Category: food
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The Virtues of Hardship
Primarily in America there is an overwhelmingly widespread belief that everything should be easy, and that we should always be happy. While I’m no antagonist of happiness, I do think that obsessing over it is actually counter-productive to achieving it, and also leads people into some otherwise easily dodged traps, foolish decisions, and unreasonable expectations.
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Adventures with Melatonin
Adventures with Melatonin By: Geoffrey Hale Source: Melatonin Lozenge 3mg by the Vitamin Shoppe — Captain’s Log — Monday, October 10, 2011 21:25 — Apply 1 Lozenge, 3mg Melatonin Listen to Shpongle Falls while waiting for Lozenge to dissolve under tongue. 21:55 — Give up waiting for lozenge to dissolve, chew the rest. Get in…
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Should Men Eat Soy?
Phytoestrogens found in all soy foods are pharmacologically active molecules that mimic normal estrogen. Studies have shown decreased mental ability in men who consume soy. Consuming soy also decreases testosterone, anabolic potential or your ability generate muscle, increases weight gain and decreases sex drive. On the plus side, you’d probably think it’s less entertaining to…
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon comes in four main varities; most common: Ceylon “true” cinnamon and Cassia cinnamon. Ceylon is more expensive, lower coumarin levels, usually sold only in specialty stores. Cassia is cheaper, higher coumarin levels, sold in supermarkets in North America. Coumarin can cause damage to liver; tolerable daily intake (TDI) is 0.1 mg coumarin per kg…
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Heart Attack Grill
Heart Attack Grill? Bahaha. “If you weigh more than 350, you get to eat for free.” 1:06 waitress runs into surgeon, lol. Grill owner, John Basso, “Politically incorrect food villain.” “We’re gonna kill ya, but enjoy it.” Gluttony, 7 Deadly Sins. Next one in Dallas, TX; where in Arizona is this one? “…Founding Fathers fought…
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T-Nation: Bad Fruits, Evil Veggies
Credit: T-Nation Every year, about 1.3 million pounds of pesticides are used on U.S. crops. That equates to about 6 pounds of pesticide on every acre of farmland. Of the 35,000 registered pesticides used in this country, fewer than 21% have been tested for carcinogenicity. Fewer than 10% have been tested for their potential to…