reports from the land of betwixt and between
A very interesting article about lactose intolerance today on Salon.com. Of particular note:
Milk itself has a lot of lactose, but aged cheeses have very little (most of the lactose is drawn away in the whey, and what’s left in the curd is fermented by bacteria and mold). Yogurt with live cultures contains bacteria [...]
This is not rocket science, people:
The government also purchases surplus foods like cheese, milk, pork, and beef for distribution to food assistance programs—including school lunches. The government is not required to purchase nutritious foods. (Link)
If anyone thinks that the Government isn’t already deeply entrenched in what you eat and what foods are available at low [...]
Why is it that the people who are concerned about “Big Pharma” seem to to accept that all those aisles and aisles of supplements that are marketed as panaceas for nearly every physical ailment (including age and death), and that cost significant amounts of money are put out there for the good of the consumer [...]
I watched this while eating breakfast this morning:
Go watch it, it’s short.
You’re back? Ok. Two main thoughts.
While Philip Zimbardo claims that a Future Transcendentalist is focused on life after death, I think there is a sub-category of this type that doesn’t think about life after death, but about achieving some kind of stardom, some [...]
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Here’s the thing folks, if you don’t have dental insurance, save up for a yearly cleaning and checkup. Seriously. Because if you don’t, like I didn’t, you will go to the dentist (in the case DentPlus Dental Center because they are open on Saturday’s and I wouldn’t have to take time out of [...]
Lately I’ve noticed I’m tense. Not occasionally, not sporadically. All the frakin’ time. Like I spend my life in a state of flight or fight response.
I have no idea how long I’ve been like this, but this explains a lot about why I never seem to have much energy, why I don’t sleep well, why [...]
I hear lots of GOP politicians being against government health care systems, but I don’t hear about them giving up their own government controlled and government backed and government run health insurance. I’ll switch my crappy health care for theirs if they really want to see what great and fabulous health care choices most of [...]
I am about to start my 3rd week in a training program called “One Hundred Push Ups.” I started off doing 15 push ups in a row and yesterday I did my first exhaustion test and reached 30. Looking at the next week’s goals is a little intimidating. Tomorrow I need to do the following [...]
Links to stories about why hair turns gray, a possible flu vaccine, evidence of supernova from ice-cores, and a way to turn water into a powerful degreaser and sanitizer.
I’m trying to be healthier in my food choices, and more frugal in my spending choices. I recently purchased Absolute Fitness1 for my iPhone and have been tracking my nutrition and caloric intakes (along with my very sporadic and very low level of exercise right now—I know, I know, I’m working on it). Simply taking [...]
