A Diet Trend Meets Reality

Well, here we are again. A couple of stories that make you pause, reread the headline, and quietly ask yourself how this all got so complicated. Consider this today’s guided tour through the strange corners of modern life. — Doug Marlowe

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Six Months of Chicken and Cauliflower, and the Body Finally Objects

A young influencer in China set out to prove the power of discipline by eating little more than boiled chicken breast and cauliflower for half a year. She documented every step, earned praise online, and was even crowned a “self-discipline goddess” by fans. Her body, however, had other plans, and she developed acute pancreatitis that nearly killed her. Doctors weren’t surprised, extreme diets have a way of collecting interest later. It’s a tidy reminder that the human body is not impressed by internet applause.

In Michigan, a man received what should have been a routine, life saving kidney transplant. Weeks later, he developed rabies, traced back to the organ donor, who had been scratched by a skunk. The CDC called it “extremely rare,” which is doing a lot of work in that sentence. Despite medical care, the patient died, leaving doctors and officials shaking their heads. It’s a sobering reminder that even modern medicine sometimes runs into the wild side of nature.

If any of this made you pause, sigh, or mutter “of course,” you’re in good company. More head-shakers are always on the way. Until then, take care of yourself, preferably with a balanced diet and a healthy distance from skunks. — Doug