Swimming With the Fishes

Latest spa craze: fish pedicures. SAY WHAT??

Turns out DC Area spa, Yvonne Hair and Nails, is using tiny carp (aka garra rufa or doctor fish) to nibble off dead skin cells from clients' feet. According to reports from customers it doesn't hurt, the sensation is close to the way you feel when your feet fall asleep. Plus, people swear the fish have been able to rid their feet of unwanted calluses and corns. Not too bad...

Anyone up to take a road trip to DC for a first hand account?

Sea Food. Bottomfeeder.

As a kid I had crazy thick hair, my immigrant mother swore it was because of her consumption of fish during pregnancy (everything from poached salmon to Jack in the Box fish sandwiches). Well, the times they are a changing...

Concerns about your health and the welfare of the oceans are completely legitimate. Check out this interview with Bottomfeeder author Taras Grescoe on Salon about eating with health and ethical responsibility in mind.