New study finds household plastics linked to heart disease deaths worldwide
- Health & Healing
- May 1, 2025

“These are kids who spent most of their formative years – kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, when you’re supposed to be learning social skills – not learning them. They don’t have those social skills,” Wendy Gonzalez, an elementary school teacher in Richmond, CA. said that as a result of remote learning during the pandemic, many of her students didn’t “know how to talk to each other.”
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“We know it’s a lot of emotions and feelings going on that you can put down your guard, but you shouldn’t do that. Just be safe. Be careful. Put all the gear you can — at least an N95 mask, gloves — and stay safe. Because you lost your property. But you don’t want to damage also your health in the longer run.” Mohammed Baalousha, professor, environmental health sciences, University of South Carolina.
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“Grabbing your phone and flooding your brain with notifications, social media feeds, or emails overstimulates your prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for decision-making and impulse control. This barrage of information can lead to mental fatigue before you’ve even gotten out of bed, making your mind feel cluttered and less focused for the rest of the day.”
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“Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States. Yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk.” Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. surgeon general.
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“I think when people go through tragedy, they can lose their house — all their belongings. But what they can’t lose is hope. And maybe we can give a little hope.”
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A good reminder from Forbes magazine contributor Bryan Robinson about the multiple benefits of practicing gratitude every day of the year: “Studies on happiness corroborate the Dalai Lama’s assessment. Findings show that if you express gratitude, it raises your happiness by 25%. People who consciously count their blessings are happier and less depressed. When you
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