http://www.marksdailyapple.com/wednesdays-mix-tastier-than-mesclun/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:32:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/wednesdays-mix-tastier-than-mesclun/#comment-1168 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Now This Is Cool! Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:49:34 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=111#comment-1168 [...] This is as good a time as any to vent a little bit about germ loathing. Hype, we say! Apparently, soap is so old school. Everywhere you look, there’s antibacterial utensils or antibacterial clothes or antibacterial lives. But bacteria - even the bad kind - can be really good for you! There are some dangerous ones out there, but most bacteria serve a healthy and important purpose: they keep you slim, develop and strengthen your immune system, thereby enabling us all to…live. By all means, wash your hands, but do not buy into the new antibacterial keychain trend. You’ll be okay without it, we promise. [...] [...] This is as good a time as any to vent a little bit about germ loathing. Hype, we say! Apparently, soap is so old school. Everywhere you look, there’s antibacterial utensils or antibacterial clothes or antibacterial lives. But bacteria - even the bad kind - can be really good for you! There are some dangerous ones out there, but most bacteria serve a healthy and important purpose: they keep you slim, develop and strengthen your immune system, thereby enabling us all to…live. By all means, wash your hands, but do not buy into the new antibacterial keychain trend. You’ll be okay without it, we promise. [...]

]]> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/wednesdays-mix-tastier-than-mesclun/#comment-496 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Greatest Hits Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:17:17 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=111#comment-496 [...] Scientists postulate that the brain doesn’t know the body is fat; but the person still does. This isn’t exactly another “blame your genes” study, but it skates awfully close. This, in addition to gut bugs, does present some obstacles. Fortunately, it’s not that tough to use your brain to, well, outsmart your brain (strange, isn’t it? Since it’s the best computer on earth and all). [...] [...] Scientists postulate that the brain doesn’t know the body is fat; but the person still does. This isn’t exactly another “blame your genes” study, but it skates awfully close. This, in addition to gut bugs, does present some obstacles. Fortunately, it’s not that tough to use your brain to, well, outsmart your brain (strange, isn’t it? Since it’s the best computer on earth and all). [...]

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