Organic Food is no healthier than other produce, scientists say.
…or so the headline says.
I encourage you to read the whole article, as it seems the issue is not quite that clear cut. Certainly not enough evidence that should have you running down to the local organic grocery store in a hurry though.
One of the benefits of drinking bottled water over tap water is that you are ensuring it is ‘clean’ and ‘safe’, right?
Probably not. As noted on Dietblog today
less than 2% of popular bottled waters disclosed where the water came from, how it was purified, and possible chemical pollutants.
What more
Unlike tap water, bottled water doesn’t have to be tested by a certified laboratory, and [bottled water companies] aren’t required to notify customers within 24 hours of finding high levels of contaminants
Imagine you were involved in a study on obesity, and the people running the study gave you a pedometer to measure your activity. Suppose you had a guilty conscience regarding the (lack) of activity you were doing, what would you do?
Click here to see what some 11 and 12-years olds in the UK did.
Two years down on the blogging front.
Key stats (compared to the 12 months previous in brackets):
Posts:
84 (209)
- I see a pattern developing….
- I would also like to think quality rather than quantity has prevailed this year, although that is debatable.
Busiest Day:
I can not get any data on this (for free at least) as the 29th of January 2008 is still the busiest day ever. (1,760: 29th January, 2008)
Most common search terms people use to find my blog:
Most popular post:
Chin Up vs Pull Up (What’s more important: Exercise or Nutrition?)
Top referrers:
To say I am an fan of exercise/training would be an understatement. However there are always people who highlight the inherit risks of exercise. Perhaps they know someone who had an heart attack whilst exercising, or maybe they got injured in the gym and just don’t see the point.
You may have also remembered reading a while back on KitchenPT how if you analyse all the Marathons run in the US over the last 30 years you find something quite amazing: they have actually decreased the number of deaths that would have otherwise occurred had the roads the races were run on were open to cars! Perhaps this says more about roads and cars than it does about exercise?
But I believe there must be a ceiling to it all. I really wonder if ultra marathon runners (for example) are really doing their bodies more good than marathoners? I doubt it.
Diligent readers would have read in the article I posted on yesterday how
recent research has shown that the risk of dying from a heart attack in a triathlon is nearly double that of dying in a marathon alone.
It would be interesting to collaborate all the data available on exercise & death, and find the ‘optimal’ frequency, duration, type, volume, & intensity of training/exercise on health. I would hypothesise it is significantly lower than what many top endurance athletes are performing.
High intensity & high volume cycling appears to decrease sperm quality. This is pretty old news, and something all male cyclists are aware of I assure you. But by how much?
Recent research in this area has indicated that Triathletes performing over 300km per week had less than 4% of normal sperm – an amount that would mean they are
considered to have significant fertility problems
I guess one question is are these effects reversable, and if so then perhaps this is something the Natural Fertility should be made aware of…
Many think that fresh is best when it comes to fruit and vegetables. But in recent times this belief has been proved wrong more than a few times.
The most recent: The content of an “anti-cancer” nutrient increases when carrots are boiled whole.
However, the real kicker regarding this type of information is actually the importance of simply eating carrots – full stop! People who eat lots of fruit and vegetables every day are less likely to get a whole plethora of diseases – including many cancers.
What do you do everyday to ensure you get 5+ servings of fruit and vegetables?
If you answer “not a lot”, then perhaps you could try taking a carrot to work/school/bridge club.
Boil it if you feel the need.
