Category Archives: Health

Controlled Portions

I ran into a friend on Shabbos who’s lost about 60 pounds since I first met him in 1994 and he’s kept the weight off for about a decade. I asked him how he did it. He started talking about … Continue reading

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Is Arco Gasoline Bad For You?

I was talking to somebody who owned a Chevron station. I’ve noticed that Chevron gas prices are more expensive than Arco stations. Why? He said that Arco gas was bad for your engine. I Googled the question and found this: … Continue reading

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Loma Linda Vegans Have Highest Longevity?

A friend emails: “Is this true: “…the vegan Seventh-Day Adventists in Loma Linda, California … are the longest-living Americans”? I don’t believe you ever mentioned it. It’s incredibly significant if true.” Yes, I believe it is true. Jews are close. … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: New York City Board of Health Vote Scheduled Today on Requiring Informed Consent for Direct Oral-Genital Suction During Infant Circumcision

The New York Times reports: …part of the circumcision ritual, known in Hebrew as metzitzah b’peh [direct oral-genital suction], … is still commonplace in parts of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community but is rare in other branches of Judaism. The city estimates … Continue reading

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Pain & Perspective

In 2009, it took about five visits (and nearly $1000) to my physical therapist to get over my plantar fascitis, which had been bothering me since 2000. For almost a decade, I’d been going to a podiatrist who gave me … Continue reading

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