In my article, Diarrhea: Shhh! It Happens, I mentioned that it’s quite common for hunger to drop off substantially over the course of a few days of fasting. I’d like to take some time to discuss the reason for that, along with some other related information that
Read more →Hi, again. It’s Trane, giving you the scoop on poop. Oh, dear. Seriously, though, I missed a couple of things in my first article, and I felt that they were significant enough for me to warrant a second one. Kind of like diarrhea itself, it’s a subject
Read more →No matter how well you live, chances are you’ll be afflicted with diarrhea at some point. For most episodes, it ends up being nothing more than a minor inconvenience and discomfort. For some cases, however, not only can it be a big deal, it can even be
Read more →I’ve been thinking a lot about quality versus quantity. In our super-size cultures, the emphasis seems to have turned away from quality and towards the apparent value of more for your money. Obviously, it fools a lot of people because, well, you are getting more. The question
Read more →One of the saddest signs of our time is the incidence of cancer increasing to such an extent that in North America, 20% of the population will die from cancer of some form. Twenty percent! As such, many of us have been touched by the loss of
Read more →One of the things I’ve noticed with regard to the recent kelp-related information on the ‘net is the idea that because kelp is a natural substance, it can’t hurt you. Sadly, this idea, though of the best of intentions, is just plain wrong. Just because something is
Read more →As Friday comes to a close here in Japan, I’m left with the distinct impression of just how crazy a week it has been. First off, the interruption in normalcy has been quite a shock. And the tasks that have hinted at normal protocol seem to have
Read more →Kelp And Kids The morning of Day 4 of our kelp regimen seems to have the troops up in arms. Or, at least, up to totally ignoring the kelp in the soup pot. Complaints range from it tastes bad to they’re sick of it to deadpan silence.
Read more →First the good news: The fire at the Fukushima Dai-ichi #4 reactor has been extinguished. The southerly winds bringing radioactive contaminants to the Tokyo area have slowed somewhat. Cooling on reactors #1 and #3 has stabilized. And cooling on reactor #2 continues. Second, the good news: Reactors
Read more →This morning at 4:59, my dreams of nuclear reactors and earthquakes were interrupted by … an earthquake. It was a tiny one – only Mag. 4.1 – yet it was notable for its sudden and sharp release rather than for any sense of rolling shake. It was
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