Health: March 2008 Archives

Momnesia -- It's my favorite new buzzword. It gives me an excuse for all the really stupid things I find myself doing, like talking to a friend on my cell phone while searching the house (and even walking out to the car) in search of .... my cell phone.

I used Momnesia to excuse a lot of things for the first few years after my girls were born, but the problem is, the excuse is wearing thin. They're not babies anymore, but I don't think my brain has ever fully regained its sharpness.

For instance, that incident with the cell phone didn't occur the month after they were born. It just happened last week. In a fun USA Today article, a researcher says part of the reason for the mental fuzziness is that it takes so much brain power to keep your eyes on your kids, it hurts performance in other areas, like memory.

What’s really in a Chicken Nugget? A lot of things that aren’t technically edible, as pointed out by Al Nye on his interesting blog, www.alnyethelawyerguy.com. According to a McDonald’s own Web site, Chicken McNuggets contain a dash of dimethylpolysiloxane, an “antifoaming agent’’ that is flammable, and TBHQ, a form of butane. Go to the link.