Story at-a-glance Modern technology causes widespread eye strain by reducing natural blinking rates from 15 times per minute to just five to seven times when using screens Follow the 20-20-20 rule and take longer breaks — look 20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes. Another variation is taking five-minute breaks hourly Blue light from screens disrupts your sleep patterns by suppressing melatonin production, affecting your circadian rhythms significantly Regular exercise benefits your eye health by reducing risks of dry eye disease, myopia, cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration through body-wide effects Lutein and zeaxanthin from leafy greens protect your vision by filtering harmful blue light and concentrating in the macula, reducing macular degeneration risk
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Is Google Censoring Your Health Choices? - AI Podcast
Story at-a-glance Google slashed traffic to Mercola.com by 99.9%, replacing years of trusted content with pharma-backed search results that promote junk food and drugs as "healthcare" solutions A new term, “nonaginate,” describes Google's tactic of wiping out 90% or more of alternative health websites’ visibility — a practice now threatening hundreds of holistic sources Under the guise of safety, Google uses vague policies like EEAT and YMYL to bury licensed doctors and researchers who question mainstream pharmaceutical narratives Google's so-called “quality raters” depend on Wikipedia for judgments about credibility — even though its anonymous editors openly oppose natural health and block factual corrections To protect your health freedom and privacy, I recommend ditching all Google products — from search to Gmail — and switching to platforms that respect your data and independence
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Soda Triggers Diabetes — Even If You're Not Overweight - AI Podcast
Story at-a-glance Drinking just one sugary beverage a day increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 25%, even if you're not overweight Boys who consume daily sugary drinks in childhood show a 34% rise in insulin resistance by age 17, along with higher fasting glucose levels Unlike glucose, which is used by every cell in your body, fructose is processed only by your liver — and in excess, it gets turned into fat, driving fatty liver disease and insulin resistance Fructose from whole fruit is not harmful because it’s absorbed slowly with fiber and nutrients, but processed fructose in soda, including high-fructose corn syrup, floods your liver and overwhelms your mitochondria Replacing just one daily soda with water, coffee or tea reduces your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 17%, making it one of the easiest and most effective prevention strategies
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You're Drinking Plastic—These Plants Can Stop It - AI Podcast
Story at-a-glance Microplastics contaminate drinking water, food and blood; the average person consumes a credit card's worth of plastic weekly, causing hormone disruption and organ damage Natural okra and fenugreek extracts removed up to 93% of microplastics from real-world water samples, outperforming synthetic chemicals like polyacrylamide by nearly 40% Plant extracts work through "bridging," or trapping plastic particles with long-chain sugars that clump contaminants together, making them heavy enough to filter out Just 1 gram per liter of plant extract cleaned water in 60 minutes, proving these natural solutions are practical and cost-effective for everyday use Beyond microplastics, these plants also remove heavy metals and industrial toxins while being completely biodegradable, unlike synthetic chemicals that leave harmful residues
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The Fruit That Transforms Your Gut in Weeks - AI Podcast
Story at-a-glance Dragon fruit delivers antioxidant protection, gut support, and metabolic benefits, making it an easy way to upgrade your fruit intake Research shows that 100 grams of dragon fruit, about 1/2 cup, daily lowers LDL cholesterol by up to 69%, raises HDL by over 60%, and reduces triglycerides within weeks Bioactive compounds in the flesh, seeds, and even peel help fight inflammation, protect your liver, and feed beneficial gut bacteria like Akkermansia and Lactobacillus Dragon fruit’s natural sugars provide steady energy without blood sugar crashes, making it an ideal pre-workout snack or midday pick-me-up It’s especially helpful for pregnancy, digestive sluggishness, and skin repair, thanks to its folate content, natural hydration, and collagen-boosting vitamin C
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