Water, Water Everywhere…
The Environmental Working Group’s report on bottled water is worth a read… it’s quite an eye-opener. In 2008, they created a database representing 137 different commercial brands, and then analyzed both the labels and website information. The results were pretty revealing… and disappointing. Only 2 of 188 bottled waters surveyed make public 3 basic facts about their products routinely disclosed by municipal...
Superfruit Science
Kewl: someone’s actually gone and developed comprehensive criteria for superfruit status… and the few relatively fruits that actually merit the title might surprise a few people. The creator of the rubric is Dr. Paul Gross. It consists of the following measures: Popularity and sensory appeal of the whole fruit Nutrient diversity and density Phytochemical diversity and density Basic medical research intensity Clinical...
Rules Aren’t Made to be Broken
Which is something that certain supp manufacturers/retailers evidently don’t understand. Earlier in the week, I clicked through an interesting presentation given at the recent International Society of Sports Nutrition conference. Entitled “Sports Supplements, Science, and the Politics of New Washington“, it offered some explicit warnings to the supplement industry. As authors Rick Collins, JD, CSCS and Alan...
White Goodman Lives!
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Dodgeball”, then you know who White Goodman is. Played by comedian Ben Stiller, the over-the-top fitness nazi and owner of “Globo Gym” is a short man with an oversized ego. As he quips in the TV commercial that opens the movie: “Here at Globo Gym we’re better than you… and we know it.” Needless to state, White Goodman is always looking out for...
America’s Fittest Cities? They Forgot One…
I came across this report about The American College of Sports Medicine’s new list of America’s fittest cities. As WebMD describes it, The list is based on personal factors — including the percentage of residents who smoke, are obese, get regular physical activity, eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, and have conditions such as diabetes and heart disease — and on local resources, such...
Being a Health Nut has its Drawbacks…
…when your good habits keep you going well past 100. That’s Larry Haubner’s problem… at 107, he’s still going strong – which he attributes to nutrition and exercise. But he’s evidently outlived his savings – twice. Ask Larry Haubner for the secret to living 107 years, and the Fredericksburg man flexes his biceps, flashes a mostly toothless smile and growls. “Nutrition!” he...
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