Health Care

Establishment magazine names top 10 diets. Paleo isn't mentioned.

Summary of the science behind junk food.

"On February 24, 2013, just a few days ago, the New York Times published an extremely disturbing article written by Michael Moss, titled The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food. If you have read it, then you know what we are talking about. If you haven’t, we urge you to do so now. The article takes the reader inside the rarely disclosed underworld of food manufacturing and exposes the ugly truth about food science and the deliberate intentions of big food conglomerates to create unhealthy, addictive foods in the name of greater financial gain regardless of the health consequences to us - their consumers. It explains how armies of food scientists are instructed to get as close as possible to what is considered to be the “Holy Grail” of addictive junk food, something industry insiders refer to as “the bliss point.” By dialing in the exact flavor, color and texture that creates the greatest amount of crave, food scientists work to push consumers to ingest as much of their franken-food as humanly possible, by making it nearly impossible for them to put it down. The article directly reveals that these well known manufacturers are not only guilty of producing these addictive junk foods, but also knowledgeable as to how these foods are adding to the health conditions and obesity epidemic that is limiting the lifespan of our youth, and yet still relentlessly press their companies toward increased profits and market share no matter the human price."

But the last thing we need is a war on junk food like the war on drugs. We don't need more violence and more criminals. The solution is to get the government out of our food supply and our schools so competition and education can work.

Chronic lack of sleep switches off genes that repair our bodies.

Doctor claims to have cured baby of HIV, but I'm skeptical.

"A doctor gave this baby faster and stronger treatment than is usual, starting a three-drug infusion within 30 hours of birth. That was before tests confirmed the infant was infected and not just at risk from a mother whose HIV wasn't diagnosed until she was in labor."

I'm skeptical of all of this. How did they miss that the mother was infected until she went into labor. Why did this doctor break protocol and begin an atypical treatment before the baby was even diagnosed? This sounds doctors screwed up with the mother, then have been doing CYA ever since, and now they're locked in. If doctors cured this man of AIDs six years ago, why is there no cure for everybody today? A number of doctors believes the whole HIV-AIDS story is a lie.

Obamacare to reduce health care costs by cutting payments to doctors. That'll go over well.