Health Matters Newsletter: How to stay ready for future pandemics
(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Ramya Kannan writes on excess deaths in India in 2021. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.) It’s time to address the elephant in the room: for a few weeks now, that elephant has been COVID-19. For some time now, the number of confirmed COVID cases have been rising in certain parts […]
How to avoid catastrophic thinking
Americans report being overwhelmed with worry. Is my Social Security income secure? Might I lose my home? Is my neighborhood safe? Will the cost of living ever go down? Experts refer to this doomsday thought pattern as catastrophic thinking, and it’s a common cause of chronic anxiety. “People trapped in catastrophic thought patterns […]
Dragon fruit: How to enjoy this antioxidant-rich fruit
Beloved by smoothie shops and influencers alike, pitaya — a.k.a. dragon fruit — is increasingly popular. And there’s no denying this dramatic-looking fruit has an alluring Game-of-Thrones-esque name and appearance. But is it also the nutritional powerhouse some are claiming? What is dragon fruit? A cactus plant native to Central and South America, dragon fruit […]