Bisphosphonate drugs are a go-to treatment for osteoporosis, but they come with a significant risk of triggering an atypical femoral fracture, especially if you use them for more than five years. Their use is controversial, particularly because bone mineral density isn’t an accurate measure of bone strength and fracture risk. And yet, bisphosphonate drugs are the…
The United States: Hardly a Recovery
Commentary There’s an overly optimistic consensus view about the speed and strength of the U.S. recovery that’s contradicted by facts. It’s true that the U.S. recovery is stronger than the European or Japanese one, but the macro data shows that the euphoric messages about aggregate GDP growth are wildly exaggerated. Of course, GDP is going…
New Zealand ‘Uncomfortable’ With Expanding Five Eyes to Confront China: NZ Foreign Minister
In a move likely to appease Beijing, New Zealand’s foreign minister is distancing the nation’s foreign policy away from close democratic allies, preferring to chart its own course on relations with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta was speaking—in her second major address since assuming office—at the New Zealand China Council on…
10 Ways to Age-Proof Your Knees
Your knees are the workhorse joint of your body. They’re considered to be your body’s shock absorbers. With each step, they absorb one and a half times the weight of your body, and when you run or jump, they absorb much more. It makes sense that your knees may be the first of your joints…
Why Most People Are Deficient in Minerals
It’s estimated that 1 in 3 Americans is deficient in at least 10 minerals, including potassium, manganese, magnesium, and zinc, putting them at risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. “The Mineral Fix,” written by James DiNicolantonio and Siim Land, author of “Metabolic Autophagy,” provides a comprehensive guide about the role of…
Fighting Autism Brain Inflammation With Food
One food may be able to combat all four purported causal factors of autism: synaptic dysfunction, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and neuroinflammation. Research into this food-based treatment began with efforts to figure out what it is about a fever that has such a dramatic impact on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Already, up to…
Florida Lawsuit Against Biden’s Immigration Policy Seeks to Force Him to ‘Follow the Law’: DeSantis
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said the lawsuit his state filed against the Biden administration over its early immigration decisions is seeking to compel the federal government to “actually follow the law.” “The lawsuit seeks to have them actually follow the law, follow the Constitution. Maria, you will hear excuses for why they don’t enforce…
How Pandemic Fatigue Made Us Antisocial
On a Thursday morning in mid-February, writer Donna Ashworth woke up in lockdown in Scotland, and something felt different. “You could feel the collective quiet,” she said. At night, her neighborhood no longer came to life with raucous cheers and clapping for health care workers. Her phone was no longer buzzing with messages from group…
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules City Violated Law in Cutting Police Budget
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on April 13 that the Norman City Council violated the state’s Open Meeting Act, or Sunshine Act, when it approved a budget that slashed $865,000 from police department funding in June last year, amid calls to “defund the police” spurred by social justice advocates in response to the May death…
Working to Become More Trustable
As a husband, father, and man, one of the things I crave most is for my loved ones to trust me. It’s something I want with my team, my readers, my coaching clients, and the members of my Sea Change and Fearless Training programs. And I’ve worked hard over the years to become more trustable….
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