Back from Boston

Okay....I was there for several days so I now find myself saying.."Paaaahhhhk the caaaahhhhh"

Had a book signing at the Natural Products Expo yesterday and it was fun. Lots of people from overseas were at this convention and there was much interest in our serotonin technology.

As I was talking to people who came by for a book, I started thinking again about how our body chemicals can contribute greatly to our health and conversely to disease states. Specifically concerning weight issues: metabolism, cravings, the need for food when we are under stress, the feelings of when we feel "full" (satiety) vs. hungry...all of these have a chemical contribution. We inherit these chemicals just like we inherit the genes that dictate eye color, height and hair color. When we come from families that seem to have many overweight people, there clearly is a genetic predisposition for this to occur in us and our children.

We do have to "play the hand we are dealt" and when it comes to weight issues, if we inherit a genetic predisposition to be overweight, we are forced to be that much more aggressive in our efforts. By no means is it a predestined outcome that the obesity is going to be present regardless of what we do. Balacing the chemicals that contribute to some of this issue (sucha s serotonin of course) can be helpful in our efforts. It was lots of fun for me yesterday to meet new people and explain the development of our serotonin technologyu and the formulation that Linda and I developed.

Have a great weekend!