health

Do you know what gelato is? Sure, you’ve probably heard of it—it’s essentially the Northern Italian version of ice cream—but you probably haven’t had any of it. Well, not the real stuff anyway. Fortunately, that’s easy to find out: If you’d rather ingest gelato than oxygen, you’ve probably had the real stuff. But if you prefer breathing, even just a little, then you’ve only had the fake stuff. And that’s a damn shame. Because the real stuff is more addictive than crack cocaine. | Read more »

I simply refuse to believe that my daily fix of Diet Coke, a delicious carbonated beverage that tastes like a combination of cola, chemicals and metal shavings, could be unhealthy. But more and more research implies just that.  | Read more »

Are you currently Chevy-Chased, Four to the floor, Having the whirlygigs, Legless, Merl Haggard, Monkey-full, Newcastled, Nicely irrigated with horizontal lubricant, Off me pickle, On a campaign, Pie-eyed, Rat-legged, Saying hello to Mr Armitage, Steampigged, Tashered, With the fairies, and/or Zombied? Then listen up. | Read more »

Scientists recently tested the effects of meditation versus sleep, reading and conversing. (Personally, I only get called in for "rage" studies.) And, no doubt, they tested on compensated subjects (getting paid to sleep; nice work if you can get it). But the results were somewhat surprising. | Read more »

I'm not addicted to much: The Daily Show; The Simpsons; Lost; My Mac; The Internet. (Okay, maybe I'm addicted to a lot.) But the addiction most likely to kill me is the one to Diet Coke—thanks to Aspartame.  | Read more »

Evidently, milk doesn't do a body that good. According to a recent study, the American Academy of Pediatrics concluded that "neither increased consumption of dairy products, specifically, nor total dietary calcium consumption has shown even a modestly consistent benefit for child or young adult bone health." | Read more »