing patients with a strange, itchy rash all over . . . → Read More: Itchy This Morning? You Might Be Allergic To Your Couch.

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The Truth About Eating Antioxidant Foods For Your Skin

By Dr. Benabio, on April 13th, 2010%

“Hi everyone. I’m @dermdoc. It’s been 3 weeks since my last acai berry shake.”

It’s been 4 months since I ate a blueberry. I honestly can’t remember the last time I had a shot of pomegranate juice. Back when I was consuming 18 pounds of antioxidants a day, I used to look like this.

Now look . . . → Read More: The Truth About Eating Antioxidant Foods For Your Skin

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Why Twitter Is Bad For Your Health

By Dr. Benabio, on April 6th, 2010%

The paradox of Health 2.0 is that along with unlimited access to medical information comes unlimited exposure to medical misinformation.

Social networks like Twitter and Facebook are replete with marketers in sheep’s clothing, pseudo-doctors (I hate to be a stickler, but a doctor should be a doctor and not just be a cool moniker like . . . → Read More: Why Twitter Is Bad For Your Health

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Behold, The Copper Pillow

By Dr. Benabio, on April 1st, 2010%

Copper is beautiful, but can copper make you beautiful?

We have a 10,000-year-long history with copper. We’ve used it to make jewelry, tools, plumbing, wiring, roofing, coins, cookware, and even the Statue of Liberty. Now we’re using copper to make pillows.

Why? Why make a copper pillow? Two reasons:

First, copper is antimicrobial. Putting copper in fabrics or . . . → Read More: Behold, The Copper Pillow

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