The sight of a grown man with a jockstrap on his head is worrying enough at the best of times. If you were a fan of pro wrestling during WWF's famous "Attitude Era" of the mid 1990s, it was downright terrifying, because it was a jockstrap attached to the head of a 400lb behemoth called Vader.
Vader, real name Leon White, is considered to be legitimately one of the toughest professional wrestlers who ever lived. He was a phenomenally strong man from his college football years onwards. During a match in Japan in the 1980s, his eye was once knocked clean out of its socket by a wayward punch from his opponent. Undeterred, White used his thumb to pop it back into the broken eye socket and carried on with the match. Always a mountain of a man, White struggled with weight issues in his later years, and passed away from heart failure at 63.
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.