- It seems counterintuitive that an article would discourage shoppers from purchasing from companies that claim to be “buy one, give one”. Meaning that by making your purchase you would be giving to those who were less privileged. Toms the company claims that for every pair of shoes and/or pair of glasses purchased, will result in the company donating to someone from a developing country. But what isn’t well researched is if the aid is going to the proper person and weather it’s creating an adverse affect on the community’s economy. In the type of aid given to these developing companies they sometimes end up doing more damage than help. Such as when a Tom’s employee made the claim that by giving shoes they were able to “promote education because children are often barred from entering schools barefoot. But after speaking to one of the core Ethiopian giving partners (International Orthodox Christian Charities) it was discovered that they were giving shoes in school to students who already owned shoes. So the intent was there but the aid wasn’t getting to the proper people. In sight of this information when attempted to research thru the Toms website there is no clear way of how their buy-one, give one process works. There is little to no information allowing the consumer to know where their money is going. Though they seem to be doing great work in attempting to help they need to make it clear to their customers what it is they are attempting to achieve and how exactly their going about doing it.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2012/05/toms-shoes-buy-one-give-one2.
2. It seems counterintuitive that CrossFit has shown so many amazing results in its participants but is actually unsafe. Though the CrossFit is able to pack a huge workout in a short amount of time with its combination of interval training and weight lifting its cons out weigh the pros. In taking a survey of 132 people it was shown that 97 of the original 132 reported getting hurt during CrossFit training, most involving the shoulders and spine. In another case there was a condition called rhabdomyolysis, which is where muscle fibers are pushed to the point of breaking down causing them to enter the bloodstream leading to life-threatening kidney damage. Because of cases like this it shows that the workouts of CrossFit directly tied to the injuries and causing damage to participants bodies. Which has then led to multiple lawsuits being filed not only against CrossFit but those who were researchers and advocates of the positive affects of it. Those who part take in CrossFit tend to embrace the fact that CrossFit pushes the body to an extreme measure forcing it to adapt. But in doing so they’ve been deemed unsafe and held responsible for the injuries and health problems.
3. It seems counterintuitive that Gatorade is both beneficial but yet at the same time can be a detriment to health depending on the context. Gatorade is pushed as a sports drink, and according to their research they found that in drinking Gatorade athletes were able to replace lost electrolytes, also bring carbohydrates and hydration into the mix all in one drink. Gatorade also claims their sport drink is able to hydrate the body better than water due to their additional ingredients. Which has also been backed by a report from University of California, Berkley claiming that sports drink might be better for children and athletes that engage in prolonged, vigorous physical activity for over an hour, especially in hot conditions. But where lies the problem is there are those ingesting this product who have not been active or active enough for at least an 60 to 90 minutes. So in doing so their body are taking in an excessive amount of calories that it doesn’t need. In giving this to kids Berkeley researchers have stated that the sugars in these sports drinks could be contributing to the child obesity epidemic. As people who don’t need to continue to ingest this product it causes weight gain and extra sodium which then will lead to higher blood pressure. What needs to be done in this case is individuals really need to asses what it is that they are consuming and/or allowing their children to consume.
http://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/is-gatorade-bad-for-you#2
Rowan Counterintuitive 