Author: Maggi Pier

I’ll be the first to admit that I have way too much stuff—sweaters shoved into closets, knick knacks crowding every surface, drawers filled to the brim with things I buy twice after forgetting about owning the first, and I know I’m not alone in having a “miscellaneous cupboard”—that one cabinet that is every home’s equivalent…

The process by which your cereals, salads and meats reach your table has dramatically altered the overall nutrition in most people’s diets. The addition of vegetable oil and the growing popularity of fast-food restaurants have also contributed. When this same diet was fed to pigs as discussed in this short video, researchers stopped the study…

Every single aspect of our bodies have been through it this year, from our nerves to our teeth to our hair. But one part that is really starting to show wear and tear is our skin: The epidermis is just done, y’all. Masks, blue light exposure, lack of sleep, stress, and dramatic changes in our…

Positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests have been used as the justification for keeping large portions of the world locked down for the past nine months. Not reliable hospitalization or death rates; just positive PCR test numbers — a large portion of which are from people who have no symptoms of actual illness…

Eating healthy doesn’t have to be complicated. There’s not a long list of rules you need to follow, or a complicated diet plan to stick to. Just ask one of the many centenarians living in the Blue Zones, who will tell you a big part of living a long and happy life is enjoying a…

SLP’s better known as Speech-Language Pathologists are the experts that help children overcome their persistent speech issues. The children may experience some complex disorders like autism, hearing impairments, Down syndrome, motor speech disorders. These disorders span from mild articulations and go to the extent of severe complexities. Now that you’re worried about your child’s health…

This has been a year of treason, and next year will be worse. Betrayal has become popular among politicians, health officials, and even scientists who specialize in climate, dragging the whole of science into the gutter. Treason used to be something someone would do against national interests, but climate treason is an act against the……

Muscle mass decreases with age, a phenomenon known as sarcopenia. After the age of 30, most people experience muscle mass decreases of about 3% to 8% per decade, with the rate of decline increasing further after age 60.1 This isn’t set in stone, however, and you can influence muscle loss, slowing down its progress significantly,…

Growing up, my family lived all over: Switzerland, France, Bahrain, Texas, and Washington D.C. Somehow I never felt I could call any of these places “home” in the way that I can my small apartment in New York City’s West Village, a historic neighborhood filled with 20-somethings and 70-year-old ex-punk rockers who have seen it…

Over the last decade, a change has occurred in Bangkok. Where once the Sukhumvit Road area dominated the business and social scenes in the Thai capital, a new central business district has emerged as the dominant and most vibrant area in the city. This, of course, is the Sathorn and Silom area. Where Sathorn is…