Beer is Good for Your Bones
Even if it’s not quite as good for your waistline. A recent study from my alma mater, the University of California at Davis, looked at the impact of brewing methods on beer’s content of orthosilicic acid – a highly bioavailable source of silicon. What’s so important about silicon? Silicon is present in beer in the soluble form of orthosilicic acid (OSA), which yields 50% bioavailability, making beer a major...
The Telegraph Misses the Point…
Wow. It’s been a while since I’ve read an article about exercise that was THIS carelessly written… From the Telegraph: Millions of people ‘waste their time by jogging’ Millions of people who strive to keep fit by jogging, swimming or going to the gym are wasting their time, scientists said. Researchers have discovered that the health benefits of aerobic exercise are determined by our genes – and...
Protein Supplement Abuse???
I was perusing the food/ingredient news this morning, and did a double-take on this headline: “Study: athlete protein supplement abuse common.” Wow. Athletes just can’t catch a break from some people… now they’re “abusing” protein supps??? Sounds major! Certainly the lead author of the study seems to think so: “The role of proteins is particularly misunderstood,” Fréchette said,...
If It Sounds Too Good To Be True…
You know the rest of the saying, of course. What amazes me, however, is the number of people who apparently DON’T know it. ‘Take this recent FTC case, against the marketers of “Chinese Green Diet Tea” and the “Bio-Slim Patch,” for example. A federal district court has ordered the marketers of an herbal tea and a diet patch to pay nearly $2 million to the Federal Trade Commission for making...
CDC: 1 in 5 US Teenagers Have Abnormal Lipid Levels
According to data recently published by the US Centers for Disease Control, slightly over 20% of youths aged 12 – 19 had at least one abnormal blood lipid value (i.e., high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol and/or high serum triglycerides). According to a Washington Post summary: One out of every five U.S. teenagers has a cholesterol level that increases the risk of heart disease, federal health officials reported Thursday,...
Are Warning Labels Supposed To Be Funny?
I was just over at the GNC web site, browsing through their list of popular new weight loss products when I came across Lipo 6 Black Hers. Since I’ve already completed a Lipo 6 Black review, I thought I’d take a quick look at the “just for women” version to see if it confirmed what I suspected… … that it’s a “just-as-expensive-but-slightly-watered-down” version of the original...
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