Author: Maggi Pier

You’ve likely heard the hype around compression socks—but are they actually worth the money, or are they just another product you’ll use exactly twice before shoving into the back of your drawer? Well, for starters, you can believe the hype: “The major benefits of wearing compression socks is reduction of swelling to the lower legs,”…

A “new” proposal by the Biden administration to create a health-focused federal agency modeled after DARPA is not what it appears to be. Promoted as a way to “end cancer,” this resuscitated “health DARPA” conceals a dangerous agenda. [April 28, 2020], President Biden was widely praised in mainstream and health-care–focused media for his call to…

Space Jam: A New Legacy may be a bust, but here is some truth: When you lace up in the right pair of sneakers—no matter your sport of choice—you feel like Mike, like LeBron, like…totally freaking unstoppable. And rather than lacing up to battle it out with some weird monsters on the basketball court, you…

Jude’s is Britain’s first Carbon Negative ice cream brand, and has been dedicated to crafting the world’s tastiest treats for all the family since 2002. A second generation family business and B Corp, based in Twyford, Hampshire, Jude’s has launched delicious new flavours this summer, continuing 18 years of innovation and expertise.  Jude’s has received…

Every year, 1.6 million to 3.8 million cases of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) related to sports are estimated to occur in the U.S.1 Concussions are one example of an MTBI. They occur when a bump, blow or jolt to the head or body causes the head and brain to move back and forth rapidly….

Amid the pandemic, so much about life changed, and that includes many of the ways folks date. For instance, 2020 saw the rise of virtual-only dating, masked dates, and having serious conversations about pandemic-outlook compatibility before deciding whether or not to meet in person. And after a year and a half of shifting the ways…

There are two primary domains we humans live in, the state of our minds and the state of our being. With our minds we think, we conceive, imagine, rationalize and assume. Certainly it is not our hearts that judge. Our emotions are of this realm because they come from our thoughts and perceptions. With our……

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been declared one of the top 10 global public health threats to humanity,1 and it didn’t disappear once the COVID-19 pandemic appeared. Instead, it’s gotten worse, as infection control measures and hand hygiene using antimicrobial gels have become ubiquitous. AMR causes about 700,000 deaths globally every year, but researchers estimated in…

The full buck moon in Aquarius of 2021 occurs on July 23rd at 10:36 p.m., ET. In astrology, Aquarius is a fixed air sign representing innovation, change, future vision, the collective, and humanitarian efforts. Full moons manifest important revelations, and for many, they can feel like a culmination of events sparked this time last year….

In the early months of 2020, many mainstream news media laughingly called concerns that there were more deaths reported from COVID than could be attributed to the disease a “death toll conspiracy”1 they said was led by conservative Republicans and “anti-vaxxers.”2 Yet, a few short months later, data confirm what many already knew: The number…