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WEEKLY: IN-DEPTH REPORTING, LITERARY VARIETY, AND CURRENT EVENTS
NEWSROOM February 2025
“MORE BIRDS BRING MORE HAPPINESS”
More Birds Bring More Happiness, According to Science | Audubon
It turns out the people who live near natural areas with a greater diversity of bird species were demonstrably happier. In fact, the study found that seeing 10 percent more bird species generates satisfaction on par with a comparable increase in income.
WHY DID THE PEACOCK EVOLVE? Darwin’s theory was that the male peacock’s spectacular feathers and fan-like tail evolved to attract peahens. Suitable mates. The more attractive the peacock is, the more its chances of mating and therefore passing on the genes to the next generation. (Image: AI)
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“DIRT IS GOOD”
6 reasons children need to play outside – Harvard Health
“Exposure to germs in childhood is thought to help strengthen the immune system and protect children from developing allergies and asthma” (Nature Science Magazine by Helen Thompson)
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2012.10294
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NEWSROOM February 2025
SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION: “Social media addiction is a behavioral addiction that is characterized as being overly concerned about social media, driven by an uncontrollable urge to log on to or use social media, and devoting so much time and effort to social media that it impairs other important life areas.”
“SOCIAL MEDIA’S IMPACT ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND TIPS TO USE IT SAFELY”
“(1) Stop reading poor quality content — it can make people feel annoyed or even dread their future — (2) Find fulfillment and happiness outside of social media. Get a life!”
Social media’s impact on our mental health and tips to use it safely
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EDITORIAL OPINION February 2025
“YOU MAY FIND THIS HARD TO SWALLOW BUT THE INTERNET ISN’T HARMFUL TO YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, OXFORD STUDY FINDS”
**WHAT TO DO IF I’M ‘MENTALLY UNSTABLE’ AND ‘ADDICTED’ TO SOCIAL MEDIA?** “Talk to your primary healthcare professional or make an appointment with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health professional. If you feel it’s important for your situation, look for a professional who is familiar with your culture or who understands the cultural or social context of your experiences.”
https://www.helpguide.org/mental-health/wellbeing/social-media-and-mental-health
EDITORIAL OPINION
A VEGAN/PESCATARIAN DIET IS HEALTHIER BUT WE SHOULDN’T VILIFY THOSE WHO DO EAT (PRIMARILY) ‘RED-MEAT’– TO EACH HIS OWN
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NEWSROOM February 2025
“UPSIDE chicken is produced by cultivating cells taken from a chicken egg.”
UMA VALETI, NICHOLAS GENOVESE, AND WILL CLEM, are the founders/CEO of Upside Foods, the company that owns Upside chicken. “UPSIDE chicken is produced by cultivating cells taken from a chicken egg, growing the cells into animal muscle in steel vats akin to what you might see in a microbrewery. Using animal cells means the final product looks, feels, cooks, and tastes exactly like muscle from a raised and slaughtered animal.”
MEAT WAS A STAPLE OF THE NEANDERTHAL DIET–HYPERCARNIVORES
Neanderthals were top carnivores that hunted large herbivores, small game, birds, and fish. Data indicate Neanderthals ate so much meat that they were hypercarnivores, getting more than 70% of their calories from meat.
What did Neanderthals eat? | Natural History Museum
IT TURNS OUT THAT NEANDERTHALS WERE MORE THAN “JUST CAVEMEN’
“They lived during the Ice Age so they weren’t “farmers”. During the Ice Age, it would have been virtually impossible to have a farm as the harsh climate with extreme cold, limited growing seasons, and widespread glacial coverage made it nearly impossible to cultivate crops or raise livestock on a large scale; people primarily survived as hunter-gatherers, relying on wild plants and animals for sustenance as the climate was not conducive to agriculture.”
PESCATARIAN DIET
KOSHER DIET
MEDITERRANEAN DIET
ARE WE MEANT TO EAT MEAT? HINDUISM DIETARY PRACTICES
Sadhguru is an Indian guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities.
THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE DIET
Some CHINESE FOOD is considered medicinal because it’s used to prevent and treat illness. This is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which views food as an important part of health and wellness.
ACUPUNCTURE / CHINESE MEDICINE
AFRICAN HERITAGE DIET
BRING JOY BACK TO FOOD!
NEWSROOM February 2025
“THE VICIOUS BACKLASH FACING FORMER VEGANS”
NEWSROOM MARCH 2025
“Vasectomy is a surgery a person may choose to have if they do not want to father any more children. It’s lasting (permanent) male birth control. During the surgery, two tubes called the vas deferens are cut and sealed. The vas deferens carry sperm from the testicles to the urethra.”
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“HOW TO KNOW IF A VASECTOMY IS RIGHT FOR YOU”
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-getting-vasectomy
NEWSROOM March 2025
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MALE “MENOPAUSE”: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
“Male menopause” symptoms can start as early as a man’s 30s, but most commonly begin in his late 40s and early 50s.
https://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/male#diagnosis-and-treatment
NEWSROOM March 2025
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“FEMALE MENOPAUSE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW”
https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/menopause-what-you-need-to-know
NEWSROOM March 2025
MENARCHE: GETTING YOUR (FIRST) PERIOD (WHEN DOES PUBERTY BECOME TRAUMATIC?)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470216
“David” (Michelangelo)
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