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Food Safety Updates: CR’s Revolt Against Red Dye #3 & The US Finally Follows An EU Food-Additive Ban

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Food Safety Updates: CR’s Revolt Against Red Dye #3 & The US Finally Follows An EU Food-Additive Ban
red dye 3 food safety

The Wheels Of Government Turn Slowly; Even For Food-Safety:

A short while ago, we talked about Sam Parr’s question on slim travelers.

He was surprised by how many people came back from European vacations noticeably slimmer than before.

But since these were generally healthy people who had good diets and exercised regularly, there seemed to be some x-factor responsible.

One of the revelations from that post was that the European Food Safety Agency bans a lot more ingredients in their food than we do.

-Which leads right into today’s post, because both the CSPI and Consumer Reports are trying to get one of them banned here…

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UPDATE: Sorry For The Delay. Monday’s Post Got Munched By A Server Migration + Email News:

Filed Under: Announcements

UPDATE: Sorry For The Delay. Monday’s Post Got Munched By A Server Migration + Email News:
sailboat stuck on beach


Just Like The Original Top Gear. Always Ambitious But Sometimes Crap:
Missed it by -that- much!

Hi Healthtrekkers!

Looks like I was a little too ambitious in trying to get Monday’s post out.

It seems I was unaware how quick and efficient my web host’s team is at server migrations.

I also was unaware to what extent Firefox caches certain data.

So as a result, the post that was finished last week and set to go out first thing Monday morning got lost in the shuffle.

Thankfully with the aid of an amazing support team and their clever ideas, I was able to work some database wizardry on a backup and retrieve the post!…

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Air Quality ACHTUNG! Home Cleaning Product Dangers Equal Surprisingly Real Indoor Air Pollution:

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry

Air Quality ACHTUNG! Home Cleaning Product Dangers Equal Surprisingly Real Indoor Air Pollution:
cleaning product dangers hazmat suit man smog


Air Pollution Isn’t Just 1970s Los Angeles Anymore*:
Fifty-six years ago, Jimi Hendrix warned us all about the dangers of Purple Haze.

With all the different pollutants we have to deal with today, it seems like prophetic advice.

The sad part about this is that many of them come from places none of us expected.

The plastic bottle BPA scare years ago was just one of them.

And unfortunately, these insults seem to affect the vulnerable among us the most, like the very young,very old, and those already ill.

So if plastic bottles were an unwelcome surprise back then, the EWG’s new findings on products you already have in your house will be another…

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Sam Parr Discovers The French Paradox And Accidental Weight-Loss Of Americans Traveling In Europe

Filed Under: Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Sam Parr Discovers The French Paradox And Accidental Weight-Loss Of Americans Traveling In Europe
french paradox people at paris cafe evening


Where Is The Data Behind Slim Europeans & People Traveling There?:
A couple days ago, Sam Parr of The Hustle, My First Million, and Hampton asked about The French Paradox on Twitter.

He said one of the things he noticed is his friends come back from trips to Europe weighing less than they did at home.

Unfortunately, the next few questions he asked were on whether or not people have any data to back this up.

As far as I know, there isn’t a lot in study-land, only “anecdata” from friends and associates.

So to aggregate a few things, including info from friends who are from the EU, I’ve created a list of all the main answers and studies I could find here…

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Alcohol vs. Alzheimer’s. Drinking Really Can Go Straight To Your Head. In A Very Bad Way.

Filed Under: Aging

Alcohol vs. Alzheimer’s. Drinking Really Can Go Straight To Your Head. In A Very Bad Way.
alcohol alzheimers pouring glass of red wine at table


The Baptist Conspiracy Against Alcohol Finally Revealed!:
One of the more difficult parts of becoming a health nut is changing the things you used to like in your diet.

This might be easy when you considered the Cap’n Crunch, Pancake, OJ carb-splosion you used to engage in as a kid.

But the more you whittle things down, the more disappointing it seems to get.

This was particularly difficult for me when I found out how dangerous eating dark chocolate can really be.

We’re going to have to pour another one out for an old friend on this one.

Because where I was sure Mormons perpetrated this idea first, apparently a squad of Wake Forest Baptists is out to convince you to give up alcohol…

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Let’s Get Together And Help Joshua Keep His Home!

Filed Under: Announcements

Let’s Get Together And Help Joshua Keep His Home!

To anyone & everyone who can help:

One of the most wonderful human beings on Planet Earth is in a tight spot due to his father passing recently and leaving behind a “challenging” situation where Josh might lose his home.

The rest of the details about lawyers, probate, outstanding bills, etc. are all over at the page John put up for him.

Invest in the best of humanity with whatever you can give!

PS: Given the potential costs he’ll get realistically stuck with, the funding goal is actually a little bit on the modest side.

Thanks very much for anything you can do to help, even if it’s just a few bucks!…

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Weightlifting’s Brain Benefits Surprise. So If You Lift, You Don’t Have To Be A Meat-Head After All!

Filed Under: Exercise

Weightlifting’s Brain Benefits Surprise. So If You Lift, You Don’t Have To Be A Meat-Head After All!
weightlifting brain benefits man preparing deadlift


The Amazing Biochemistry Of Muscle & Exercise Strikes Again!:
Most of us were raised to believe quicksand and sharks in swimming pools would be daily hazards in adult life.

Similarly, we were also raised to think that we’re born with a certain number of brain-cells and do nothing but lose them thereafter.

That may be true for “Florida Man”, but it’s not so for everyone else.

Dr. Sandrine Thuret showed us all a few years ago that we can grow new brain cells, with cardio and especially running.

The only downside to her results was that it appeared weight-lifting exercise didn’t help.

A team from IU looks like they might have a little light at the end of that tunnel…

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Protein Vs. Longevity: Japanese Team Finds The Fountain Of Youth By Refining Gym-Rat Bro-Science

Filed Under: Aging

Protein Vs. Longevity: Japanese Team Finds The Fountain Of Youth By Refining Gym-Rat Bro-Science
protein longevity shaker bottle in gym


Get Your Debate-Team Helmets On! This Time? Protein Calcs!:
In the constant race we all run to either lose weight or keep it off, many of us find the key is diet.

For a number of reasons it’s been the biggest subject in the health & wellness space, since well forever really.

If you’ve veered anywhere near the gym-bros of the exercise crowd, you’d know that among the strange elixirs they drink like BCAAs and grape juice with creatine, they also focus a lot on protein.

Not only have recent studies shown that protein & creatine are really the only two things you need to build muscle, besides exercise,

But changing the amount of protein in your diet might have even more benefits than the swole gains, yo…

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