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CumaeanSibyl
03:56 PM

In reply to Electro-Abs Really Work!
So you get washboard abs but the rest of your body is still flabby and fat? That's a hot look.
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Spirit Fingers
03:13 PM

In reply to Electro-Abs Really Work!
As anyone who knows me can attest, I am an "As Seen on TV" junkie, therefore I bought one of these things ten years ago. Let me just say that anything that requires "transmittance gel" should really be used in a hospital setting under a trained professional's observation, otherwise, you could end up cooking your liver from the outside, or more frequently, causing a muscle spasm so great you almost break in half, wherein some "know it all" will say, "You could'a done that with a screwdriver and a light socket."
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Atilla the Bun
02:22 PM

In reply to Electro-Abs Really Work!
When people across America are found slumped under the hoods of their cars with jumper cables attached to their belly buttons, they will have the WSJ to blame.
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AzureTexan
02:14 PM

In reply to Electro-Abs Really Work!
A better method of junk-development is a steady regimen of tantric kegels.
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Buttafooco
11/19/09

In reply to Although Junior Mints Have
I happen to think the quality of the movies in the last 15 years pose more of a health risk than the popcorn itself.
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Conchie Birdie
11/19/09

In reply to Although Junior Mints Have
Sometimes I wish I could just quit my job and conduct frivolous studies.
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momof3wildkids
11/19/09

In reply to Although Junior Mints Have
Perfect tag.... the first thing I thought of when I saw that headline was..... DUH.
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Spirit Fingers
11/19/09

In reply to Although Junior Mints Have
It's not the popcorn we should be worried about. It's the copious amounts of other snack food items that have infiltrated the theater experience and our olfactory senses while watching Sandra Bullock movies…like nachos, hot dogs, pizza, cheesesteaks (So totally not kidding!), chicken fingers, and all kinds of jalapeno, pretzel bite, bites. Good God, it's a veritable smorgasbord, smorgasbord , in the damn place now. Smells like a Manhattan morning on trash day, and you practically need a Weight Watchers meeting and a gastric emptying study just to get through the door!

Forget popcorn, just bring raisins and milk duds in a little baggie like my grammy used to…save some money and your arteries. Servicey!
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themediatrix
11/19/09

@Spirit Fingers: Seriously.

Also though - the Times article is bs. It says one theatre "got points for" switching to canola oil. REAL coconut oil is a monounsaturated oil rich in medium-chain fatty acids and is actually healthier than canola oil. It's very good for your skin, nerves and brain.
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
11/19/09

@Spirit Fingers: I have carried many a lumpy backpack into the movies. I bring my own oiless, saltless microwaved popcorn lightly flavored with Redmond ancient sea salt and melted ghee. Weeee. (points off for the nuking though).

Signed, coastal elite moonbeam, fighting the power.
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raincoaster
11/12/09

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Before you dismiss this, look at the evidence. #health
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raincoaster
11/12/09

@raincoaster: Uh, click to enlarge, THEN look at the evidence. Damn Gawker crop gremlins. #health
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themediatrix
11/12/09

In reply to If You Want to Lose Weight, Have a Baby
The NYT is so pathetic when it comes to reporting on health issues that it should be banned from doing so from this point forward.

The "study" the story is built around was an epidemiological study, so it's based on correlations and data-mining, which anyone knows can be outcome-controlled simply by changing the end points.

The Times devotes one paragraph to this:

A small double-blind randomized study conducted at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center found that non-lactating women lost more body fat than lactating women at six months, and at a faster rate.

A double-blind randomized study is going to be far more accurate than data mining. Perhaps the danish people who tend to breast feed also tend to have more resilient metabolisms, or have different gut bacteria (which is usually genetic with geographic influences). But for the Times, all that really matters is press-release reporting and propagating nutrition myths. #health
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Buttafooco
11/12/09

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I can see a new classifieds section going up on Craigslist for men willing to suckle lactating mums. But wait........it says small humans. Damn you! Men from NJ... #health
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scroll_lock
11/12/09

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And remember when choosing that black is far more slimming than white. #health
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momof3wildkids
11/12/09

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Another option is to have H1N1 followed up by pneumonia. Let me tell you, it works wonders. #health
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Lucky
11/12/09

@momof3wildkids: It's the influenza diet! It's free, except for the medical bills that you'll be slapped with when you develop life threatening complications. Otherwise, a total deal - no expensive meal plan or work out equipment! #health
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momof3wildkids
11/12/09

@Lucky: Exactly. It is the ideal diet plan for a couch potato. After my lungs stopped filling with fluid, I must have dropped a good 5 pounds.

All told, in the past three weeks I've dropped over 12 lbs and all I did was NOTHING.
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Lucky
11/12/09

@momof3wildkids: I wasn't as bad as you, but I came down with the flu (I'm assuming swine strain) a couple weeks ago and it wasn't at all fun. Had some mild asthma problems, but nothing serious. Hope you're feeling better! #health
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momof3wildkids
11/12/09

@Lucky: Thanks, I think I turned a corner today. #health
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jaxdesert
11/12/09

@momof3wildkids: Isn't it awesome? I can't wait till my next round of botulism. This is why I am obsessed with danger-foods like raw beef and sushi from odd places. #health
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momof3wildkids
11/12/09

@jaxdesert: I had a friend who had tainted raspberries from Guatamala about 12 years ago. She looked fabulous for an entire summer until she had to do something to clear up the infection.

Now, at the ripe ole age of 42, she frantically scans the supermarket aisle to find out from where the winter raspberries are imported. Hard to find some from Guatamala. #health
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drunkexpatwriter
11/12/09

In reply to If You Want to Lose Weight, Have a Baby
This sucks. My girlfriend has been trying to get me pregnant for years, but I'm still stuck with no baby and my big old beer gut. #health
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momof3wildkids
11/12/09

@drunkexpatwriter: You are in luck!! You don't have to create a dependent to knock off that beer gut. You can become a "Milkman." [www.unassistedchildbirth.com]

I've got an old breast pump for sale. #health
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Hiroine Protagonist
11/09/09

In reply to 'Food' Causes Obesity, Warn Scientists
Okay, okay, I know this is all hilarious and whatnot but seriously, the number of parents who think that because it's labeled "juice" kids should be able to drink as much as they want is MIND-BOGGLING! Juicing and juicers are a scam, no one needs simple sugars delivered directly to their bloodstream in mass quantities except maybe someone in a diabetic coma. You can take in like an extra 4-500 calories a day like nothing. I applaud the comment below hoping Obama splits the FDA into their component food and drug parts - the misinformation regarding nutrition is epic. Thanks agribusiness lobby! I WILL drink milk until I'm 90! #fitness
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happymisanthrope
11/09/09

@Hiroine Protagonist: I like milk. However each time I drink it I'm convinced my former voice teach is going to yell at me... #fitness
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PaisleyPajamas
11/09/09

@Hiroine Protagonist: Why, thank you. I think he should name you and I the czars on each respective agency, too. I'm ready for it. "Kick ass and take no prisoners" ready, that is. #fitness
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Hiroine Protagonist
11/09/09

@PaisleyPajamas: From your lips to Obama's ears! #fitness
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PaisleyPajamas
11/09/09

@Hiroine Protagonist: Slight correction: "Czarinas!" #fitness
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Hiroine Protagonist
11/09/09

@PaisleyPajamas: I am so down with that - it's in my life plan already so.....any time Obama! Imma let you finish! #fitness
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