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I came across a tweet recently from a guy on Twitter who is aiming to make blueberries his niche, to become the “blueberries guy.” He’s from the corner of social media that runs interference for fructose, where people believe that fruit can be consumed in vast quantities without consequences. Last week he posted, proudly: I…

When you’re talking with someone, and they have a booger hanging off their nose, or something stuck in their teeth, do you say something? I think the conventional wisdom is that a true friend does in fact speak up. So let me ask you, does the same rule apply when it comes to health? For…

Here is the best description I’ve come across to explain the term Bro Science: 200 lbs. is 200 lbs. You can’t use statistical slight-of-hand to make the weight lighter. There is no amount of fraud that can cause the weight to squat itself. 200 lbs. is 200 lbs. A few days ago I was scrolling…

I’m on a multi-week vacation in Spain, and I wanted to post my report on Málaga, the final stop. Málaga is a high-end beach town/retirement destination. It works for folks that love the Spanish coast, but don’t want to deal with the over-the-top social scene of a place like Ibiza. A most memorable experience in Málaga…

There is a great line from the legendary sitcom Cheers, where Ted Danson is chiding Kirstie Alley for the way she devoured some kind of dessert: “A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips.” That sugar is irresistible, addictive, and impacts the brain like a drug has again been confirmed for me after…