- Male Texas lawmakers nearly fistfight on House floor after GOP women defect from anti-abortion bill – The bill, which did not pass, would have banned insurance from covering abortions.
- Activated charcoal: The latest detox fad – “If you spot someone drinking what looks like a bottle of ink, it could be “lemonade with activated charcoal” made with “alkali” water and sweetened with cane sugar.”
- Teen gamer pleads guilty to “swatting” women who turned down his advances – “…this instance also underlines another ongoing societal problem—some boys and men believe, for whatever reason, that when a woman isn’t interested in them, she’s the one to blame.”
- Police looking into Toronto pick-up artist’s video rant – The update at the end, just…ugh.
“He said some things when he was really angry,” he said. “He made a big mistake in posting it to the public. When you have negative thoughts, keep them to yourself and all that, right?”
Yeah. Yeah, great. Try to keep your murderous rage just barely under wrap, mmm-kay? Thanks.
If someone wants a real detox, they should consult with their doctor about a colonoscopy. Preparing for that does clean out the digestive tract – as well as depleting electrolytes. The sheer discomfort of the process might, hopefully, dismiss the notion that detoxes are just peachy.
Good to see more people discussing the stupidity of Activated Charcoal.
Delete this if you don’t think your readers will find it valuable, but we expanded on what ScienceBasedMedicine did, and analyzed all existing research on Activated Charcoal, to clearly say which “claims” about it were nonsense, and which if any were justified… (spolier: none were justified). Here’s the article for anyone interested: http://healthybutsmart.com/activated-charcoal/