Airport Food May Be Hazardous To Your Health
And I don’t mean from a nutritional perspective, either… A recent investigation by USA Today came up with some pretty disturbing findings. Airport restaurants packed with holiday travelers have been cited in the past year for hundreds of food safety violations, local health department reports show. A USA TODAY review of inspection records for nearly 800 restaurants at 10 airports found items such as tuna salad and turkey...
I Have a Hard Time Believing Microsoft Hates Fat People
I glanced at this blog post on Shakesville today about the XBox 360, and then did a double take… Apparently Microsoft recently filed for a patent app, “…to introduce a heightened degree of reality into the appearance of gamers’ avatars by utilizing a third-party health-care data repository… or a Wii Vitality Sensor-like device.” In other words, Microsoft wants to create gamers’ avatars capable of...
You’re Never Too Old III: Meet Harry Packer
If this isn’t an inspiring story to begin the new year, I don’t know what is… For those making New Year’s resolutions to get fit, we’d like to introduce you to Harry Packer. Packer is a 75-year-old mortgage broker from Porter Ranch. He had two knee replacements a couple of years ago. Oh, and he’s a champion powerlifter. …After going through a round of post-surgical physical therapy, Packer...
Taiwan Considering Junk Food Tax
According to the China Post… The Bureau of Health Promotion (BHP) is drafting a bill to charge special tax on food that are considered unhealthy, such as sugary drinks, candies, cakes, oily fast food, and alcohol.According to the BHP Director General Shu Ti-chiou, the proposal aims to promote a healthier eating habit. …The BHP is expecting the Legislative Yuan to approve it by the end of next year and to enact the tariff...
Champagne May Be Good For Your Heart!
Since the hubby and I are about to uncork a bopple of bubbly tonight, this study from the University of Reading is rather timely. Research from the University of Reading suggests that two glasses of Champagne a day may be good for your heart and circulation. The researchers have found that drinking Champagne wine daily in moderate amounts causes improvements in the way blood vessels function. Champagne does this by increasing the...
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Ok, that’s a rhetorical question, since I didn’t have my camera with me. But I wish I did, as what I just saw would have been worth recording for posterity… John and I were driving home from the gym by our usual route, which always takes us past the neighborhood McDonald’s. It was a little after 2:00 p.m. – well past lunchtime – yet there was a long line of cars (11) idling in the drive-thru...
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