Feb 29, 2008

I Am Not What I Eat

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Nutritional profileI usually don’t do online, or any other kind, of survey. But, an ad for the Nutriprofile personal nutritional profiling site in the weekend papers caught my eye. It was the accreditation by various academic bodies that caught my eye. Among them, the Universities of Nottingham, Reading, the Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition - London Metropolitan University, and Healthspan a dietary supplements company.

Admittedly, the presence of …

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Feb 6, 2008

Did Your Doctor Inhale?

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Cannabis red light - adapted from http://www.flickr.com/photos/aforero/434623972/

A survey of medical students in Brazil found that more than 80% use alcohol, while cannabis use is limited to about one in four, a quarter use solvents and just over 25% use tobacco. In contrast, less than three quarters of female medical students use alcohol, just under 15% use tobacco, about 10 percent use solvents, and tranquillizer use accounts for 7.5%.

The survey carried out …

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Feb 4, 2008

Who Do You Work For?

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Wages

Getting the balance right between work and life is difficult, if not impossible, for many people. There are so many pressures on us pushing and pulling from countless directions. Multitasking has become the norm, but the act of juggling career, family, and social life and keeping all aspects circling through the air, never dropping anything, remains an unattainable goal. Perhaps it always was.

Maybe the few who succeed are happy 24/7, get …

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