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The Kermesse of the Absurd no. 2, and the circus moves

What a shame it took me almost a week to make the announcement of the second edition of the Kermesse of the Absurd, which took place on land outside the office of Kentucky Freud Chicken in My X-Rated Blog . La Kermesse, as announced earlier, had the theme of childhood and education, and the units are, like children, the most varied: from memories of earlier years to the existential angst of raising children, passing by literary exercises, education and forms of pseudoscience how not raise children. Kermes think this is a breakthrough because it shows what can be the first collaboration in the form of cartoon.

No date for the next Kermesse, which arise more or less spontaneously, but the next regular function of the Circus is the first Monday in June, Waking reason. More information ...

The Circus of the Absurd blog

For that, I finally decided that the circus of the absurd should have its own space and, starting this month, already own blog for all things circus. Well, the decision was almost from the beginning but only until recently rode the Circus blog. The blog is basically a copy of almost all the posts about the circus that has been published here. Announcements Circus still appear in the Court of Miracles , but all discussions bazaars, receiving hosts for future circuses, questions and comments are moved to new blog.

There are still some details, but the Circus of the Absurd blog and came into operation. There we see.

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Gary Null: vitamin guru with hypervitaminosis

Gary Null is a guru alti celebrity in America. It is proclaimed as "the expert leader in health and nutrition in America." Armed with a doctorate from a university duckling, a radio program that has been passed for nearly 30 years, audiovisual programs, books, a product line and a chain of stores, Null promotes and sells almost every branch of medicine alti: its methods claim to be "natural" and "embraces the body, mind and spirit" and considers aging as a disease (for anti-aging guru , looks good bumpy) agrees with the views of AIDS denialists and anti-vaccination movement, promotes conspiracy theories about pharmaceutical and biomedical industries, and prescribes treatment almost every crazy in the world of alternative medicine for almost every disease view and future. These treatments

"natural" could not miss the supplements. Like the rest of orthomolecular altis and nutritionists in general, Null attributed an exaggerated importance to the role of vitamins in the prevention and cure of all diseases, and advocating megadoses of vitamins, amounts far above what a normal human being needs to live a life healthy. And like any self-respecting nutritional quack, Null sell bottles of vitamins labeled with your name.

seems that Gary Null is convinced of the effectiveness of their methods, so they usually consume their own products. One such product is a supplement of vitamin D (which is becoming the fashionable panacea) called Ultimate Power Meal. In late 2009, Null consumed a Power Meal coming from a item with a manufacturing defect, the supplement of yore had a thousand times more vitamin D than advertised, which was slightly higher than the recommended dose of vitamin D. So over a month, Power Meal Null took enough to meet the needs of vitamin D for a lifetime. The result was an overdose of vitamin D that caused kidney damage. There was a time when the continued stalling of vitamin D, true to his belief that the supplement would help you improve. Finally had to go with a real doctor, the kind that Null said that safeguard their own interests conspire against the monetary and health "natural", which he studied and detected high levels unlikely vitamin D. As he had no more to wait for your body to get rid of excess vitamin D, Null was subjected to a liquid fast. At the time of posting this, Gary Null improved in health but has not fully recovered. According to two letters in the press in late April, the demand for lawyers Null says "still occasionally urinating blood."

Following that incident, Null canceled work commitments, ordered the immediate withdrawal of defective item, consumers were warned, blaming the manufacturer of the whole thing broke up commercial and sued him for $ 10 million (M $ 12.6 M € 7.7 m). Many let him know that customers would no longer consume their products. It is reported that at least six consumers of Power Meal also had renal failure and were hospitalized. Who knows how he will go to your business: insurance Null forget the matter and will continue as usual.

My first reaction was schadenfreude and even I was tempted to put a Nelson. But then I felt sorry for Gary Null, because I think he was acting in good faith and I can not responsible for anything. After all, is so convinced of the goodness of its products that are eaten. But no such product, and knew or had means of knowing that the product had too much vitamin D. When he knew he had the decency to recognize that the item was defective and could be fatal, and off the market.

But one also begins to think in the alternative medicine industry in general, and many similar cases have already gone before, but not the guys whose pictures are on the bottle of supplements. In Mexico and has become relatively common for Cofepris post warnings and remove harmful supplements, but never goes higher. A similar event in the pharmaceutical industry (in the U.S., Mexico or almost anywhere) would have caused a scandal for weeks, and most just reason.

One reason for this is the huge difference in regulation between the biomedical industry and altis: pharmaceuticals, laboratories, hospitals and physicians are subject to a lot of legislation, standardization and supervision, and violations are severely punished (although violations are passed by more times higher than they should). In contrast, the alternative medicine industry has even the slightest self-regulation, much less strict legislation or a body that actively monitor their products, services and processes. The same lack of legislation that gives people like Null carte blanche to say whatever they want where they want without having to prove nothing or face legal consequences is the same as Null poison made its own fee. The iron that kills ...

In this story we learn two things:

1. is beyond dispute that you need vitamins to live and be healthy. It is also true that most people above the food poverty line consume adequate amounts of most vitamins and do not need supplements. It is also true that vitamins are not panaceas and they have a very minor role in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases related to vitamin deficiencies. It is also true that one can consume too many vitamins and get very sick. As happened to Gary Null, nutritional guru and marketer of vitamins.
2. Alternative medicine is not the exclusive concern of farmers humble little business or home. There is a whole industrial and commercial infrastructure closer to the pharmaceutical industry than it wants, but no one knows what happens in the industry because nobody alti altis requires to comply with anything, and none of us has a guarantee that the remedies "natural" and "healthy" actually are.

In short, if you need vitamins, better eat a balanced diet. Supplements are more risks than benefits, and cost much more. Sources

• suit vs Gary Null. Claims supplement manufacturer Gary Null's Ultimate Power Meal Nearly Killed him in NY Daily News, April 28, 2010.
• Putting the "die" in diet. Health guru Nearly Killed eating own product in The New York Post . April 28, 2010.
• In response to those notes, Gary Null wrote response in place.
• additional tests can NeuroLogica , Respectful Insolence and Smartplanet .

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The Circus of the Absurd no. 26, and the Dictionary of the Absurd

Today, the first Monday of the month, and like every first Monday of the month today is the day Circus of the Absurd. The function of this month is the responsibility of JRPB in no dragons in the garage , who also managed to invoke Tallarinesco Our Lord, One True God and Edible Flying Spaghetti Monster, which becomes the second to star in supernatural a circus (if the accounts get along) and presents all the contributions al dente and well seasoned. Advantage.

The next feature will be on 7 June. There is a potential host, who will announce as soon as confirmed. In the meantime ...

Dictionary of the Absurd

half of regular readers already know this history. TheJab, inspired by the prolific twitterers activity of ControlZape inspired turn in Phaedrus Carlos Guillen had the happy idea to summon all his readers to "write some similar definitions for the whole pseudo-science relationship, posting and compilation into a single blog ". Then Juan Carlos Bujanda suggested it in the form of posters demotivational and named the project as the Dictionary of the Absurd , name inspired by the circus and sister to both projects. Then Ezekiel ride the official blog.

The project has been a phenomenal success. In just over a week, the Dictionary is about to reach the 30 entries. Y to participate with more than moral support, here are a few occurrences:

Congratulations to everyone involved in creating and maintaining the dictionary.

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Story: The man with the light

Have you ever seen the little men at the pedestrian lights? Yes, those that are red and green ... Well, it turns out that one day, Pedro was about to cross the street, and one of them ...

Peter was very attentive in the corner watching the traffic light to cross the street when suddenly it seemed that the man he made a gesture gorse.

"I think I ate a lot of chips and sat me wrong," thought Peter.

looked again and realized he had no visions, the top man was calling, and the tiny finger told him to come closer.

"the lights must be wrong," thought Peter, and intrigued came to see better. That was when the doll finally spoke:

"I'm very boring, do not want to talk a while?, Said the doll.

Peter opened his eyes as big as two eggs ...
"I can not believe! He talks! No, I know, she thought, someone is making a joke. "He looked everywhere but there was nobody there, just him and the man red traffic light.
-DVenga before the coming of the green Tell me something, Peter, "replied the red man.
- You really are talking to me? "Said Peter.
"Yes. Oh, I'm, I'm leaving, goodbye! , And flickered until it disappeared.

then lit the other, green, shouting to all pedestrians: - Go, go, pass, pass all! Come Quick! Hey! And you do not cross, Peter? Come quickly I'm going! I'm ready, bye! "Said the little green man, and disappeared.

Peter could not believe it. Of course, never paid much attention to the pedestrian lights. What would imagine that the comics he spoke!

- Vamos! Now is the time! We hope that you, Cross, Cross ... Well ... Time is running out! Crosses Quick! Adios! Me voy! "Said Green.

Everyone had crossed an orderly and a man looked at Peter as if asking what was not crossed. But Peter was so busy with the red man wanted to stay to talk some more.

- Eh! Are you still here? Well, now you can not cross because I came along, talk again, "said the red.

At that time, Peter saw a boy came walking in a hurry, not wanting to wait for the traffic light.

- Eyyyy! Stop! Cried the red doll, but the boy did not listen and jumped across the street.

You can not imagine the disaster that ensued! Several cars and came to not run over the boy, the first stopped suddenly and began to crash behind him and armed a mess!

- Ahhh! I've seen you! "Said the red doll Peter, as he disappeared, to give way to green.
- Oops! What a mess! "Said Green. Why not wait a little until I show up!

Peter saw the ambulances arrive, angry people, sad people, broken cars and fright in the face of the boy who never forget that day.

semaphore The little men continued to make their work appear, disappear and caring people. And though some still do not pay attention they deserve, they continue to work tirelessly for our security.

Source: http://coleccion.educ.ar/