Posts Under ‘naturalists’ Category

Warning: A "Natural" Fetish is Harmful to Your Health

December 23, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in naturalists, organic food, select | 26 comments

Last week an expert panel of physicians advised Americans to “stop wasting money” on multivitamins: We believe that the case is closed— supplementing the diet of well-nourished adults with (most) mineral or vitamin supplements has no clear benefit and might even be harmful. These vitamins should not be used for chronic disease prevention. Enough is enough….Continue Reading…

In Praise of Naturalists

February 28, 2011 by Keith Kloor | Filed in naturalists, species | No comments

In his final column in a historical series about “how the discovery of species has changed our lives,” Richard Conniff notes: Were it not for the work of naturalists, you and I would probably be dead.  Or if alive, we would be far likelier to be crippled, in pain, or otherwise incapacitated.