I wrote a post last week about buying used exercise equipment because at this time of year it is much easier to by exercise equipment then it is at any other time of the year and to save money to boot. Anyway in all of the equipment that I mentioned I never did mention the best piece of cardio … [Read more...] about Rowing Machines
Don’t Drink the Purell
There is a nutty story making the rounds today about a woman that drank hand sanitizer, you know the stuff that you rub on your hands as a disinfectant. The people in the know about how to find alcoholic beverages in strange places apparently know that hand sanitizer is mostly alcohol...and … [Read more...] about Don’t Drink the Purell
Shocking parents to help their fat kids
I was wondering how long it would take for something shocking to happen besides the images of childhood obesity. The Boston Globe is running a story about a $250,000 billboard campaign designed at getting parents to start acting in their kids interest in fighting the fat. The campaign also will … [Read more...] about Shocking parents to help their fat kids
Canada Food Guide
My six year old daughter brought home a copy of the Canada food guide from school a couple of days ago and all weekend she has been comparing our diet with the number of servings of food that the Canada Food Guide says that we should be eating. I am not impressed at the food guide itself but would … [Read more...] about Canada Food Guide
Soluble fiber and insoluble fiber
I was looking through some cereals at the store the other day and noticed that fiber is now being broken up on food labels into the amount of soluble fiber versus insoluble fiber. This made me a little nervous as I was not sure what I would really want in my diet. Is one better than the other? … [Read more...] about Soluble fiber and insoluble fiber
