The shrinking milk market
Apparently you do outgrow your
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Diabetes and bypass surgery: for some, a sort-of cure?
This Discover article lays out a fascinating state of affairs: for many diabetes patients, gastric bypass surgery offers what was once thought a pipe dream—a cure. When I first saw this, I figured it was because they lost weight. False. … Continue reading →
Cutting off your toes to spike your feet
I doubt the practice is very popular. I certainly hope it’s not very popular. But it seems that some women are actually having their pinkie toes amputated, or having other toes shortened, in order to fit more easily and painlessly … Continue reading →
Gluten free-for-all
It used to be that only the rare person with celiac disease had to eat a gluten-free diet. But lately it’s become all the rage to be sensitive to the stuff. Now, I suppose some people are. And if they … Continue reading →
Here’s the question you’ve no doubt been wondering about
So, what about the sex lives of cojoined twins? Lest you think I’m just being frivolous and/or sensationalistic, the topic raises perplexing issues of identity and perception. With cojoined twins such as Chang and Eng Bunker, the original “Siamese” twins, … Continue reading →
Could there be a cure…
…for malaria? Perhaps; this sounds very promising. Malaria is still an enormous scourge in Africa, killing millions—especially children—and debilitating many others: According to the World malaria report 2011, there were about 216 million cases of malaria (with an uncertainty range … Continue reading →
Body wash or soap?
That’s the burning question of the day And here I hadn’t even known there was a choice. The only place I’d ever encountered body wash was in the locker room of a gym I used to attend years ago. The … Continue reading →
After the fall
Remember when I took that awful fall? Now that it’s been nearly a month since then, I thought I’d report of my progress. Most of the abrasions on my face are healed, with just a couple of red marks that … Continue reading →
Dieting and the obesity paradox
It’s a real paradox, one I’d not heard of before, and it shows once again how little we really know about disease and weight and health. Type 2 (adult onset) diabetes, which is more common in the overweight, also occurs … Continue reading →
Falling flat on your face
I’ve never before really thought about the origins of the phrase “to fall flat on your face” before. It was just an expression; what reason was there to take it literally? What’s more, the face isn’t flat. There are protuberances … Continue reading →
Those sluggish hunter-gatherers
Can this really be true?: The research team behind the study, led by Herman Pontzer of Hunter College in New York City, along with David Raichlen of the University of Arizona and Brian M. Wood of Stanford measured daily energy … Continue reading →
Oh, and about that Paleo diet…
One more thing about that Paleo diet we’ve been discussing with such vigor: it is my distinct impression that the digestive physiology of human beings has changed quite a bit since Paleo times, in ways both known and unknown. For … Continue reading →