FRENCH WORD OF THE DAY: Préservatif
Préservatif: A supple, thin cylindrical reservoir made of latex, placed on the shaft before sexual relations for contraceptive or hygienic purposes; ie, a condom. As seen in: « Les femmes qui...
View ArticleThis just in: dieting’s for suckas!
In what has to be the best news I’ve heard all day, a study published in the journal Nature has concluded that eating less doesn’t make you live longer. The long-term research on the lifespan of...
View ArticleWho knew that to consume only Starbucks for two years could make you 85...
Don’t get me wrong, I love cheesesteak, but I could not possibly eat at I Went to Philly every day, three times a day. For one thing, I’d probably gain about 85 pounds. But on the other hand, a law...
View ArticleThis 155-pound chap eats more breakfast in a half-hour than I do in a week!
Now, doesn’t that just look delicious? Man, I could dive right into this platter and stay there for a week! Alas, only one human being has ever eaten this scrumptious spread in the alotted “one hour...
View ArticleAshtanga yoga: The Satanic Verses of mat-based exercise?
First, they wouldn’t let kids play with balls in school. Then, they wouldn’t let them wear yoga pants. Now, if a couple Californian fundamentalists get their way, kids won’t even be able to do...
View ArticleCOMMENT OF THE DAY: Soooo, Dick Cheney doesn’t need the Mediterranean diet,...
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/health/mediterranean-diet-can-cut-heart-disease-study-finds.html A new study has found that a “Mediterranean diet” consisting of fish, olive oil, and, get...
View ArticleSoooo, if you accumulate more workout hours than there are in a day, do you...
Scientists at Texas Christian University have come up with a new way to try and scare fat people into hitting Gold’s Gym instead of the Golden Arches. As CTV News reports, “A new study finds that...
View ArticleGruesome Greg tries exercise, pain ensues…
Nobody wants to be the fat guy at the gym in the baggy shorts and the t-shirt that was a perfect fit… five years ago. Me neither. But moving to my new apartment has provided me the impetus to get in...
View ArticleDoes this recession increase my risk of heart disease?
The Associated Press is reporting that “Years of progress fighting cholesterol might have stalled with the recession, says a huge study from one of the largest health laboratories in the U.S.” Because...
View ArticleI’m not really looking to lose weight, just as long as I stop gaining it…
So I burned off 216 calories on the treadmill today, which just about makes up for the ice cream sundae I had this afternoon–although it doesn’t come close to that KFC sub I ate yesterday. I’m trying...
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