Which is Worse: Getting the Flu or the Flu Shot?

Today I celebrated the American Labor Day holiday by getting myself and my family our annual flu shots. I’m so festive, I know. The kids, being able to get the nasal mist version, are totally fine – ironic considering that it is their little disease-carrying bodies that account for 90% of my illnesses – but …

Want to Lose Weight? Lose the Debt.

Normal weight loss research focuses on small-scale stuff like how taking smaller bites and drinking a glass of water before you eat will help you lose weight. Wusses. German researchers announced today that they found a significant link between people who are heavily in debt and people who are heavily overweight. After conducting the not-terribly-rigorous-but-still-very-interesting …

Cowboy’s Football Stadium Redefines Irony

image credit Alanis Morissette may have thought irony was 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife but that is only because the Dallas Cowboy’s new football arena hadn’t been built yet. This $1.2 billion, tax-payer funded, state-of-the-art stadium includes all the amenities. The crowning glory is a 160 x 90 ft HD video …

Working Your Abs During Pregnancy

Right after “Are you having twins?” (um, NO but thanks for making me feel huge) the single most frequently asked question I get in regards to my pregnancy is “How do I do ab work while pregnant?” I’ve already busted the myth that pregnant women shouldn’t do ab work but now it’s time for more …

How to Solve the Obesity Crisis, Fix Health Care and Save the Environment (All at the same time!)

DiPlease read the preceding disclaimer first. Read the following at your own risk: “Outside of gastric bypass surgery, no system has ever produced any significant long-term weight loss. None. “ So says Megan McArdle, channeling Paul Campos and Gina Kolata, in her article “Thining Thin” in The Atlantic Monthly. She adds, “Every single study which …

Does Being Overweight Set Up a Child for Abuse?

(Image unavailable to do extreme prejudice. I searched for an hour and couldn’t find any unoffensive pictures to appropriately illustrate this story. Which is a story in and of itself.) In one of the saddest examples that perverts will use anything to justify their crimes, a pastor (a pastor!) recently explained that the reason he …