Guardian: “I Am a 91-Year-Old Bodybuilder”
Wow. I’ve often said that “you’re never too old to get into shape” – and Charles Eugster is living proof. Then at 85 I had a crisis. I looked at myself in the mirror one day, and saw an old man. I was overweight, my posture was terrible and there was skin hanging off me where muscle used to be. I looked like a wreck. I started to consider the fact that I was probably going to die soon. I knew I was...
Prions Found in HCG
I’m baaaack! I was AWOL all week – the hubby and I drove to Salinas, CA to attend my mother-in-law’s funeral. Obviously, it wasn’t much of a break, although we did treat ourselves to a mood brightener… on the return trip, we stayed on the Delta King in Old Sacramento and spent a few hours roaming around our old stomping grounds (FYI: we lived in Sacto for 15+ years). That part, at least, was pretty cool....
FTC Warning About Potassium Iodide Scams
The agency press release pretty much speaks for itself… Recent reports of events in Japan are causing scam artists to try to convince consumers that they need potassium iodide pills and drops to protect themselves. Potassium iodide, or KI, can help prevent thyroid cancer, which is one of the biggest risks from contamination with radioactive iodine. However, public health experts agree that U.S. residents should not buy or take...
Fast Company: “How Carrots Became the New Junk Food”
It seems like Bolthouse Farms’ “Baby Carrots Xtreme” campaign is still going strong. Fast Company has the backstory on “How Carrots Became the New Junk Food.” Dunn talks as if he carries some karmic debt, still. (He never doubted Coke enough to quit; he actually angled for CEO, only to be forced out when a rival got the job instead.) But his experience comes with a unique perspective. “If all we do...
Congrats to Kelly Gneiting
Mr. Gneiting recently made the news cycle for setting a Guinness World Record. At 400 pounds, the ex-sumo wrestler is officially the heaviest man ever to finish the L.A. Marathon. Kelly Gneiting, a 400-pound sumo wrestler, set a Guinness World Record as the heaviest man to complete a marathon, after finishing on Sunday in 9 hours 48 minutes 52 seconds. Gneiting weighed 396.2 pounds after the marathon, smashing the past world record of...
Dr. William Li: Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?
Very cool talk by Dr. William Li of the Angiogenesis Foundation.
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