The Spizz Doctors
I was spending a few idle moments, catching up on the news and checking out some of my favorite blogs, when I came across this post, over on Respectful Insolence. The Pause That Refreshes These Doctors …Let’s go to the tape (not to mention some rather amusing commentary by Gawker). Just when I thought The Doctors couldn’t get any worse, damn if they don’t go and prove me wrong! Yes, that’s The Doctors...
Dangerous Minds
I wrote and published the following article in our newsletter a few weeks back. Because it addresses an important issue (one that keeps coming up over and over and OVER again), I thought it prudent to post it here as well. Hope you enjoy… Sometimes, a little flawed thinking can be dangerous. To illustrate what I’m talking about, let me provide an overview of a discussion I had with a visitor who was commenting on my review...
Sodium Content of Fast Food Meals
… is waaaay higher than it ought to be, according to this report of a recent study on Obesity Panacea… In this trial, meals bought from 300 randomly selected chain restaurant locations in New York City during the weekday lunch hour between March 27 to June 8, 2007 were assessed for salt content. A meal was defined as any purchase with at least 1 entrée. The main findings? 56% of meals purchased at fast food outlets...
Some Prejudices Die Hard
This video made me wonder just how drunk I would have to be, before that guy could convince me to sample any of the featured “treats.” Really drunk, I think… Seriously… he’s right, they ARE nutritous, sustainable – maybe even tasty. But I’d have a REALLY hard time taking that first bite, for sure.
The American Heart Association Joins Forces With… Nintendo
Guess what, folks? Nintendo’s Wii Fit Console has been endorsed by the American Heart Association. Nintendo is now allowed to put the AHA’s “heart check” logo on this and related products. According to a press release by Nintendo: Recent research indicates that the average person spends more than eight hours of each day sitting down*. The American Heart Association has been conducting its own studies to...
CSPI Speaks Out on Acai Scams
We’ve been discussing these scams for many months, but it’s not like they’ve gone away… so it’s good to see more attention being paid to the subject. WASHINGTON—The Center for Science in the Public Interest is warning consumers not to enroll online in supposedly free trials of diet products made with the trendy Brazilian berry açai (pronounced a-sigh-EE). There’s no evidence whatsoever to suggest...
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