Dr. Gustin’s Blog

If the pandemic served as a window into our health, what it revealed was a US population that is not only sick but also seemingly only getting sicker. Life expectancy is falling precipitously. Three fourths of Americans are overweight or obese, half have diabetes or prediabetes, and a majority are metabolically unhealthy. Furthermore, the rates of allergic,[…]

Plastics and microplastics have always been a concern of Environmental Toxicologist, and both animal and human research has been conducted over the past 50 years with an eye to determining the consequences of various forms of exposures, both acute and chronic.Although a 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) report concluded that[…]

Benzoyl Peroxide is the main ingredient in skin care products that treat and prevent acne and some related skin conditions such as folliculitis.  The way these products are formulated with benzoyl peroxide (BP) plays a role in the levels of toxic carcinogenic chemical found, “benzene”, according to new research. Concerns[…]