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Our Sleep, Brain Aging, and Waste Clearance

Ground Truths • 17890 implied HN points • 12 Jan 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Health Effects
  1. Sleep is crucial for keeping our brains clean and healthy by helping to remove waste. During deep sleep, our brains operate like a dishwasher, flushing out harmful proteins and toxins.
  2. The brain has a system called the glymphatic pathway that works best when we sleep. This system helps drain waste and keeps our brain functioning well as we age.
  3. Poor sleep is linked to brain aging and diseases like Alzheimer's. As we get older, our ability to clear waste from the brain declines, making quality sleep even more important.

The Battle for Better Air

Asimov Press • 264 implied HN points • 02 Feb 25
🔬 Science Air Quality Health Effects Technology development Public Health
  1. Air quality has improved over time thanks to things like windows and modern HVAC systems. What once were luxury items are now essential for health.
  2. Historically, many homes suffered from poor air quality due to indoor pollutants from burning fuels. This has been a public health issue for centuries.
  3. New technologies, like far-UVC lights, are being explored to enhance air quality and reduce airborne diseases, showing that our understanding of indoor air needs continues to evolve.

RERF experts claim their bomb survivor solid cancer mortality data is non-linear

Gordian Knot News • 87 implied HN points • 08 Jan 25
🔬 Science Cancer Research Health Effects Statistical Analysis Public Health
  1. RERF experts found that solid cancer mortality data from bomb survivors shows a non-linear pattern. This means that higher radiation doses lead to differing effects on cancer rates than previously thought.
  2. They noticed an upward curve in cancer risk among both men and women, but the effect was more significant for women. This is important to understand how radiation impacts different sexes.
  3. The researchers also highlighted a 'High Dose Effect' where fewer cancers seem to occur at very high radiation doses. This challenges some existing theories about radiation and cancer risk.

Improving Indoor Air Quality

Metabolic Repair • 19 implied HN points • 09 Aug 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Air Quality Pollution Health Effects
  1. Indoor air pollution can harm your health and comes from sources like cars and chemicals. To improve air quality, think about using air filters designed for particle and chemical removal.
  2. It's important to monitor the levels of CO2 and humidity in your home. Too much CO2 can make you feel tired and less focused, while high humidity can lead to mold growth.
  3. Homeowners can use Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) to exchange indoor and outdoor air while controlling humidity and temperature, but renters can also improve air quality by using air filters and keeping windows open when outdoor conditions are good.
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The Thousand Secret Ways the Food is Poison: #3 - Phthalates

Eat Shit and Prosper • 379 implied HN points • 27 Aug 23
🍲 Food & Drink Food Safety Nutrition Health Effects Food Processing
  1. Phthalates are chemicals used to make plastics flexible, but they can easily leach into food, especially when heated or in contact with fatty foods. This makes it important to be cautious about what food has been in contact with plastic.
  2. High levels of phthalates can mess with brain chemicals, potentially leading to mental health issues and even thoughts of suicide. They affect the way the brain processes important compounds, increasing toxic levels.
  3. It's really hard to avoid phthalates completely in our modern world since they're found in many food products. To minimize exposure, it's good to choose less processed foods, be careful with food packaging, and be aware of how food has been stored or cooked.

Reality Check: Mythbusting 7 Drug-Related Urban Legends

Tripsitter • 59 implied HN points • 06 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychedelics Substance Use Health Effects
  1. Drug-related urban legends can be enticing and scary, often stemming from popular culture and historical contexts.
  2. Common urban legends surrounding drugs like LSD and Ecstasy are often false and misleading in nature, leading to misconceptions about their effects.
  3. Understanding the origins of urban legends can shed light on societal fears and anxieties related to drug use and other modern issues.

What We Can Learn From Made Up History

The Heart Attack Diet • 99 implied HN points • 08 Aug 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Fitness Body Image Diet Health Effects
  1. Humans in the past often maintained a stable weight and strength without getting excessively fat, regardless of their diet or activities.
  2. The modern Western diet is linked to obesity and diseases of modernity spreading worldwide.
  3. There may be something in our current food environment contributing to the rise in obesity and health issues.

Well being - Cattle and Beef

Who is Robert Malone • 19 implied HN points • 29 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Food Industry Health Effects Regulations
  1. In the past, the USA faced a beef shortage resulting in high prices, leading to marketing campaigns like 'Beef, it's what's for dinner'.
  2. Currently, the US is experiencing another beef shortage, with factors like reduced cattle herds, farmer loss, and regulatory burdens influencing prices.
  3. Switching to a plant-based diet might not always be as healthy as it seems, as processed plant-based foods dominate the market and can contribute to health issues like obesity.

Start Here for Vitamin K2

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 19 implied HN points • 03 Dec 16
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrients Research Diet Health Effects
  1. The Ultimate Vitamin K2 Resource provides comprehensive information, including practical advice, technical explanations, cute infographics, supplement recommendations, and a searchable database of K2 contents in foods.
  2. Understanding how Vitamin K interacts with other nutrients like Vitamins A and D, zinc, magnesium, carbohydrate, fat, and metabolic factors like carbon dioxide and thyroid hormone is crucial for overall health.
  3. Research suggests that Vitamin D toxicity may lead to soft tissue calcification by causing a relative deficiency of Vitamin K, showcasing the importance of balance in nutrient intake.

Complicated Cases, Spills, Sludges: Time to call Oil Giants to Order

Adetokunbo Sees • 1 HN point • 28 Apr 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Oil Spills Health Effects Legal issues Corporate Responsibility
  1. Oil giants often refuse to fully compensate for environmental and health damages caused by oil spills.
  2. Research shows that oil spills lead to severe health issues for workers, locals, and the environment.
  3. To address this issue, there should be a focus on transparency, legal accountability, and limiting oil production.

They Did the Same Thing to the Lab Rats That They Did to Us

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 19 implied HN points • 04 Nov 10
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Research Health Effects
  1. Purified diets for lab rats have caused health issues, leading to adjustments in diet composition over time.
  2. The AIN-93 diet updated lab rat nutrition with changes like using corn starch, balancing fatty acids, and adding ultratrace elements.
  3. Human arrogance in assuming knowledge about nutrition has led to health problems for both lab animals and humans.

The Invisible Killer

The Climate Historian • 0 implied HN points • 08 Aug 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate change Environmental Impact Health Effects Food security Biodiversity
  1. Heat is a serious issue right now, not just in the future. It harms people and the planet, leading to health problems and environmental damage.
  2. Extreme heat affects food production by damaging crops and livestock. This can cause food shortages and increased prices, making it harder for many to access food.
  3. Rising sea levels from climate change threaten coastal areas and can force many people to leave their homes. It's crucial to reduce carbon emissions to help tackle these problems.

Two Climate Change Stories to Read This Week

The Climate Historian • 0 implied HN points • 07 Jun 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate change Greenwashing Health Effects Energy Policy Environmental Impact
  1. Greenwashing is when companies pretend to be environmentally friendly, while still harming the planet. Recently, Shell's ads were banned because they didn't show their actual impact on the environment.
  2. The EU is cracking down on misleading claims about products' environmental friendliness. Many companies have been caught giving vague or false information about how green their products really are.
  3. Extreme heat is becoming a serious health problem, especially for pregnant women and newborns. High temperatures can cause various health issues and increase the risk of complications during pregnancy.

A bottle of wine a day is good for you!

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 09 Sep 14
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Research Alcohol Health Effects
  1. Reading habits have evolved on different platforms, and we're unsure if the changes are positive or negative.
  2. Big data is more than just a trendy term; leaders in the field have varying definitions and perspectives on its importance.
  3. Valuable online real estate now includes .nyc domain names, marking a shift in the modern market dynamics.

Crude Oil's Ubiquity

Helix • 0 implied HN points • 07 Feb 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Environmental Impact Health Effects Oil industry Sustainability
  1. Crude oil is essential in various industries, with half being used for transportation fuels and the other half in products with significant environmental impacts.
  2. Our daily lives are deeply intertwined with crude oil, from clothing to medications, raising questions about its effects on our health.
  3. Health issues can arise from exposure to petrochemical products, such as skin irritation and respiratory problems, emphasizing the need to understand its impact.

Let Us Honor Ancel Keys, Our Patron, As We Cherry Pick Studies to Bash Fructose (Revised and Extended)

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 28 Apr 11
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Obesity Diet Research Health Effects
  1. Critically analyze and avoid cherry-picking studies to maintain honesty and accuracy in discussions.
  2. High-fat diets can induce obesity in laboratory animals even without added sugar.
  3. Overall dietary patterns, nutrient-density, and metabolic effects have a bigger impact on health than isolated dietary components.

What Can Familial Hypercholesterolemia Mortality In the 19th Century Teach Us About Genetics?

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 12 Mar 11
🔬 Science Genetics Mortality Environment Data Analysis Health Effects
  1. Genetic studies may overestimate the impact of genetics and underestimate the role of the environment when the environment is uniform.
  2. Naming genes based on a singular observed trait, like associating a gene with a mortality risk, can be misleading and oversimplifies their functions.
  3. An allele's effects can be context-dependent, influenced by changing environments, making it challenging to accurately assess genetic impact with insufficient environmental variation.

Myth: One High-Saturated Fat Meal Can Be Bad

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 13 Jan 09
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Research Myths Fats Health Effects
  1. Eating one high-saturated fat meal may not be as harmful as popularly believed, as research findings were misinterpreted and exaggerated.
  2. The study on saturated fat and arterial health had limitations, such as small sample size, and failed to conclusively link saturated fat intake to inflammation.
  3. The difference in the study's findings between coconut oil and safflower oil could potentially be attributed to the varied vitamin E content in the oils rather than the type of fat, highlighting the need for further research.