“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...
Scientists dismiss ‘detox myth’
From the BBC… There is no evidence that products widely promoted to help the body “detox” work, scientists warn. The charitable trust Sense About Science reviewed 15 products, from bottled water to face scrub, and found many detox claims were “meaningless”. Anyone worried about the after-effects of Christmas overindulgence would get the same benefits from eating healthily and getting plenty of sleep, they...
Mona Vie: Any Better Than Welch’s?
Looking at the numbers, the answer is “probably not.”* There’s actually a study that’s been done on Mona Vie, which proves that Mona Vie “works.” Subjects given 120 ml (that’s approx. 4 one ounce servings) showed modest improvements in serum antioxidant capacity (about 10% by 2 h post-consumption) and a decrease in lipid peroxidation. The measured ORAC value of the juice was 22.8 umoles...
Would You Buy A Car from Dr. Suzanne?
When we last heard from “Dr. Suzanne” Gudakunst, she was offering to be our very bestest friend and promising to protect us from the perils of thunder thighs, icky parasites and medical/food industry/government conspiracies…all for the low, low price of $37. As I recently discovered (h/t to Paul and commenter “Fee“) she’s hawking her own supplement products too! Her line, “Lotus Purity”...
This is Pathetic…
I’m currently writing a review of LG Sciences pSARM. Evidently, the company is doing its best to convince would-be customers that the primary ingredient, osthol, binds to androgen receptors. So one of their reps posted a drawing superimposing osthole over testosterone on a bbing board to “prove” it “fits” androgen receptors.* There’s just (ahem!) a few problems with this argument… 1. Ligands...
Negative Calorie Nonsense
I got a message this morning from a trainer buddy of mine. Here’s what he wrote: “Hey Elissa, I’m in a debate about negative calorie foods. I think you wrote an article about it but couldn’t find it on the forum. I know Celery is claimed to be negative calorie but is the cost of digestion really 146 calories to it’s 5 calorie content?!?” 146 calories to digest a stalk of celery???? Intrigued, I did...
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