Posts tagged health

Just dawned on me that the stuff should be called Teethpaste. You don’t apply it to just one tooth.
Joe Dubstyle

Preparedness 101 – Zombie Apocalypse

CDC banner ad for their new disaster preparedness campaign tapping into popular culture's fascination with zombies. Image: CDC
Kudos to the CDC for tapping into popular culture’s fascination with the walking dead to draw eyeballs to the serious topic of disaster preparedness, especially with recent events in NoLa, Haiti, Japan and Tornado Alley.

"Sitting Is Killing You" Infographic

Just one segment of a much larger and scarier list of reasons to get off your ass once in a while.
Segment of Infographic "Sitting Is Killing You" - Sitting Wrecks Your Body (Image: Medical Billing and Coding)
(Image: Medical Billing and Coding)

LA Times: What's In The Popcorn? Cinemas Would Rather Not Have To Say

Just in time for Hollywood’s summer blockbuster season…

New article picks up where an older article about a study from the Center for Science in the Public Interest left off, which broke down the caloric content of movie theater popcorn, drinks and candy:

A medium-sized popcorn and medium soda at the nation’s largest movie chain pack the nutritional equivalent of three Quarter Pounders topped with 12 pats of butter…

It seems the major theater chains are pushing back hard on moves to compel them to publish nutritional information about their snacks for their customers.

A movie theater popcorn tub filled with three McDonald's Quarter Pounders

It’s painful enough that the movie-viewing staple (along with everything else behind the glass in your local theater’s finger-smudged concession counter) nearly costs a car payment, what, with our sputtering, ethanol-subsidized economy.

I figure, as long as multiplexers are intent on clogging my arteries, they should install McDonald’s kiosks and let me order the genuine article.

LA Times: Jack LaLanne, Fitness Guru, Dies At 96

Perennial Fitness Guru Jack LaLanne in his trademarked pose, from the 1950's.
Not juiced.

Neckties By iAwareables (dot com)

… the place where health awareness, science, art, education and fashion converge. IA products generate conversation about some serious, timely (and not-so-serious or timely) issues that concern us all. Whether you’re interested in socially-minded styling, looking for the perfect medical or “civilian” gift, or considering a unique fund-raiser, promotional item or marketing tool, you’ll find the iAwareables collection your go-to site! Enjoy your visit! ~ The IA Team

Last-minute gift ideas for your favorite germaphobe this Christmas… or next cold and flu season.
Neckties by iAwareables.com with colorful (and deadly) germ, bacteria and virus prints (l-r) Mad Cow Disease, E-Coli, Swine Flu
(L-R: Mad Cow Disease, E-Coli, and Swine Flu - Images © iAwareables)

“Green Eggs and Salmonella”  I would not eat them in Siberia.I would not eat them with bacteria.

“Green Eggs and Salmonella” 

I would not eat them in Siberia.
I would not eat them with bacteria.

National Association Of Free Clinics

These dedicated folks are doing good works and filling a vital need across the U.S..

Send them money.