Month: January 2022

The toll of diabetes is rising at breakneck speed, partly because the condition is inextricably linked to obesity. Health institutions around the globe have made it overwhelmingly clear that a good diet offers the best protection against the disease. While some foods are advised against, others are encouraged for their lowering effects on blood glucose. Ginseng, which can be consumed in myriad forms, could lower blood sugar in just 30 minutes. Advice issued by Harvard Health offers a general outline of foods to avoid for diabetes prevention. The website states that carbohydrates should be chosen wisely, “ideally, from vegetables, whole grains, and fruits." It continues: “Avoid highly refined carbohydrates such as white bread, pasta, and rice, as well as candy, sugar soft drinks, and swe...

A mother who refused to get vaccinated, after posting her opposition to the jab online, has reportedly died from Covid at the age of just 29. As The Sun reports, Bridget Jackson routinely espoused anti-vax views on Facebook, while also critiquing the wearing of face masks in public spaces. (Facebook/Bridget Jackson) The Port Huron, Michigan native was then struck down with the virus in late November, turning to her Facebook friends for advice on “lung exercises” that might help. On 1 December, she then wrote, “Covid sucks”, after previously asking people to pray for her. Three weeks later, Ms Jackson’s sister Danielle Race provided an update on her condition via Facebook. “She has been in the hospital the last month she’s been fighting covid,” said Ms Race. “As of a couple of day...

Sánchez decided to take her daughter to therapy, and it wasn’t long before the psychiatrist recommended Pérez go to the Center for Attention to Talent (CEDAT), a school for gifted children.  Sánchez quickly learned that her daughter wasn’t simply gifted, she was a certifiable genius with an IQ of 162—higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.  The Sánchez family comes from Tláhuac, Mexico, one of the 16 boroughs into which Mexico City is divided. It’s one of the poorest in the city.  When she was just 5, Pérez finished elementary school. At 6 she finished middle school, and at 8 she finished high school. Today, she’s studying two careers online—Industrial engineering in mathematics at UNITEC and systems engineering at CNCI. The University of Arizona has offered he...