Dispensary Corner 30 Aug 13
August 30, 2013
Eat those greens!
Researchers in the UK have
found that eating lots of broccoli
may have a significant effect on
the development of osteoarthritis.
A team from the University of
East Anglia is set to commence
human trials, after a series of
tests on mice showed that a
compound found in broccoli,
cabbage and Brussels sprouts
blocked an enzyme which
damages cartilage.
The next phase is to ask 20
volunteers to consume a daily
dose of “super-charged” broccoli -
a variety which has been specially
bred to contain extra nutrients.
After eating the broccoli for two
weeks they will then go under the
knife to have their badly arthritic
knees reconstructed by surgeons,
reports the BBC.
The scientists will examine
the tissue removed to see if the
vegies have had any impact.
And while we’re on the subject
of leafy greens, a man dressed as
a Brussels sprout has competed
in the World Gravy Wrestling
Championships, which took place
in Bacup, Lancashire in the UK last
weekend in front of 1500 fans.
Other contestants were
outfitted as Superman and a
Yorkshire Pudding, wrestling in
bouts of about two minutes long
before being hosed off by firemen.
this is a fairly unusual drug
delivery method.
A man has been arrested
in the US after attempting to
get marijuana into a prison by
attaching it to an arrow which he
shot onto the roof.
36 year-old David Jordan was
spotted by a policeman stepping
out of his pickup truck, drawing
his bow and launching the
projectile towards the second
floor recreation area of the
detention centre.
To make matters worse, he
missed, and was taken into
custody on charges of introducing
contraband, resisting arrest and
obstructing law enforcement.
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