Vites and Minerals are Dietary Supplements; but Not all Dietary Supplements are Vites and Minerals
Unless you’ve been living in a cave the last week or so, I’m sure you’ve heard about the latest study on dietary supplements. If you go by the headlines (as many folks simply scanning the news do), I wouldn’t blame you for concluding that dietary...
read moreJames Fell on Cellulite
James S. Fell is a certified strength and conditioning coach who writes a semi-regular column, “In-Your-Face Fitness” for the L. A. Times. His current column covers a topic I’ve discussed before: cellulite. It’s a good rundown on what happens to it when...
read morePR2 Fetches a Sandwich
I thought this vid was pretty amusing: According to IEEE Spectrum, what seems to be an overly high-tech, time-consuming way to snag some lunch, is an example of “semantic search.” “Semantic search” is simply the ability to make inferences about an object...
read moreIs Chris Christie Too Fat to be President?
In a word, no. Given the extensive news coverage of Mr. Christie’s weight (for examples, see here, here, here, here and here), you’d think this was a more important issue than his experience, knowledge and policy positions. Note to the media: yes, the man’s...
read moreWatch Your Step on the Treadmill!
This video on treadmill accidents seemed appropriate to post, given my own somewhat undignified fall earlier this evening. No – it wasn’t a treadmill accident… fortunately. I just stumbled over something I didn’t see while I was out in the backyard. My...
read moreReebok to pay $25 Million For Deceptive Advertising
Yup: thanks to the FTC, Reebok’s on the hook for a cool $25 mil in customer refunds. Suffice it to say, the agency took a dim view of Reebok’s claims for its “EasyTone” and “RunTone” shoes. According to the FTC complaint, Reebok made...
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