Environmental Health | Dr. Erica Zelfand | Medical Writer, Speaker, Functional Medicine Physician

In Addiction, Autism, Autoimmune Disease, Babies, Cancer, Environmental Health, Fertility, Genetics, Inflammation, Mental & Emotional Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Women

Posted February 8, 2018

MTHFR: A Genetic Mutation to Watch

MTHF-Huh? MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, a gene that codes for an enzyme of the same name. However, if the MTHFR gene is mutated, the enzyme produced is imperfectly [...]

By EricaZelfand

In Environmental Health, Holidays, Immune Support, Inflammation, Mental & Emotional Health, Nutrition, Recipe, Recipes, Vitamins, Weight

Posted January 1, 2018

Detox without Gimmicks, Pills, or Potions

“Detox” is one of those edgy yet deceptively vague terms used to market anything from supplements to fragrances to yoni steam baths. (Yes, that really is a thing.) But do you really need to drop [...]

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In Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Environmental Health, Pharmaceuticals

Posted March 17, 2016

Chemicals that Cause Allergies

Genetics alone can’t explain the rise in allergic diseases we’ve seen in the industrialized world. Allergic conditions are on the rise. In fact, the rate of peanut allergy has doubled in the US [...]

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In Addiction, Allergies, Babies, Environmental Health

Posted February 16, 2015

Electronic Cigarettes: the Good and the Bad

Electronic cigarettes (“E-cigs”) are gaining popularity. But could they do more harm than good? Electronic cigarettes (also referred to as “e-cigs”) offer smokers a less smoky, less stinky [...]

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In Autism, Babies, Cancer, Environmental Health, Genetics, Nutrition, Pregnancy

Posted March 24, 2014

Genetic Glitches and Folic Acid

This is Part II of my previous entry on the importance of supplementing folic acid during pregnancy. Folic acid is one of the B vitamins. It is used by the body to make healthy new cells, balance [...]