Review: Strength Training Important for Seniors
Just finished scanning a new review published in Deutches Arzteblatt (in English, natch!) on the effects of strength training for older men and women. The list of benefits is pretty darned impressive: Increase in muscle strength, mass, and intra/intermuscular coordination...
read moreStephen Colbert on the New “My Plate”
Too funny… The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive...
read more“5 Weight Loss Tips for Cynical Bastards”
Suffice it to say, I don’t read “Cracked” for information… it’s strictly for laffs. But lo and behold, a January article, “5 Weight Loss Tips for Cynical Bastards” is actually pretty darned informative. In fact, I’d rate it...
read moreDOJ Throws the Book at Owners of Two NJ Supp Companies
Two NJ dietary supplement companies have been found guilty of criminal contempt for violating a consent decree with the FDA over violations of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations. The defendants’ businesses manufactured and distributed food products and...
read moreCoalition Sues FDA Over Antibiotics Used in Factory Farming
Via the National Resources Defense Council: The lawsuit filed today by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), Public Citizen, and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) was spurred by growing...
read moreA New Way to Serve the Same Old Fatty Food
Nothing like a little technology to make ordering greasy burgers, fatty fries and shakes even easier than before… The other thing that makes me wince is the potentially unhygienic nature of the iPad system. I don’t think I’d care to handle an iPad used...
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