Nutrition
2026-07-23 06:01:04.536 • by
Amy Ivanov in
Nutrition
After five challenging years, the author shares their family's successful journey to reduce ultra-processed foods (UPF), outlining eight practical strategies. These include incorporating more plant-based foods, sourcing quality ingredients, fostering open discussions about food, mastering home cooking and baking, making meal preparation easy, prioritizing family mealtimes, and maintaining relentless consistency while being realistic about occasional UPF consumption. Expert insights from a pediatric occupational therapist, a public health professor, and a chef support these methods, emphasizing skill-building, mindful eating, and understanding the systemic challenges of avoiding UPFs.
Politics
2026-07-23 06:01:04.499 • by
Albert Inestein in
Politics
A clinical professor argues that the presumption of legitimate US elections died last week, citing three critical events: the Secretary of State targeting the domestic left, a White House official using 'cancer' rhetoric against opponents and outlining aggressive actions ('disrupt, identify, defund, debank, arrest and prosecute'), and the President undermining the election system. The author, a physician, draws parallels to historical atrocities, particularly the 'medicalization of killing' rhetoric, and warns of a dangerous shift in political discourse, emphasizing the severity of the pre-lunch remarks over the president's prime-time address.
Viral
2026-07-23 06:01:04.455 • by
Alex Ingram in
Viral
Meet Jimothy, a uniquely shaped raccoon from Seattle with a presumed genetic condition, who has skyrocketed to internet stardom overnight, becoming a global phenomenon and local hero.
Viral
2026-07-22 18:00:46.582 • by
Alice Ibarra in
Viral
Jimothy, a Seattle raccoon with a unique short, round shape due to a rare genetic condition, has become an overnight internet sensation after a viral video, captivating global audiences and becoming a local hero.