Exercise Improves Memory
According to this BBC report: A University of Melbourne team tested the impact of a home-based physical activity programme on 138 volunteers aged 50 and over with memory problems. …Some volunteers were asked to complete three 50-minute sessions a week of moderate physical activity, such as walking, for 24 weeks. Others were not asked to increase their exercise levels. At the end of the study, the people in the exercise group...
Is it News or St00p1d?
Sorry, but the popular press sometimes gets on my nerves…such as this article on the ABC News site: Is it Mutant or Health Food? Don’t expect to find irradiated spinach and lettuce in your supermarket any time soon, even though federal regulators have given the food industry permission to sell it. Several hurdles will discourage immediate widespread adoption, including cost, lack of irradiation facilities, concerns about...
Hot Dogs Take a Hit
…in a new ad campaign by a vegetarian-oriented research group, The Cancer Project. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPaxW3BrgIY] According to the Associated Press, the ad has touched a lot of nerves, from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council to the American Cancer Society, which beat a quick retreat from the controversy. However, other nutritionists have stepped in to defend the hot dog. “My concern about this...
Sneaky, Rotten, Underhanded, Dirty Tricks Vol I.
A short while ago I received an e-mail offering an invitation to purchase one or more of a small number of remaining bottles of BetaFuel. BetaFuel is distributed by MarqiLife and Brock Felt (who appears as an “unbiased customer” in the before and after shots featured on the BetaFuel web site. You can also see Brock’s pictures featured on the NiteTrim product site as well). BetaFuel happens to be an ephedra-based...
Energy Boosters: Can Supplements and Vitamins Help?
This is the subject of a nice little article over at WebMD. Now, I like a good pre-workout booster – which is usually some combo of caffeine with nootropics (heck, even a stiff shot of coffee and a couple tyrosine caps will do in a pinch). I think they really do help with focus, and the ability to dig just a little bit deeper to get that last rep or two out. The bottom line, however, is that the best general energy booster I...
Weight Loss Isn’t a Spectator Sport
I have to admit, this New York Times article made me want to bang my head my head against my keyboard. So it stands to reason that weight-loss shows are now a part of the television landscape, spanning NBC, the Style Network and Discovery Health, as common as crime procedurals, soap operas or talk shows. (All television genres have signature moments. On westerns it’s the cattle stampede; on weight-loss shows it’s the weigh-in,...
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