Woman Eats Only Boiled Chicken Breast and Cauliflower for 6 Months, Develops Pancreatitis

Well folks, today’s lineup is a fine reminder that humans are creative… sometimes in the worst possible ways. We’ve got diet choices that go from dull to dangerous, and a medical story so strange it sounds like a campfire rumor. Pour yourself something calming. - Doug Marlowe

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Woman Eats Only Boiled Chicken Breast and Cauliflower for 6 Months, Develops Pancreatitis

A young influencer in China decided the best way to lose weight was to live on boiled chicken breast and cauliflower for six straight months. Spoiler: the human body does not enjoy being treated like a sad meal prep container. Doctors say she developed acute pancreatitis, which is about as serious as it sounds. The lesson here is simple, “balanced diet” isn’t just something people say to be polite. Sometimes the world’s strangest health dangers come from plain old boredom on a plate.

In Michigan, a man sadly died of rabies after receiving a kidney transplant, and the source was traced back to a donor who had been scratched by a skunk. Yes, that sentence is real life, not a rejected movie plot. The CDC called it extremely rare, which is comforting, but also not exactly relaxing. It shows how unpredictable medicine and nature can be, even when everything seems to go right at first. Sometimes the universe reminds us it has a strange sense of timing.

That’s all for today’s edition of “surely this can’t be real”, and yet, here we are. If one of these stories made you laugh, wince, or quietly whisper “good grief,” you’re not alone. Hit reply and tell me what stuck with you. Until next time — Doug