Could Gau Jal Be the Next “Superfood” Health Drink?
It’s an all-natural health drink from India. The manufacturer claims it “…offers a cure for around 70 to 80 incurable diseases like diabetes.” Sound good? Gau Jal = “cow water.” It’s a new soft drink made from cow urine. Does your Pepsi lack pep? Is your Coke not the real thing? India’s Hindu nationalist movement apparently has the answer: a new soft drink made from cow urine. The...
Exercise Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer
Forget the expensive, get-up-and-go cleansing products…exercise is the real deal, when it comes to mitigating colon cancer risk. An ambitious new study has added considerable weight to the claim that exercise can lower the risk for colon cancer. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University combined and analyzed several decades worth of data from past studies on how exercise affects...
Time For Another Rant (Multivitamin Edition)…
I’m sure you’ve seen the news about the latest study on multivitamins, and how they don’t prevent cancer or CVD in older women. I’m ok with that… And no, I don’t intend to stop taking my multi, since preventing cancer and/or CVD isn’t the reason I’m taking one in the first place. Essential nutrients are one among a larger range of lifestyle factors that weigh in on an individual’s...
The Healthy Skeptic
Just thought I’d pass along a link to a feature in the LA Times: The Healthy Skeptic. The author, Chris Woolston, is a freelance science/medical journalist with a Masters in Biology. His columns examine the science (or lack therof) behind various health products – both supplement and non-supplement (such as laser combs, infrared saunas, etc.). Click the above link and check it...
Workout Barbie
I just finished gagging my way through this NYT profile of celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, who was quoted as saying (p. 2): She said a woman should never lift more than three-pound weights. “Most gym programs overwork major muscle groups,” she said. “Repetition builds and bulks muscles.” Judging from her arms, it looks like she takes her own advice. Madonna and Gwyneth should...
Stupid Food Tricks
As a student of human nature, as well as a de-facto health/nutrition advocate, I’ve always been intrigued by the way our society views food. In many ways, our food choices and eating behaviors are increasingly divorced from the reality of what food is, and what eating is supposed to accomplish. I’m not trying to be a killjoy: in fact, I’m a firm believer in “eat, drink and be merry.” Food has a sensual...
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