Is it News or St00p1d?
Sorry, but the popular press sometimes gets on my nerves…such as this article on the ABC News site: Is it Mutant or Health Food? Don’t expect to find irradiated spinach and lettuce in your supermarket any time soon, even though federal regulators have given the food industry permission to sell it. Several hurdles will discourage immediate widespread adoption, including cost, lack of irradiation facilities, concerns about...
Hot Dogs Take a Hit
…in a new ad campaign by a vegetarian-oriented research group, The Cancer Project. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPaxW3BrgIY] According to the Associated Press, the ad has touched a lot of nerves, from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council to the American Cancer Society, which beat a quick retreat from the controversy. However, other nutritionists have stepped in to defend the hot dog. “My concern about this...
Energy Boosters: Can Supplements and Vitamins Help?
This is the subject of a nice little article over at WebMD. Now, I like a good pre-workout booster – which is usually some combo of caffeine with nootropics (heck, even a stiff shot of coffee and a couple tyrosine caps will do in a pinch). I think they really do help with focus, and the ability to dig just a little bit deeper to get that last rep or two out. The bottom line, however, is that the best general energy booster I...
Weight Loss Isn’t a Spectator Sport
I have to admit, this New York Times article made me want to bang my head my head against my keyboard. So it stands to reason that weight-loss shows are now a part of the television landscape, spanning NBC, the Style Network and Discovery Health, as common as crime procedurals, soap operas or talk shows. (All television genres have signature moments. On westerns it’s the cattle stampede; on weight-loss shows it’s the weigh-in,...
You’re Never Too Old
I thought this BBC article was extremely cool. Exercise classes keep Flo fit at 100. Flo Harmsworth is a good example of the old adage, “It’s never too late to get fit.” At the age of 90 her doctor prescribed exercise classes to help combat the painful effects of peripheral vascular disease – narrowing of the arteries. Her legs were aching and, despite having a very active life, she was starting to find it too...
Shameless Plug, Vol. 2
The new “Brinkzone Blog” is getting up and running…so I’ve contributed my first post: “Clueless in Seattle.” I’ll be weighing in over there periodically as well, from now on. If you haven’t done so before, check out the “Brinkzone” – Will Brink’s personal web site. He’s got lots of good articles and other goodies on the...
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