Another comprehensive, scientific report on genetic engineering in the food web concludes that it is dangerous, uneconomic and counter-productive. From our perspective as consumers the worst aspect is danger to health. From the producers’ perspective the worst aspect is the prospect of being under the thumb of biotech giants. The report GMO Myths and Truths …
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Mens sana in corpore sano, again.
Another study, this one of about 5,000 children, found links between exercise and exam success in English, maths and science. It’s not new science, but it’s good to remember it in this age of obesity and conveniences which allow people to do less and less. Here’s the BBC report and some other relevant links if …
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What men really want.
It doesn’t hurt to ask the question “What do men really want?”, especially since wondering about “What women want“. A couple of articles seemed to shed some light on how men think (Doh!). Not 100% right for everyone, all the time, but a step in the right direction of knowing yourself. There’s pop psychology like …
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How dangerous are drugs?
A new study published by the Lancet on November 1st ranks 20 drugs (legal and illegal) on 16 measures of harm to the user and to wider society, such as damage to health, drug dependency, economic costs and crime. The Economist presents a useful graphic of the results. Interestingly alcohol is at the top. Maybe …
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What women want. Love, desire and … something else.
It has always seemed that heterosexual relationships are fraught with tension that is stimulating when young and dissipates with age. Maybe that is because we are giving each other different signals, interpreting them differently or just because we want different things. It has always seemed that “guys just want sex” is a fair generalisation, and …
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Have we run out of water already?
The review of China’s water supply in The Economist was presented as a sober economic review, as usual. But the information and data is frightening. If disaster isn’t here now, it is certainly here soon. Why? China, which accommodates 10% to 15% of humanity, consumes 400 m3 per person per year which is only a …
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A healthy lifestyle can magically make you live longer.
OK, so that sounds a bit dramatic and the idea is not exactly novel: That healthy living – diet, exercise and stress management – helps you live longer. But emerging science suggests that there is a real rejuvenation at the cellular level. And it’s not induced by some chemical cream from a pharmachem cosmetics company. …
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Roundup (glyphosate) is a broad based biocide
Here’s just one reason Monsanto is in the hot seat. According to Green Medical News: “ . . . “within the scientific community and educated public alike, there is a growing awareness that Roundup herbicide, and its primary ingredient glyphosate, is actually a broad spectrum biocide, in the etymological sense of the word: “bio” (life) …
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Living like a human let’s you love longer.
That is not a trite comment because most of us don’t live very natural lifestyles. We sit around most of the day and eat processed “food” and drink sugary “water”. Humans are built for mobility. We are bipedal and that physiological mutation allows us to travel far and fast allowing us to overcome other beasts …
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Your rotting brain.
The headline “smoking rots brain” looked ominous. Skimming through the article pointed to a couple of studies about the rate of cognitive decline and the influence of age, diet, exercise and smoking. The story indicated that brains start to decline from about the age of 45 and lifestyle has a big impact on the rate …
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