Apparently the author is fresh out of B.Sc. She may not have much practice with writing pieces like this. (Daniela is a recent B.Sc. graduate from the program

Apparently the author is fresh out of B.Sc. She may not have much practice with writing pieces like this. (Daniela is a recent B.Sc. graduate from the program of Physiology at McGill. She is very passionate about understanding the human body and how we can all individually adapt our daily lifestyles to improve its functioning. Part of the OSS mandate is to foster science communication and critical thinking in our students and the public. We hope you enjoy these pieces from our Student Contributors and welcome any feedback you may have!) Another, more disturbing, possibility is that she could be right to include it for some of today's lay audience. I am seeing staggering levels of ignorance about chemistry in media here. Latest example being a radio anchor who had obviously never encountered the word cadmium in her life and made a very awkward (and failed) attempt to sound her way through it.