Category Archives: Health

The Importance Of Brain Size

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Luke Ford

Larger brains correlate with higher IQs. Brains in whites start getting smaller after age 25, in Asians after 35. Asians have larger brains, higher IQs and wider hips than do whites who in turn have larger brains and wider hips … Continue reading →

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Controlled Portions

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Luke Ford

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?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Luke Ford

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?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Yisroel Pensack

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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