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Golf Course (within 2 miles), Darts
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Restaurant, Bar, Restaurant with Dining Menu, Special Diet Meals (upon request)
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Pleasant accommodation , good food, friendly staff, well located
It was in a nice location and very quiet at night. The rooms were clean and the bed was quite comfortably.
We got back about 9pm to have a drink there. They had the televison in the lounge showing some rugby and it was that loud you could not hear yourself speak. Perhaps they could have still showed the rugby but at a lower volume and aslo have some back ground music on as not everyone wants to lisen to sport. Also we did not realise that the bar shut early and was not left open for residents
We enjoyed our stay as the staff were very friendly, the restaurant was really busy and the atmosphere was good. The bar had a great choice of drinks and there was a good choce of real ale. The breakfast was awesome and really set us up for the day. The room we stayed in was spacious.
Struggled a little with the size of the bed, but this is probably because we have a king size at home.
comfortable bed and excellant food
Convenient location. Excellent breakfast. Friendly helpful staff.
The oldie worldie feel of the place.
We arrived quite late in the evening, to find our room was freezing as the windows had been left open and the heaters switcthed off! Also, we booked in for dinner, but felt the food was overpriced for the quality and quantity and the presentation could have been better.
Friendly, helpful staff. Good food traditional pub atmosphere - fantastic value for money. Will definaty use again!
Good location.spacious room.good food
Our room was not cleaned or beds made and the quilt on one bed had shampoo type substance on it.
staff ecellent. Food a lot and very good. Room comfortable and adequate. Good parking. Good location. Good value for the cost.
Decor in rooms a little tired.
Staff very helpful and friendly
The value this lodge offers is fantastic. We only stayed one night and we had a fantastic sleep and this was followed by an excellent cooked hot breakfast with excellent service. Our room was clean and ha everything we needed. I have read previous comments and would say if you want five star then pay for it. If you want comfort in a character lodge then this works.
The friendly staff, and the wonderful real fire in the lounge. I enjoyed the pizza evening, too.
TV not working. Room just a little cold.
We have always enjoyed staying at Slyne Lodge, especially the breakfasts. Sadly we had one this time which was probably the worst we've ever experienced. A great pity!
The staff were really good,they had storage for the bikes, the food was great and quickly served,
The price was very good and the breakfast excellent
The bad pull out onto the main road where the car park for the room was, main car park though was fine.
Great value for money. clean, and friendly staff. very quite and pacefull not to far from city centre
Lovely room Friendly staff Helpful staff Cheap rate Quiet Great pub atmosphere
Nothing......everything above expectations
Great Staff Great Room Very pet friendly Very clean Nice surroundings Great value for money
Breakfast was just a little cold
almost everything
breakfast was until 10am, went at 9.30am and they had run out of beans and were very slow at replenishing the buffet.
Cosy. convenient. parking. Accessible. location.
Lack of extra bedding. skinny duvet - i should have left the heating on!
We were made welcome. Room was a good size for 4 adults and the beds were fairly comfortable. Plenty of fluffy white towels! Plenty of choice for breakfast and freshly cooked!
Breakfast times were wrong!! Quoted as 8-10 on Saturday but was all packed away when we arrived at 9.45!
Nice room.
There was virtually no breakfast left at 9am and what was left was cold
Food was plentiful, tasty and excellent value for money.
Staff not over friendly and the room had a musty smell.
Checked in at nine, took a couple of minutes then asked for the restaurant and they had stopped serving.
The restaurant and the old oak beams. The space inside the family room. A great restaurant with wide range of meals matched by the variety of beers and wines.
The bed and breakfast experience. Lack of signage in the car park. We were excited about staying in the old stables but sadly let down by the lock on the room door. It looked like it had previously been broken into!!!, dead wasps in the bedroom and cracked tiles in the bathroom. Sleep was near impossible. I had to move from the double bed because when either of us moved we ended up in the crashing into each other in the middle of the bed, Also we seemed to be on a slope with blood rushing to our head. I can appreciate it's an old building but you need to have a level bed. I moved to one of the single beds but was unable to sleep due to the amount of springs digging my back. Breakfast wasn't any better. The milk was warm and the cooked breakfast was cold. We had to ask for butter and there was no marmalade or jam to be seen. If you want an excellent meal in lovely surroundings you could do far worse than Slyne Lodge but a bed and breakfast it's not.
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The truth doesn't sell well. Throw in a 24-hour news cycle, difficult-to-understand studies, and media companies scramble for the latest viral hit, and it's no surprise that misinformation spreads like wildfire.
There are some myths that pop up in the media again and again. We've investigated the ten biggest myths spread by the media.
Carbohydrates have gotten a bad rap in the media. Critics have been especially tough on bread, since it also contains gluten. In contrast to the reports claiming that any amount of gluten is universally dangerous, the evidence is more nuanced. Small amounts are more likely to produce symptoms in those with intestinal disorders, but in others the dose-response relationship for effects isn't well studied.
The relationship between carbohydrates and insulin is a breeding ground for nutrition myths. Insulin was one of the very first hormones to be discovered, and it was also the first hormone to be investigated in the context of sensitivity. Early evidence led people to believe that an increased carbohydrate intake causes insulin insensitivity. This is moreso true for diabetic and insulin resistant people (usually obese individuals) overeating carbohydrates, but the myth persists even for lesser intakes.
While gluten gets all the attention, other compounds may be as or more important for people without celiac disease who suspect that they have gluten sensitivity. For example, some of the same researchers who discovered that gluten intolerance exists in people who don't have celiac disease did a much more thorough follow-up study, and concluded that gluten was not necessarily to blame in those with irritable bowel syndrome. They suggested that compounds falling under the category of FODMAPs (which are present in a variety of plant foods) may be a greater issue.
The Truth: Carbohydrates have been vilified long enough. As long as you don't overindulge and exclude other food groups, starches are not inherently harmful. While some are sensitive to wheat, the gluten isn't necessarily to blame, and other foods may also be implicated.
More: Carbs, fats, and carbs plus fats
If there's one thing the media is good at, it's scaring you away from perfectly innocent foods.
Eggs have been demonized because their yolks, which are chock full of nutrients, also contain high levels of cholesterol. Though that sounds scary, eating food high in cholesterol doesn't translate to increased cholesterol in your blood.
The actual research shows that unless you have a pre-existing condition, eggs are a fantastic source of protein, fats, and nutrients. Their association with cardiovascular disease is a myth.
The Truth: Eggs are a great source of protein, fats, and other nutrients. Their association with cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol is severely overblown.
More: Are eggs healthy?
Absolute statements like this one are the nutrition myth's best friend. Cancer is particularly difficult to discuss in absolutes. After all, almost everything we eat has the potential to cause cancer.
For example, antioxidants could both promote and hinder cancer growth, but the effect is usually too small to notice.
Some compounds, like polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), found in smoked meats, have been found to damage the genome, which is the first step to potential cancer. Current evidence suggests that red meat can pose a cancer risk for people with poor diets and lifestyle choices. If you don't smoke, have a consistent exercise schedule, and eat your vegetables, red meat's effect on cancer is nothing to worry about.
The Truth: The fears about red meat and cancer are exaggerated. Eliminating other risks of cancer, like smoking, and practicing healthy lifestyle choices will render the risks of red meat negligible.
More: Does red meat cause cancer?
The traditional way to lose fat for a long time was a low-fat diet. But just like eating cholesterol doesn't directly increase your cholesterol levels, eating fat doesn't make you fat.
The myth that saturated fat causes cardiovascular disease is not true. Food quality is what matters - there's a big difference between eating a grass-fed steak and a fast food hamburger.
The Truth: Saturated fat itself will not lead to heart disease or cardiovascular disease. In fact, low fat diets shunning saturated fat are likely detrimental for testosterone production.
More: Is saturated fat bad for me?
Most myths are rooted in a grain of truth. It's true that people with salt-sensitive hypertension (SSH) should avoid salt because it raises their blood pressure.
A recent study however, suggests there is no association between salt consumption and hypertension, a condition characterized by abnormally high blood pressure.
Instead, evidence suggests high body weight, as measured by BMI, is associated with elevated blood pressure.
The Truth: Salt intake isn't associated with high blood pressure, except for people with SSH. Still, the average North American consumes double the recommended intake of sodium. Excessive sodium may not raise blood pressure, but it is associated with other health issues.
Whole grain bread is claimed to be better than white bread because of its high fiber and micronutrient content. Plus, it has a lower glycemic index as well as insulin index, which means it results in lower insulin release after a meal.
All of this is true, but the media frequently fails to mention that the actual differences between white and whole wheat bread are relatively small. Whole wheat bread's 'high' fiber content is not so high compared to fruits and vegetables. Even though many micronutrients are removed during the processing of white bread, many loaves are later fortified with additional nutrients.
One actual difference between wheat and white bread is the phytic acid content in wheat. Phytic acid binds to dietary mineral like iron and zinc, which can slightly reduce their absorption in the body. More importantly, phytic acid also has a protective and anti-inflammatory effect on the colon. So there's a little bit of bad, and a little bit of good. Wheat and white bread still provide a similar number of calories, and both contain gluten and related proteins.
The Truth: White and whole wheat bread are not that different. Though whole wheat bread is claimed to be healthier, neither contains a high level of micronutrients.
More: Is whole wheat bread better than white bread?
The human body's preferred energy source is glucose (a sugar). Fructose, another sugar, can also be used for energy until the liver is full of glycogen. Once fructose can no longer be used for energy, it is converted into fatty acids.
Early evidence led to the belief that fructose could cause fatty liver disease, as well as insulin resistance and obesity. By extension, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is frequently said to be unhealthy, since it is high in fructose.
Liquid HFCS has a fructose content of 42-55%, with some variation due to production methods. Sucrose, also known as table sugar, is 50% fructose. Unless you are consuming over 100 grams of sugar a day, the different of -8% to +5% will make no difference.
The Truth: HFCS and table sugar are very similar from a health perspective. Though HFCS may sometimes contain more fructose, the difference is negligible.
More: Is HFCS worse than sugar?
Carbohydrates and fats are often blamed for various health issues. The third macronutrient receives its share of attention in the news, too. Protein has been blamed for bone and kidney damage.
Let's tackle these claims one at a time. An early study on protein detected that protein consumption was linked to increased urinary calcium, which was thought to lead to reduced bone mass over time. Later studies determined that urinary calcium was a poor measure for bone mass, and that protein actually had a protective effect or no effect on bone. Better research debunked the earlier research.
Another early study determined that high protein diets increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR), a marker for waste filtration in the kidneys. Some lept to the conclusion that increased GFR was a sign that increased protein put too much stress on the kidneys. Later research however, has shown that kidney damage does not occur as a result of a diet high in protein.
The Truth: Protein, even in large amounts, isn't harmful to your bones or your kidneys.
More: Can eating too much protein be bad for you?
How often do you hear the claim that whole foods are better than supplements? It's been repeated so often that the word 'natural' has a positive connotation, and 'synthetic' or 'chemical' has a negative one.
As is often the case with absolutes, it's not so simple. For example, supplemental vitamin K has much better bioavailability than its plant-based equivalent, due to the plant's vitamin K being tightly bound to membranes. Useful non-vitamins can also be more effective in supplemental form. One example is turmeric, which is often coupled with black pepper extract when supplemented. Otherwise, turmeric's bioavailability is quite low when consumed in food form.
Many supplements have a natural and synthetic form. This allows them to be accessible to many people. For example, if vitamin B12 could not be synthesized, it would be very expensive and an unsuitable supplementation option for many vegans, who need a consistent source of vitamin B12 due to their diet.
The Truth: Vitamins from food are not necessarily better than vitamins from supplements. This is a very broad statement, proven incorrect by the many examples of supplements fulfilling a vital health role that natural sources could not.
It's easy to trace this myth back to its origin. Digesting a meal does raise your metabolism by a little bit, but the only way to sustain this elevated rate is to eat more food.
Total energy use comes from the amount of food you eat. Evidence shows the number of meals largely makes no difference.
In fact, some studies suggest having smaller meals more often makes it harder to feel full, potentially leading to increased food intake.
The Truth: Though digestion increases the metabolic rate, this effect is negligible when compared against the actual caloric content of the food consumed.
More: Do I need to eat six times a day to keep my metabolism high?
You've likely heard all 10 of these myths repeated at one time or another somewhere in the media. Identifying misinformation can be difficult because it's very pervasive.
And really, this is just the tip of the iceberg. You can just look at the way the media handles the latest studies - just look at the recent low-carb vs low-fat study. It requires a team of experts to really look into the evidence and figure out what can be applied.
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The Examine.com editors have finished a page on Polygala tenuifolia, or as it's known in traditional Chinese medicine, Yuan Zhi. Polygala tenuifolia is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, and it's often included in decoctions intended to improve cognitive health and well-being.
Unfortunately, only one human study has been conducted on Polygala tenuifolia. Researchers observed that healthy people supplementing Polygala tenuifolia experienced benefits to spatial organization, making it easier to organize and order diagrams and pictures. Memory retention and formation was not affected.
Animal research, however, suggests Polygala tenuifolia may have a restorative effect on cognition. Studies investigating animal models of cognitive decline and aging found that Polygala tenuifolia has a powerful effect when given to aging rodents. Healthy rodents, however, experienced no major benefits to cognition.
The aging rodents may have experienced cognitive benefits because Polygala tenuifolia supplementation increases brain growth factors, like brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF). It also has an antioxidant effect in the brain. Much more research is needed to investigate these mechanisms and how they may apply to supplementation.
Polygala tenuifolia may also have an antidepressant effect similar to ketamine, a rarely-prescribed antidepressant, since it has hallucinogenic and habit forming properties. After oral supplementation, both Polygala tenuifolia and ketamine cause a fast-acting and potent antidepressant effect. These compounds have a similar effect because both interact with the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor.
Polygala tenuifolia is a promising brain enhancing herb, but much more research is needed before it can be recommended as a supplement. Preliminary evidence suggests it provides the most benefit when supplemented by people suffering from cognitive decline, while healthy people experience little to no benefit.
If you're a savvy nutrition enthusiast, you probably know that a variety of diets can improve health and lead to weight loss. But in the media, low-carb and low-fat diets have waged an epic battle over the past few decades. The latest comes from a year-long study of obese patients, which claims to shed new light on the topic.
Does this study tell us anything helpful, or does it just confirm what we already know? Headlines in the past 24 hours have largely touted the study as eye-opening, even tying it into the newly low-carb (and much thinner) Lebron James.
While most journalists are chasing the sensationalist story: "low carb proven to be superior," few actually delved into the study to see what researchers found. When you read the full study, key nuggets jump out that most people have missed. Let's dive right in and break down the details. If you're short on time, read the blue boxes now and then come back and read the details later.
We'll analyze this paper using the PICO method, which researchers often use to frame randomized trials. It stands for:
[P]opulation - The study focused on obese people in Louisiana. Unlike most previous trials, this one included a sizable non-white population. Black people made up a little over half of the group.
[I]ntervention - Participants were split into two groups: the low carb group were told to eat less than 40 grams of carbs per day while the low fat group was to take in less than 30% of their calories from fat. The low fat group also aimed to keep saturated fat under 7% and carbs around 55%, which is in line with the current U.S. dietary guidelines.
[C]omparator - This just refers to the control group. The researchers wanted to know the effects of a low-carb diet (the intervention) and compared it against a low-fat diet (the comparator). The comparator is often the current standard of care. In this case, the low-fat diet was very close to what physicians typically prescribe for people at risk for heart disease.
[O]utcome - The outcomes researchers were most interested in were weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors like LDL, HDL, and waist circumference. They also measured a few other factors, like markers for diabetes.
This study was a bit different than previous low-carb trials. None of the participants had diabetes, heart disease, or kidney disease. Having healthier participants means that the researchers could apply the results to a broader group, not just people who were already sick. One thing that wasn't emphasized in the paper or media: almost 90% of the participants were female! If you're using this study to guide dietary recommendations for obese males, just note that only 9 out of 75 people in the low-carb group were men.
It should be noted that calories were not directly controlled. The participants reported an average intake of 2,000 calories per day before either diet - this seems implausible and emphasizes how inaccurate self-reporting can be.
Furthermore, The low-carb group started at a lower daily caloric intake than the low-fat group. By the end, both were eating slightly more and at roughly the same amount of calories.
Study participants were mostly obese women who didn't have diabetes or heart disease. The low carb group was told to eat less than 40 grams of carbs per day while the low fat group was to take in less than 30% of their calories from fat.
There was more to the intervention and comparator than just "low-carb" and "low-fat." Each group actually had two co-interventions along with their recommended macronutrient targets: Meal replacement: Participant were given a meal replacement bar or shake every day. These meal replacements were either low-carb or low-fat, as was appropriate based on their prescribed diet.
Counseling: The participants met up in small group counseling sessions, along with a dietician, in order to learn about dietary guidelines and receive support.
Both of these co-interventions likely impacted the real-world applicability of the study. If we assume that the best diet is one that a person can stick to, the addition of counseling and meal replacement (to ease the transition) greatly helped to prevent dropout. The completion rate was about 80%, which is very high for a diet study.
Both groups got a daily meal replacement shake or bar, and both groups also had regular dietary counseling. This likely increased compliance but might reduce applicability, especially if sticking to the diet is the hardest part.
Regardless of what the researchers intended, the study ended up comparing a diet that was just barely low-carb (with added protein) and a diet that could barely be classified as low-fat.
The low-carb group, while instructed to consume under 40 grams of carbs, did not manage that low of a number. The lowest average carb intake for the group as a whole was 93 grams per day at six months in, and the highest was 127 grams at 12 months in (down from 242 grams a day). Even the low-fat group ended up decreasing their carb intake considerably, but much less than the low-carb group.
That being said, the similarity of the low-fat diet to the macros of the standard American diet might have played a small role in the study results. The intervention group was prescribed a diet that many of the participants were not familiar with. Shiny new diets often provide benefits just because they are new. On the other hand, the low fat group underwent less drastic dietary changes. Unfortunately it's tough to design the perfect control group, and the perfect control group might even control for too many variables and be too difficult to follow, making the trial results difficult to apply.
As an example, let's say an astute researcher realizes that "low-carb" and "low-fat" are not indeed monolithic diets, and that two fat sources can have drastically different effects (e.g. fish oil versus hydrogenated soybean oil), as can two carb sources (e.g. fruit and a twix bar). If this researcher decides to test low-carb against low-fat but control for food quality and carb/fat sources, the trial could get very messy. Recommending an entirely new diet is hard enough, but getting extremely specific with food recommendations could lead to half the sample dropping out. Point being: everyone's a critic when it comes to analyzing studies, but designing a realistic trial is not that easy.
The low-fat group wasn't that different in fat content from the standard American diet. The low-carb group was barely low-carb and also ate more protein.
Why did the low-carb group miss their carb targets so badly, not even getting close to 40 grams a day? Well, they are human. Some got close to 40 grams, some probably had life get in the way or just found out they really can't handle low-carb diets. Despite not reaching the target, the group did cut their carb intake by about 50% by the end of the trial, compared to baseline levels.
The low-fat group had a much easier change to make. Their baseline fat intake was around 35%, so to target 30% or less was not a very drastic change. Indeed, they ended up hitting 30% fat almost right on the nose after 12 months. Interestingly, at three months in, 25% of the low-fat group reported headaches, compared to only 8% of the low-carb group. Headache rates were much closer at later time points, and other adverse events were fairly similar between groups.
The low-carb group didn't get close to the target of 40 grams of carbs - they were roughly 300% higher (127 grams on average). Changing your diet is difficult.
Note that the study did not report much on what exactly the participants ate. But we can surmise that the participants didn't end up eating diets much more rich in whole foods than they did before. Both groups ate around 17-18 grams of fiber at the beginning of the study. The new diets caused the groups to eat less fiber. Although eating less in general can lower fiber intake, the two groups likely did not adhere very strongly to the dietary guidelines encouraged by their counseling sessions, since women were recommended 22-28 grams of fiber a day.
It's also interesting that the low-carb group had a similar fiber intake as the low-fat group, so the argument that avoiding carb-rich grains is detrimental due to lower fiber intake doesn't hold true here.
The study didn't report on the specifics of what foods were eaten, and neither group likely had large increases in fruit and vegetable intake. Both ate an almost equivalent amounts of fibre.
The most publicized result from this trial was weight loss - that the low-carb group had greater weight loss than the low-fat group. Both groups ate about the same number of calories (low-carb clocking in a bit lower). Both groups also ate more calories as the trial went on, with both experiencing an initial drop of about 500 kcal when their diets were given. Although non-significant, the low-fat group ate around 100 calories more at 12 months than at 3 months and the low-carb group ate around 200 calories more.
When looking at the maintainability of diet, both groups had similar caloric intake at 12 months.
Low-carb eaters also experienced a significant increase in lean mass as well, whereas the low-fat group actually lost a bit of lean mass.
Unfortunately fat mass was measured by bioelectrical impedance, not DEXA or a comparably accurate method. If you own one of those bodyfat-measurement bathroom scales, you know that their large measurement variances makes it hard to draw conclusions. Bioelectrical impedance relies heavily on total body water to calculate fat mass, and low carb diets are known to reduce water weight fairly rapidly which could potentially explain some of the rapid weight loss observed.
Since body fat and lean mass were measured through bioelectrical impedance, one can safely ignore any claims about exact fat loss and muscle gained.
Don't make the mistake of attributing the group results to individuals. For example, weight loss in the low-carb group varied considerably, with some participants losing around 3 kg and some losing over 12 kg. The trial results don't mean that you should expect to lose some specific number of kilograms on a low-carb diet. In addition, the first three months is when the weight loss happened in both groups. After that, each group experienced a slight uptick in weight, on average. This is another finding that is sometimes skimmed over by media reports.
Weight loss varied quite a bit between individuals within groups, and mostly happened within the first 3 months of the 12 month study.
A better gauge of fat loss would be the waist circumference. At 3 and 6 months in, the low carb group had a greater reduction in waist circumference. By 12 months in, the low fat group had caught up, and the decrease was the same in both groups.
Waist circumference decreased most rapidly in the low carb group, but was roughly the same between the groups at 12 months in.
Although the paper doesn't get into mechanisms much, we can guess why the low-carb group did better with weight loss and lean mass gain. Protein intake ended up being significantly higher in the low-carb group, which bodes well for weight loss and muscle preservation. The participants were instructed to not change their activity levels, although this was not really measured in the study. Thus, any potential effects of the diets on physical activity were nipped in the bud.
Fat loss in the low-carb group could have been partially due to a higher protein intake, which has been shown to have a positive effect on fat loss.
Considering the similarity in waist circumference reduction and both groups eating similar amounts of calories by the end, coupled with the increase in protein by the low carb group and water weight lost when reducing carbohydrates, it would be disingenuous to state that "low carb is superior to low fat for long term weight loss".
The low-carb group had a higher HDL to total cholesterol ratio than the low-fat group, which is a strong predictor of heart disease. They also had lower triglycerides, in addition to a lower calculated heart disease risk score. Plus, their LDL dropped a bit more than in the low-fat group. To top it off, the low-carbers had a greater decrease in C-reactive protein, a measure of inflammation in the body.
Despite these improved markers, we can't be quite sure what caused them. Although the low-carb group increased their percentage of saturated fat out of total daily calories, they ended up eating about the same total grams of saturated fat compared to baseline, due to taking in fewer calories per day. The low-fat group on the other hand drastically cut down their daily grams of saturated fat. How much of the improvement in heart disease predictors was due to macronutrient changes rather than weight loss isn't known.
Also, the trial is not really conclusive on the subject of heart health since it didn't measure actual heart disease events nor did it look at LDL particle count and density, which are important predictors of disease. The researchers also measured blood pressure and some indicators of diabetes, but the groups didn't differ much on those parameters.
Many predictors of heart disease were improved by the low-carb diet, but the study was not designed to isolate the specific dietary cause of the improvement.
There were several important questions that the trial didn't answer. For example, was the weight loss and cholesterol improvement due to the low carb level or some other factor? It's possible that the low-carb group ate less simply because there were fewer options for them to eat, since many packaged foods sold at grocery stores are high in carbs.
Would the same result happen if you restricted, let's say, all packaged foods instead of carb-rich foods? Or taken to a ludicrous extreme, what if you limited foods that started with vowels? All of these reduce your food options, which is one way through which low-carb diets could lead to weight loss. Some of the weight loss could also be the result of a bit less glycogen (stored carbohydrate) in the liver and muscles. Glycogen can weigh a couple pounds or more due to its high water content, but less of it is stored in the body during a low-carb diet.
The researchers touted the trial's wider applicability compared to previous trials, since the study included more black people than previous studies. But the trial also happened to include zero Asian people and very few Hispanic people. Not to mention very few males! Combined with the fact that all of the participants were obese but with no history of heart disease or diabetes, this may limit the applicability of the trial.
The study didn't answer the question of what it is about the low-carb diet that encourages weight loss, as it isn't necessarily due to carb levels.
This trial is a mixed bag. It included a relatively large number of participants and ensured a high completion rate with counseling sessions and meal replacements. And since there was no calorie goal set, the trial could test just how a low-carb diet affected food intake in obese people.
But rather than proving that a low-carb diet leads to weight loss, the study shows that directing people to consume less carbohydrates might increase dietary protein intake. Was it the increased protein? Was it just fewer carbs (remember, this was not truly low carb)? Was the lower carbs/higher protein/higher fat diet simply more filling? And how does that apply to non-obese individuals? These are four very important questions that come out of this study.
Decreasing carbs and increasing protein leads to superior weight loss. The question is: what caused it, the decrease in carbs or the increase in protein?
At 12 months in, both groups were at roughly the same calories and had lost roughly the same amount on their waist circumference.
The claims of muscle gains and superior fat loss should be ignored as they were measured using bioelectrical impedance, which is essentially useless.
How does this trial inform public policy? Well, the U.S. dietary guidelines have long warned against saturated fat and encouraged carbohydrate intake. Unfortunately weight loss is often oversimplified to carb and fat intake, even though protein could have a big impact. When forming public policy on weight loss, a focus on quality foods rather than micromanaging macronutrients would be a step in the right direction. Factors like sleep and stress might have a bigger impact on weight than any one nutritional factor.
Directing people to consume less than 40g of carbs is not feasible policy. Carb intake may go down, but will likely remain over 100 grams/day.
A low-carb diet improved cardiovascular disease predictors, but the study was not designed to isolate whether the cause was weight loss or macronutrient intake.Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that media headlines are not always informative, and it takes a thorough reading of the study and some methodological knowledge (much of the nitty gritty, which wasn't mentioned here) to understand what the paper really says.
A more accurate headline would have been: "If you are obese, decreasing carbs and upping protein may lead to greater weight loss, but sticking to any diet that has you eat less will lead to weight loss."
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Grab a coffee and get comfortable, because after months of research, we're about to break down the scientific research on marijuana. And if you want to see all of our research, our marijuana page has 639 citations (and counting).
Marijuana is an herb that contains molecules called cannabinoids. The most famous cannabinoid is tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC. THC is responsible for the high that inhaling or ingesting marijuana causes.
Traditionally, marijuana has been used to treat a variety of inflammatory and gastrointestinal ailments. It has also been used to reduce anxiety and help alleviate cognitive decline.
Today, marijuana is used an adjuvant treatment for cancer, meaning it is taken alongside other drugs. It is used alongside chemotherapy because marijuana increases appetite, which prevents the weight loss associated with chemotherapy. Maintaining weight during chemotherapy greatly improves patient survival rates during cancer treatment. Marijuana is not a potent anti-cancer agent by itself.
During cancer treatment, marijuana is used primarily to improve appetite and alleviate pain.
Marijuana has been successfully used to treat other conditions characterized by nerve pain. It can also be used to treat glaucoma due to the reduction in eye pressure it causes. Marijuana is also very promising in the context of treating Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
Marijuana is a very popular recreational drug due to its ability to reduce anxiety, alter the perception of your surroundings, and increase euphoria.
Marijuana acts on two receptors, located on cell walls. These cannabinoid receptors are actually named after the plant itself. They are known as the first cannabinoid receptor (CB1) and the second cannabinoid receptor (CB2).
CB1 is responsible for the immediate and psychoactive effects of marijuana, while CB2 determines the long-term and anti-inflammatory effects.
Using marijuana can lead to tolerance, which means more marijuana will be needed to achieve the same effect. Tolerance is caused by a process called internalization. When the CB1 receptor is internalized, it means it withdraws into the cell and can no longer come into contact with THC.
Internalization doesn't just lead to marijuana tolerance. Other receptors associated with the CB1 receptor will follow CB1 into the cell. For example, the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is internalized along with CB1. This leads to protective effects against anxiety and epilepsy, but it also causes the temporarily impaired memory retention associated with marijuana.
Most of the benefits marijuana provides are related to its psychoactive effects. It is effective for reducing stress by alleviating anxiety, increasing euphoria, and causing users to slightly disassociate from their environment.
Marijuana can also help people with low body weight increase their food intake. Since it can also reduce nerve pain, marijuana can be very beneficial to people suffering from conditions characterized by chronic pain.
More research is needed to determine if marijuana can provide benefits for people suffering from Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and multiple sclerosis, though preliminary evidence is promising.
The biggest drawback associated with marijuana use is the internalization of the NMDA receptor, which can lead to poor memory retention.
Occasional marijuana use will not impair long term memory, or the capacity to form memories.
Activating the CB1 receptor also increases activity and blood flow in a region of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), which leads to an increase in diastolic blood pressure (the second number on the blood pressure readout). This means that marijuana, when combined with stimulants, can increase the risk of a cardiovascular injury, like a heart attack.
Frequent marijuana use will turn this blood flow increase into a decrease, once the CB1 receptor is internalized. Very heavy usage, meaning five or more joints a day over a period of several years, can actually cause the ACC to shrink. This can hurt attention span and may increase the risk of developing psychosis. If the ACC is affected in this way, it may not return to normal even if marijuana usage is stopped.
Using marijuana causes a temporary state of lowered memory retention, meaning it becomes harder to remember things in the short term. It's the same feeling that you get when you check your watch, only to realize immediately after that you don't remember the time. This effect does not cause long lasting memory problems.
Frequent marijuana users may experience slight cognitive impairment, or 'brain fog', if they stop using marijuana, but this feeling disappears after two weeks, leaving no long term damage.
Very heavy marijuana users may have more trouble focusing and learning new things if the ACC has been affected.
There is evidence to suggest marijuana use can increase the risk of schizophrenia, but there is also evidence that suggests the opposite. Early studies found that people with schizophrenia sometimes believed that marijuana use would alleviate their symptoms. Since marijuana use does increase blood flow to the ACC, and schizophrenia is characterized by reduced ACC activity, it makes sense that occasional marijuana use could temporarily alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia.
This does not mean marijuana causes schizophrenia, and it should not be considered a treatment option for schizophrenia.
Marijuana use reliably increases appetite, though this effect is subject to tolerance. Still, the effect is powerful enough to make marijuana a popular pharmaceutical, since its appetite-increasing effects help cancer patients stay at a healthy weight, which leads to higher survival rates.
Marijuana's anti-inflammatory effects are caused by CB2 activation, which makes it a potential therapy for treating cognitive diseases characterized by inflammation, like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Unfortunately, since activating CB1 can cause issues with memory retention, more research is needed before marijuana can be recommended specifically to alleviate Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Marijuana is illegal in many parts of the world, and many sports organizations have explicitly banned its use. In fact, scientists have actually tested how much second hand inhalation is required to test positive on a urine test to determine if athletes could legitimately use the excuse that they were around other users, but didn't personally partake.
It turns out that to test positive for marijuana after second hand inhalation would require exposure to at least 16 joints in a closed room approximately the size of a bathroom for at least an hour. That's a lot of inhalation.
Marijuana use increases diastolic blood pressure and thus should not be used alongside stimulants, especially by people already at risk for heart attacks and other cardiac conditions. Otherwise, infrequent marijuana does not pose a serious health risk, provided that the influence of marijuana doesn't lead you to do something stupid.
The risks of marijuana come with heavy and near-daily usage. Marijuana causes impaired memory retention, so when that effect is repeated daily across multiple joints for years, learning can become difficult.
Chronic heavy users of marijuana can experience reduced ACC weight. This is brain atrophy and should be taken seriously. However, it is the only negative effect of marijuana that persists even after marijuana usage is stopped.
Maintaining sensitivity to the psychoactive effects of marijuana requires infrequent use. Some people's CB1 receptors may start to internalize even while using marijuana only once a week. Using marijuana twice a month will make you more likely to experience marijuana's beneficial effects in a safe and sustainable way.
If you have not used marijuana before, make sure your first time is with other people you trust in a safe environment. Psychoactive drugs can have unexpected side-effects, so safety is key to a good experience.
When it comes to chronic usage, marijuana's greatest benefits include a pain reducing effect and an increase in appetite, which is critical during chemotherapy. Conversely, the biggest downside with chronic usage is potential ACC (a component of the brain) shrinkage and the reduced capability for learning and remembering.
During infrequent usage, the risk of reduced learning capability is much lower, whereas the benefits of pain reduction and increased appetite remain, though the effect is not as strong.
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Examine.com editors have finished going over Taraxacum officinale, more commonly known as dandelion. The same yellow plant that pops up in your yard every spring is used around the world in various traditional medicines and as a diuretic. In fact, it's used so frequently for its urine-inducing property that its French name, pissenlit, actually means 'wet the bed'.
Traditional medicines that include dandelion usually intend it as a treatment for gastrointestinal ailments or inflammation. Some preliminary rodent evidence does suggest dandelion may be able to increase the rate at which food exits the stomach and enters the small intestine, but much more research is needed to confirm if this effect can be replicated through supplementation.
Though it is frequently used as a diuretic, dandelion lacks research on its effects. It is effective when taken by humans, but the potency of the effect and mechanism through which it occurs requires further investigation. It is possible that the diuretic effect is caused by a high potassium to sodium ratio. Dandelion is very high in potassium, with about 2.45% of its roots, dry weight, being potassium, while sodium makes up only 0.33% of the plant.
Dandelion can be added to salad to increase dietary potassium intake. Just don't start using the clippings from your lawn. Dandelions growing in urban and suburban environments are frequently exposed to pesticides.
Dandelion is not recommended for supplementation at this time, since it has limited evidence for its effects.
A recent study has revived the supplement market's interest in a compound called (-)-epicatechin, a molecule found in chocolate. This molecule is claimed to be a myostatin inhibitor. Myostatin deficiencies are well known for their biggest side effect: greatly increased muscle mass without the major side-effects associated with anabolic steroids. Hindering myostatin's actions would be able to replicate this effect.
Myostatin is a myokine, a kind of regulating molecule released by muscles. The 'opposite' of myostatin is a myokine called follistatin. Unlike myostatin, which suppresses muscular growth, follistatin indirectly promotes muscle growth because it hinders myostatin signalling.
While there are a few supplements that are known to interact with myostatin signaling (like sulforaphane), none had been tested in the context of human supplementation, until now.
This recent study examined the effects of (-)-epicatechin when supplemented by people. Already, new supplements are popping up on the shelves, containing (-)-epicatechin and claiming to be myostatin inhibitors.
Myostatin and follistatin both have potential to alter muscle growth rates, but supplements and foods affecting these molecules have limited evidence in humans.
Should you supplement (-)-epicatechin or eat more chocolate to build muscle? Let's dissect the study and find out.
This was a proof of concept study in three parts. A proof of concept study is designed to test whether a compound will have the effect researchers hypothesized, as well as determine if further studies are appropriate.
The first part of the study was done in vitro, meaning outside the body in a test tube or petri dish. Scientists assessed muscle cells taken from people of different ages. When people age, their muscles tend to have higher myostatin levels and lower follistatin levels. The in vitro part of the study confirmed this relationship.
The second part of the study was the mouse study. After measuring the myostatin and follistatin levels of old and young mice to confirm the age-related difference, researchers gave the rats 1 mg (-)-epicatechin per kg of body weight, twice a day. Over two weeks, young mice experienced a 15% decrease in myostatin with no change to follistatin. Older mice, meanwhile, experienced an 18% reduction in myostatin and a 30% increase in follistatin.
Two weeks is not enough time to notice any changes in muscle tissue mass, so researchers did not measure it.
In the third part of the study, six middle-aged people supplemented 1 mg of (-)-epicatechin per kg of body weight, twice a day. This translated to about 75 mg of (-)-epicatechin, twice a day, for a total daily dose of 150 mg.
The published study reports that the follistatin to myostatin ratio of the six middle-aged subjects increased +49.2% (follistatin)/ -16.6% (myostatin), which suggests an increase in follistatin levels and a decrease in myostatin levels. However, the exact changes in myostatin and follistatin levels were not reported.
Though a minor (7%) increase in hand grip strength was observed, muscle tissue mass was not measured, and there was no placebo group for comparison.
This study fulfilled the goals of a proof of concept study, because it provides evidence to suggest a possible relationship between (-)-epicatechin, follistatin, and myostatin levels, which can be investigated in future studies.
A recent study is the first to show that supplemental (-)-epicatechin increases the follistatin to myostatin ratio in humans.
The biggest difference between this study and the new myostatin supplements are the doses. The study used a 150 mg daily dose, while the supplements range from 250 - 500 mg (-)-epicatechin per dose, for a total daily dose of 500 mg - 1,000 mg.
The 75 mg used in the study can be supplemented through dark chocolate consumption. Eating 50g of pure dark chocolate containing at least 50% cocoa a day will provide a similar amount of (-)-epicatechin as the dose used in the study. The higher the cocoa content in the chocolate, the less you need to eat. For example, if you eat dark chocolate containing 85% cocoa, you'd only need to eat 30 g for an equivalent dose.
Milk and white chocolate have a much lower cocoa content and subsequently, contain little to no (-)-epicatechin.
It's easy to obtain the studied levels of (-)-epicatechin by consuming a small to moderate amount of dark chocolate daily.
Keep in mind, this study had a very small sample size, just six people, and there was no placebo control. Furthermore, only the ratio of myostatin and follistatin changes were published, not the actual numbers. This study does not provide evidence to recommend (-)-epicatechin as a muscle growth agent, but it does lay the groundwork for future research and suggests (-)-epicatechin is a promising muscle growth supplement.
Since (-)-epicatechin provides other health benefits and is very safe, it is possible to test this potential muscle growth agent for yourself by eating dark chocolate twice a day.
In the future, (-)-epicatechin may be a novel and exciting muscle growth enhancing compound, but there is not enough evidence to recommended it as a dedicated dietary supplement today.
Due to the preliminary nature of studies, there is not currently enough evidence to support (-)-epicatechin for muscle growth. However, dark chocolate is safe and provides other health benefits, so consuming it regularly may not be a bad idea.
After our blog post on kombucha, we received several questions regarding the nature of kombucha's toxicity, and the risk that comes with drinking it.
To bring you up to speed: kombucha is a fermented drink product, made by fermenting already-fermented green or black tea. This is why kombucha is called 'doubly-fermented' tea. However, if kombucha is fermented for too long or in unsanitary conditions, it can develop very dangerous properties.
One of the molecules found in kombucha is called D-saccharic acid 1,4 lactone (D-saccharolactone). D-saccharolactone has been studied for its ability to prevent colon cancer, diabetes and hyperglycemia.
Unfortunately, more research is needed to determine if D-saccharolactone is an effective protective compound when supplemented or consumed through products like kombucha. D-saccharolactone has been shown to be effective when studied in vitro, meaning outside of the body, in a test tube or petri dish, but more studies are needed to determine if these effects extend to oral consumption of kombucha. It is not uncommon for a compound to be very promising in vitro but not do much when consumed (for example, see glutamine).
What sets kombucha apart from other potentially dangerous food products is how little is known about the strains of toxic bacteria and fungi that make improperly brewed kombucha dangerous.
Dangerous food products can fall into several groups:
Spirulina, an algae sometimes used as a supplement, can be dangerous if it is contaminated with microcystin, a kind of toxin. Spirulina producers are aware of this potential danger, and test spirulina for microcystin.
Some herbal supplements can be toxic if they are contaminated with other species of herbs. Herbal producers run tests to make sure their herbal supplements are pure, and subsequently, safe. For example, Stephania tetrandra is one of the four plants that can make up the traditional Chinese medicine Fang Ji. In the past, it has been contaminated with a toxic plant called Aristolochia fangchi, which can also be called Fang Ji. Anyone that produces Stepania supplements knows to test for Aristolochia.
Other food products, when prepared improperly, become toxic or dangerous. Chicken, for example, can be dangerous if it is eaten raw or undercooked. But while you can use a thermometer to determine how safe chicken is to eat, there is no easy test for determining kombucha's safety. Unlike spirulina, researchers don't know what fungi and/or bacteria strains are dangerous in kombucha, and which provide the health effects.
Though kombucha may have potential health benefits, it can be dangerous to drink because many of its risks are still unknown. Unsanitary kombucha can cause death, organ failure, and there's even been one report of cutaneous anthrax.
Any compound that provides unique benefits, but has also been shown to be toxic, can still be supplemented if the toxicity is carefully controlled for. Unfortunately, the specific toxins in kombucha have yet to be identified. More importantly, more research is needed to determine whether kombucha really does provide unique health benefits. With little proven health benefits, and questionable toxicity, Kombucha cannot be recommended for supplementation or consumption at this time. Future evidence must identify the toxic strains in kombucha, or confirm the unique therapeutic effect of saccharolactone (when consumed through kombucha), for kombucha to be recommended as a health drink.
If you do choose to drink kombucha, it is very important to research the producer. Only purchase kombucha from sanitary producers with properly trained staff. Kombucha is not recommended as a therapeutic or preventative drink. Instead, consider options like black or green tea, or fermented food products like kimchi or sauerkraut.

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Bad experiencePosted Sep 22, 2014
Could have had seperate rooms but it was out of town chickens running around they had a musty smell.we had to share a bath room they never describe the rooms before we arrived!
by A verified travelerfrom NYC
Not what we expectedPosted Aug 13, 2014
Pros: Nothing!
Cons: Staff, airport shuttle, arrival.
Location: Ostia Antica's castle, and nearby train station to and from Rome center.
Huge hassle, confusion, and expense to get to hotel from airport. No one from hotel available to greet us upon arrival. Person who checked us in was quite unfriendly...don't think she smiled once. Turned out to be a Bizarre stay...was it a farm, hotel, B&B, or residence? Mimo (the chef) was extremely wonderful, helpful, and kind...he was the only good thing about the stay. Got eaten alive by mosquitos. Just happy it was for one night. Should have slept at the airport, honestly.
for Business Travelersby A verified traveler
do not stay at this hotelPosted Jun 8, 2014 on Hotels.com
This place is a scam When I called the hotel they told me that they did not have my reservation and that I will not be able to stay also I was not able to find the hotel I called hotel.com and they called and they al of a sudden found my reservation after that they started calling me non stop to go to the hotel but I was at a different hotel already hotel.com did give me a full refund for this.
Recommendedby Janfrom Houston, Texas
Posted May 26, 2014 on Hotels.com
Not good. Would not recommend even for the money.
by A verified traveler
Not near the airportPosted May 5, 2014
We ended up not staying here for the final night of our Italy trip because we were quoted 60 euro cab fare from theairport to the hotel and none of the taxi drivers knew where it was. So we canceled and walked to the Hilton.
by Collette
terrible in a very remote locationPosted Mar 30, 2014
Pros: nothing
Cons: everything
Location: we only stayed over night so cant answer this one
nothing like the picture on the email the taxi driver had no idea where to go neither did any of the others cab drivers, it cost more to go to and from the venue than the cost of the hotel if you can call it that , it was not well sign posted , and down a beaten track , I would never recommend this venue to any one
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Posted Nov 28, 2013
for Business Travelersby GPfrom The States
Quiet, Country RetreatPosted Oct 25, 2013 on Hotels.com
I was surprised to find a country retreat type location so close to Rome airporto stayed the night prior to flying out. Dinner was prepared by the farmhouse resident a trained chef who whipped up a dish from farm fresh ingredients. the settings are rustic with upgraded amenities. Wifi is limited to close proximity to the office. Overall, would stay again, a nice quiet get away
for Everyoneby Alan
Perfect for the airportPosted Oct 14, 2013
Pros: Great for the airport and good value
Not what you expect when you arrive - it's an agriturismo which I don't remember seeing in the advert and not what you expect inside - nice and very clean. No shower curtain is a pain but we stayed two nights in the two room apartment which was very comfortable. Breakfast is just ok. A bit disappointed we had to pay 10 euros a night for our little yorkie for the extra cleaning which took about 5 minutes on the first morning. If you are in to pets there are some very friendly cats, dogs, horses, rabbits and a goat. 40 minutes into Rome with one change for the Metro arriving at the Coliseum. Brilliant for the airport only 15 minutes away and would recommend it.
for Everyoneby Mikefrom San Diego, CA
Beautiful country setting, very peaceful and quietPosted Oct 8, 2013
Pros: The location in the country was very peaceful and quiet, and the room was very well appointed.
Cons: The host needs someone who speaks English to communicate with guests.
Location: Ancient ruins of Ostia Antica and the castle.
We loved this place. Within walking distance to the castle and ancient ruins, and restaurants. The host was very accomodating, and since we were leaving very early in the morning, she gave us a care package for the breakfast we were going to miss. The only concern was she spoke no English, so we had a little trouble communicating, and the price of dinner I think was 30 euros per person which was out of our price range.


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The election of a Jesuit priest, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, as pope has shined a spotlight on a religious order that has traditionally preferred to work in the background ― or in the shadows, as some would have it. Jesuits were initially known for their missionary work, zeal, and a kind of ruthlessness in the name of their beliefs. Conspiracy theories hold that the order is a secret society bent on world domination.
In fact, due to their predisposition to operate outside the bounds of the church, the Society of Jesus was often looked on unfavorably by the Papacy. Prominent in education (in the United States, think Boston College, Fordham, and Georgetown), they also have reputation for free-thinking. For instance, Daniel Berrigan is a Jesuit.
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19 November 2014 7:59 PM, PST | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »
In an update to their previous report, Deadline have added Marin Ireland's name to the impressive list of actresses that are said to be testing for the lead role in Marvel's 13-part Jessica Jones TV series. Apparently she only became available after her We legal drama series The Divide was cancelled. Ireland has also appeared in the likes of Law And Order, The Following, and Homeland, and well as movies such as Revolutionary Road, I Am Legend and The Manchurian Candidate. The show will be based on Brian Michael Bendis' Alias comic series, and will deal with "a superhero suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder, which leads to her hanging up her costume and opening her own detective agency, where she ends up helping people and assisting other superheroes." Out of these 5 actresses, who do you think best suits the role? »
10 November 2014 10:10 AM, PST | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Broad City is a lot of things, but it is not necessarily parent-appropriate: The Comedy Central show covers topics ranging from hiding weed in vaginas to accidental foursomes. But as it turns out, Broad City first began as a web series in part because of its creators' parents. "We came to a point where we wanted to make more permanent material," Broad City's co-creator and star Ilana Glazer said at Sunday's Paley Center and New York Comedy Festival event, "Id Isn't Always Pretty: An Evening with Broad City." Before the web series, before the half-hour show, Glazer and Abbi Jacobson »
- Ariana Bacle
9 November 2014 8:44 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Stars: Tim Abell, Marliss Amiea, Catherine Annette, Richard Grieco, Erika Jordan, Tawny Kitaen, Rya Meyers, David Novak, Christine Nguyen, Bobby Rice, Don Scribner | Written by Fred Olen Ray, Andrew Helm | Directed by Fred Olen Ray
As a teen just getting into the world of low-budget horror movies, and straight to VHS fare, there were a handful of directors whose work I would buy and/or rent without fail and without any prior knowledge (besides the spiel on the back of the box) of what i was getting into. One of those directors was Fred Olen Ray, the genius behind such films as Scalps, Star Slammer, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Evil Toons, Cyclone and the awesome Scream Queen Hot Tub Party. However in the intervening years it's safe to say I haven't had the urge to watch as many of his flicks as I did in the 80s/90s heyday »
- Phil Wheat
7 November 2014 1:38 PM, PST | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
To kick off a promising weekend, here are seven casting notices from this past week on Backstage! "Law And Order: Fairy Tale Unit"This theater production based out of New York City is casting kids and teens ages 5–17 to play an array of roles, including 13 lead parts. The show follows your favorite fairy tale characters as they navigate the fantastical criminal justice system. These are their stories. "Ralph"Student short films are a great way to get credits on your résumé and can even provide more work if they get expanded into a features. This film out of Nyu Tisch School of the Arts follows Ralph, a 35-year-old playground aide who loses his sense of smell after his divorce. He meet 8-year-old Jamie on the playground and becomes romantically entangled with his older sister Heather. The production is casting for the roles of Jamie and Heather Nov. 15, 16, 22, and 23, and »
6 November 2014 9:25 AM, PST | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
ABC won the night in all categories on Wednesday, with the Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted 48th Annual Country Music Awards bringing the Alphabet its best night since the Academy Awards eight months ago.
The CMAs brought in 16.1 million viewers overall, on par with last year's telecast that saw 16.8 million viewers and bounced the awards show back from a low in 2012. It averaged a 4.5/15 in adults 18-49.
CBS came in with a solid second place with "Survivor," drawing 9.2 million viewers (2.3/7) . "Criminal Minds" drew 9.6 million viewers (2.1/6), and "Stalker" brought in 7.3 million (1.5/5).
Despite ABC's competition, NBC's "Mysteries of Laura" held steady, growing +4% in total viewers from 7.48 million viewers to 7.7 million (1.2/4). "Law and Order: Svu" maintained its 18-49 rating (1.6/5) with 6.9 million viewers. "Chicago Pd" was two-tenths of a point (1.3/4).
"Red Band Society" (0.9/3) and "Hell's Kitchen" (1.3/4) both saw steady returns on Fox following the end of the World Series. »
- Alex Stedman
4 November 2014 5:28 PM, PST | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
There is nothing I love more than spending all day watching an Law and Order: Svu marathon. Not always watching, necessarily. More like listening while reading the Internet or sometimes drifting off into naps. Because yes, Svu is what I put on to nap. That's because after watching nearly 350 hours of this show, it has become a....
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- Sadie Gennis
4 November 2014 9:00 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Not every television series is suitable for binge-watching — hey, there, The Leftovers — but Netflix has made its bread and butter from crafting alluring original programming (House of Cards, Orange is the New Black) and releasing it to the public in giant, binge-friendly batches. The binge watch phenomenon is a new one, made possible by the rise of Netflix and other online outlets that provide great swathes of programming all available at once, along with the continued availability of DVD and Blu-ray box sets (and, let's be real here — TV itself has made binge watching easy, programming whole marathon blocks of perennial favorites like any and all Law and Order series to a rabid public). Still, binge watching is steadily becoming a normal practice, which inevitably means that someone will try to change it. Is that someone going to be Netflix? As of now, this is relatively minor news, but it could set a new precedent for »
- Kate Erbland
3 November 2014 3:37 PM, PST | Tubefilter.com | See recent Tubefilter News news »
For the third time, Paramount's digital studio is looking to strike gold with a reality TV parody. The first two attempts were both excellent; now, it's Beef's turn. Christopher Meloni (Law and Order: Svu's Elliot Stabler, among many other roles) is the star of a courtroom comedy that will combine heated arguments, guest stars, and cold cuts. If Burning Love is Paramount Digital's spoof of The Bachelor, and The Hotwives of Orlando is its take on The Real Housewives, then Beef is the studio's attempt to skewer Judge Judy. Meloni stars as Lou, a butcher who doles out justice from behind his deli counter. Want to air your grievances in front of him? Take a number. Once you reach the stand, be careful not to lose your head, or Lou will order you to cool down in the meat locker. As with Paramount Digital's other reality TV parodies, Beef »
- Sam Gutelle
29 October 2014 1:48 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Sneak Peek new images of actress Lauren Cohan aka 'Maggie Greene' from AMC's "The Walking Dead", as she poses for the latest issue of "Sharp" Magazine:
Besides her work on "The Walking Dead", Cohan is noted for her recurring roles as 'Bela Talbot' on The CW's "Supernatural" and in "The Vampire Diaries".
Cohan also played 'Avery Jordan' in "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit".
She recently voiced the character 'Juliana Calderon' for 4 episodes of the animated spy series "Archer".
Cohan also recently worked on the series "Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories", in the episode titled "The Bathroom Boys" as the character 'Stephanie'.
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- Michael Stevens
28 October 2014 5:29 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Elizabeth Norment, who is best known recently for her work on Netflix's "House of Cards," died of cancer on October 13 at New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering. She was 61.
The Washington D.C. native played Nancy Kaufberger, who was the secretary to Kevin Spacey's Frank Underwood, in the popular series. She also appeared on "Law and Order," "Party of Five," "Doogie Howser, M.D.," and in the film "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion."
Spacey paid his respects via Twitter:
Rip Elizabeth Norment. We all loved her and she leaves a void in all of us here at HoC's.
— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) October 28, 2014
A 1979 graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Norment was also a proficient stage actor who performed in the Grove Shakespeare Festival productions of "As You Like It," "Much Ado About Nothing" and "The Merchant of Venice."
- Kevin Noonan
20 October 2014 7:32 PM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
'The Wonder Years' cast reunited in New York to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the beloved show's finale.
It's been two decades since they "got by with a little help" from their friends, but the stars of The Wonder Years haven't skipped a beat. The main cast members reunited in New York City on Monday and immediately began gossiping about Kevin and Winnie's famous first kiss!
"I can't imagine I was a very good kisser," says Fred Savage, who played the show's young protagonist Kevin Arnold. "But we were very nervous and excited."
They may be older and wiser, but some of the "wonder" is still there, especially for the actors who played the preteens in puppy love.
"I did have a crush on Fred, in the beginning," admits Danica McKellar, who played Savage's love interest — and generational dream girl — Winnie Cooper.
Gallery: 11 Stars »
19 October 2014 5:53 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
What do actor Theodore Bikel, author Steven Pressman, who wrote the HBO Holocaust documentary Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, and Tracey Davis, daughter of Sammy Davis Jr. and May Britt, have in common? They will all three be guests at this year's St. Louis Jewish Book Festival! More than 49 writers make up this year's lineup including award-winning producers, novelists, bakers, historians, and humorists – there's something for everyone but We Are Movie Geeks is most interested in these three guests because of their contributions to cinema.
The venue is the Jewish Community Center – Staenberg Family Complex – 2 Millstone Campus Drive in St. Louis
Details and ticket info can be found at the Fest's site Here
Theodore Bikel will speak Sunday, November 2, at 7pm – Tickets are $40
It's not mentioned in the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival press release, »
- Tom Stockman
13 October 2014 8:35 AM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
There's absolutely nothing plain about this Jane.
Every TV fan knows that Fall is the most overwhelming season of the year. Why? One very simple reason: Too many shows and too little time. So we at ETonline are reviewing each and every one of the new fall TV shows to bring you our reviews on the good, the bad, the adorable and the just plain horrible.
Show: Jane the Virgin
When It Airs: Mondays at 9 p.m. on The CW.
The Biggest Stars: From co-creators Ben Silverman (Ugly Betty) and Jennie Snyder Urman (Emily Owens M.D.), Jane the Virgin stars the utterly delightful newcomer Gina Rodriguez. Adding to the cast is Law and Order's Andrea Navedo, Switched at Birth's Ivonne Coll, Ravenswood's Brett Dier, and telenovela superstar Jaime Camil.
Photos: Check Out Our Reviews on All the New Fall Shows!
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11 October 2014 9:55 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
It can't be ignored that "Mulaney" premiered last Sunday night on Fox and the ratings weren't especially good. I got on the phone with creator-star John Mulaney on Thursday and made a promise up-front: I'd lead with quick ratings discussion and then never return to the topic and we stuck to it. The bottom line on that subject: Fox is 100 percent behind "Mulaney" and the network knows things will turn around. And what else would anyone say after one week? Mostly, we discussed the learning process on "Mulaney," which was originally developed at NBC, moved over to Fox and which is already far deeper into production than most freshman shows. This week, in fact, found "Mulaney" working on its 13th episode, while Mulaney was also, at least according to Twitter, parlaying with old chum Bill Hader in advance of Hader's "SNL" hosting stint, so it's impressive both that he found time to chat all, »
- Daniel Fienberg
11 October 2014 9:23 AM, PDT | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
Even Taylor Swift's cat is not safe from the negative comments.
Taylor Swift only has two cats, but they have been getting a lot of attention and even some scrutiny.
Swift's cat, Olivia Benson, named after Mariska Hargitay's popular Law and Order: Special Victims Unit character looks like this.
Photos: Taylor Swift Is The Ultimate Cat Lady
British actor and comedian John Cleese had biting words for the pop singer's cat.
On BBC America's The Graham Norton Show on Friday, Cleese says this about Olivia, "How did it have the accident?"
Confused, the "Shake It Off" singer asks him, "What accident?"
To which he responds, "Is that a proper cat or is it damaged?" He then says, "That's the weirdest cat I've ever seen in my life."
Swift then gets the claws and calls Cleese's cat, as seen in the below picture, "a monster."
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8 October 2014 7:25 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
The all-star cast for the big-screen reboot of the classic sitcom Dad's Army has been revealed.
Bill Nighy, Toby Jones and Michael Gambon are among the actors to feature in the film, written by Hamish McColl and directed by Oliver Parker.
The BBC One comedy was created by Jimmy Perry and the late David Croft and originally aired between 1968 and 1977.
Here's our guide of who's playing the seven main platoon members below:
Captain George Mainwaring
Marvellous actor Toby Jones takes on the pompous, patriotic bank manager and pillar of the community Captain George Mainwaring, played by Arthur Lowe in the BBC comedy.
Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Bill Nighy will be playing privately educated, former city banker Sergeant Arthur Wilson, who is of a cheerful and carefree disposition yet exudes an aura of mystery. He's at odds with Captain George Mainwaring over his privileged background.
Wilson was originally played by the late British actor John Le Mesurier. »
8 October 2014 7:25 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
The all-star cast for the big-screen reboot of the classic sitcom Dad's Army has been revealed.
Bill Nighy, Toby Jones and Michael Gambon are among the actors to feature in the film, written by Hamish McColl and directed by Oliver Parker.
The BBC One comedy was created by Jimmy Perry and the late David Croft and originally aired between 1968 and 1977.
Here's our guide of who's playing the seven main platoon members below:
Captain George Mainwaring
Marvellous actor Toby Jones takes on the pompous, patriotic bank manager and pillar of the community Captain George Mainwaring, played by Arthur Lowe in the BBC comedy.
Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Bill Nighy will be playing privately educated, former city banker Sergeant Arthur Wilson, who is of a cheerful and carefree disposition yet exudes an aura of mystery. He's at odds with Captain George Mainwaring over his privileged background.
Wilson was originally played by the late British actor John Le Mesurier. »
6 October 2014 7:35 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
John Oliver has proposed an idea for a Law and Order spinoff. The HBO host tackled the topic of civil forfeiture laws, which allow state and federal government to seize property from citizens, even if they are not being charged with a crime. "It's not you that's on trial, it's your stuff," he said on Sunday night. "At this point, I'm surprised objects don't have their own civil rights leaders, like Martin Scooter King or Harvey Carton of Milk!" Oliver also noted how local departments are looking for, keeping and outrageously spending the forfeiture money (margaritas, anyone?) and also
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- Ashley Lee
5 October 2014 9:00 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Today's film is the 2012 short One in a Million. The film is written by Penny Penniston and directed by Scott Smith, and it stars Matt Holzfeind, Brett Schneider, and Carrie Coon. Following guest roles in The Playboy Club and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Coon garnered acclaim for her role as Nora Durst in HBO's The Leftovers. Her newest feature, titled Gone Girl, which also marks her feature film debut, opened in wide release in American theatres this weekend.
The post Sunday Shorts: 'One in a Million', starring Carrie Coon appeared first on Sound On Sight. »
- Deepayan Sengupta
30 September 2014 9:59 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Premiere week ratings are in: NBC and CBS have reasons to celebrate while Fox's numbers are far from utopian. NBC led the first week of the 2014-15 broadcast season by a wide margin in the key adults 18-49 demo, while CBS was tops among total viewers. Though NBC's demo victory is more enviable from an advertiser perspective, CBS has the important bragging point of being the only network to show a gain among 18-49 compared to last fall—CBS was up 9 percent in the demo, while NBC, ABC and Fox were down between 3 and 9 percent each (full charts below). Three »
- James Hibberd
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18 Aug 2014 at 15:18
People who use company cars are more likely to drive faster than the 70mph speed limit on motorways than those in their own vehicles, new research shows.
The RAC poll of 1,526 British drivers suggests nearly nine in every 10 workers using company cars (88%) break the speed limit, while two thirds of drivers do so in their own cars (67%).
Nearly twice as many work vehicle drivers (62%) hit 80mph on motorways than other motorists (32%), and 8% of those driving work vehicles reach 90mph.
Only 3% of drivers do that in cars they bought themselves.
Around a third of people who speed in work vehicles (31%) say they do it in normal traffic conditions, but 19% say they only do it in the best driving situations.
More than one in seven (15%) of company car drivers think 70mph is too slow and around one in 10 (8%) are of the opinion that cars are made to go faster.
Two thirds of people who drive work vehicles (65%) think it is OK to drive at 80mph when the speed limit is 70mph and nine in 10 of them (90%) say the motorway limit should be higher, while 69% of other drivers feel the same. People who are caught for speeding will usually end up having to pay more for their car insurance .
RAC business services director David Aldridge said: "With the introduction of next generation 'smart motorways', where the hard-shoulder is open permanently or during busy periods, and variable speed limits enforced by verge-side speed cameras, there is a real danger that company car drivers may find themselves increasingly on the wrong side of the law and faced with growing numbers of points on their licence."
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