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Health Humanities: From a heart behind medicine to a broader reconsideration of health

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The medical field’s reputation is characterized by its application of scientific advances with a more humane touch than other, purer sciences. Yet, as technology advances further by the day, ethical dilemmas arrive in droves — never escaping the debt incurred from an uneven stream of questions and answers. To address these mounting issues, the field […]

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A Gut Feeling: The bacteria in your gut may be controlling your behaviors

Biology, Health / /

Think back to the last time you gave a presentation; were you nervous? Did you lose your appetite for the day? When it was time to present, did your stomach somersault? When considering physical responses to stressful situations, there is a clear connection between behavior and the gut. In anxiety-stimulating situations, the body can respond

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Have your cake and eat it too (even if it’s not gluten-free/paleo/keto/vegan-friendly)

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It’s nearly impossible to go to the grocery store and not get overwhelmed by diet labels — “vegan friendly,” “keto this,” “paleo that.” Conflicting information and social trends may leave you wondering, “which one is healthiest?” As it turns out, the healthiest diet may not be one at all, for both your physical and mental

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Eating for pleasure: How enjoying your food can make it healthier

Biology, Health / /

Food is often viewed through the lens of cultural dogma — good or bad, healthy or unhealthy — but what scientists have been able to interpret from previous studies is that we may be looking at food’s relative nutrient composition in a bottlenecked way. Certain foods contain varying amounts of macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals, but

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Suspicion of nutrition: Is eating organic really any better for you?

Environment, Health / /

A growing majority of consumers have begun to make the switch from conventionally-grown to organic produce, hoping to feel a bit better about the food they are eating and where it comes from, even if it means dropping a few extra dollars each week on groceries. Since the latter half of the 20th century, organic

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To Chew or Not To Chew

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While cooking dinner the other night, I found myself engaging in tomato discourse with my roommates. I was trying to unpack why they didn’t like the fruit on its own yet liked it in a sauce or salad. What we boiled it down to was the tomatoes’ rheological properties—also known as mouthfeel, and even more

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COVID-19: An unlikely agent of international sociocultural exposure

Health, World / /

A drastic difference, in terms of upper-level public health responses to COVID-19, is quite apparent when comparing the East to the West. Even when it comes to personal choices and social distancing practices, a similar degree of contrast is observable. Surgical masks are commonplace in public spaces in many East and South Asian countries, while

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