Comedian Josh Goguen

Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Scales Suck

I’ve never liked the term “overweight” because weight doesn’t mean anything. If I took a man who weighs 900 pounds and flew to the moon where I’d be 150 pounds, is he suddenly healthier? Clearly not. It would seem obvious to anyone who has eyes that weight is not an solid indicator of health. So [...]


Simple Tips for Nothing

Everyone has tips on how to lose weight. Sometimes it’s good advice, but usually they’re just things that sound like good ideas until you give them a half moment’s worth of thought.

This article is about 50/50 when it comes to advice. 50% ho-hum who cares tips and 50% garbage.

Quit the clean plate club. One in [...]


Starts Today, I Hope.

Well, the move is over. I think. I hope.

I have a few more items to go to the storage unit, but other than that, almost all of the boxes are unpacked and there seems to be some sort of order around the place. It’s funny how you open boxes that you just filled a couple [...]


Recycled Health Care Blog

A while ago, my friend Doug from Arsenic Lullaby asked if I’d write something for him because he had a lot going on with his new comic book and seeing as Doug and I agree for the most part politically, I used the opportunity to give a few thoughts on Health Care.

Seeing as that [...]


Obesity and Diabetes

Conventional wisdom says that most people become diabetic (type 2 that is) by being overweight.

But then there’s this study: Diabetes Drug Helps Obese Lose Weight

If the conventional wisdom were true, then a diabetes drug being used to assist in weightless would be akin to a cough syrup helping cure the flu.* Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?

So, [...]


Equal but Not Equal

I know I talk a lot about food. I love food, that’s why I spent a good portion of my life as a heavyweight. That’s why so many food related things tend to annoy me.

I can’t go from dinner to desert then back to dinner, call me crazy.
I don’t want a sandwich that is [...]


Coconut Conclusion

So, this is the end of the coconut oil experiment. Seeing as I wrote about it earlier, I should probably have some sort of conclusion. I really don’t have much to say that I haven’t already. I still notice elevated energy levels that are most apparent after a hard workout.

I also experienced a 3 pound [...]


Chubby people, rejoice!

A Japanese study has shown that people who are a little overweight live longer than skinny people. That’s something that other studies have shown, but the surprise comes in the fact that it’s a whopping six to seven year difference.

“Main reasons for the shorter lifespans of skinny people were believed to include their heightened vulnerability [...]


Coconut Oil - 2 weeks in

Thanks to some advice from Cassandra I think I have this thing down. The blender is THE way to go.

What’s working for me is two different blender recipes:

The Fat Shake with Protein

4-6 oz. of water
1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
2 Tablespoons heavy cream

Blend on high for 30 seconds then add

1 heaping scoop of whey protein

Blend on high [...]


Food=Freedom

In New York City, if you go into a McDonald’s or just about any other big name fast food restaurant, you’ll notice by every menu item is a calorie count. It’s there because it’s the law, and it might soon be the law for the rest of the country.

This is only the first step. I [...]