Year: 2023

Why Are Planes Using Pork Byproducts for Fuel?

Why Are Planes Using Pork Byproducts for Fuel?

Rendered animal fats, a byproduct of raising animals on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), are commonly added to pet food and personal care products like soap and cosmetics. However, they’re also a growing part of “sustainable aviation fuels” (SAF), to the extent that there’s not enough to go around. A study conducted by Cerulogy for…

4 Types of Mushroom to Boost the Immune System

4 Types of Mushroom to Boost the Immune System

The immune system is a complicated one: From autoimmune disorders to infections to allergies, it’s constantly working to protect the body from a variety of internal and external threats. This network of cells, tissues, and organs is the key defense mechanism to resist or eliminate potentially harmful foreign intruders or abnormal cells. However, when the…

The Wide-Ranging Health Benefits of Niacinamide

The Wide-Ranging Health Benefits of Niacinamide

In a series of articles, biohacker Georgi Dinkov highlights a variety of benefits of niacinamide (aka nicotinamide), a form of niacin (vitamin B3) that plays a vital role in energy metabolism, as it’s essential for the mitochondrial electron transport chain to function. Without it, your mitochondria cannot make energy. Niacinamide is so important because it…

How Many Forever Chemicals Are in Your Contact Lenses?

How Many Forever Chemicals Are in Your Contact Lenses?

Toxic polyfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl chemicals, collectively known as PFAS, may be lurking in your contact lenses. The compounds, which have been dubbed “forever chemicals” because they break down so slowly, have been linked to reproductive and developmental problems,1 cancer, obesity,2 nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)3 and more. PFAS is known for making surfaces slippery, hence…

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