
• Two men in Hawaii " think a giant particle accelerator that will begin smashing protons together outside Geneva this summer might produce a black hole or something else that will spell the end of the Earth — and maybe the universe. Scientists say that is very unlikely — though they have done some checking just to make sure." Uh, how sure?
• African Americans make up nearly one-fifth of all U.S. diabetes patients, and the number is growing.
• Vytorin, one of the most popular cholesterol drugs, "doesn't prevent heart disease." Sounds promising.
• Blacks with a family history of colon cancer are less likely to get colonoscopies than their white counterparts.
• Twelve tips to live longer.
I think the idea behind the Particle Accelerator was not only to study the effects of space particles but to study the mechanics of "Black Holes", there is also a fear that it could create "rolling particle distortions", less than a mini Black Hole but could have negative atmospheric effects OR "Magnetic Pole distortions" something that could generate a mutation in the earth magnetic field, which could be localized or generalized.
I don't necessarily believe that, but if there is a disaster it should be localized, unless they actually create a real Black Hole, which would grows as it consumes.
Particle or magnetic distortions MIGHT not be readily obvious or immediate, it could manifest in changes in the climate or subterranean plate movements.
"Twelve tips to live longer" seems to have left off one very important tip, especially for Americans and Britons. - Lose weight.
There have been studies that found those on a reduced food intake diet and a reduced caloric diet and maintained a slender frame tended to live longer and maintain better health.
The idea is that the more you eat the less efficient the body becomes at absorbing and utilizing the food, and that unneeded food could then general negatives within the body such as free radicals, colon problems, Blood Pressure, Diabetes a many other ailments.
Only eat when hungry, do not snack, avoid sugars, Starch and park far away from the mall entrance.
Truthteller I read some things about the reduced calorie diets also. Do you know of anyone who has managed to stay on one for an extended period of time.
Chic, To some extent I had to do it up to recently as I was a shut-in due to my vision problem, and I didn't want to become obese. (two meals per day eaten in tiny portions, no added sugar/bread/pasta)veggies steamed with baked fish/chicken-Water/wine)
there are those who can't maintain that kind of discipline so they chose to fast, one or two weekends per month.
Also IMHO, the less food you have in your belly the more mental and physical energy the body is able to generate.
Finally: a standard European meal (Continental) is a rather small amount of food according to American standards.
Vegetarians and Vegans do a good job also.
the Japanese have this idea that proper mastication before swallowing is important to good gastrointestinal health, and recently it western medical science has found that to be true and that it also give the brain time to flip its "I am full switch", which helps to avoid obesity.
Here is a strange story: I once went to a Pizza Uno restaurant for a small celebratory pie and the server offered us an upgrade to a large pie for dollar, I said "no" so she tried to explain to me slowly that if I gave her "just" one dollar I could have this much larger pie, I still said "no" so she turned to my companion to explain what my obviously slow brain wasn't getting, and my companion finally explained to her "he doesn't believe in super-sizing", the server finally gave up trying to add pounds to my carriage.