Oh my god. Gawker did a piece on how "detox rinses" are bullshit several years ago, and there was this one comment that perfectly encapsulated the brain-dead mentality of the "detox" crowd—one started ranting about detox cleanses worked and how he had stopped smoking, eliminated red meat, coffee, alcohol, etc. from…

I assume the high build up of heavy metal in the bloodstream will cause megadeth? am i right? no? okay... i'll show myself out.

Oh no, you see, this is when we get into the vitamin rhetoric. You know... we can cure you using vitamins by allowing them to bind to the toxins and cleanse your system.

Along this line, I read a couple of articles over the past few years that had interviewed both nutritionists and doctors about juice cleanses. In both cases, the nutritionists came out in support of cleanses, saying they "removed toxins from the body" and doctors responded "What is a toxin? has anyone clarified what a…

People eating McDonalds and soda aren't really going around telling other people how, oooh, they just ate this Bic Mac with Coke and it got rid of all their toxins and they feel so much better now and oooooo won't you do one with them next time?! People eating McDonalds and Coke are pretty upfront that the reason they…

I was thinking something similar... not a schizophrenic break... because the behaviour described in the article doesn't align with the typical behaviour of someone who is schizophrenic, particularly those with paranoid schizophrenia... but I was thinking maybe the man has some sort of weird brain tumour or something.…

While I'd normally I agree with this kind of sentiment, I think the difference here is of public perception. Juice cleanses are often advertised as healthy and capable of stuff that they probably aren't. Generally, the public (accurately) perceives McDonald's and soda as unhealthy.

Yes to this article, and honestly, I feel like this all applies to the trend of "eating clean" as well. It's not a bad idea in theory. Replacing processed foods with nutritionally-sound whole foods is definitely a good idea. I'm just alarmed by how often discussion of "clean eating" is accompanied by "fitspo" (which…

Stories from the juice bar:

Over five years ago I went through a period of having "orthorexia" which is a eating disorder where a perceived notion of "healthy" eating become so extreme that it interferes with your quality of life and social life.

You know what, you fucking asshole? I don't give a shit if it's a person or not, legally or not. The POINT IS, you have no right to tell me what I can or cannot do with my body. Period. It's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. This has been established by law and by the Supreme Court. I have a right to not have the government tell…

Kill people? Nice one, brah.

mmmmm........ happy hour........ (some of west coasters are still at work)

I asked my mom about babies in kindergarden and she gave me the full talk with all the anatomically correct names and made sure I understood that most adults do it and that everybody was a product of it (we didn't get into test tube babies). She did not give me a warning to not share all this exciting info with all my…

I participated in this study. I had finished up the vaccine phase and had my last clinic visit last fall. What everyone else has said is correct - after the screening, participants would made it through were given a series of shots, along with counseling about safer sex practices, etc. We also had to complete a…

Umm, how is it Obama's fault that Republican state legislatures are passing repressive abortion laws? He's not the Supreme Court, he can't just slap down state laws he doesn't like. He's also not Congress, he can't single-handedly pass federal statutes that preempt state laws. You might want to learn a little about…

Semi-related, but I think the pro-choice movement could only be helped by women who have had abortions and do not regret them for a second get out from behind the veil of implied "shame" and speak out. I had an abortion at 25 with my long-term boyfriend after my birth control failed. It was not a hard decision or a…

It's ironic because this guy makes me want to do to him exactly what he THINKS a feminist wants to do to all men. (See above.)

This is completely unrelated to anything in the article, but can I just say how much I adore Planned Parenthood? Since I'm unemployed and had to stop giving them money, I've been volunteering a couple of days a week at the Los Angeles headquarters, and it's just been fantastic. Not the work—I'm doing menial shit like…

I like to collect vintage etiquette books, so I can tell you the proper 50s/60s way to shake hands with a lady: