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Crab Meat = The New Viagra?
I receive some pretty outlandish stuff in the mail. There was that explicit press kit for a new “fusion liquor” called X Rated. (I won’t even tell you what was in that one.) Then there was the time I received an entire case of Contadina tomato sauce. (I ate pasta for a month.)
Now I’ve just received a press release from the folks at Phillips Seafood announcing that crab claw meat can improve your sex life. The release quotes registered dietician Alexa Hart Bosshardt, culinary nutritionist for Phillips: “Crab is a great source of zinc and zinc is essential in producing testosterone,” she notes. “And testosterone is vital for the production of semen.”
She goes on to add: “In addition, maintaining healthy levels of testosterone can manage that mid-section weight gain or ‘beer belly’ that many men experience with advancing age as testosterone levels decline and estrogen levels increase.”
Um, thanks, Alexa. So eating crab improves your sex life and wards off beer bellies? Is this the ultimate food or what? My only question is: How many crabs do you have to eat to offset the number of beers you drink while eating crabs?
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 02/16/10 at 11:35 AM
Just received a press release about an upcoming event featuring Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms. You may have come across him in the movie Food, Inc. or read about him in Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma. Anyway, he’ll be speaking at the Unitarian Universalist Church (333 Dubois Road) in Annapolis on March 21. If you haven’t seen the movie or read the book, you should know that Salatin has some pretty strong (and interesting) ideas about the state of our nation’s food supply.
There will also be two showings of the foodie flick Fresh: The Movie (New Thinking About What We’re Eating) by director ana Sophia joanes. (We won’t fault her for her obtuse use of capitals.)
A vendor/exhibitor fair, held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. features fish, shrimp, milk, cheese, wine and other locally produced goodies. The press release notes that this is a “trash-free” event, so bring your own plates and forks.
Two sessions on gardening occur at 4 and 5 p.m. and cost an additional $5 over the $12 admission fee. RSVP by e-mailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call Diane at 410-643-3283.
Hope to see you there!
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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 02/02/10 at 03:19 PM
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