New research from Harvard University shows that air pollution was the cause of more than eight million deaths world wide in 2018. The data was published in the journal Environmental Research and shows that exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuels made up 18% of global deaths.

Areas with the highest concentration of fossil fuel pollution have the highest mortality rates, which are North America, Europe, and South-East Asia.

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“Our study adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution from ongoing dependence on fossil fuels is detrimental to global health. We can’t in good conscience continue to rely on fossil fuels, when we know that there are such severe effects on health and viable, cleaner alternatives.”

Prior to this study, the most comprehensive study on deaths from air pollution put deaths from air pollution at four million. Previous studies analyzed data based on satellite information, which can often miss information.

New data from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has shown that 90% of those tested from 2016 to 2017 had plasticizers in their urine. Plasticizers are chemicals used to change the elasticity of plastic in the manufacturing process.

Plastic is in virtually every corner of our world today from the food we eat and the water we drink, our cups and plates, our clothes, and a million other things we use every day.

The study analyzed urine samples from 44 men and 100 women in Norway. Scientists measured three different groups of chemicals, plasticizers, bisphenol, and parabens.

Eight different plasticizers were found in 90% of those tested. Around 50% of people had parabens in their urine, more commonly men than women. Parabens are commonly found in cosmetics and skincare products, likely why they are more common amongst women than men.

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Dr. Mercola’s article on this subject covers many different areas where plastics may be present, in everything from your food to your baby’s bottles.

Health issues associated with plastic ingestion are related to their powerful hormone disruption capacity and include feminization of males, miscarriage, infertility and low levels of vitamin D

Eight Different Plasticizers Found in 90% of People

To avoid plastic toxicity or detox from plastics we recommend that you avoid plastic as much as you can. Try to use all-natural fibers, glass bottles, reusable bags, and eat fresh whole foods while drinking cranberry lemonade.

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Hundreds of species of fish are ingesting microplastics. Data gathered from multiple studies has shown that a total of 386 marine fish species have ingested microplastics, with 210 species that are commercially important.

With time, microplastics can end up in the muscle tissue of the fish, which is consumed by humans. Other marine life that consume fish were more likely to ingest microplastics as well.

In the last decade alone, the proportion of fish consuming plastic has doubled across all species. Studies published from 2010-2013 found that an average of 15% of the fish sampled contained plastic; in studies published from 2017-2019, that share rose to 33%.

Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic

The first report of plastics being ingested by wildlife came in 1969 when they found plastic in the stomach of a sea bird. Today, the number of microplastics that we find in wildlife continues to increase. This is likely due to improvement in technology that detects microplastics, and of course an increase in microplastics in the environment.

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Research has shown a higher body mass index, as well as mid-life obesity, are both linked to an increased risk of dementia. Some research also indicated obesity and Alzheimer’s may cause similar brain dysfunction.

New research shows that being overweight negatively affects brain health, even more so in the areas of the brain most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease and its effects.

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The study looked at 57 people with no sign of Alzheimer’s, 68 people with mild cognitive impairments, and 47 people with diagnosed Alzheimer’s. Researchers gathered BMI and waist measurements to determine who was overweight. All participants then underwent an MRI to measure brain function and structure.

Our findings show how complex the relationship between maintaining a healthy weight and brain health is. While our study doesn’t show obesity or excess weight to be a direct cause of Alzheimer’s disease, the findings do suggest that being overweight or obese throughout a person’s lifetime lowers the brain’s resilience to the damaging effects of the disease. This results in more severe symptoms and faster decline in those who develop Alzheimer’s.

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The research showed that of those with no or mild cognitive impairment, the more overweight they were, the lower the brain blood flow and the greater their levels of brain cell loss. Additionally, those who had Alzheimer’s but were with in a healthy weight showed less brain cell loss, indicating that a healthy weight may help preserve memory loss after diagnoses.

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A new study has shown Glyphosate and Roundup disturb the gut microbiome and blood biochemistry at any level, even the levels that have been deemed safe.

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The study was conducted by an international team of scientists bases in London, Italy, France, and the Netherlands, and was led by Dr. Michael Antoniou of King’s College London. The study is published in the Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives.

The research found that that glyphosate disrupts the microbiome the same way in which it kills weeds.

Humans and animals do not have the shikimate pathway, enabling industry and regulators to claim that glyphosate is nontoxic to humans.[2] However, some strains of gut bacteria do have this pathway, leading the researchers on the new study to investigate whether Roundup and glyphosate could affect the gut microbiome. Imbalances in gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-growing array of diseases, including cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and depression.

Glyphosate and Roundup disturb gut microbiome and blood biochemistry at doses that regulators claim to be safe

Numerous studies have been done to show the negative effects of glyphosate on humans. Glyphosate has been shown to cause cancer and numerous other health problems.

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The coronavirus pandemic has changed many aspects of everyday life, and with covid-19 cases being front-page news, many of the repercussions of trying to combat the pandemic, have been swept under the rug.

New research has shown that wearing masks can impair children’s speech and language development as they begin to see and hear communicative signals. Babies of different ages were shown videos of people talking while their attention was tracked with an eye-tracking device.

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Researchers discovered that babies begin to lip-read around eight months old, corresponding with development in their own language skills. This indicates that babies begin lip reading when they become interested in language and speech.

Crucially, once lip-reading emerges in infancy, it becomes the default mode of speech processing whenever comprehension is difficult. This is illustrated by our latest studies in which my Spanish colleagues, their graduate student Joan Birules and I found that 4–6 year-old bilingual children lip-read more when they are confronted with speech in an unfamiliar than in a familiar language.

Masks Can Be Detrimental to Babies’ Speech and Language Development

Beyond eight months, babies and children use visual speech cues to understand what people are saying. Obviously, visible speech cues are undetectable with masks. Unfortunately, not all parents are in a position to stay at home with their children all the time, and many children are spending most of their time with care providers who are often masked for the entire day.

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A new study from Stanford University and the University of Nebraska shows that many newborns are lacking important gut bacteria. Many newborns are missing beneficial bacteria to help them get all the nutritional benefits of breast milk.

C-sections, antibiotics, and formula milk are all said to be part of the problem. Researchers examined bacteria from hundreds of babies of different ages, locations, and diets (formula, breastfed, and mixed).

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Overall, this survey revealed that, on average, infants in the US have a low abundance of Bifidobacterium, a high abundance of potentially pathogenic bacteria carrying high levels of ARGs, as well as limited capacity of metabolizing HMOs from breast milk. These findings were widespread in infants in the US, independent of location, age, and diet.

Metagenomic insights of the infant microbiome community structure and function across multiple sites in the United States

Along with breast milk digestion, this bacteria has been shown to be important for healthy immune system development.

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