Lily Anderson – In a groundbreaking study recently published in the journal mSystems, researchers from Spain have uncovered compelling evidence linking Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure to significant changes in children’s gut microbiota, potentially contributing to the global childhood obesity epidemic.
This study, led by microbiologist Margarita Aguilera, PhD, from the University of Granada, and Ana López-Moreno, PhD, illuminates the intricate relationship between our environment, health, and the microscopic world within us. Continue reading
Janet Levy – In his works on rhetoric, Aristotle said that a speaker can hope to persuade his audience only if the message is underpinned by logos, an appeal to reason; pathos, an appeal to emotions; and, above all, ethos, the appeal that derives from the speaker’s own character and credibility. On that last, vital count, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City (NYC) failed miserably last week as he signed legislation (Intro. 209-2022 A) banning discrimination by weight and height in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Richard Enos – Current evidence indicates that heightened risk for mortality from a lack of social relationships is greater than that from obesity.
Niamh Harris – A Mexican town is running so low on water that the locals are using Coca-cola as an alternative.
Vera Kaur – Everything in the universe is composed of energy including the human body. Traditionally, when we lived in harmony with nature our body’s energies vibrated in resonance with the universal energies, we experienced optimum physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.