Some women are using marijuana to cope with pregnancy symptoms like nausea even though the FDA warns against it

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Pregnancy, Women’s Health

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Marijuana, also known as pot or weed, is derived from the dried portion of the Cannabis sativa plant. Many studies have been discovering its medical uses, but the drug is still illegal for recreational use in many states. Recently, it was found that pregnant women use weed to alleviate nausea and other pregnancy symptoms, which…

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Meet The World’s Laziest Horse That Plays Dead Whenever It’s Time to Give a Ride

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries, Pets

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Someone bring an Oscar for this muscular actor…  Named after a city in China, Jingang is a Korean horse who has had enough of carrying heavy people on his back several times a day. He came up with a smart trick to get out of riding people along the local countryside – playing dead [1]….

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Can We Run a Piston Engine on Water and Alcohol?

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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Yehuda Shmueli is a talented 81-year-old inventor; engineer; master mechanic; and the brainchild of MayMaan Research, LLC. He works alongside his sons Eitan and Doron, and as a team, they are working to revolutionize the world of transportation, by reinventing our source of fuel. Eitan explains how his father’s startup came to fruition. When Yehuda…

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A Thanksgiving Winner: Roasted Acorn Squash with Maple Syrup, Butter, and Cayenne

Pierre Van Zyleat, holiday, Lunch + Dinner

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Fall is the best season when it comes to food. There’s a reason why Thanksgiving dinner recipes are more iconic and beloved than any other holiday: they’re delicious, hearty, and include pie. Here’s a recipe that features a scrumptious fall food icon that takes only a few minutes to prepare. Types of Squashes Summer squash…

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An Australian Company Has Discovered a Promising Treatment for Cancer

Pierre Van ZylCancer, Heal, Learn, News + Discoveries

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An Australian immuno-oncology company, Imugene Ltd, announced that it is about to enter the clinical stages of developing a cowpox-based oncolytic virus technology that could be used to treat and help kill virtually any type of cancer in the human body [1]. There could be hope for millions of people around the world and a…

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Man Wins a $200,000 Lottery on His Way to Last Chemo Treatment

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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Everyone truly has a lucky day. It’s just a matter of ‘when.’ When Ronnie Foster from Pink Hill, North Carolina won $5 from his first $1 ticket, he began to feel extra-lucky and willing to keep trying. The retired transport worker had been battling colon cancer and was on his way to get his last…

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“All My Friends Have Passed Away:” Lonely 90-Year-Old Sends Heartbreaking Letter to Her Neighbor Seeking Her Friendship

Pierre Van ZylHealthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn

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In 2017, a 90-year-old woman from Missouri, Wanda, decided she’d had enough of being alone. She lived all by herself with no friends and her children had lives of their own far away from her. As shared by KTVU on Facebook, this sweet old lady wrote a heartbreaking letter to her neighbor who lived down…

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Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal

Pierre Van ZylBreakfast, Gluten-free, No Oil, Recipes, Soy-free, Sweets, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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Just a little pre-weekend check-in with a sweet breakfast treat: vegan pumpkin chocolate chip baked oatmeal. Baked oatmeal has long been a go-to for me because of it’s versatility: it can be enjoyed at home or on the go, freezes well, is easy to portion out for the week’s breakfasts, and it’s a version of…

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The Return of the Zeppelin Airship

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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Back in the ’80s, when asked to imagine what the year 2019, would be like. I’m sure there were many who pictured future life being like the Jetsons: flying cars, floating advertising screens, and plenty of robots. While we’ve advanced in many ways, life today is not as depicted in an ‘80s futuristic movie. With…

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10 Perfect Places In North America To Live Off The Grid

Pierre Van ZylHome + Garden, Make

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Visit a social media platform like Instagram or Facebook and search the words “off-grid” and you’ll probably find a lot of accounts talking about the benefits and drawbacks of living off the grid. People choose off-grid living to simp…

It Looks Like Weed, But It’s Not

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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An internal law enforcement bulletin is being passed around law enforcement agencies, warning them of a dangerous trend: a deadly drug being sold as marijuana. This substance has been tested and shown to contain fentanyl, Tramadol, heroin, and traces o…

Nearly 900 Infected in Pakistan’s Worst Child Outbreak of HIV

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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Back in April of this year, it was reported that there was a surge in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), among Pakistani children, in a small town called Ratodero. Ratodero is home to some of Pakistan’s most impoverished residents. A local television journalist there by the same of Gulbahar Shaikh broke the news, whose own two-year-old…

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11,000 Scientists From All Over the World Unite To Declare the Earth in a State Of Climate Emergency

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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In a study published on Tuesday in the journal Bioscience, 11,258 scientists from 153 countries around the world have come together to declare a global climate emergency, bemoaning the “untold human suffering” that would follow as climate change accelerates [1].  Titled ‘World scientists’ warning of a climate emergency,’ the study was led by Bill Ripple and…

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“Don’t kiss my baby”: Doctors send warning about RSV ahead of winter

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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It’s becoming more common for parents to ask loved ones not to get too close to newborns. But as we enter another cold & flu season, even children up to the age of two can be especially vulnerable to germs. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is virtually harmless for adults, but for babies and young toddlers,…

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This Woman Quit Her Job To Live The Life of a 1950s Housewife

Pierre Van ZylHome + Garden, Learn, News + Discoveries

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Many people who like classic old films have witnessed the seemingly glamorous life of the 1950s. In Leave It To Beaver, the Honeymooners, Father Knows Best, and the iconic I Love Lucy, family life was depicted as immaculately. The homes are always beautiful, children are well-behaved, the mother wears the prettiest dresses, and the home…

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Complete Core Workout

Pierre Van Zyl

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Add this core workout to the end of your session, or complete the circuit 3x through to make it all about abs.
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Protein Packed, Awesome Mushroom Kale Pasta

Pierre Van ZylMain Dishes, pasta, plant meat, product review, Quick & Easy, Recipes, sweetearth foods, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, weeknight cooking

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  This pasta dish is awesome, but the title isn’t meant to be quite that self-celebratory 😉 It’s a reference to the new SweetEarth Foods Awesome Grounds, which are responsible for most of the plant protein in this very nutrient-dense meal. There’s no easier or more comforting dinner than a vegetable-packed pasta dish, but the…

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Last Week’s Workouts

AngelaCross Training, Running, Strength training for runners, trail running, Workouts

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Another week’s worth of workouts is done. Time is flying by!  It’s been 5 weeks since the Vermont 50k. I’ve been enjoying my downtime of doing whatever it is that I please. This past week I had an urge to hit the hills again. I take that as a sign that my body is craving […]

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Thank you to those who make me feel like I belong.

Pierre Van Zyl

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I just got back from a major Emergency Medicine conference, and I was absolutely blown away by the amount of female leadership- in academia, giving keynote lectures, as heads of committees, emerging true pioneers, established industry leaders,  in…

Doctor Suspended After Baby is Born Without Face

Pierre Van Zylparenting, Pregnancy

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Marlene and David were overjoyed when they found out they were expecting. For the next nine months, they attended the necessary doctor and ultrasound appointments and were reassured that the baby would be healthy. It seemed like smooth sailing for the …

33 Surprising Baking Soda Uses

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness

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What is baking soda used for? Baking soda uses are plentiful to say the least. Many of us think of it as just an ingredient for baking or something that helps to keep our refrigerators odor-free, but it is incredibly good for your health and your entire home, too! If you haven’t used baking soda…

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Lions Found Mutilated By Poachers For ‘Magic Potions’

Pierre Van ZylPlanet

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100 years ago, there were more than 200,000 lions living in the wild in Africa. Today, only about 10% of them remain. Lions have disappeared from 95% of their historic range [1], and many live inside of protected animal preserves in order to protect th…

Vegan Halloween Whoopie Pies

Pierre Van Zylcake, Cakes, cookies, dessert, Gluten-free, halloween, Holidays, Recipes, Soy-free, Sweets, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, whoopie pies

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As I was sitting down to write this post I thought I’d make a joke about how it was the first dessert I’d posted in ages that isn’t cake. But then I realized that of course whoopie pies are cake. Just small cakes, shaped into a sandwich with their icing. So the cake parade continues…

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The Refillable Milk Scheme from A Plastic Free Community

Pierre Van Zyleat, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries, Planet

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A shop on Anglesey street in Wales, UK is working to tackle the problem of plastic waste. Paul Ellis, and his partner Leonie Gaulton, his partner, run the shop, and together have installed a milk machine for customers to fill reusable glass bottles, themselves! So far this implemented self-service has become increasingly popular. Their customers…

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What Would It Look Like If Birds Left Tracks In The Sky?

Pierre Van ZylPlanet

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If you were to sit outside on a clear day, you would undoubtedly see numerous birds flying about – some individually and some in flocks. To the untrained eye, it may seem as though the flight patterns of these birds is random and without meaning,…

NASA Shares A Photograph Of The Sun Looking Like A Spooky Jack-O’-Lantern

Pierre Van ZylPlanet

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The first-ever photograph of the sun was taken in 1845 by Louis Fizeau and Lion Foucault, two French physicists [1]. The photo was black and white and not particularly high quality, but in the image, you can easily make out the sun’s round shape and several dark “sun spots” on its surface. Since then, humans…

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