Monthly Archives: February 2013

Toxic Sugar?

Apparently Mark Bittman from the NY Times has bought Lustig’s thesis that “sugar is toxic” because an increase in a society’s sugar consumption is correlated with diabetes. So  I guess that food is toxic because overeating and obesity is also … Continue reading

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The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food – NYTimes.com

I don’t entirely blame the food companies–they are in fact giving people what they want, and it seems a stretch in a capitalistic society to ask them to promote food people don’t want. Nonetheless, they should use some of that … Continue reading

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While in womb, babies begin learning language from their mothers | UW Today

Learning starts early. Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language, scientists have discovered. The study indicates that babies begin absorbing language while still in the womb, earlier than previously … Continue reading

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Brain deterioration, sleep woes linked – SFGate

UC Berkeley study links brain atrophy of aging with both poor sleep and poor memory retention. But the question is, does the atrophy lead to both poor sleep and poor memory directly, or does the poor sleep interfere with long-term … Continue reading

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Why I’m taking daily ibuprofen: Could it give me more brain cells and prevent diseases of aging?

More and more, it is looking like the kind of inflammation that occurs on a daily basis, the kind you never really notice, can have serious health consequences. And there is good reason to believe that daily anti-inflammatories can be … Continue reading

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