As the heart stops and we die, the brain is flatlined and nonfunctional. However, using brain electrical monitoring, there is growing evidence that in this state (as people pass away), there are markers of activity (beta, delta, and sometimes gamma waves) that emerge for a very short period. These are ordinarily found when people are having…
Read More Your Brain at the Moment of DeathWyatte Grantham-Philips USA TODAY Titanium dioxide is used in a wide range of food products and consumer goods – from candy to sunscreen and house paint. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintains that the regulated use of titanium dioxide, specifically as a color additive in food, is safe under some restrictions. However, some experts and…
Read More Skittles was sued for containing titanium dioxide. Plenty of other products have it tooMedically Reviewed by Michael Dansinger, MD on June 23, 2021 Insulin resistance is when cells in your muscles, fat, and liver don’t respond well to insulin and can’t use glucose from your blood for energy. To make up for it, your pancreas makes more insulin. Over time, your blood sugar levels go up. Insulin resistance syndrome includes a group of problems like obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes.…
Read More Insulin Resistance (aka Metabolic Syndrome)BY NATASHA DALY Thursday, July 21, 2022 The migratory monarch butterfly—the iconic subspecies common to North America—was declared endangered today by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global leading authority on the status of biological diversity. The butterfly, known for its twice-yearly, 2,500-mile journey across the continent between its summer and winter grounds,…
Read More BELOVED BUTTERFLY IS NOW AN ENDANGERED SPECIESPresident Biden revealed the first full-color image taken by NASA’s $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, which can capture the highest quality and most detailed pictures of space of any telescope ever built. The telescope snapped the sharpest and deepest picture of our universe to date, showing a mess of galaxies that no human has seen before.…
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