Health

Does Exercise Really Promote Weight Loss?

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

There’s an old joke lumberjacks still love to tell:
“Why did the train stop?”
Answer: “To let the lumberjack off.”
This quip was coined around the same time that a famous study was conducted. It was a study that measured the caloric intake of lumberjacks, whose appetites are about as notorious as the size of their logs.
It [...]

Side Aches and Shooting Pains

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

A reader writes:
Dear Thinking Man: I’m a fellow who exercises regularly. As a result, I often find myself the victim of a multitude of aches and pains, including these peculiar shooting pains in my balls. Without a doubt, though, the pain that plagues me most are side aches. What ARE these things?
Doubled Over

Dear Doubled Over: [...]