I wrote a post a week or so ago about research that shows that taking chondroitin sulfate may actually trigger melanoma tumor growth. And then this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (better known as the FDA) released a press announcement calling out three separate dietary supplements that claim to provide protection from sunburn, skin aging, and even skin cancer…. Read more »
I’m back in Austin (for a few days anyway) after spending a week or so in South Florida. As mentioned in my previous post, I was in Key West for a wedding of a good friend of mine and since we flew into and out of Fort Lauderdale, we spent some time with my college roommate and her husband. They… Read more »
Be warned, this is going to be a vent-post… In a few minutes, I have to get moving and get ready for my friend’s wedding down here in Key West. My friend Renee and her fiance had quite the adventure getting here. They were supposed to fly down Monday morning but then we saw a Facebook post from her fiance… Read more »
About a decade or so ago, people with joint pain were told that chondroitin sulfate along with glucosamine might help to reduce or elevate their pain. Others started taking the supplements to prevent joint pain. It became one of the most popular supplements in the world because of its supposed benefits. But the thing is, there haven’t been any definitive proof… Read more »
I know it must feel like I’m in Florida every other week. And maybe because it’s pretty damn accurate. I’ll be heading back to South Florida next week. However, this time it’s for a wedding of a friend of mine from back in the day. She was one of my best friends when I lived in Ohio. Even though I’ve… Read more »
I check one of those “days of the month” calendars to see if there’s anything fun I can use for the Twitter account I maintain at work (because I’m trying to not be all corporate-y all the time, even though I probably will get in trouble someday for the funny memes I post since I am positive the brand team… Read more »
There is an incredibly unsettling story coming out of the U.S. regarding a significant number of cases of ocular melanoma. The colored parts of your eye contain melanocytes, cells that provide pigment in various parts of your body. Cancer can arise in these cells, causing melanoma. Ocular melanoma is even more rare than amelanotic nodular melanoma. It occurs in six out… Read more »
My sleeper compartment on the night train from Prague to Budapest ended up being single occupancy, since the person that was supposed to hang out with me in Prague decided to skip out on me. The compartment was in one of the newish Comfortline sleeper cars. While it was more modern than the Polish sleeping car, it actually was more… Read more »
Picking up from the previous post…My sleeper compartment in the Polish train from Krakow to Prague ended up being a single, which made me extraordinarily happy not to have to share with either a boisterous young backpacker or a grumpy older woman. The compartment was in an older train car, no doubt about it. But it was clean and relatively… Read more »
I’m in Budapest right now, grappling with my emotions. Wait…Let me back up a few days. In my previous post, I mentioned that I was going on a work trip, but I was going to sneak some fun into it as well. I started in London, which despite the rainy, cold weather, I still freaking love. This time I stayed… Read more »