Dispensary Corner 18 Jun 13
June 18, 2013
A POET from Colombia has placed
his own testicles up for sale, with
the aim of raising money for a
tour of Europe.
Raffael Medina Brochero, who
is from the city of Magdalena,
wants to present his project
Poetry for Peace in Colombia and
told a Colombian radio station he
was keen to avoid running out of
money while on the road.
He says he’ll give his gonads
to the first person to offer him
US$20,000, saying on his most
recent tour of South America he
was forced to sell his wedding ring
in order to continue to spread his
message through poetry.
COULD your driveway be what’s
making you sick?
A number of areas in the USA
have begun banning pavement
sealants which contain coal tar,
over concerns that the compound
could elevate cancer risks.
Minnesota and Washington
state have initiated an outright
prohibition on the use of the
hazardous chemicals which are
used mostly in the eastern half of
the USA to “beautify pavement
and extend its life,” according to a
report in USA Today.
THE latest eating fad in the UK is
the so-called “Fast Diet” which
allows people to eat whatever
they like for five days a week, in
return for minimal consumption
(starving!) for the other two.
Also known as the 5:2 diet, a
book about the fad has topped
bestseller lists and is claimed to
be based on research which found
that intermittent fasting helped
people lose more fat.
The UK National Health Service
initially said that side effects of
the diet could include bad breath,
irritability, sleeping difficulties,
anxiety and daytime sleepiness.
However the British Dietetic
Association cited a 2011 study at
the University Hospital of South
Manchester which suggested that
intermittent fasting could lower
the risk of certain cancers.
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