{"id":7469,"date":"2014-09-02T22:22:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T02:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=7469"},"modified":"2014-09-02T22:22:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T02:22:29","slug":"will-new-york-times-admit-mental-health-benefits-cigars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/02\/will-new-york-times-admit-mental-health-benefits-cigars\/","title":{"rendered":"Will New York Times Admit Mental Health Benefits of Cigars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Times Health section published a piece today on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/09\/02\/health\/low-carb-vs-low-fat-diet.html?_r=0\">benefits of low carb diets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This gives me hope that the New York Times will\u00a0finally publish a piece on the mental health benefits of cigars.<\/p>\n<p>Every study I have read indicates that cigars are less perilous to one&#8217;s mind than Risperdal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jpb-wedel-1986-179140_10200636533909175_203014854_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7470\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jpb-wedel-1986-179140_10200636533909175_203014854_n.jpg\" alt=\"jpb wedel 1986 179140_10200636533909175_203014854_n\" width=\"414\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jpb-wedel-1986-179140_10200636533909175_203014854_n.jpg 414w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/jpb-wedel-1986-179140_10200636533909175_203014854_n-97x150.jpg 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hat tip to cigar evangelical Jerry Arnett<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Times Health section published a piece today on the benefits of low carb diets. 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