Friends with the Monster (energy)?

Eminem & Energy Drinks - whether you love 'em or hate 'em, challenge your perspective.

Energy Drink of the Month - December 2013

We all have a love/hate relationship with December. It's the beautiful lights and the days off work/school. It's the holiday traffic, the family gatherings that test your patience, the way your chest tightens when you go to swipe that credit card (just one more time), or the panic that sets in when it's 11:50pm Christmas Eve and you calculate one of your children has more presents than the other. I confess I'm friends with the Monster, and I may or may not party like a Rockstar on New Year's Eve. But making it through the holiday season requires a special energy drink. How special? Special edition…

The Energy Drink of the Month for December 2013 is a 3-way tie for the Red Bull Editions, Red, Blue and White. These products beat the competition in 5 categories: color, size, content, availability, and inspiration. Due to the time-crunch of the holiday season, this post is short and sweet, like the products themselves.

Food Allergies and Murder? What You Need to Know About This New Study.

As reported by multiple news outlets, a person with food allergies is more likely to be murdered than to die from a severe allergic reaction. This claim comes from a study by researchers at Imperial College London, who calculated the risk of dying from a food allergy is 3.25:1 million for those age 0-19 years old. I don't have a food allergy, and I can't speak for those I know who do, but does anyone else find this comparison unsettling?  As a food scientist, there are three points that concern me the most: the comparison, the goal and the story untold.

Green-Eyed Insight – Food Allergies and Murder