Dispensary Corner 22 Nov 13
November 22, 2013
A daycare centre in Canada has
probably gone a little too far in
encouraging healthy eating, after
fining a woman for failing to pack
a nutritionally balanced lunch for
her children.
Kristin Barkiw was surprised to
receive a $10 penalty from the
Little Cub’s Den for not including
all five food groups in the leftover
roast meal she supplied for her
three and five year old kids.
Apparently the lunch included
cold roast beef, carrots, potatoes,
an orange and some milk - but
caused concern among staff
because it didn’t include a
“grains” component.
Fortunately the quick-thinking
daycare staff had some Ritz
crackers on hand which they
added to the meal to ensure there
were no adverse health impacts
due to the alarming omission.
Former North Korean dictator
Kim Il Sung was known as the
“Eternal President” and it appears
he took the title in earnest, with a
new book revealing that he asked
a team of medical experts to help
him live longer.
According to the book written
by his former doctor, when he
turned 65 the strongman formed
a research institute which had the
aim of helping Kim to live to the
age of at least 120.
The scientists analysed
thousands of herbs and medicinal
plants based on traditional
Chinese medicine.
They also conducted a number
of novel experiments, one of
which aimed to try to make the
dictator laugh more often.
“We invited a stage actor to
perform a comedy, and got five
and six year olds to do adorable
things,” the doctor wrote.
As the leader aged other
techniques were tried, including
taking blood transfusions from
healthy young men.
Unfortunately it was all in vain,
with Kim Il Sung dying of a heart
attack in 1994, aged 82 years.
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