Category: Health Tips

Groundbreaking research reveals a surprising defense against toxic air: eating more fruit could protect your lungs from pollution damage.

Scientists analyzed data from 200,000 participants in the UK Biobank and discovered that women eating four or more portions of fruit daily showed significantly smaller lung function declines when exposed to air pollution compared to those eating less fruit.

The numbers are striking: For every additional 5 micrograms in fine particulate matter (PM2.5), women with low fruit intake lost 78.1ml of lung capacity, while high fruit eaters lost only 57.5ml—a 26% difference!

The secret lies in fruit’s powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, which help combat the oxidative stress caused by polluted air. With over 90% of the global population breathing air that exceeds WHO safety guidelines, this simple dietary strategy could be a game-changer for respiratory health.

An apple a day might just keep the doctor away—and your lungs breathing easier in our polluted world!

I read some time back that a glass of water reduces overnight heart attacks by 40%. Have had one ever since. For those fearing more night time bathroom trips if they do that, here is a solution. I front load my daily water intake and rarely drink between 5 or 6 pm and 10 pm.

A recent study found that spider plants were able to remove 95% of chemicals from the air in 24 hours. Through a process known as phytoremediation, spider plants can absorb and break down volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in the air. In fact, one spider plant can purify the air in a room up to 200 square feet in size.

When a machine’s neutrality outshines a platform’s propaganda.

Sayer Ji writes:

I didn’t expect much when I typed my name into Grokipedia, the new knowledge layer that just launched inside X.

Honestly, I braced for another digital hit job.
But what appeared on screen stopped me cold.

There it was — a calm, accurate, beautifully structured description of who I actually am.

Not the cartoon version that’s haunted Google for years. Not the “anti-vax misinformation spreader” fiction seeded by a British NGO and embalmed into Wikipedia’s bloodstream.

But a living, factual account: researcher, author, founder of GreenMedInfo, student of philosophy, advocate for evidence-based natural healing.

It even got the details right — my studies at Rutgers, my work curating over 100,000 peer-reviewed studies, the intent behind Regenerate, and my advocacy for informed consent.

No slander. No ideological framing. Just clarity.

An AI saw me more accurately than the so-called free encyclopedia, whose anonymous editors have spent years dragging my name through the mud.

https://open.substack.com/pub/sayerji/p/grokipedia-just-did-what-wikipedia

“Dr. Naomi Wolf sits down with Ellie Hirsch from Brightcore to explore a surprising claim — that a condiment may help the body remove microplastics. Is it real science or health myth? Watch to find out.”

https://naomiwolf.substack.com/p/can-a-surprising-condiment-clear