Donate to Vitamin Angels…
… and Marine Nutraceutical will match your donation through the end of 2010. Vitamin Angels is a non-profit charity group that works to reduce childhood mortality worldwide by distributing micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) supplements. According to the Copenhagen Consensus Center, micronutrient supplementation is… …the top development priority out of more than 40 interventions considered. Specifically, vitamin A...
“Live a Little”
The Xmas/New Year holidays are almost upon us… which means feasting with family and friends. Such times can be trying if your goal is to lose weight or to maintain your healthy eating habits. This isn’t just because there’ll be a lot of rich and tempting food around – it’s also because your food choices are likely to draw the attention of the “behavior police,” if they depart from the approved...
The Healthy Skeptic on Telomerase Supplements
You may have heard something in the news about a recent experiment in mice… Scientists have partially reversed age-related degeneration in mice, an achievement that suggests a new approach for tackling similar disorders in people. By tweaking a gene, the researchers reversed brain disease and restored the sense of smell and fertility in prematurely aged mice. …The experiment focused on telomerase, an enzyme that makes...
Yale Report: Fast Food Marketing to Kids Has Increased
The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University recently released a detailed report on fast food nutrition and marketing to kids. The conclusions aren’t pretty: New Haven, Conn. — Children as young as age 2 are seeing more fast food ads than ever before, and restaurants rarely offer parents the healthy kids’ meal choices, according to a new study from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The new...
Photo Manipulation: Not Done Only on Women’s Pics
The documentary, “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” came out in 2008, so a lot of people have seen it by now. But for those who haven’t, I thought the following clip (via Sociological Images), which discusses how “before/after” pics can be manipulated, was worth posting: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQZpVeWsfK4] We’ll soon be saying farewell to 2010 and ringing in the New Year. I don’t know...
Another Day, Another Adulterated Sex Supp
From today’s FDA press release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Man Up Now capsules, marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, because they contain a variation of an active drug ingredient found in Viagra that can dangerously lower blood pressure. Man Up Now claims to be “herbal” and “all natural,” and consumers may mistakenly assume the product is harmless and poses no...
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