Now that cannabis is legal recreationally in Oregon, I thought I'd give it a try for my occasional insomnia. Here's what happened, in the December issue of Vogue.  Along the way, I dig into the science and find out how terpenes influence your high (more than indica vs. sativa), which conditions cannabis actually helps, and why it can cause anxiety, paranoia, and even hallucinations in some people but not others.  You can download the article here or read the uncut version, be

I'm in the "power issue!" Well, at least my article is. In the March issue of Vogue , I investigate the claims that Dr. William Davis makes in his best-selling book Wheat Belly . Is wheat really a "perfect chronic poison?" Does whole wheat bread spike your blood sugar more than table sugar? And why does it seem that everyone has either celiac disease or gluten intolerance?  Davis's patients shed pounds—and improve their health—on his radical wheat-free diet. But should this c

Check out my one page story in the April issue of Vogue ("Sweet Relief," pg. 253) on how to prevent migraine headaches with complementary treatments such as acupuncture and feverfew. I came up with the idea after reading Judith Warner's nytimes.com blog about her struggle with chronic migraines and how amitriptyline (her regular medication) wasn't working well anymore (and caused nasty side effects). That blog received an outpouring of letters from other migraineurs —572 of