Once we pass around 60, the systems in the brain and body that govern thirst lose their previous sensitivity. The hypothalamic osmoreceptors that once reacted quickly to rising sodium levels or falling fluid volume just don’t sound the alarm the way they used to.
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Many people keep Benadryl in their medicine cabinet because it's what they grew up with. Few stop to question whether the drug itself has kept pace with modern science or whether newer options could offer the same relief without the risks.
The world has always been a mix of vastly different cultures, races, religions, and belief systems. Much has changed over time because of movements for social equality, particularly during the last 50 years, and now there is no turning back.
Hamas on Monday released the last 20 living hostages from Gaza as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. In exchange, Israel was expected to release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners later on Monday.
Understanding this whole-body experience of grief helps us see why plant allies can offer such meaningful support. Herbs work with multiple systems simultaneously, addressing both the physical manifestations of grief and the emotional weight we carry.
When it comes to health, the questions we are willing to ask, matter. A lot. When we begin to wonder what is happening to us and why, we learn through trial and error how to ask good questions without foreclosing on an answer out of fear.
The instant a bone breaks, the two ends begin to reach for each other. In a similar way, this deep, mysterious force of life is at work in us during our fifth season, a time when we are called to let the mysterious molecule of health be our teacher as we trip through the difficult yet endearing terrain of aging.
A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026.
In some rural counties, clean energy is the largest new source of economic activity, helping stabilize local economies otherwise reliant on agriculture’s unpredictable income streams. These projects also support rural manufacturing.
Understanding what’s really behind your stomach distress isn’t just about curiosity — it determines how you recover and whether you're still contagious. Learn the real differences between these two gut-wrenching conditions.
I was measured by a missing limb, by a medical chart, by the polite sympathy and lowered expectations of strangers. But every time the world tried to put me in a box, something inside me refused to be counted out. I learned early that reality is not only what happens to you, it is what you imagine, decide, and practice into being.
Just as human progress brought us problematic obesity, it may also help resolve it. That begins with accepting that polygenic obesity is a disease and not a matter of willpower. Rather than blaming and shaming one another for our size, we should be more understanding and educate ourselves.
Mexico’s jaguar population is climbing, but the country’s biggest cat isn’t out of the woods yet. A four-month census conducted last year has concluded there are 5,326 wild jaguars throughout the country — a 33% jump from 2010, when the species was labeled endangered (as it still is).
Plants have had to deal with natural pathogens such as fungi and bacterial for millennia, and during that time have learned to successfully defend themselves by producing natural bactericides and fungicides among other important substances. These defensive substances not only benefit plants, but humans as well.
They may look lush and green, but some forests are already on borrowed time. These so-called “zombie forests” are made up of trees that are still alive but no longer capable of reproducing in the changing climate around them.
As humans, we all carry both female and male energies within us. This has nothing to do with gender. It is about balance, flow, and the natural rhythm of life. It is also about the motivation behind our actions. Are we coming from a place of female energy or male energy?
Dan Satterfeld drew on his wealth of TV news experience to tell his audience that they already had a powerful weapon at their disposal. "The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact?...Trust me. I worked in TV for 45 years. Nothing you do will have a greater impact. Nothing."
As the scales, symbol of partnership-oriented Libra remind us, balance, justice and harmony are delicate propositions. In these challenging times let’s do our best to keep Libra’s promises of peace, love and understanding at heart.
We can’t make every healthcare and beauty product ourselves, but many products we can make at home, and lower our exposure to toxins. This allows one to customize any product to exactly what they need, especially for those with allergies and sensitivities that commercial products can make worse.
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