Category Archives: Health

UN: Eat more Insects to fight World Hunger

Posted on 13 May 2013 by

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) writes that eating more insects could help fight world hunger. I am doing that already: UN, FAO and world hunger, you are welcome for my help!

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Good Intentions

Posted on 9 April 2013 by

A few weeks ago I determined that I need to lose weight. Since then I realised that my willpower alone would not do it and that I need to change my diet (which so far has consisted mainly of chocolate, … Continue reading →

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I need to lose weight.

Posted on 19 March 2013 by

I am not fat, but I am not thin either. I have never been particularly concerned about my weight, as I measured my health by my ability to walk or run long distances. In my book, whether you are fat … Continue reading →

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Sad Things (# 4) Sick Tree

Posted on 19 February 2013 by

Apparently, even trees can get cancer: (Photographed at Europos Parkas in Lithuania.)

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Plastic Surgery Statistics

Posted on 8 February 2013 by

While browsing charts and graphs about property bubbles and purchasing power parity, I came across this chart in The Economist which shows how much plastic surgery is performed in the following countries. There is a lot to be said about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Golden Holocaust” by Robert Proctor

Posted on 10 September 2012 by

This will be a short book review because Robert Proctor’s book about the dangers of tobacco, smoking and cigarettes can be dismissed outright after reading the title and the introduction. Although I occasionally smoke cigars, I know it’s neither healthy … Continue reading →

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The Lazy People of Malta

Posted on 4 August 2012 by

In the most complete study yet of physical activity, covering 122 countries, the people of Malta turned out to be the laziest people in the world. 72% of Maltese don’t get enough exercise, for which they would only need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Health, Malta, Statistics, Travel | 6 Comments

Bird Flu is not that Bad

Posted on 4 January 2012 by

From time to time, usually when nothing else of interest happens, the news remind us of bird flu (avian flu, H5N1) again. See The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and The Washington Post for examples from the past few days only. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Health, Philosophy, Statistics | 9 Comments

Smoking Cigars

Posted on 29 October 2011 by

The following e-mail might have been well-intended, but not only the subject line has too much of a condescending and dismissive tone to it. Subject: Brainwashed by photographs of writers and other intellectuals From: Andy Kopra (andykopra@mac.com) To: Andreas Moser (moser@moser-law.com) … Continue reading →

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Loneliness doesn’t kill, people do.

Posted on 5 March 2011 by

If you want to lead a healthy life and avoid disease and early death, there is an abundance of medical studies with often conflicting advice. Once coffee is bad for you, then coffee is good for you. Once wine is … Continue reading →

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