Shrimp fitness
Scientists placed a shrimp on a tiny treadmill to determine how fast and long it was able to run. For three hours the little bastard maintained a rate of about 3/4 of a mile per hour. Not too shabby.
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Corn syrup fights back: Round 2
A few posts ago, I expressed annoyance at a new ad campaign by the Corn Refiners Association, claiming that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is really no worse for you than sugar. Having been told over and over again than corn syrup is one of the reasons we Americans are so fat, my immediate reaction [...]
PETA vs. cow milk
PETA spokesperson. Coincidence?The conditions in dairy farms today are such that cows being used for milk undergo quite a bit of suffering. PETA has a solution that will decrease demand for cow milk as well as improve human health: say no to the udder and yes to the human teat. PETA has gone as far [...]
Sarah Palin is just like you… really
From the September 22 New Yorker: According to “Sarah,” a biography by Kaylene Johnson, Palin had got into politics after she befriended the man who was then mayor and his police chief at a step-aerobics class. She made them her allies and ran for City Council. Then she challenged them for control of City Hall, [...]
Corn syrup fights back
Perhaps you’ve seen the commercial. A guy and and girl are having a picnic in the park. She offers him a popsicle, and he turns it down because it has high fructose corn syrup in it. When asked why corn syrup is bad for you, he’s unable to respond. She smiles and says, “It’s made [...]
Neck manipulation dangerous?
My neck and lower back have been feeling tight recently, and I’ve been considering going to a chiropractor for a little twisting and joint-cracking. An article I just read, however, gives me pause. A study published in the Neurologist showed that young stroke patients were five times more likely to have had neck manipulation within [...]
Red Bull give you more than wings
It’s already been established that using Red Bull as a mixer in cocktails is a bad idea. Now it’s looking like drinking Red Bull even by itself is dangerous. A study by the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital showed that even one can of Red Bull was enough to make the cardiovascular [...]
Machine 1, woman 0
The assailant At the end of last month, a woman described as a “very large lady” was using the abductor machine at the Harlem NYSC when she was suddenly flung across the room. The abductor machine is the one which gives you resistance as you open your legs, giving your outer thighs a workout. My [...]
Foot-eating fish
File this one under disgusting-but-on-second-thought-I-might-try-this. Since razors are no longer a legal way for pedicurists to remove dead skin from callused feet, there hasn’t been a good alternative way to do the job… until now. In a spa in Alexandria, VA, customers can soak their feet in a tank of tiny carp, allowing the “doctor [...]
Kevin Trudeau: scumbag
Did you know that natural cures for everything from Attention Deficit Disorder to depression to diabetes exist right under our noses? Are you aware that bodies with high pH are immune to cancer? The FDA, drug companies, and the American government are all conspiring to keep information like this from you. At least that’s what [...]