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Category Archives: Health
Would you choose to go on a plane piloted by someone who weighed over 300 pounds?
When I see a fattie, I figure their life is out of control, that their habits are greater than their character, and I just don’t trust them. Author Greg Critser got the stimulus to lose a ton of weight and … Continue reading
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Don’t Get Sick In Low IQ Countries
This obvious link between IQ and health outcomes does not get mentioned in the Washington Post story: The island nation of Madagascar and the landlocked Himalayan nation of Bhutan might seem like charming tourist attractions. Travelers might want to think … Continue reading
Getting Old
My friend Damon posts: I was preparing a well balanced meal this evening when It dawned on me that my age is finally catching up with me. I eat old people food. and I like it. I don’t understand young … Continue reading
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WP: Ebola’s lessons, painfully learned at great cost in dollars and human lives
The Washington Post misses the most important lesson of Ebola and AIDS and gonorrhea and the like — stupid people do stupid things and the more stupid people you let into your country, the more stupid the results. WP reports: … Continue reading
Health Problems By Race
Jared Taylor writes in White Identity: “Eighty percent of black women are overweight or obese. During the period 2006 to 2008, blacks were 51% more likely than whites to be obese and Hispanics were 21% more likely. The CDC found … Continue reading
The Arrival Of Race-Based Medicine
Would it be better to let people die rather than face up to the fact of very real genetic differences between the races? From Forbes: A flood of studies has emerged showing racial differences in how patients suffer from disease–or … Continue reading
The Importance Of Brain Size
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
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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