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The danger of blogging about lupus
Friday, January 28th, 2011 by despitelupus
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...is that people will read your blog about lupus.For about the past two years, I've been blogging about my life with lupus - the highs, the lows, the victories, and the defeats. I've left very little to the imagination - and for some of you, I'm sure it's been way more detail th... Read more
World Health Organisation warns
Sunday, August 1st, 2010 by John Ray
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World Health Organisation warns of cancer causing chemical in fried food and much else besidesThe old acrylamide scare still has legs, apparently. Acrylamide may well be bad for rats but "Acrylamide, like the majority of the other rodent carcinogens, has never been shown to ... Read more
Ho Hum Scientists find
Saturday, July 31st, 2010 by John Ray
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Ho Hum Scientists find link between ADHD and fatty and processed foodsGood to see skepticism about the direction of causation in the second sentence. A great relief from the usual epidemiological dogmatism. I think I need say no more about the other Oddities in the research conce... Read more
Working Out Isn't AA
Monday, June 28th, 2010 by Andrew Heffernan
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Back in the saddle again. These last weeks there have been so many pulls on my time and energy that I've felt like stretch-arm strong. I wonder if they still make stretch-arm strong. I imagine not--I think he was filled with plutonium anyway. So yes, very busy. Here's a point tha... Read more
Got My Moji Risin'
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 by Andrew Heffernan
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As luck would have it, I hurt my back last week. 'Wha--' I don't know if the wizards at Moji are psychic--or perhaps they have very effective voodoo dolls--but a while ago, they sent me their cold-compression knee wrap just a few days after I had hurt me knee. This time, they sen... Read more
How To Improve Your Posture, Part I
Friday, April 9th, 2010 by Andrew Heffernan
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Posture. I don't talk about it much here because it seems a little, well, boring. On the other hand, when it comes to fitness, it's of major, major importance where your 'neutral' is determines everything about the way you move, how the various parts of your body are stressed all... Read more