Health

At the Recycling Machine in the Age of COVID — Mickey Z

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 8, 2021 Recently, as I neared my local C-Town supermarket, I passed its recycling station. Just outside the entrance are a couple of machines at which locals can load the bottles and cans they’ve collected.Once the metal and plastic are in the machine, the loader gets a receipt to bring to a cashier in exchange for “deposit” money. This particular mo ...

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What Do You Really Want From Others? — Mickey Z.

Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park: September 2011 (Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 5, 2021 To begin this brief contemplation, I’ll do what we men do so well, state the obvi ...

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One Year of COVID: The Downside of Masks (and Lockdowns) — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust March 3, 2021 In the early days of “quarantine,” many of us found some solace in watching nature “take back” areas suddenly devoid of humans. It feels ra ...

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Hanging Out with Arnold at the Gym — Mickey Z.

(YouTube screenshot) Mickey Z. — Worlds News Trust March 1, 2021 I recently told you a little about my gig at the Vertical Club (VC). Think of it as Studio 54 with bench pressing (or is that redundan ...

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Leftists Once Hated Monsanto But Now They Love Moderna — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 16, 2021 Almost ten years ago, there was a ubiquitous two-word chant you’d hear loudly echoing through any and every Occupy Wall Street event: “Fuck ...

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Act Like Everyone is Watching (in 4 Steps) — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose February 10, 2021 Surely, everyone knows the self-help exhortation to “dance like no one is watching.” Good advice, I’d say. But, it can also be life-altering ...

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Friends Matter: Giraffes That Group With Others Live Longer | University of Zurich

Female giraffes benefit from living in groups with several other females. Credit: Sonja Metzger Feb. 9, 2020 (Phys.org) -- Adult female giraffes living in larger groups have higher survival chances t ...

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That Time I Became Robin Hood — Mickey Z.

Eduard Muzhevskyi / Science Photo Library Mickey Z. — World News Trust February 7, 2021 With “Robin Hood” in the news recently, it’s made me hark back to a time when I engaged in some “steal from the ...

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Vegan Diet Better For Weight, Cholesterol Than Mediterranean Diet | Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Feb. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A vegan diet is more effective for weight loss than a Mediterranean diet, a groundbreaking new study shows. The randomized crossover trial, w ...

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Computer Model Shows If You'll Die From COVID-19 | University of Copenhagen

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Feb. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Artificial intelligence is able to predict who is most likely to die from the coronavirus. In doing so, it can also help decide who should be ...

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Letters Against Isolation: It Started With Two Compassionate Sisters — Mickey Z.

(screenshot from Letters Against Isolation website) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose February 3, 2021 A survey in mid-2020 found that 56 percent of people over 50 said “often” felt isolated from others. ...

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