Dumb and Dumber
2009 is still young, but I already have one candidate for “Stupidest Food Article of the Year” on my screen: “Cheese – It’s Grosser than You Thought” over on msnbc.com. Cheese makes some foodies jump up and down like little kids, but behind that heavenly taste and texture lies bacteria, mammal stomach lining and pure fat. To ripen cheese and add flavor, bacterial strains are freely injected and...
Perception is Reality
In “All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Watching Star Trek,” author Dave Marinaccio offers up this little tidbit, about his days as an advertising exec: “To produce vodka in the United States of America, you must follow very restrictive rules. These rules require that the vodka be both odorless and tasteless. The rules work. In blind taste tests, American vodkas are indistinguishable from each other. I...
“Superbooze”???
I stumbled across “VeeV” today – it’s the “World’s First Acai Spirit.” It’s a clear, vodka-like beverage, which sorta begs the question of what happens to all those marvelous antioxidants (like those dark purple anthocyanins) during the fermentation, distillation and filtration processes used to produce whiskey and other spirits. The site is packed with info about the wonders...
Study: Blood Sugar Control Related to Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Keeping your blood sugar levels under control through diet and exercise may influence more than just your waistline…according to a new study, it may also protect your brain. Maintaining blood sugar levels, even in the absence of disease, may be an important strategy for preserving cognitive health, suggests a study published by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). The study appeared in the December issue of...
The Methadone Diet
Ok, it’s not a real diet…it’s just my private nickname for the Slim Fast diet plan…as of yesterday. I mostly work on the bodybuilding/fitness side of things, so Slim Fast typically doesn’t show up on my radar screen. That should tell you something right there: bodybuilders are some of the leanest people in the world, and are obsessed with keeping body fat low. They’re ALWAYS looking for proven ways...
The Biggest Sucker
I was pushing my cart through the local Fred Meyer last night, when a display in the “health food” section hit my peripheral vision…a stack of cans with “The Biggest Loser Protein” emblazoned on the front. I kept going, but after about 10 steps, I wheeled the cart around and went back to take a closer look. It was the size of the cans that filtered into my consciousness…specifically, how tiny they...
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