Tim Ferriss, the Internet entrepreneur and best-selling author, is best known for his unorthodox views on efficiency. His two books, The Four-Hour Work Week and The Four-Hour Body have earned him both devotees and critics. In his second book, he advocates a low-carb, high-protein eating habits, strength training over cardio, regular blood analysis, a steady diet of supplements and several naps over one prolonged period of sleep and more.

But why would a successful tech entrepreneur and businessman tackle health and wellness? "The second thing, outside of work that people felt was unchangeable was their physical reality," Ferriss says in the latest episode of Hulu's A Day in the Life, as way of explanation. "And I felt that it wasn't true."

Ferriss was the most recent subject of the show, produced by Supersize Me's Morgan Spurlock, which profiles a newsmaker as they go through a typical day. HuffPost Healthy Living decided to see if Ferriss, the original "bodyhacker" practiced what he preached. The results? Pretty darn close. While the production team didn't catch Ferriss sleeping once during the 15 hour period they followed him -- from 8 a.m. to about 11 p.m. -- they did take in many of his unusual personal habits. Herein: the world, according to Ferriss.

Fitness: We meet Ferriss at 8 a.m., as he spends about five to 10 minutes meditating. He doesn't exercise again until 6 p.m., when he goes to the gym for 20 minutes of weight lifting. "I treat exercise like a drug, you hit a minimum effective dose and triggers growth response, strength response, hormonal response," he says, in lockstep with his book's advice.

Food: Ferriss had blood taken at about 9 a.m., which required a 12-hour fast. While we follow him to a working lunch, we do not see food pass his lips. A dinner again, shows Ferriss offering professional advice to friends with untouched plates in front of them. The restaurant they chose was famous for unusual cuts of meat and pork in particular -- in keeping with Ferriss's meat-heavy dietary recommendations.

In the middle of the morning, he ate a handful of Brazil nuts for their selenium content (for "testosterone production," he claims), along with Cissus Quadrangularis, which he claims help to prevent obesity and also soft tissue injuries, and Alpha-lipoic acid (which he believes stabilizes his blood sugar).

Brazil nuts are certainly a great source of selenium, though research suggests that it has no discernable effect on testosterone levels. And while CQ is used as an anti-obesity drug, preventing soft tissue injuries is not one of it's listed uses. Alpha-lipoic acid is sometimes used by Type 2 diabetes patients to help manage blood sugar levels and one of its known effects is lowering blood sugar.

Ferriss ended the day with an antioxidant rich treat: a cup of yerba-mate tea and two glasses of Malbec wine.

For more, watch the full episode below.

It's never easy viewing and this week’s Bodyshock documentary is no exception. It follows the story of a six-year-old Colombian boy and his struggle with a rare condition, which has seen 40% of his body taken over by a growth.

The condition, known as Congenital Melanocytic Nevus, is caused by a giant mole and gives Didier the appearance of having a shell – hence his nickname ‘Turtle Boy’.

The documentary follows Didier’s story, the fears his growth could turn malignant and the superstition in his village that the condition was caused as a result of being conceived during an eclipse.

Channel 4 promises: “This extraordinary film traces Didier's story: a story of cutting-edge medicine, a mother's love, and a brave six-year-old's fight to be released from his burden.”

The film is the work of production company Current Sponge, headed by Richard Branson’s son Sam.

Sam took to his famous father’s blog to publicise the project, the company’s first television documentary.

He wrote: “I think we now have an incredibly moving and compelling story and one that was screaming out to be told. I don’t want to spoil it but it does have a happy ending.”

Bodyshock: Turtle Boy will air on Channel 4 on 25 April at 10pm.

Female students struggling with tuition fee debts are joining a controversial dating site in order to meet "sugar daddies" who will pay to date them.

Dating site SeekingArrangement.com has published figures showing the 20 British universities with the highest number of students registered on the site.

Nottingham University tops the list with 61 sign-ups, while Kent and London School of Economics follow in second and third respectively, according to the Daily Mail.

The University of Cambridge, according to recent rankings, the "best university in the world", comes fourth, with 46 students signing up to the site.

The dating site boasts of providing a safe place for "like-minded Sugar Daddies, Mommies and Sugar Babies to meet each other".

On their profiles, Sugar Daddies state the basics, along with their "budget".

"Dr Jeff", from New Jersey, describes himself as a wealthy doctor seeking group activity - and can provide a monthly budget in excess of $20,000. Another potential partner, located in the UK says: "Princess required fro relaxed gentleman", and is open to negotiating the amount he is willing to pay.

The idea is two individuals will start up a "mutally beneficial relationship", with the sugar daddy providing an allowance for his sugar baby.

And in return?

There have understandably been concerns the site is merely advocating prostitution while SeekingArrangement states it provides a service for individuals to find "love, companionship, friendship or some financial help".

The US site, established in 2005, continues:

"Who is to say what is 'right' or 'wrong'? In the past, Kings, Shahs and Emperors have had multiple lovers or concubines. In many cultures, liaisons between the wealthy, generous and the beautiful were even considered an art form. The French had courtesans. The Japanese had geishas. And in today’s society, we now have sugar babies."

Founder Brandon Wade said over the past few years, the number of students using the site has "exploded".

Of the site's 50,000 UK members, 35% are students and the numbers are increasing, the Daily Mail reported.

"[The UK's new tuition fees have been great for business, Wade said. "We've had a huge influx of beautiful, highly educated young women."

The founder attributed high levels of graduate unemployment to the reason why so many have joined after finishing their studies.

"They need a generous sugar daddy to help them through this time. They get taken to places they could never afford in a million years."

In an interview with GQ magazine, Wade defended his site saying" "Calling women 'prostitutes' who want something more out of a relationship than just this abstract notion of love is a comment and a stigma that is born from pure jealousy."

"The truth is, in my opinion, love is a concept that's been invented by poor people."

"These people aren't wealthy, they aren't beautiful, they aren't the cream of the crop - so what do they have? They have love. For everyone else there's our website."

It's hot, sweet, tempting and everybody wants it. We're talking about dinner, of course, but action in the kitchen might get you action in the bedroom if you can seduce your partner with food.

How do you combine the two most amazing things on the planet? Tiffany Smith, Love U instructor at YourTango.com, suggests a menu of aphrodisiac foods, including libido-boosting oysters, pasta fra diavolo with spicy cayenne pepper and devilish chocolate for dessert. And while these come-hither courses play a big part in a romantic dinner, there's more to a seductive meal than what's on your plate.

Here are some tips to seduce your partner with food:

Cook Together
Think cooking's a pain? Wrong! It's basically foreplay, Patrick Dunn, owner of InterCourse Chef Services believes.
"You're slicing and dicing side by side. You playfully tease, poke each other, try and make the other mess up or fumble. What are you doing? You're increasing the level of attraction," he writes.

Set The Mood
Do you habitually eat in front of the TV or computer screen? Mistake your cell phone ring for the oven buzzer? Turn 'em off and set romantic scene with candles, flowers and music that appeal to the senses.

Eat Light
Steak and potatoes aren't seductive for good reason: heavy foods don't do much for the libido, Corrina Roberts writes on BananaDesigns.ca.
"Prepare a meal with healthy and light food choices. Vegetable and fruits really help to increase circulation and boost a man's sex drive," she writes.
But don't serve too sparse a meal, she warns; "The goal would be to feed him enough so that he is no longer thinking about eating and thinking about you."
Photo credit: KristenV.Brown, Flickr

Eat Finger Foods
Playing with your food can add an element of seduction, but don't eat like a slob. When eating finger foods, or dipping a digit in to taste, keep the mess to a minimum by using only three fingers, not the whole hand, self-proclaimed love doctor Yangki Christine Akiteng writes.

Drink, But Don't Get Drunk
Wine's a no-brainer aphrodisiac as it loosens inhibitions for those so inclined. But don't overdo it, The Wine Sisters Erin and Courtney Henderson warn, "Girls Gone Wild is not exactly the picture of romance."

Serve Coffee
Dark coffee can act as a pick-me-up for the body and mind after an indulgent meal, CityLine reports, "so partake of a little in preparation for an 'all-nighter.'"

A Tempting Dessert
Rich, dark and luscious -- something about chocolate makes it essential for a seductive dessert.
Try chocolate pudding, Sasha Brown-Worsham writes on The Stir: " I dare you to lick chocolate pudding off your man's fingers and not get a twinge of desire."

Children who perform well academically display less "risky behaviour" and practice safe sex, according to Michael Gove.

The education secretary told MPs he wished to make a "deliberately controversial point". He claimed there is a direct correlation between "how well students are doing overall academically and their propensity to fall into risky behaviour".

Speaking at the Commons education select committee on Tuesday, Gove said: "I am all in favour of good sex and relationships education and our investigation into PSHE is an attempt to find which schools do it best because we want to learn from them so we can spread it.

"However, if you look at the way in which we can encourage students not to indulge in risky behaviour, one of the best ways we can do that is by educating them so well in a particular range of subjects that they have hope in the future."

Personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) is currently optional, despite Labour's efforts last year to push for compulsory lessons. Ministers are reviewing the content of the module but Gove insisted it was not a school's duty to teach life skills, such as how to wash your hands, in minutiae. Instead, teachers should focus on instilling intelligence and common sense in their pupils.

PSHE, which includes lessons on sex education, also teaches children about drugs, alcohol and personal safety.

But many have voiced concerns over the lack of sex education against a backdrop of rising abortion rates among under-18s.

BLOGS:

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According to a series of studies published on Tuesday, Britain has the third-highest proportion of teenagers sexually active at an early age.

And, as Nadine Dorries's foray into sex education proves, the issue is still a hotly-debated, highly controversial and as yet, unresolved, topic.

Aspirin can reduce the chances of dying from bowel cancer by almost a third, research has shown.

Patients who took a daily dose of the pain killer for at least nine months after being diagnosed cut the likelihood of the disease killing them by 30%.

Taking aspirin for any length of time after diagnosis reduced the odds of dying from cancer by 23% compared with not taking aspirin at all.

The study looked at 4,500 bowel cancer patients in the Netherlands diagnosed between 1998 and 2007.

Lead researcher Dr Gerrit-Jan Liefers, from Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, said: "Our findings could have profound clinical implications. In this study, we showed the therapeutic effect of a widely-available, familiar drug that costs mere pennies per day.

"It's possible that some older people may have other health problems which mean that they are not well enough to have chemotherapy."

The results are published today in the British Journal of Cancer, owned by Cancer Research UK.

However, Sarah Lyness, executive director policy and information at the charity, pointed out that while this study adds to the growing evidence about the benefits of aspirin, experts do not recommend people start taking aspirin to reduce their chances of developing cancer.

Advice from the Joint British Societies in 2005 (including the British Cardiac Society, British Hypertension Society and The Stroke Association), which recommended that high-risk people over the age of 50 take a daily dose to thin their blood and protect them from heart attacks and strokes was called into question after research found the dose could lead to internal bleeding, which could prove fatal.

"There are still questions we need to answer about the side effects, such as internal bleeding, who might benefit most from taking aspirin, who might be harmed, what dose and how long people some people might want to take it for," said Lyness in a statement.

"Anyone thinking of taking aspirin to cut their risk of cancer should talk to their GP first. People with cancer should be aware that aspirin can increase the chances of complications before surgery or other cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and should discuss this with their specialist."

Asda, Morrisons and Iceland have been named as the "worst offenders" for undermining parents' efforts to feed their children healthily, according to the Children's Food Campaign (CFC).

Yet, not one "traditional format" supermarket in the survey had any healthy food options promoted at its checkouts, the report underlined.

While these three supermarkets were top of the list for displaying unhealthy food or drink at more than 80% of their checkouts, the CFC also criticised the Co-operative, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose for making families queue past displays of unhealthy snacks to reach the tills.

Sasha Watkins, registered dietitian and spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association, said: "We all know how hard it is to steer our loved ones in a healthy direction without having to queue past brightly coloured snacks targeted at children. Studies have found that having food within easy reach is more likely to tempt us and parents also have to contend with the added factor of ‘pester power’."

The author of The Food Coach blog added that mums are already struggling to keep their kids' calories under control and this is another unhelpful hurdle for families.

"Sweets and chocolates are just ‘empty calories’ as they contain high levels of sugar and fat but no other good nutrients like vitamins, minerals or fibre," Watkins told HuffPost Lifestyle

She added that a recent survey demonstrated the UK population continues to get too much of its energy intake from added sugar, of which confectionary is a key source.

"This is exactly the type of calorie intake supermarkets should not be promoting if we want to win the battle against the bulge."

The Checkouts Checked Out report found that most supermarket branches and high street stores routinely promote unhealthy snacks at their tills and in their queuing areas, despite several promising to reduce the practice - and in many cases, sweets and crisps were positioned at children's eye level.

The trend had also spread to smaller stores and non-food retailers including HMV, New Look, Superdrug and WHSmith, which all displayed sweets and chocolates in the queuing area near the checkouts, the CFC said.

Just one supermarket, Sainsbury's, confirmed a policy of not selling "impulse confectionery" at their main checkouts, but added they did display "gifting confectionery or seasonal lines".

Netmums founder Siobhan Freegard said: "Parents daren't take their eyes off their kids for a minute in case they get into trouble and now it seems we need to keep a constant eye on retailers too.

"In the last 10 years we have made so much headway in the battle against junk food with clearer on-pack labelling, but when it comes to the simple issues of junk food on display by the checkout we are back to where we started.

"Stores must stop working against mums and dads and work with us."

Would permitting polygamy lower the divorce rate?

Yes, according to evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa. In the Big Think video above, Kanazawa suggests that western society's disapproval of polygamy is to blame for high rates of divorce.

"Humans are naturally polygynous," said Kanazawa. "Successful men have always acquired more mates, but we don't allow that in our society, so successful men are forced to divorce their previous wives who may be past the reproductive age in order to marry younger wives. If we allow polygyny -- if we allow some men to acquire multiple mates -- the divorce rate would go down dramatically."

Kanazawa, who's associated with the London School of Economics, has garnered criticism in the past for a May 2011 blog post on Psychology Today in which he suggested black women are "objectively less physically attractive than other women."

Do you agree with Kanazawa's thoughts on the divorce rate? Watch the video above and let us know what you think in the comments.

By definition, trends are fleeting. They're ephemeral. And each day we see our fair share of looks we'd like to remove from our sartorial lexicon. So join us, each week, as we analyze a trend that's had its 15 minutes of fame. These looks are well into their Minute 16, folks. It's time to usher them toward stage left.

The Trend: "Shattering" or "cracking" is a nail polish trend that cropped up in 2012 -- basically, you apply a top coat to a base coat of coloured nail polish; the top coat then "cracks" exposing the colour underneath. Essentially, you are creating cracks on your nail bed, which raises only one question: why?

Chief Offenders: Celebrities like Lucy Hale, Katy Perry and Fergie have all donned this look. But celebrities aren't the only ones: nail polish brands like China Glaze, Maybelline, Sally Hansen and Color Club all released their own lines of cracked polishes.

What's Wrong With It: Sure, nails have become accessory and conversation pieces, but do you really want people to be confused about whether your manicure's a #win or a #fail? This nail effect leaves nail tips looking faded from a distance or bad and blotchy up close. And some "cracked" colours are ridiculous. Yellow and bright pink, for example, are bright enough they don't need to be paired together. Most trends fade and it's fair to say the crack, shatter, shred -- or whatever other kitchen term you want to associate with it -- has come to an end.

May We Suggest: Just because we don't like to shatter, doesn't mean we don't like to experiment. If you're looking to create statement nails this spring, we recommend trying the magnetic nail or playing up gradient colours. This season is all about accessorizing as well -- the nail bed that is. Gems, stones, sparkle and glitter can easily be transformed into nail art with a few brushes of top coat nail polish.

Is it time for the crack trend to shatter into a million pieces? Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter @HuffPostCaStyle. Check out five nail trends to try this season instead.

The United States Department of Agriculture has just confirmed the country's fourth case of mad cow disease, according to news reports.

The case was a dairy cow in central California, Reuters reported.

However, HuffPost Food reported that the cow had not entered the food chain so humans are safe in terms of consuming dairy products or beef.

According to the USDA statement:

It was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, so at no time presented a risk to the food supply or human health. Additionally, milk does not transmit BSE.

While the prospect of mad cow disease in America is scary, Cornell expert Martin Wiedmann said that the discovery of the cow is actually a testament to how good the testing for mad cow is in the U.S.

"The natural reaction is that it's a problem [they found this cow], but really they did a lot of testing and we were able to prevent this animal [from entering the food system] through testing," Wiedmann told HuffPost. Wiedmann is a professor of food science and a doctor of veterinary medicine, and is also the director of the Cornell Milk Quality Improvement Program.

Mad cow disease is also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is a neurological disease that occurs when a prion protein damages the brains of cattle, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC reported that there have been 22 cases of mad cow disease in North America up until February 2011, with three cases in the U.S. and 19 cases in Canada.

Mad cow disease is potentially dangerous for humans because it is linked with a human form of the disease called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD); evidence is strong that humans may develop the disease by eating meat from cows that had mad cow disease, according to the World Health Organization. There have also been four cases linked with blood transfusion, though the symptoms didn't manifest until years after the transfusion, according to the WHO.

There is a "relatively good link" between mad cow disease and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Wiedmann said, though it's not 100 percent guaranteed that if a person eats the meat he or she will develop vCJD. And especially with this newly discovered single case of mad cow disease in the U.S., "the risk is excessively low, close to nil."

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease causes a degeneration of the brain, and a person may first notice signs of it by experiencing depression, anxiety and painful senses. As the disease progresses, it causes symptoms like problems with walking and causing involuntary movements, according to the WHO, and when a person is about to die from the disease, it causes muteness and immobility.

Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is not the same disease as classic CJD; classic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is also a prion disease, is not at all linked to mad cow disease, the CDC reported.

Classic CJD often occurs just on its own, with about one case occurring for every million people each year in the U.S., according to the CDC. The risk of this form of the disease increases as people get older. (For more on classic CJD, click here.)

For example, the CDC reported that the median death age for variant CJD is 28, while it's 68 for people with classic CJD.

(Prevalence of diabetes in 2010, adults 20-79 years; Source: IDF (2009), OECD Health at a Glance 2011)

The number of people affected by diabetes worldwide is on the rise -- and with it, the price tag for everything touched by the disease.

Estimates have put the numbers as high as 552 million for those who could have diabetes by 2030, and as is shown in the chart above, certain countries are facing a more difficult time with it than others. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has 34 countries in its membership, including the top five countries with diabetes: Mexico, United States, Portugal, Canada and Germany. The organization is starting to sound the alarm on the projected impact.

At the European Diabetes Leadership Forum in Copenhagen today, OECD Deputy Director General Yves Leterme stated, "Preventing and treating diabetes and its complications costs about €90 billion annually in Europe alone. With health budgets already under great pressure and national budgets severely strained, for the sake of our health and the health of our economies we must find ways to prevent and manage diabetes in a cost-effective manner."

In the United States, the current direct and indirect costs of diabetes total $174 billion annually, with experts predicting a total of $3.4 trillion by the time the year 2020 rolls around. In Canada, the number is estimated to reach $16.9 billion annually by the end of the decade.

Apart from medication and treatment, the organization points to societal problems, like reduced employment opportunities and salaries for those affected -- for example, obese people earn up to 18 per cent less than non-obese people. There's also the issue of depression, for which those with diabetes have been found to be at a higher risk.

Prevention programs put into place around the world have demonstrated that certain lifestyle behaviours -- specifically, a healthy meal plan, regular physical activity and weight control -- can bring the risk of getting the disease down by almost 50 per cent.

SEE: What diabetes is costing countries around the world -- for more information, see the International Diabetes Federation's paper on the economic impact of the disease:

United States
$174 billion: Total costs of diagnosed diabetes in the United States in 2007 ($116 billion for direct medical costs, $58 billion for indirect costs [disability, work loss, premature mortality])
Source: American Diabetes Association

Canada
Approximately $11.6 billion, based on a 2000 figure of $6.3 billion, and a projected figure of $16.9 billion by 2020.
Source: Canadian Diabetes Association

Mexico
$15.1 billion, in direct and indirect costs
Source: The New York Times

Germany
Estimated €43.2 billion ($57 billion) for direct annual costs
Source: The London School of Economics and Political Science

India
Approximately $36 billion, based on 2.1% of the country's $1.73 trillion GDP
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit; World Bank

South Korea
$11.7 billion in 2003, when 5.1% of the population had diabetes. Recent figures show it is closet to 8%
Sources: Korean Diabetes Association, Diabetes and Metabolism Journal.

China
$25 billion annually, as of 2010
Source: International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Chinese Diabetes Society

Netherlands
€5 to 6 billion ($6.6 to 7.9 billion) in direct and indirect costs, according to 2011 numbers
Source: Novo Nordisk study

Got a success story of your own? Send it to us at success.stories@huffingtonpost.com and you could be featured on the site!

Name: Alicia Murphy
Age: 39
Height: 5'6 ½"
Before Weight: 283 pounds

How I Gained It: After having my first child at age 21, going through a divorce while graduating from college and experiencing sciatic pain in my right leg and lower back, I gained over 70 pounds and kept it on. My weight fluctuated over the years, but I had my second child just 10 days shy of my 30th birthday and added another 40 pounds to my once-upon-a-time brick-house frame.

I tried over and over to lose the weight throughout the years. I'd lose 20 or 30 pounds and then gain it back depending on what I was going through or how I was feeling at the time. I'd say "I'm going to start Monday, or next week, or the first of next month," and then I realized that I was actually sabotaging myself.

Breaking Point: Knowing that diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, bad knees and other health problems run on both sides of my family, I needed to get myself in check in a hurry. Between looking at current pictures of myself, and wearing a size 20 -- even some 22s -- and tipping the scale at nearly 300 pounds, I was getting sick and tired of being sick and tired! I never thought the fit girl, who was once voted best figure of the senior class, captain of the cheerleading team and a dance class leader, would let herself go to the point of nearly morbid obesity. I had to make up my mind that this sort of thinking was no longer an option, and stop putting off until tomorrow what needs to begin today!

How I Lost It: I joined two 8-week weight loss challenges on Facebook and was the biggest loser each time. They allowed me to bring out a more competitive side of myself that I was unaware I even had. I love a challenge, and it kept me motivated and eager for what was next.

An important part to weight loss success is your support system; if you don't have a supportive force in your life there is a ton of support online. I had wonderful support from members of the challenges I participated in, as well as a group of virtual friends from around the world on myfitnesspal, which is one of the tools that played a key part in keeping me focused and reaching my goals. I can't omit the fact that I prayed every single day for God's unwavering strength and it was my faith in God that got me through some of the most difficult obstacles I faced while on this journey. I want and need to be all I can be in life for my children and most of all for me!

I changed the way I looked at food. Instead of using it to just stuff my face, I began to see it as fuel. I began to eliminate sweets and lower my bad carb intake while increasing my veggie and water consumption. I worked out five times a week, twice at 24hr Fitness and three times at home (my kids work out with me at home, it's great bonding time). Jillian Michaels is great to have in your collection of at-home DVDs, and we all love to play the Wii with Just Dance 2 and Michael Jackson Experience being two of our favorite games. One key is to mix up your routines so that you won't get bored and your body doesn't become accustomed to one particular set of exercises -- you have to keep your body guessing at all times. Don't forget strength training; it is important to keep toning as you are shedding weight.

This journey began rather rocky, and while on it I have found out so much about myself: my determination, drive, passion and compassion for others that are facing the same challenges. I am still finding out my purpose, being the best me I can be and showing my children a mom who is an over-comer! There is a light at the end of the tunnel for all of us on this journey!

After Weight: 183 pounds (and still pushing)

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LOS ANGELES, April 24 (Reuters) - Television producer Dick Clark had routine prostate surgery the day before he died last week of a massive heart attack, according to his death certificate.
Clark, who created long-running music show "American Bandstand" and produced the American Music Awards and the Golden Globes, died at a Santa Monica, California hospital on April 18, at the age of 82.
The music industry veteran who suffered a major stroke in 2004, was in the hospital for a procedure to ease acute urinary retention, or difficulty in urinating, according to a copy of his death certificate obtained by celebrity website TMZ.com.
Clark was quietly cremated last week, his spokesman said, and no plans for a memorial or public service have been announced. (Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

While the cold April rain might have you thinking otherwise, Summer is just around the corner - and Brits planning to get their bodies in swimsuit shape should start counting calories today, suggest weight-loss company XLS Medical.

According to the over-the-counter weight loss aid company's research, 50% of the UK population start a diet in preparation for their holiday. And a 12-week diet starting today will have you in shape just in time for the summer holidays - Wednesday, July 18.

Juliet Oosthuysen, spokesperson for XLS-Medical, says: “As a guide, dieters should aim to lose around one to two pounds each week. Research shows that dieters are far more likely to maintain a healthy weight long term at this rate.”

Those who start today could lose up to 24 pounds (just under two stone) healthily, KLS point out.

UK dietitian Helen Bond tells HuffPost Lifestyle: “Staying motivated can sometimes be difficult, but little changes to your diet and lifestyle have a big impact in the long run. And they’re to forget about once they’ve become a daily habit.

She adds: “Instead of thinking about the weeks and months ahead on your weight-loss journey, simply concentrate on what’s immediately in front of you, such as, 'What am I going to cook for dinner? Shall I walk to the shops or take my bike?'”

Dr Matt Capehorn, clinical director at the National Obesity Forum, comments: “Starting a diet now gives dieters a reasonable time frame in which to lose weight steadily for their summer holidays. It’s important not to fall into the trap of last minute crash dieting, which is often unsuccessful and can play havoc with blood sugar levels and appetite cravings."

As a result, he explains, dieters can end up gaining weight as they struggle to cope with changes brought on by such extreme measures.

Throughout history, books have been banned for various reasons -- for sex, for language, for racism and for viewpoints. In British Columbia this week, a quote from Dr. Seuss' Yertle The Turtle was on the receiving end of a boycott for a politically polarizing reason.

According to the Globe and Mail, an elementary school teacher in Prince Rupert was told she could not display the quote, "I know up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here on the bottom, we too should have rights” from the book in her classroom.

As Joanna Larson, president of the BCTF local in Prince Rupert noted on Twitter:

Teachers in PrinceRupert,BC could face discipline for displaying Dr.Suess quote.Management "must insulate students from political messages"

Dave Stigant, acting director of instruction for the Prince Rupert School District, stated the decision was based on the November, 2011 ban by an arbitrator on political messages in schools in the province, though the ongoing labour dispute between the teacher's union and the province played a role as well.

This isn't the first time a Dr. Seuss book has faced exile. In 1989, Laytonville, California, tried to ban The Lorax, based on its criminalization of foresting, one of the town's primary industries. While the objector -- the father of a student who came home from school with the book -- was eventually outvoted in his opinions, it did reveal the potential for controversy inherent in these children's books.

Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, started his career as a political cartoonist, and was vocal in his desire to educate children about politics. He once stated the character of Yertle was modelled after Hitler.

SEE: The most commonly banned books:

Pediatricians in Canada are starting to discharge children whose parents refuse to have them vaccinated.

More and more, doctors are taking a stand when their medical advice is being ignored, said Dr. Hirotaka Yamashiro, chair of the pediatrics section for the Ontario Medical Association and president of the Pediatricians Alliance of Ontario.

Have you been slicing apples the wrong way your whole life?

Odds are, you have, as there are a million ways to do it. OK, there are actually about seven, which include cutting out the core, cutting around the core, breaking it in two, using a machine, and even turning it into a swan. Or you could, you know, just eat it as is.

Core it, slice it, dice it, crack it, or peel it the best way you know how, because no matter how you slice it, apples taste pretty damn good.

Got milk? We've all heard that calcium is one of the most important nutritional building blocks in our body: The mineral (the most abundant of all in the human body) helps to maintain strong, healthy bones and teeth, and also aids in vascular contraction and muscle function, among other essential functions, according to the NIH.

We've also all heard that a nice, cold glass of milk is the best way to get our much-needed calcium. And it's a well-earned reputation: a one-cup serving of milk has about 300 mg of calcium (consider choosing milk from grass-fed cows, which one study linked to heart healthy benefits -- for more info on organic milk, click here).

The recommended daily intake of calcium for an adult between the ages of 19 and 50 is 1,000 mg a day. (Adolescents, the elderly and pregnant women need varying amounts -- check out the full guidelines here).

But whether you're vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free or just don't like the taste of milk, the truth is that it isn't the only way to work toward your 1,000-a-day. We gathered some of the most calcium-rich foods out there (including many vegan and vegetarian options) -- just be sure to pair each of them with adequate vitamin D intake (the body needs this nutrient to absorb calcium, and milk is already fortified with it). While there's some concern that the body can't absorb enough vitamin D from food sources alone, try to aim for foods such as fatty fish that are rich in the nutrient, says Toby Smithson, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.

Which non-milk option is your favorite way to make sure you get enough calcium?

Dog hairs in the bed might sound unsavoury but with a new survey suggesting one in five pet owners take their pets to bed, it seems that petting in the bedroom is definitely du jour.

Around 4.4m cats and dogs are enjoying the comfort of their owner’s bed at night, with men just as likely as women to dream alongside Rover.

However, older pet owners might prefer to sleep solo, as the survey, commissioned by the Duvet and Pillow Warehouse, showed that though half of 18-24 year olds surveyed would be happy to sleep with their pet, just 17% of 55-64-year-olds would consider a nap with a cat.

During National Pet Month, the Huffington Post UK asked you to send pictures of you sleeping with pets. Take a look at your very own stars: coming soon to a pillow near you.

* Pharmaceuticals pose grave abuse problem
* Overdose deaths top those from cocaine and heroin
* Drugs obtained from family, friends for free
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - More than 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers obtain the drugs from friends or relatives, usually with permission and for free, according to a government study released on Wednesday.
The study, based on an ongoing national survey of nearly 70,000 Americans aged 12 and over, offers a snapshot of a growing health and safety problem that is already responsible for more fatal overdoses than cocaine and heroin, combined, and has begun to spawn other crimes including gang violence.
"This is one of the greatest drug threats we have ever faced," Michele Leonhart, who heads the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, told reporters as the study was released.
An estimated 7 million Americans abuse pharmaceutical drugs. Prescription drugs account for about 75 percent of all drug-related U.S. overdose deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And three of every four deaths from pills involve opioid pain relievers including oxycodone.
With data showing the home medicine cabinet to be a prime source, law authorities around the country face a daunting public education challenge to persuade legal drug users to dispose of medication properly before it can fall into the wrong hands.
But the epidemic has also begun to take on the characteristics of hard-core narcotics trafficking as prescription drug abusers become addicted and require a ready supply of pills.
U.S. agencies including the CDC, DEA and the Food and Drug Administration are working to educate the public, doctors and pharmacies about the epidemic.
The administration is also working on new regulations to make it easier for people and institutions to dispose of unused prescription drugs under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in October 2010.
Gil Kerlikowske, head of the White House campaign against drug abuse, said a national media campaign could convey the message that prescription drugs can be deadly when misused. But a program devoted to media outreach, which originated under President Bill Clinton, is no longer being funded by Congress.
"The president has requested $20 million for a media campaign that had been run successfully from this office," Kerlikowske said. "Unfortunately, last year, Congress did not fund it."
In the meantime, the criminal threat posed by illicit pill mills and dealers - who can include doctors and pharmacists - has begun to spread across the United States.

FLORIDA THE EPICENTER
Up to now, law enforcement officials have seen Florida as the epicenter for illicit activity. But Leonhart said that with a crackdown in that state, the problem has spread to Georgia, Ohio, Texas and California.
Violence has also begun to spread, including attacks on pharmacies and other healthcare organizations by criminals looking to steal pills that retail for as much as $80 apiece.
The crackdown in Florida has, in part, targeted distributors and pharmacies. The DEA is due to begin an administrative hearing on Wednesday in the case of two CVS Caremark Corp. stores suspected of selling the painkiller oxycodone outside legitimate channels.
The new study shows that 55 percent of prescription pain killer abusers got drugs from a family or friends for free, while 11 percent bought them from the same sources and 5 percent took them without asking. Reliance on friends and relatives is highest among new and occasional abusers.
About 25 percent of those who rank as chronic abusers of pain relievers get their drugs from doctors, while a slightly larger number buy them from dealers, over the Internet or from friends and relatives.
Among the chronic abusers, 41 percent still obtain pills for free or without asking from friends and relatives.
The data, based on the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, was released ahead of DEA-sponsored public education events scheduled for Saturday at more than 5,000 collection sites under the banner, "National Take Back Day."