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...
Bench Day
Otherwise known as “a date with my husband.” Yep, that’s what we’ve been doing for the last month or so, every Saturday afternoon. We often hit the gym together, although we typically go our separate ways. But this is the one thing we’ve agreed to do together. This is nice for me, as John is a fully trained spotter…he knows not to snatch the damned bar out of my hands or “over help” if I...
Hold Off Dieting to Avoid the Flu???
That’s how a new study is being interpreted… Dieting at this time of year could impair your body’s ability to fight the flu virus, a study warns. US researchers found mice who were put on a calorie-controlled diet found it harder to tackle the infection than those on a normal diet. …The team at Michigan State University found even though the mice on the lower calorie diet received adequate amounts of vitamins...
Happy New Year!
2009 is less than 24 hours old, but so far so good… My New Year’s resolutions are mostly work-related. We all have our weaknesses, and one of mine is to go off on tangents. It’s a useful trait at times, as I sometimes uncover some pretty interesting stuff in the process – but it also takes up time that could be spent more productively. So I spent part of this morning putting together a work...
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”...
On Trolls…
If you’re new to the blogosphere, the term “troll” may be confusing, so here’s the Wikipedia definition: An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum or chat room, with the intention of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt...
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