“Creative and Wacky?” More Like “Disgusting”
I like lasagna. I also like burgers. But the thought of eating a “lasagna bun burger” damn near makes me want to hurl. What is a “lasagna bun burger”? It’s a meatball-like patty, slorped in marinara sauce and melted cheese, and encased between two...
read moreLooks Like the “99 Cent Store Diet” is a Winner
I really enjoyed this story… Last week, ABC News covered the weight loss saga of “Papa Joe” Aviance, a Southern California recording artist and producer, who lost a whopping 250 pounds over an 18 month period. And he did it on a budget. He shopped for healthy...
read moreThe Detox Delusion
We still receive questions and comments about detoxes and detoxifying a near-daily basis, and many of the products we review contain some sort of “detoxifying” element. And although we have covered this topic in significant detail (see here, here and here!), the...
read more“Uhhhh… It’s Water.”
The title of this post was Number One Son’s response after I described Nestlé’s newest bottled water product, “Resource,” to him, while we were between leg press sets at the gym. According to Nestlé, however, it’s not just any ol’ bottled...
read moreCollege Student Nearly Dies After Soy Sauce OD
When I first saw this story on LiveScience (via Consumerist), I did a double-take… It’s tough to believe that someone – even a college student – could be so foolhardy. “A young man who drank a quart of soy sauce went into a coma and nearly died...
read moreStudy: 5-Hour Energy No Better Than Caffeine
LiveScience has the “buzz” on a recent study that compared 5-Hour Energy shots to plain ol’ caffeine with respect to brain activity during an attention-requiring task. No difference between the two was found. “Before the task, participants consumed 8...
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