Monday, April 26, 2010

Health-O-Rama

By Diana Hsieh

Alternatives to BPA containers not easy for U.S. foodmakers to find. It's interesting to read about the work going into solving the problem, but I wish that food manufacturers would be more open about what they're doing. Go capitalism, go! [Christian W's note: Trader Joe's asserts that their canned wild Alaskan salmon comes in BPA free cans. Same goes for Trident (a manufacturer) and their canned salmon product.]

F.lux is a nifty little program for Mac or PC that "makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day." I rather like it: the computer screen seems easier on my eyes at night. Mostly though, I've experienced a dramatic improvement in the quality of my sleep over the past few weeks due to wearing a sleep mask. It blocks out all the small lights from various gadgets in our bedroom at night, and it allows me to sleep beyond daylight, if needed. [Christian W's note: I've been running F.lux for some time, and it feels very soothing. I'm also using a sleep mask at night, but I always wake up with it around my neck...]

Michigan Governor Says "Go Vegan". Ugh. We need a separation of food and state.

Speaking of vegans, here's an interview ex-vegan Kaleigh Mason. I love her last answer. [Christian W's note: Another great ex-vegan interview here (Melissa McEwen).]

Three killer posts on the metabolic advantage of low-carb from Dr. Eades: Thermodynamics and the metabolic advantage, AC Fat Loss Bible critique part II, and More on the thermodynamics of weight loss.

Dr. Kurt Harris has another post showing pretty remarkable damage to the heart in long-distance runners: Still Not Born to Run. It's a follow-up to Cardio Causes Heart Disease. I wonder: (1) Is the damage done just by long-distance running alone? Or does the high-carb junk diet that most such runners eat also a factor, perhaps a major factor? And (2) What's the dose-response curve here? Is some running beneficial -- or is it all bad? I don't think we've got answers to those questions ... yet.

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Alternatives to BPA containers not easy for U.S. foodmakers to find. It's interesting to read about the work going into solving the problem, but I wish that food manufacturers would be more open about what they're doing. Go capitalism, go! [Christian W's note: Trader Joe's asserts that their canned wild Alaskan salmon comes in BPA free cans. Same goes for Trident (a manufacturer) and their canned salmon product.]

F.lux is a nifty little program for Mac or PC that "makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day." I rather like it: the computer screen seems easier on my eyes at night. Mostly though, I've experienced a dramatic improvement in the quality of my sleep over the past few weeks due to wearing a sleep mask. It blocks out all the small lights from various gadgets in our bedroom at night, and it allows me to sleep beyond daylight, if needed. [Christian W's note: I've been running F.lux for some time, and it feels very soothing. I'm also using a sleep mask at night, but I always wake up with it around my neck...]

Michigan Governor Says "Go Vegan". Ugh. We need a separation of food and state.

Speaking of vegans, here's an interview ex-vegan Kaleigh Mason. I love her last answer. [Christian W's note: Another great ex-vegan interview here (Melissa McEwen).]

Three killer posts on the metabolic advantage of low-carb from Dr. Eades: Thermodynamics and the metabolic advantage, AC Fat Loss Bible critique part II, and More on the thermodynamics of weight loss.

Dr. Kurt Harris has another post showing pretty remarkable damage to the heart in long-distance runners: Still Not Born to Run. It's a follow-up to Cardio Causes Heart Disease. I wonder: (1) Is the damage done just by long-distance running alone? Or does the high-carb junk diet that most such runners eat also a factor, perhaps a major factor? And (2) What's the dose-response curve here? Is some running beneficial -- or is it all bad? I don't think we've got answers to those questions ... yet.

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