Comments on: Beauty and the bowel http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/ A critical look at nutritional science and anything else that strikes my fancy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don Nerren http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-59809 Don Nerren Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:10:46 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-59809 Th Doctor that gave us the artificial heart, because his father died of a heart attack, is now making millions selling a drug that will prove one day to be a killed one men and women. Its a sad day we have come to <em>Indeed it is.</em> Th Doctor that gave us the artificial heart, because his father died of a heart attack, is now making millions selling a drug that will prove one day to be a killed one men and women.
Its a sad day we have come to

Indeed it is.

]]> By: Max http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48998 Max Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:55:17 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48998 When I write off the critical thinkers of two entire generations, I'm talking about the median citizen. Present company are obviously excluded as being well above the median civil servant and well above the median politician. The thing is, look at the governments voted for by these folks. I think we could write off nearly everyone of them since your pick of: 1- FDR 2- Ike's Warning about the coming military industrial complex (a republican, no less) 3- LBJ Bad farm bills start under Nixon. Corporations vs. People starts sometimes after Ike. A government about posturing and attempts rather than an effective tool for the people is pretty much everyone since FDR. Some folks would add Ron Reagan as the fourth choice. Since that's when it really became an all out war of government (as a proxy for capital) against people, I don't think you can do anything but write that administration off. Trickle down. Funny. The killer is, even if people all want free form students with critical minds, creative thoughts, etc, I suspect that most don't know how to get it and most of your entrenched powers aren't particularly interested in that. It's a sad time. <em>It is indeed a sad time in terms of educating the masses. It seems that all politicians care about is trying to see who can throw the most money to education without a care about what kind of education that money buys</em> When I write off the critical thinkers of two entire generations, I’m talking about the median citizen. Present company are obviously excluded as being well above the median civil servant and well above the median politician. The thing is, look at the governments voted for by these folks. I think we could write off nearly everyone of them since your pick of:
1- FDR
2- Ike’s Warning about the coming military industrial complex (a republican, no less)
3- LBJ

Bad farm bills start under Nixon. Corporations vs. People starts sometimes after Ike. A government about posturing and attempts rather than an effective tool for the people is pretty much everyone since FDR. Some folks would add Ron Reagan as the fourth choice. Since that’s when it really became an all out war of government (as a proxy for capital) against people, I don’t think you can do anything but write that administration off. Trickle down. Funny.

The killer is, even if people all want free form students with critical minds, creative thoughts, etc, I suspect that most don’t know how to get it and most of your entrenched powers aren’t particularly interested in that. It’s a sad time.

It is indeed a sad time in terms of educating the masses. It seems that all politicians care about is trying to see who can throw the most money to education without a care about what kind of education that money buys

]]> By: Bob http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48651 Bob Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:59:08 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48651 I'd be more concerned with this ad trying to appeal to/encourage bulimia nervosa. As I understand it, the 'binge-and-purge' behavior isn't just self-induced vomiting, but can take other forms, too (such as taking laxatives, starvation, excess exercise, etc). I don't know if fiber supplements have the same effect, of if that even matters, since the concern would be if a bulimic person BELIEVES it does. You might score some points by making this case with some of the Anorexia/Bulimia awareness organizations. Just a thought... <em>Hi Bob-- I don't know if the intention of the ad is to promote bulimia from the other end, but I wouldn't be surprised if that weren't the end result (no pun intended). Cheers-- MRE</em> I’d be more concerned with this ad trying to appeal to/encourage bulimia nervosa. As I understand it, the ‘binge-and-purge’ behavior isn’t just self-induced vomiting, but can take other forms, too (such as taking laxatives, starvation, excess exercise, etc). I don’t know if fiber supplements have the same effect, of if that even matters, since the concern would be if a bulimic person BELIEVES it does.

You might score some points by making this case with some of the Anorexia/Bulimia awareness organizations. Just a thought…

Hi Bob–

I don’t know if the intention of the ad is to promote bulimia from the other end, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that weren’t the end result (no pun intended).

Cheers–

MRE

]]> By: Max http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48646 Max Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:24:07 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48646 Oh yeah, another thing. The ads in the updated format are frequently kind of amusing, in terms of context. You will rip statins, then have a bunch of canadian statin importers. Rip fiber with ads that sell/promote fiber. And the preponderance of low fat and gimmick diet ads is really weird. I know it's Google, but I constantly wonder how they charge for ad placements that, in print, would be so terrible that the advertiser would probably pull the account. <em>I absolutely love it. I savage statins, and the statin makers pay me for the privilege. If I hate something, I make money bashing it; if I love something I make money advocating it. Is the internet wonderful or what!</em> Oh yeah, another thing. The ads in the updated format are frequently kind of amusing, in terms of context. You will rip statins, then have a bunch of canadian statin importers. Rip fiber with ads that sell/promote fiber. And the preponderance of low fat and gimmick diet ads is really weird. I know it’s Google, but I constantly wonder how they charge for ad placements that, in print, would be so terrible that the advertiser would probably pull the account.

I absolutely love it. I savage statins, and the statin makers pay me for the privilege. If I hate something, I make money bashing it; if I love something I make money advocating it. Is the internet wonderful or what!

]]> By: billy http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48627 billy Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:58:34 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48627 I get what you mean I guess, but what's so dangerous about taking supplemental fiber in the form of psyllum seed husk? I take it every day to supplement my diet. <em>Take a look at <a href="http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=274" rel="nofollow">this post</a> from a while back. Cheers-- MRE</em> I get what you mean I guess, but what’s so dangerous about taking supplemental fiber in the form of psyllum seed husk? I take it every day to supplement my diet.

Take a look at this post from a while back.

Cheers–

MRE

]]> By: patty http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48626 patty Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:58:09 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48626 This add makes me remember Princess Diana and her love of colonic irrigation. I could never understand why ....... so I did some investigation until I read a source saying it kept her abdomen flat for 3-4 days. Could a flat look to the abdomen in a tight dress could help increase sales of metamucil to women? I would think so. ~Patty <em>I would think so too. If Princess Di was able to keep her abdomen flat for 3-4 days, she must have been really full of you know what. Cheers-- MRE</em> This add makes me remember Princess Diana and her love of colonic irrigation. I could never understand why ……. so I did some investigation until I read a source saying it kept her abdomen flat for 3-4 days.
Could a flat look to the abdomen in a tight dress could help increase sales of metamucil to women? I would think so.
~Patty

I would think so too. If Princess Di was able to keep her abdomen flat for 3-4 days, she must have been really full of you know what.

Cheers–

MRE

]]> By: jay http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48620 jay Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:46:40 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48620 The problem as I see it is that our children aren't being taught to be critical thinkers. They are being shown (not taught) how to memorize the answers to standard tests and how to follow the crowd instead of thinking for themselves. I have a friend who is a college professor. He had a student (a high school graduate) who couldn't name the months of the year in order and this student was taking an accounting course. IMO we're in big trouble in this country and the government is pushing us over the cliff under the pretense that they are looking out for us. I say BIG BROTHER GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME BE! <em>I've said BIG BROTHER GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME BE a lot, but, unfortunately, he's always there peeking over my shoulder.</em> The problem as I see it is that our children aren’t being taught to be critical thinkers. They are being shown (not taught) how to memorize the answers to standard tests and how to follow the crowd instead of thinking for themselves.
I have a friend who is a college professor. He had a student (a high school graduate) who couldn’t name the months of the year in order and this student was taking an accounting course.
IMO we’re in big trouble in this country and the government is pushing us over the cliff under the pretense that they are looking out for us. I say BIG BROTHER GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME BE!

I’ve said BIG BROTHER GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME BE a lot, but, unfortunately, he’s always there peeking over my shoulder.

]]> By: John http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48619 John Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:45:34 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48619 Interesting article on how uncontrolled gestational diabetes is associated with obesity in the child later: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Diabetes-Pregnancy.html Should pregnant women be on low-carb/no-carb diets? <em>Hi John-- I don't know if the data is there showing that low-carb/no-carb diets are best for women during pregnancy. My own reading on the subject and my discussions with experts in the field whose opinions I value have convinced me that the two most important things that pregnant women should do are: first, limit the intake of refined carbs during the first trimester, and, second, make sure to consume plenty of protein during the third trimester when the baby is growing fast. The first recommendation is because the fetal pancreatic cells are being laid down during the first trimester, and if the mother consumes a lot of refined carbs, her increased blood sugar will affect the way the growing fetus's beta cells develop, leading to problems down the line. The second recommendation to eat a lot of protein comes from the fact that the rapidly growing fetus needs a lot of protein to grow and it can only come from Mom. Cheers-- MRE</em> Interesting article on how uncontrolled gestational diabetes is associated with obesity in the child later:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Diabetes-Pregnancy.html

Should pregnant women be on low-carb/no-carb diets?

Hi John–

I don’t know if the data is there showing that low-carb/no-carb diets are best for women during pregnancy. My own reading on the subject and my discussions with experts in the field whose opinions I value have convinced me that the two most important things that pregnant women should do are: first, limit the intake of refined carbs during the first trimester, and, second, make sure to consume plenty of protein during the third trimester when the baby is growing fast.

The first recommendation is because the fetal pancreatic cells are being laid down during the first trimester, and if the mother consumes a lot of refined carbs, her increased blood sugar will affect the way the growing fetus’s beta cells develop, leading to problems down the line. The second recommendation to eat a lot of protein comes from the fact that the rapidly growing fetus needs a lot of protein to grow and it can only come from Mom.

Cheers–

MRE

]]> By: Tracy http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48618 Tracy Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:19:40 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48618 Haven't seen this one in Canada yet, but lately I've seen several "x-Day Challenge" ads for various fibre-filled products, like cereal. The idea, I imagine, is to make eating 'Colon Blaster Flakes' a fun 10-day experiment in gut health - eat a bowl in the morning for 10 days and see how much better you feel. Anyway, my guess is if you have to use Metamucil every day, your guts ain't lookin' so hot to begin with. <em>Probably not. Or you're simply focused on your defecation rhythm.</em> Haven’t seen this one in Canada yet, but lately I’ve seen several “x-Day Challenge” ads for various fibre-filled products, like cereal. The idea, I imagine, is to make eating ‘Colon Blaster Flakes’ a fun 10-day experiment in gut health – eat a bowl in the morning for 10 days and see how much better you feel.

Anyway, my guess is if you have to use Metamucil every day, your guts ain’t lookin’ so hot to begin with.

Probably not. Or you’re simply focused on your defecation rhythm.

]]> By: Max http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ads-on-the-edge/beauty-and-the-bowel/#comment-48614 Max Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:42:59 +0000 http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/?p=907#comment-48614 It's time to be about solutions. I'm willing to write off the critical thinking abilities of pretty much everyone born from 1946 to say about 2001. The ones born in the wake of 9/11, they aren't lost yet and we can still save them. Now, I'm not writing off everyone born from 1946 through 9/10/01, but I think it's too late for the ones who lack critical thinking to develop it. The machine has crushed them. So, how to build them. A national curriculum that emphasizes critical thought over fact retention. With periodic national tests based around inquiry, logic, and other skills necessary to distinguish the signal from the noise. Since the onset of the information age (I look at the key moment being somewhere during Reagan's first term, so 1980-84 to present), this has become maybe the single most important skill. Course, that's a big government solution. <em>I hope you don't "write off the critical thinking abilities of pretty much everyone born from 1946 to say about 2001" since that includes yours truly and probably you as well. I'm totally on board with you about encouraging "inquiry, logic, and other skills" in the curriculae of all schools, but until we get some critical thinkers in the government, I don't think a big government solution is going to work. Cheers-- MRE</em> It’s time to be about solutions. I’m willing to write off the critical thinking abilities of pretty much everyone born from 1946 to say about 2001. The ones born in the wake of 9/11, they aren’t lost yet and we can still save them. Now, I’m not writing off everyone born from 1946 through 9/10/01, but I think it’s too late for the ones who lack critical thinking to develop it. The machine has crushed them. So, how to build them. A national curriculum that emphasizes critical thought over fact retention. With periodic national tests based around inquiry, logic, and other skills necessary to distinguish the signal from the noise. Since the onset of the information age (I look at the key moment being somewhere during Reagan’s first term, so 1980-84 to present), this has become maybe the single most important skill.

Course, that’s a big government solution.

I hope you don’t “write off the critical thinking abilities of pretty much everyone born from 1946 to say about 2001″ since that includes yours truly and probably you as well.

I’m totally on board with you about encouraging “inquiry, logic, and other skills” in the curriculae of all schools, but until we get some critical thinkers in the government, I don’t think a big government solution is going to work.

Cheers–

MRE

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