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Sunlight, Red Light, and How to Harness Light’s Benefits for Health

I’m not exaggerating when I say that light changed my life. This often overlooked wellness tool seems so simple, but it can have really impressive benefits. I’ve talked a lot about sunlight, blue light, red light therapy, and more over…

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When Helping Becomes Controlling: What I Learned About Fear and Love

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers There is a part of me that really, really loves vitamins. Like…a lot. I have always been endlessly fascinated by health,…

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EVs Can Be Expensive to Own, Here’s How Drivers Can Bring the Cost Down

Source: Adobe StockFor American drivers weighing an electric vehicle, the biggest affordability question is no longer just the sticker price. Insurance, charging, repair costs, and other recurring expenses all shape the real monthly cost.Article continues below advertisementRecent insurance data shows…

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Why Source Matters More Than Amount

I discuss a public health case for modernizing the definition of protein quality. In 2019, Dr. David Katz and colleagues, including one of my favorite researchers, David Jenkins, published a “public health case for modernizing the definition of protein quality.”…

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The Meat Papers Contradicted Their Own Data

The meat industry’s own study concluded that meat consumption increased the risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and premature death. A series of papers published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that “largely discounted all but the highest quality randomised…

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‘I doubt my wife would approve of the job the robot did’: Readers respond to poll about humanoid robots and housework

The idea of a humanoid robot folding laundry, loading the dishwasher or vacuuming once sounded like a scene from "The Jetsons." Now, as robotics companies race to develop machines that can navigate everyday environments and handle household tasks, the prospect…

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