Probiotic Replacement Therapy

Another fad goes the way of Gwyneth Paltrow’s vaginal eggs.  CBS News reports, “Probiotics may not be that helpful – and could actually do some harm“.

Probiotic Replacement Therapy – Fish Semen, the Next BIG Thing

Probiotics may not be as helpful as you think – and may even be harmful in some cases. Researchers studying the human digestive tract found probiotics have questionable benefits and may delay the return of normal bacteria when taken on antibiotics.

Probiotics are found naturally in products like yogurt, sauerkraut, and pickles, and probiotic supplements are widely marketed for their ability to maintain gut health. It’s common for doctors to recommend taking probiotics, which are pills of live bacteria, during a course of antibiotics to counteract what antibiotics do, which is wipe out bacteria – both the good and the bad.

No ‘Onion’ Story This – Tess Holliday Cosmopolitan Cover

Way too much ink, don’t you think.

The HuffPost writes, “Tess Holliday Tells Critics ‘Not To Worry About My Fat Ass’ On Cosmo Cover“.

Tess Holliday isn’t tolerating Piers Morgan’s comments about her Cosmopolitan UK cover after the British TV personality slammed her presence on the magazine’s October issue.

“As Britain battles an ever-worsening obesity crisis, this is the new cover of Cosmo,” he wrote Thursday on Instagram. “Apparently we’re supposed to view it as a ‘huge step forward for body positivity.’ What a load of old baloney. This cover is just as dangerous & misguided as celebrating size zero models.”

“To everyone saying I’m a burden to the British health care system, I’m american so you don’t have to worry about my fat ass,” the 33-year-old wrote. “Worry about what horrible people you are by whining about how me being on the cover of a glossy magazine impacts your small minded life.”

Tony Robbins Ditches His Trademark “Firewalk” Event

Tony Robbins, noted motivational speaker, has ‘extinguished’ his famous Firewalking event because of an outbreak of burned ‘toesies from the hot coalsies‘.  Not to be deterred, Robbins, ever the entrepreneur and promoter, has developed a new and even more trying (read mo’ money) “Firewalk, without the fire.”  It’s the Lego Firewalk Challenge.

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