If you've seen the movie 'Rocky', by which we mean the first of the seemingly endless saga, you might be aware that the film is semi-biographical, depicting some of the true events that have happened in the life of Sylvester Stallone. If the movie was art imitating life, Stallone flipped it back around to life imitating art when filming wrapped.
In the film, Rocky buys two tiny turtles from a pet store as an excuse to speak to future wife Adrian, who worked there. Stallone fell in love with the babies for real, and so he decided to keep them. Amazingly, they're still alive today, at the age of 44! Turtles can live up to 200 years in the wild, although they tend to do less well in captivity, where their life expectancy is more likely to be 30-40. Stallone must be doing an incredible job of caring for them.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.