This NYT Column by Mark C. Taylor, the chairman of the religion department at Columbia University, caught my attention. As a matter of fact, he managed to put into words what I have been trying to articulate for a while: the reason why even though it sounds like such a fun idea, I cannot find [...]
Entries from April 2009
April 25, 2009
Birth control pills lessen muscle mass gain in women
Apparently, there are other non-hormonal reasons not to take oral contraceptives. The findings are contained in a new study, “Oral Contraceptive Use Impairs Muscle Gains in Young Women,” It was conducted in Texas A&M University, and the University of Pittsburgh.
The study: 73 healthy women between the ages of 18-31 were assigned to two groups [...]
April 15, 2009
The soy myths
While waiting to retrieve my daily non-Starbucks iced Chai soy latte yesterday, a 40-year-old-looking man whispered in my ear in a very incospicuous manner to watch out for soy milk, since it has high levels of estrogen, and this had made him shrink. I didn’t say anything back, especially not to ask exactly what type [...]
