Nakamoto Blog - Health & Technology

bull frog power

nospam@example.com (Craig Nakamoto) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:18:31 -0400

We use Bull Frog Power, if you live in Canada, here is why you should too...

Bottled Water

nospam@example.com (Craig Nakamoto) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:44:22 -0400

If you still buy bottled water, please watch this.

The Dissappearing Male

nospam@example.com (Craig Nakamoto) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:58:55 -0400

This is a CBC documentary looking at what is one of the most disturbing phenomenon in health today.

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/Doc_Zone/ID=1233750780

It is 45 minutes long, but it is well worth the time spent to watch. I found it perhaps overly dramatic at times, but also "deeply disturbing" (as my friend Victor put it).

Bisphenol A was developed in the 1800s. How can it be that we only now understand the possible dangers?

What does this mean for all the other chemicals in use today that were developed since then?

Do you believe that large corporations have your best interest at heart?

"Since 1976 the US Government has banned just 5 chemicals"

One of the best resources available for understanding what chemicals are in what products is the EWG (Environmental Working Group). They maintain a great list of personal care products and rate them based on how many chemicals they contain and the possible risk level. They also do some very interesting and practical research.

http://www.ewg.org/

The Good Life

nospam@example.com (Craig Nakamoto) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:35:38 -0500

Juan Enriquez - about the future

nospam@example.com (Craig Nakamoto) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:20:04 -0500

Victor sent me this fascinating 20 minute video about what we should be keeping our eyes on right now.

the story of stuff

nospam@example.com (Craig Nakamoto) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:55:21 -0400

A fantastic presentation about consumerism. Everyone should watch this video and take it to heart.

The video is about 20 minutes long.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Chicken Soup for the Soul - and the Body

nospam@example.com (Craig Nakamoto) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:14:45 -0400

Dr Michael Evans throws caution to the wind in a recent Globe and Mail article titled "When the best remedy is nothing, why is it so hard to accept?". Here are some interesting excerpts:

"Earlier this month, a panel of advisers to the U.S. government recommended that popular over-the-counter cold and cough medicines not be used for children who are two to five years old. Reports of potentially dangerous side effects had already led pharmaceutical companies to pull products for children under 2 off the shelves.

These cold medicines, the committee concluded, have no effective use in children."

"One consumer health group estimates that 95 million packages of children's cold medicines are sold in the United States each year for a total of $311-million (U.S.)."

"Deep down, much of society can't quite accept that for all our medical wizardry, we don't have a better antidote for the common cold than chicken soup."

"The decision gets even more complicated when the truth is not black and white. Let's take a kid over 2 with an ear infection. It used to be our storyline that antibiotics were a must for kids with ear infections. Research now tells us that the benefits of antibiotics are modest for childhood ear infections. One in 15 benefits, and one in 17 has an adverse reaction."

"Cough medicines have "worked" for years, but in truth they haven't."

"In medicine, if we want both sides to get out, we need to get better at telling stories based on the evidence."

The full article may be available here.