Cure-all or quack remedy?

I get a lot of advice from people who don’t have Crohn’s disease or Wegener’s about what I should be supplementally taking and/or eating — and last time I checked, none of them were nutritionists or doctors (she says, cynically). I know, I know...everyone is just trying to help.

I’m all about the science though — and perhaps that is why I absolutely love this infographic (left) from Information is Beautiful around the scientific evidence for many health supplements (thanks for pointing it out Lindsey!).

View the interactive map here. And throw out that giant bottle of resveratrol already.

Twitter goodness

I’ll keep this one short because this story is just so awesomely succinct (and a bit older, but every time I read it I smile).

@ChrisStrouth tweeted “sh*t, I need a kidney” and then got one. Read more here = stories.twitter.com/chris_strouth

Many other great Twitter stories here = stories.twitter.com