Haha we all have an inner Homer Simpson. For example, it took every ounce of energy this morning to overcome my impulse to eat the free donut (which would make me feel crappy later) and have healthy cereal. Mmmmm, free donut.

Quoted: The real trick to understanding how to approach Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, the new book by Cass R. Sunstein and Richard H. Thaler, lies in recognizing the limitations of your inner Homer Simpson and opting out of your own stupid choices.

Really well-researched article on how (and why) teenage girls are suffering from a disproportionate number of sports injuries compared to boys...

Quoted: Everyone wants girls to have as many opportunities in sports as boys. But can we live with the greater rate of injuries they suffer?

Um, I can't believe these e-cards are for real. Still, all in all, not a bad idea...

Quoted: Got laid. Was happy. Got tested. Wasn't healthy. Better get your own Chlamydia checkup soon.

So you don't really need 8 glasses of water a day! It's an idea that's been around for almost 200 years and surprisingly, no one revisited it seriously until recently.

Quoted: A recent editorial in the Journal of the American Society for Nephrology is getting wide press coverage for debunking the so-called "8x8" theory—the popularly held belief that drinking eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily helps remove toxins, improve skin tone, and increase satiety, among other health benefits. The authors chalk up the belief to folklore.

Interesting MSN City Guides article about a growing trend in restaurants using all parts of animals in preparing their menus. It's not only healthy, but environmentally friendly too! Also, that's a mighty fine headline if I may say so :)

Quoted: Some high-end eateries are going whole hog (cow, lamb, chicken—you name it) by using every part of an animal.

Wow, this article is really making me want to try giving up sweets for a bit just to see how it changes the way I feel...

Quoted: The average American consumes a shocking 150 pounds of sugar a year, or roughly 20 teaspoons every day. Such through-the-roof concentrations of added sweeteners may contribute to all sorts of health problems.

Fascinating story. I had no idea that surrogacy was illegal in many countries, particularly in Europe.

Quoted: Thousands of largely invisible American women have given birth to other people's babies. Many are married to men in the military.

Um, holy crap. That must be a sight to see. Good for them, though. Apparently the Advocate magazine, where this story first appeared, has confirmed the pregnancy with the couple's docotrs...

Quoted: A man who used to be a woman before having gender reassignment surgery claims he is five months pregnant and expecting a baby girl in July.

Articles like this are precisely why I love Slate so much...

Quoted: Hangovers are not serious enough to be considered a medical condition, and there is, actually, no remedy for them—apart from old wives' tales and roast beef. They're neither a bad cold nor the flu, though they're serious enough to keep some in bed. But are hangovers always bad?