Health
137.5 - An Amazing Number… (The Dangers of Sugar)
Submitted by Khadaji on Mon, 09/11/2006 - 12:00
Back as little as the 1800’s… the per capita consumption of sugar was only around 12 pounds per year in the United States. But by the 1990’s, it climbed to the amazing figure of 137.5 pounds per year!
Fixing Your Knees - Glucosamine & Chondroitin - Miracle Drugs?
Submitted by Khadaji on Wed, 04/26/2006 - 12:00Like many old-timers in Judo, I have bad knees. Too many injuries and dislocations over the years. A few years ago, my right knee was so bad that most left-sided techniques were simply out of the question - despite the fact that for most of my competition career, I was a ‘lefty’. (For although I’m right-handed, I discovered that many Judoka can’t handle left-sided Judo)