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The Ghost of Jim Fixx Returns: Running Bad, Wine Good?

Filed Under: Aging, Exercise, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

The Ghost of Jim Fixx Returns: Running Bad, Wine Good?
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HALLELUJAH JEEZUS, I CAN STOP NOW!!!

James H O’Keefe and Carl Lavie of Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute and the U. Mo. -Kansas City MedSchool have just pronounced the words every poor suffering bastard running his Nikes to the midsole has been waiting to hear since the 70’s taught them Afros on white men were awesome:

“Chronic extreme exercise appears to cause excessive ‘wear-and-tear’ on the heart, inducing adverse structural and electrical remodelling, which offsets some of the CV benefits and longevity improvements conferred by moderate physical activity”



-This includes Running…

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The Blue Brain Project Tacitly Hints At Our Affinity For Cat Videos

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Mind/Brain, Noise

The Blue Brain Project Tacitly Hints At Our Affinity For Cat Videos
blue brain project building j epfl lausanne switzerland

-Because using supercomputer-reverse-engineering, what they found out about how our the neurons in our brains connect was by far, the simplest and Goddammit, the most cat-like way possible…

Or: Why does that adorable little walking demilitarized-zone suddenly decide he has to be on the COMPLETE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE??,

IMMEDIATELY!

Answer: It’s Random!…

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Mostly Inconclusive BPA Study For Children Kinda Faceplants, Furthers Idea of Chemical Obesogens

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Disease, Nutrition, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

Mostly Inconclusive BPA Study For Children Kinda Faceplants, Furthers Idea of Chemical Obesogens
glass coke bottle necks

-Saving at least a little face in the bottom of the 9th.

A recent study on obesity in children showed that the fattest group of was 2x as likely to have BPA in them, but only provided they were white.

The jury is still out, with the more likely candidate being Soda Consumption, as BPA is part of the plastic bottles it comes in…

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Organic Food Is Not Any Better Or Healthier For You? -WTF, Stanford?!!?!

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Noise, Nutrition

Organic Food Is Not Any Better Or Healthier For You? -WTF, Stanford?!!?!
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UPDATE!: NYT Finds Counter-Study!

And on a similar note to the EWG List,

What the EFF was Stanford trying to prove with that meta-analysis-study on Organics?

The whole thing was presented to make you feel like Organic is just as bad as regular food and not worth the outlay.

The first thing I’ve always thought about Organic is this: Lower Chemical Load in the Body.
-You get less of less-toxic pesticides, antibiotics, growth-hormones, etc.
-Therefore, there is less of a chance those will STAY in your body and cause problems over time…

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EWG’s Dirty Dozen Fruits And Vegetables

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Disease, Nutrition

EWG’s Dirty Dozen Fruits And Vegetables
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Here’s a good small list of fruits and vegetables, published by the Environmental Working Group, that gives you a good look into which have the most & worst persistent Pesticide Residue.

If any of you out there have blanched at the prices on some organic foods, then this list is also for you,

-Especially because the EWC has been nice enough to include another list of the Cleanest foods in the same pesticide-load terms as the dirty ones.

That should help the budget abit…

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IAmScientist is Kickstarter For Research -Personal Teslaguns? SOON.

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Noise

IAmScientist is Kickstarter For Research -Personal Teslaguns? SOON.
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Great Idea.

Except research is VERY expensive, and it takes YEARS to complete trials on most things.

I wonder if there are any rewards trinkets of VC-like Stock Grants or Patent-License-Profit-Sharing based on the amount you contribute, the agreed-upon value at that stage and what it eventually sells for in the market.

Who knows, lots of projects that are eventually great start out pretty crazy…

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The Family Bishops At The American Academy of Pediatrics Toss Out A Few Jewels And Report Circumcision Healthier [If You Live In Africa]

Filed Under: Disease, Noise, Other, Sex, Meds, Rock n Roll

The Family Bishops At The American Academy of Pediatrics Toss Out A Few Jewels And Report Circumcision Healthier [If You Live In Africa]
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Internet all acock, debating the subject furiously. -Flogging it, really. Beating it to death.

Despite warring sides whacking each other about like bad cops roughing up the suspect, and the recommendations from each politically-motivated party; a few recommend waiting until 18, so at that point at least the adult decision would rest in one’s own hands…

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NIH Study: Calorie-Reduction Diet Doesn’t Extend Life [Was Clearly Sabotoaged By Less-Than-Gruntled Monkeys]

Filed Under: Aging, Disease, Noise, Nutrition, Popular Diets, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

NIH Study: Calorie-Reduction Diet Doesn’t Extend Life [Was Clearly Sabotoaged By Less-Than-Gruntled Monkeys]
fox news smoking chimpanzee

BULLSH**! I respectfully disagree. So far, CR is looking like the ONLY thing that works.

The only thing this proves is that there are differences in the 2 methodologies.

-That and monkeys are not to be trusted.

In fact, I’m sure they conspired to screw the results for the indignity of being kept in restricted conditions so blood samples could be taken regularly.

+And at least 1/2 of them were sneaking cigarette breaks…

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