Stephen Colbert: 1; Nabisco: 0
Is it possible that the suits at Nabisco/Kraft failed to realize what would happen when they sent Colbert that memo? The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive If this article in Adweek is anything to go on, the folks at Kraft appear to be rolling with the punches – at least publicly. But methinks the audience wasn’t laughing with Kraft, but at it. While the...
Dergin Tokmak
Today, CBS News posted a short article on German dancer Dergin Tokmak… who is an amazing athlete! Stricken with polio as an infant, Tokmak is partially paralyzed from the waist down… but he’s a better dancer on crutches than even many pros with the full use of their legs are. I was both humbled and deeply impressed. Take a look: Below is Tokmak’s performance with the Cirque du Soleil in “Varekai”:...
Walmart’s “Great For You” Label Isn’t Bad!
Walmart unveiled its new front-of-package logo earlier this month to help customers identify healthy food choices. The new green “Great For You” logo is currently being used only on store-label products & fresh fruits and veggies; but the company plans to make it available to other manufacturers whose products meet Walmart’s criteria. And – surprise, surprise – those criteria are relatively strict! It...
Go Read Dr. Freedhoff’s Latest Post About Dr. Oz
Seriously: here’s a link to “A Tale of Two Oz’s” at Dr. Freedhoff’s blog, “Weighty Matters.” Good stuff – I really can’t add anything to it. Dr. Freedhoff is dead right about the relative lack of studies on raspberry ketone for weight loss. Beyond the two “shaky” studies mentioned, there’s only industry-funded stuff like this. At this point, the evidence is pretty...
Pumping Iron is Good for your Brawn AND Brain!
James Fell covers the topic in his latest “In Your Face Fitness” column for the LA Times. Voss and her team examined more than 100 studies on the topic and discovered some interesting things. Here’s one: The brain benefits of resistance training (such as lifting weights) seem to differ from those you get from aerobic exercise. “Aerobic exercise improves ability to coordinate multiple things, long-term planning...
“It’s Against Everything I Stand For.”
The title of this post is a quote from superstar chef Alice Waters. I pulled it from a recent “Op-Doc” in the New York Times, “El Wingador,” created by independent filmmaker Errol Morris. Here’s the context: I have been fascinated by champion eaters for over 30 years. When I was in Berkeley, Calif., in the 1970s I made a pilgrimage to Oakland to visit Eddie Miller, known as Bozo, the world champion...
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