Comments on: When Constipation Becomes a National Pastime or Why Japan Is An Awful Warning to Us All http://holfordwatch.info/2008/11/15/when-constipation-becomes-a-national-pastime-or-why-japan-is-an-awful-warning-to-us-all/ The truth about Patrick Holford, media nutritionist Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Wulfstan http://holfordwatch.info/2008/11/15/when-constipation-becomes-a-national-pastime-or-why-japan-is-an-awful-warning-to-us-all/comment-page-1/#comment-13623 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:52:30 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=1769#comment-13623 I came across this book and thought of this post.

The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters.

I doubt I’ll be requesting it but even the synopsis has some interesting material.

]]> By: Eleena http://holfordwatch.info/2008/11/15/when-constipation-becomes-a-national-pastime-or-why-japan-is-an-awful-warning-to-us-all/comment-page-1/#comment-13206 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:20:00 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=1769#comment-13206 How does one say “Too much information” in Japanese? :D

]]> By: Wulfstan http://holfordwatch.info/2008/11/15/when-constipation-becomes-a-national-pastime-or-why-japan-is-an-awful-warning-to-us-all/comment-page-1/#comment-13166 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:57:13 +0000 http://holfordwatch.wordpress.com/?p=1769#comment-13166 I always thought that the average japanese home was bursting at the seams with hygiene-related gadgetry so learning about the honey wagon is an eye-opener.

I recently spent some time with a niece and nephew who did nothing but point out the defecation of sheep to all and sundry. I shudder at the thought of a similar lab ever being introduced into british schools even if it would be a way of stimulating interest in scientific observation and record-keeping.

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