The Smithsonian magazine recently ran a piece on the non-monetary inflation in the United States: our waistlines, serving sizes, etc. You can read the article, “Livin’ Large,” here. It’s chock full of interesting little facts to amaze and alarm you.

Health is a precious commodity.

This website presents some interesting facts about good ol’ water and the much better marketed Coca Cola: Check it out. There are no references given for the facts cited, but they are interesting. In any case … water has my vote.