“I’ve Got Nothing to Lose by Trying It”
The British trust, “Sense About Science,” has an extremely useful (and readable) guide available for people considering new and/or unproven treatments for specific health conditions. “I’ve Got Nothing to Lose by Trying It” was written to help readers learn how to “separate the beneficial from the bogus.” Online adverts and chat-room conversations testify to the ‘incredible’ benefits of new...
Slate: “Chocolate Milk at Every Meal”
I just got through reading a Slate article on the food served in military mess halls. Although the armed services have improved the food offered to recruits in basic training, it appears that a lot of the food served to our soldiers is still pretty unhealthy. As author Kristen Hinman reveals: Take the Army. Its food program mandates that soldiers have access to eggs-made-to-order, three types of bread, three types of meat, six kinds...
The Healthy Skeptic on Sensa
In case you don’t know what Sensa is, I’ll let Paul explain: Sensa Tastants—”sprinkles” as they are also referred to on the TrySensa.com web site—are a product you “sprinkle” on your meals to increase satiety (the feeling of “fullness”) and decrease appetite. They work, apparently, by using… “…your senses of smell and taste as allies in weight loss. Sprinkling Tastants...
Value-less Meals
Not too long ago, I stopped into one of the local Quiznos with the Girl Child after I picked her up from school – she’d missed lunch, and wanted to get a sandwich to take home. She ordered her favorite: a half “Oven Roasted Turkey.” The gal behind the counter then asked if she wanted it with chips and a drink as part of a combo meal. She looked pretty surprised when Nick turned the offer down. But this is par...
Does Your Store Provide Nu-Val Scores?
It’s no secret that many people ignore, or are confused by, nutritional labeling. And the confusion intensifies when various front-of-package claims are added to the mix. Unless you know a thing or two about nutrition, it’s not always easy to make the best choices. Needless to state, industry initiatives like “Smart Choices” and “Nutrition Keys” have been pathetic, at best. So a cohort of...
Fast Food
Ok, this is frivolous, but I couldn’t resist. From Popular Science: Why would a man construct a dining-room table that can cruise down a racetrack at 130 miles an hour and shoot flames into the air? Sheer competitiveness. A record for the world’s fastest furniture existed—92 mph on a sofa—and Perry Watkins wanted to beat it. …The resulting vehicle, dubbed Fast Food, smoked the record, clocking an average speed of 113.8...
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