Thought you heard it all?
Cash-register receipts from many fast-food outlets, groceries, pharmacies, shopping stores and U.S. post offices contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A. In laboratory tests, the chemical has been linked to a long list of serious health problems in animals. Read the full report at>  AOL News

The Clinic will resume next week May 22 at 1:00pm. This weekend we have the Amateur Fights. Remember, the Boxing Clinic is free for all Open Gym people. If you don’t have Open Gym, pay just $10 for one  hour.

Here are a few of my regulars that attend the clinic…
Standing from left to right: Alex, Chris, Dave, Joe, Adam, & Johnny.
Front row on knees: Tony, Mark, & Eric.

Quote: “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.”

Don’t just be nice to people that you can reap benefits, yet be good to every man. Your character is always on trial, others from a distance are watching. Good fortune comes unexpectedly to those that live sincere & give back.

Have you heard? Irongloves now offers Kickboxing.
Check it out on our website> Kick to get Fit

Don’t you think the 2010 Olympics have been motivating this year. We have really enjoyed them.

If you haven’t seen the movie ‘Million Dollar Baby’, you are missing out on one of the greats. Talk about a true passion for boxing. Warning, it is probably the saddest movie of all times.
Here are 2 clips:

Remember this guy, he trained at Irongloves back in Dec 09. He will be fighting March 20th on the under-card of Klitshcko. Read the interview at> East Side Boxing

Here’s a shout out to our 10 new people this week—
To: Steve, Cassie, Rosie, Jennifer, Tina, Mark, Julio, Manny, MariAnne, & Joseph.
Thanks for coming to Irongloves. We will give you our best!

Emanuel Steward, recognize his name?

He is TV commentator for the pro fights. He also owns Kronk Gym. 
Check out his website> Emanuel
He is offering a Fundamentals of Boxing Workshop.
Location: Detroit, Michigan. Price: $229. In Feb, full details > here

You would have loved it here this Thanksgiving, it was around 81 degrees. Remember last year, you brought the rain with you from England. We have had lots of sun this month, you would be in heaven.

The day before Thanksgiving, I had a big turn out for my boxing class. For Thanksgiving me and Renene worked out, and the yorks got in two walks that day. We had a nice small turkey meal at home. Forgot how nice turkey leftovers are.

Kentucky Fried Chicken — if it wasn’t enough to stop you from eating there with that video footage was released from approx 2 years back, showing employees caught abusing the live chickens, then hopefully this report will give you more concerns of trusting them (KFC).

DOCTORS SUE KFC OVER DANGEROUS CARCINOGEN IN NEW GRILLED CHICKEN PRODUCTS

Laboratory Tests Show KFC Grilled Chicken Contains Cancer-Causing Substance; KFC Violating Law by Failing to Warn Consumers

WASHINGTON—A national physicians group is suing Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) under California law for failing to warn consumers that the chain’s new grilled chicken product contains a dangerous carcinogen.

Independent laboratory tests show that KFC’s grilled chicken contains PhIP, a chemical that can increase a person’s risk of developing cancer even if consumed in small amounts. The lawsuit was filed Sept. 23 in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco.  

“Grilled chicken can increase the risk of cancer, and KFC consumers deserve to know that this supposedly healthy product is actually just as bad for them as high-fat fried chicken,” says Neal D. Barnard, M.D., the president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). “KFC should post warnings because its aggressively marketed new product harbors a chemical that increases the risk of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and other forms of this lethal disease.”

A PCRM scientist visited six different KFC stores, obtained two samples from each location, and sent them to an independent testing laboratory. All 12 samples were found to contain PhIP, a chemical classified as a carcinogen by the federal government, the state of California, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. PhIP, part of a chemical family known as heterocyclic amines (HCAs), has been linked to several forms of cancer, including breast cancer, in numerous scientific studies. No safe level of ingestion has been identified. Every sample also tested positive for at least one additional type of HCA.

KFC is clearly in violation of California’s public health law, known as Proposition 65. “In order to adequately comply with the requirements of Proposition 65, Defendant must conspicuously post specific warnings with respect to the carcinogenic dangers of the grilled chicken that it offers for sale,” says PCRM in its complaint. PCRM has already sued McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, and five other national restaurant chains that sell grilled chicken containing PhIP.

Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.