Monday, January 30, 2017

Knee Replacement Surgeries Should Not Be Precluded By Obesity

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CC BY 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17923328 At least that's what the results of this new study would suggest. T...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Saturday Stories: Holocaust Remembrance Day, 1984, and Beginnings

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Hugo Rifkind for The Holocaust Educational Trust Blog with a powerful piece, especially considering what's going on in the world, on why...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Was Press Secretary Spicer A German Open Air Bus Tour Guide?

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I can't tell for sure, but it sure sounds a lot like him. Thanks to Dr. Dylan MacKay for sharing today's gem of a Funny Friday H...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

First Mood. Then Weight. #BellLetsTalk

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People often come to me wanting to lose weight or improve their lifestyle, but their moods are anything but well. Sometimes, when I ask th...
Monday, January 23, 2017

$0.25 Per Cookie Supporting A Kids Hospital Is Marketing, Not Philanthropy

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Yet another in the ugly parade of questionable hospital based junk food fundraising is this campaign being promoted by the Mary Bridge Child...
Saturday, January 21, 2017

Saturday Stories: Trolls, Trump Truth, and One Strange Story

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Lindy West in The Guardian on why she's decided to leave Twitter for the trolls . Eliot A. Cohen in The American Interest on telling t...
Friday, January 20, 2017

Somehow This Video Seemed Appropriate To Today's Events

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Though I'm not sure how funny the next few years are going to be. Good luck to us all. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Another RCT Where Revealing Genetic Risk Failed To Inspire Behaviour Change

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The concept is clear - tell people what they're genetically at risk of developing and see them change their behaviours to encourage prev...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

School-Based Obesity Prevention Policies Don't Up Eating Disorder Risk

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One of the worries surrounding school based teaching on obesity prevention is that doing so will lead exposed students to eating disorders a...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Saturday Stories: Russian Advice, One Weird Trick, and Supplements

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Alexey Kovalev, in Medium, with his advice as a Russian journalist as to what journalists in post-Trump America should expect . Patrick Mu...
Friday, January 13, 2017

When Everything Comes Up Green Day

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Today's Funny Friday proves that apparently you can sing Green Day's Good Riddance to pretty much any tune. Have a great weekend! ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

A Must Read Guest Posting Apology

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Yesterday I read a remarkable open letter of apology on Reddit from RoundRobinator . It was written by a man who was once regularly engaged ...
Monday, January 09, 2017

Fisher-Price's New Kids' "Smart Cycle" Is All Sorts Of Huh?

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With press coverage extolling that they can use it to " burn off the sugar ", or " battle obesity " last week Fisher-Pri...
Saturday, January 07, 2017

Saturday Stories: Mercola, Disappointments, and Acute Flaccid Myelitis

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Probably not an actual picture of Dr. Mercola Kate Knibbs for The Ringer with an absolutely must read article on Dr. Joseph Mercola - the...
Friday, January 06, 2017

"They Don't Ever Go Away" - Parenthood in 34 Seconds

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Every parent out there will be able to relate to today's Funny Friday video. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, January 05, 2017

Is Health Canada About To Allow Wonder Bread To Market Itself As A Health Food?

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Last month Health Canada announced their finalized version of the changes Canadians can expect to see, 5 years from now, on our nutrition f...
Tuesday, January 03, 2017

Why "Just Shop the Periphery" Isn't Necessarily Great Advice - A Photo Essay

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During my annual winter blogging break, I'll be posting some of my favourites from back in 2013.
Saturday, December 31, 2016

Saturday Stories: World's Only Occupier, Internet Commenters, and Gene Drives

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By image by Ute Frevert;false color by Margaret Shear   CC BY 2.5 Eugene Kontorovich and Penny Grunseid in The Wall Street Journal discus...
Friday, December 30, 2016

No Video Better Sums Up 2016 Than This One

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What an ugly year. Here's hoping 2017's a better one! Have a great weekend!
Thursday, December 29, 2016

School Vending Machines Raise Very Little Money So I Ask A Principal, "Why Keep Them?"

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During my annual winter blogging break, I'll be posting some of my favourites from back in 2013. School vending machines peddle junk. Wh...