This week:
Ask these questions before you click on ANYTHING.
Plus: Gut inflammation news, California insurance gets harder to find, 750k adults just lost Medicaid, what (non-vaccinated) COVID actually does to your lungs, and more
Here's What You Can Do:
• ⚡️ PFAS (“forever chemicals”) have been linked to serious health problems. Urge Congress bans PFAS (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/w3dYILNc3lH6MOK0tu1At-RRs1lvGy1SRmFRWuaRPinuHltHFDWZshHHSXJTjqVtorgWz4y6JOy85ZVBK_rezrEhz59zNqpqd9Z3ARhCPl6JnCdPQJ0H4TfZLE9QBm05YGCpw1JFJPM_MPL3F8ZYZCnyz5qNRpISNLC6O1J89n07Py9MqkZW6uVYLE7_YcFdEmTisRBr97fxeiGwNtQzCz6FsMgaQVBZXJHIe54mOSScZe93fU8tufNGfgrXD77p1sdUhzFtQYt_rYpOtx8t_g/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h15/KbYG3Cr4FsXoUI_cUXX_1e1lylr6kSj-Jwt_BkET82w)from all food contact materials by using this script from Toxic-Free Future.
• ⚡️ Work in marketing? Join Clean Creatives, a movement of advertisers and PR professionals, and pledge to cut ties with fossil fuels (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/NukW_9m6T9wghN1yKjQo6Ggjb4qkxnk41MHaETNE2C8A0Wono1rpY1g7Lnqj_m3a2EytL4V3EKq1uAWjrYshcxnbYzds3MaRXbr2hBQ15woXFOyMybC_3uJZcHXjRcZXmd5ISyyrMzrifpVAPYD818hvqCllYYomsdd9MgS6qo6r6vM1tkWWJireV1KRz151_ystF0_G4dOecMcKIHyNhQ/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h16/6_b4xWtPB-usm8K37SAuCXmnmxgmEz7foStPihnnN3E).
• ⚡️ Reclaim your right to privacy online (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/fC3wmbZCEa9bIMd8xH08qHLn-WoBlplpztXXuW31mgQ4GnlhCuOU8u-TxxvCa7n1drM4WMXcn3zx2cWHGN0ByhKUtO5zit26hBZ2HbVoy80YeVHHhgYeo-kcZLnVm3_8YGQhq4iGBwN1yaIxzDeJDerTwpd_yWq6lVZ7UgPPPSYKX5ZbP7-CQGeuFbDwBU4E/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h17/RyS4cwKzmyaX8N1pMjh0eJQ71Kh6bfXjQCOLKjUiqBc) with the Mullvad VPN (I use it every day).
• ⚡️ Keep informed with Circle of Blue’s in-depth reporting (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiRiuuAkzRSM-MLjNUCJ8je8Qwjb1U-lo30LhU-UW5mVkn59j6aenQqdipD3ZAyHED9qvpshBm5z_el7W5xFPDfoZapbSZ3vrtYG8ZILSfUpwRTGxnC3BljZMAtkwNbNsP8EDkFFmDnfQlMMF2YcOvvRnwMWzhRne9YC-GhXz4ydPf6k6wdI0m6u8O_TX9Xsb6w/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h18/JjGLkjSSYAbs3zN3lYbIyo0eFkb3nSX8Z5Dg5GuGK40) on the solutions and challenges to the water scarcity crisis.
News Roundup
Health & Medicine
• Most pregnancy-related deaths (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiZGvgG6nunhttBw5MFpQ3ONn9UxqJKbeOKI95FVley0BnfWpnBW8UzWbPq2dyUR1wMV4fIG0hJksNlLLsjR-ZsHOnGneHGKXHRd0eV9ttJsjS2bbkxApa2MYcyRVKnVTY1HFx6lh57PhLchTAe-sFz1to7RRcKp4wBrxrWzT3Azl9tHisTqUMTtUH0AwY8VltJOOPZpi6FHDnf4j-01nvEcKNbIbs5jkjONpEo3O4N7F76xFiGUfj9V9C8RTtda9JQ/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h26/IOKQ8a5DB3d8F1CC4hcRZPcx5-iHUFA5SKKgirvUjiw) occur in the year after a baby is born, prompting new strategies in caring for new mothers
• The science behind how chronic stress impacts gut health (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiSejKHwW6oOq56dRiw5W1JRqtlLGtTKpcHVWmP-aHJIy0U2JzhGTyTUd5_YOxlpdxIVi5-aec9G_zqMbPJAXhr79cFv9hNCBu7t8v987V3s8-inOFe-xQymqneLrqbkI7oLzbDjNYfVNiu6BufCB9k_n-6EJvhvip7USGKf3Ci9OBKzjSDsVwpaqfpGozE5cAOijuq2BGefh0XJVpCEhCvxb9yOyAejpwtiXwGOfj4PI23wEa5ytL2twi1LKDfOojA/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h27/BSY1dBk5U64Zwevh4kcOWBDA_cwNoXsicLM8-90gfxI)
• Nano-plastics are causing inflammation in the gut and brain (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiXSLimeGKF3UjlwEayamDk8eW-tGp_Vq6pX0iv3t08ujOGatQ1_-k8sqkIwEbEbUmWUGAIvrHUVzKKjG57rClQ37cWf3CWs0ODLEZ_sFpQB1n02xFTSAsb4rhOU2ugYXTeooG4Kbp8shU9FALZ0zZ4p1bOhmdfMSPdwBI-Rch_j2t7c-Bl3Ro6p-UjTvmjzm51FOBc0S03DccEB-NDe1mFSJJVihSwcAenRCyQYJVY2CQZTCpIdAbqpR5gI4YI-TLn95WifTN8Ft0Xix44drNnYyDdSkqcjwwgfhuSkWk1i7/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h28/23lDdS4aAk2yIGwiibd0Kr8h916KZAfeI9_gnAbnduY), but the damage is reversible when they’re removed
• Maybe everyone knowing where you are at all times (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiQZEGHK-O6VEUwKk_RV9hFBbG9td7veBHjiE8yJ6cCglkxYpYWbk4rEyOu_-4IH_eW0gC_IQAR-WyuLCF9jxreFmlZw4vQEg-BSmJIZqDatAQf70fFe9d9pFiSdPcv-bLWBvoUSyVDiiC_gwh0Jvpt3rMdjB1PmdsIqJenpoVJ25TkxvR4QcV6l13zuDTJJoWJwwUvevoJZgbI_6yOW42FOa2TnD20DxA-q5em7ekM90v9Qu4t66hOxEcRcoSVsofA/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h29/se5HOvnIgfh3_LiTM0X2-YaZNAbqvrio6hcNqlniMoY)isn’t actually the healthiest thing for our relationships? Imagine being a teen worrying that everyone is hanging out without you, and then confirming your suspicions are correct (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iicraxMiPLIc1fWkApkOZvP7ql95pam1JHBBKVlbRfv-OXhgxW05DuWwxhgEdA6uyQoExeXA83YiGqQrIopRo_x4FVPkJND7V_Ucvefj9iwZtFWB6Q8lHEGR1zuEeWS9N0TJU0RWpg6akdPCzUwy70M0cx7hRpFvYHsOv1bpW2P1C1WOMEkOBQPz-aa9gcFWqrKinFFt1Ndi2Ev_0XTtrN2xc9DsHYPbDyCGqA89gg1YwazAos0rQ1po2o2OqE6aBDM220gd5GbByiTIJ2t9eMN_TSVeX9goc9nX_Y-WrOW6j/3wp/PASlRp8GRl2AIi_pJz6ARw/h30/HYyhV9T0RZGIM9UzSt9D4oTqWdiOCdoOsfa4mujzvgI)
Climate
• State Farm is no longer accepting homeowner insurance (https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/I1vdo-7CUlzCAiV8jz_iiWI5ZZO7AmilpgPBqj0CmdFGykfazobXcbx8FutgGC4IEuz3Y81nwQWufpJ6ZBZ9p2dl1lJpc8sE7ZkJ9bcWOBaPaxx6RPaTIaItO5pofbfbSujQ...
