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It's Tuesday, March 3, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson, Timothy Reed and Adam McManus Taliban back in control in Afghanistan After 20 years of U.S. conflict in Afghanistan, the Taliban is back in control. Here's the latest. The Associated Press reports that the new Afghan penal code allows husbands to beat their wives, criminalizes criticism of the nation's leadership, and bans education for women beyond primary school.  And the Afghan-Pakistani War is heating up. According to recent numbers from Afghan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, 415 soldiers with the Taliban have died and 580 have been injured. Republicans support and Democrats oppose Iranian attack Here in the United States, there's a sharp partisan divide with Americans concerning the latest war with Iran.   An Ipsos/Reuters survey finds that 55% of Republican voters are in favor of the U.S. attack on Iran. Only 13% opposed it. And 7% of Democrats support the attack while 74% oppose.  Thus far, as of Monday — the casualties racking up in the war include 555 Iranian deaths, 31 Lebanese deaths, 10 Israeli deaths, and 4 American deaths.  Time on Doomsday Clock Ever heard of The Doomsday Clock?  Sponsored by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, it warns the public about how close we are to destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own making. It is a metaphor, a reminder, of the perils we must address if we are to survive on the planet. As of January 2026, the Doomsday Clock was moved to T-minus 85 seconds.  That's down from 17 minutes in 1992, and 5 minutes in 2012.   China, Russia, and France's place in the nuclear arms race Recent estimates put China's spending on its nuclear arsenal at $12.5 to $14 billion for 2024 and 2025. The communist country is outspending every nation except the United States. News reports point to Russia's development of a nuclear weapon to be detonated in space. And, just yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to increase the size of the French nuclear arsenal, as the second nuclear arms race progresses. Psalm 46:8-9 instructs us to “Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has made desolations in the Earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the Earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.” Evidence a Mexican cartel bribe Mexican politicians Mexico's El Universal newspaper carried pictures of the ledgers found in the cabin of the late drug lord Nemesio Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” The ledgers included references to Mexico's Attorney General's Office as well as members of military and state agencies.   Mexican journalists have explained that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel has bankrolled political campaigns of Mexico's ruling party members in the National Regeneration Movement in exchange for relative immunity,  reports Breitbart. War Secretary Hegseth ends cooperation with woke Ivy League schools As The Worldview reported last month, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth cut ties between Harvard and the Pentagon, discontinuing military-sponsored and funding of graduate-level education programs.  Now, the War Department has announced no more cooperation with the rest of Ivy League schools. Secretary Hegseth explained the reason for this. HEGSETH: “Our senior service colleges have always been expected to act in the interest of this principle, to transform our senior war fighters into strategic thinkers, capable of mastering the complexities of modern warfare, and leading our joint force to victory at every echelon. Unfortunately, this sacred trust has been broken in this military's professional military education system. “For decades, the Ivy League, and similar institutions, have gorged themselves on a trust fund of American taxpayer dollars, only to become factories of anti-American resentment and military disdain. They've taken our best and brightest, the men and women who pledged their lives to this nation, and subjected them to a curriculum of contempt. “They've replaced the study of victory and pragmatic realism with the promotion of ‘wokeness' and weakness, they've traded true intellectual rigor for radical dogma, sacrificing free expression for the suffocating confines of leftist ideology.” As of last week, the Pentagon has also reached an agreement with Scouting America (including the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts), to move away from what they call “diversity initiatives” and woke policies. Trust in U.S. government at 17% Among Americans, trust in the federal government has hit its lowest levels in seven decades — now at 17%. That's down from 77% in 1964, according to Pew Research's latest numbers. Oregon Democrats block bill to protect babies who survive abortions Oregon Democrats blocked a bill that would have given babies a chance to survive after a failed abortion. House Bill 4087, or the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, mandated that infants who survived a botched abortion be afforded the “same degree of professional skill, care and diligence … that a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age.” Oregon Right To Life Executive Director Lois Anderson  laid out the inhumanity of the state's abortion law. ANDERSON: “Later abortions are currently legal in Oregon. There are no restrictions, no protections for unborn babies up until birth. And even if they survive an abortion procedure, they are not protected and required to be given medical treatment. “We know, from not only polling, but anecdotal information, and all of these candidates and discussing with Oregonians, that they would support this kind of legislation.” Micah 6:8 reminds us to “to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.” “I Can Only Imagine 2” movie lands #3 at the Box Office And finally, “I Can Only Imagine 2,” hit movie theaters this past weekend. The sequel focuses on the Christian band MercyMe and its famous “Even If” song, which lead singer Bart Millard said was written during a tough period in his life.   “I know You're able and I know You can Save through the fire with Your mighty hand But even if You don't My hope is You alone I know the sorrow, and I know the hurt Would all go away if You'd just say the word But even if You don't My hope is You alone” In 2014, Bart Millard and his wife learned that their young son, Sam, had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a chronic and life-threatening autoimmune disease. Sam's blood sugar levels were dangerously high, and he was hospitalized. Doctors warned that managing the disease would be lifelong and complex. For Bart, who had spent years singing about faith and trust in God, the situation shook him deeply. He later admitted that he struggled emotionally and spiritually. The crisis forced him to confront hard questions about faith in the face of suffering — especially when prayers do not bring immediate healing. Listen to comments he made to CBN. MILLARD: “These two songs in particular, “Imagine” and “Even If,” were written out of some difficult seasons of my life. Not all songs are written that way, but my therapy is working issues out through my songs. The ones that mean the most to me have come out of some pretty painful places and been therapeutic for me.” The idea for the song “Even If” came from Daniel 3:16-18. It says, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to King Nebuchadnezzar, ‘We do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and He will deliver us from your Majesty's hand. But even if He does not, we want you to know, your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.'” “I Can Only Imagine 2” was #3 at the box office, grossing around $8 million. Watch the trailer and get your tickets at the website  www.ICanOnlyImagine.com. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, March 3rd, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ. Extra print story U.S. State Dept shedding the light of freedom for Europe The U.S. State Department is on the verge of launching an online portal to fight European censorship. The site, Freedom.gov, will allow Europeans to access content that has been banned by the European Union.  The Times reported, “This includes criticism of the Online Safety Act in the UK and the European Union's Digital Services Act, which force platforms to remove illegal content and harmful speech or face steep fines.” One official at the State Department added, “Digital freedom is a priority for the State Department, and that includes the proliferation of privacy and censorship-circumvention technologies like Virtual Private Networks.” 

Greg Overviews findings from the 2025 State of American Theology Study conducted by Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Research. Topics include what Americans believe about about God, Goodness and Sin, Beliefs about Salvation and Religious Texts, Beliefs about Judgement and Punishment, Beliefs about the Church, and Beliefs about Authority.https://research.lifeway.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Ligonier-State-of-Theology-2025-White-Paper.pdf10-17-25

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Cardiologist Dr. Fahmi Farah, joins the show to talk about the massive spike in Americans having unexpected heart attacks.

Americans' support for a TikTok ban is declining, according to a study from the Pew Research Center. This survey of over 5,000 U.S. adults found that just 34% of respondents supported banning the short form video app. When Pew ran a similar study in 2023, 50% of adults supported the TikTok ban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Pastor Brandon Holthaus of Rock Harbor is today's guest to help explain why American support for Israel is declining, as well as what might be happening on the horizon in the Middle East. Rock Harbor Church: https://rockharborchurch.net Tip of the Spear Ministry: https://tipofthespearministry.com Tip of the Spear YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TipoftheSpear-BrandonHolthaus www.worldviewmatters.tv © FreedomProject 2025

Candace DeMatties, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy for the Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease, discusses a new poll revealing Americans' strong support for vaccine access and parental trust in healthcare recommendations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we're excited to welcome back The UnPopulist's editor-at-large, Tom Shull. The last time we spoke with Tom was back in January, when he shared insights from the groundbreaking survey he developed for the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism, the publisher of The UnPopulist, focused on populist attitudes and beliefs in the electorate. Now, nine months later, Tom is going to walk us through the results of a new, even more comprehensive survey. His essay summarizing some of the survey's main finding for Trump supporters was just published at The UnPopulist, and more findings will be released there in the coming weeks.So what's changed since the last survey? What are the key insights? And how has our understanding of populist sentiment evolved? We'll cover all of this and more in today's conversation. We hope you enjoy.© The UnPopulist, 2024 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theunpopulist.net

9:25 – 9:37 (12mins) Feature: Paul Curtman to Play The Bee or Not The Bee 9:41 – 9:56 (15mins) National Center for Public Policy Research Guests:WHO: Stefan Padfield, As Lowe's and Other Woke Companies Retreat, the Free Enterprise Project Does NotYesterday news broke that home improvement giant Lowe's has become the latest company to back away from some of its woke virtual signaling under pressure from conservative groups.  Executives announced to employees that Lowe's will no longer participate in Human Rights Campaign (HRC) surveys or sponsor Pride parades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9:25 – 9:37 (12mins) Feature: Paul Curtman to Play The Bee or Not The Bee 9:41 – 9:56 (15mins) National Center for Public Policy Research Guests:WHO: Stefan Padfield, As Lowe's and Other Woke Companies Retreat, the Free Enterprise Project Does NotYesterday news broke that home improvement giant Lowe's has become the latest company to back away from some of its woke virtual signaling under pressure from conservative groups.  Executives announced to employees that Lowe's will no longer participate in Human Rights Campaign (HRC) surveys or sponsor Pride parades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Far from the frontlines of the war in Gaza that has raged on for the last eight months, Americans are grappling with new and old divisions. Judy Woodruff visited southeastern Pennsylvania to hear from Americans on different sides of this difficult conflict. It's part of our series, America at a Crossroads, and produced with help from PBS 39 WLVT. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Far from the frontlines of the war in Gaza that has raged on for the last eight months, Americans are grappling with new and old divisions. Judy Woodruff visited southeastern Pennsylvania to hear from Americans on different sides of this difficult conflict. It's part of our series, America at a Crossroads, and produced with help from PBS 39 WLVT. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

(AURN News) - As the Federal Reserve continues to reiterate its commitment to taming stubbornly high inflation, a new survey finds mounting economic anxiety among Americans battered by skyrocketing prices. Data from the Pew Research Center released this week showed only 23% of U.S. adults believe the nation's economic situation is excellent or good - down from 28% who said the same in January. The decline has been particularly stark among Democrats, with 37% approving of current conditions, versus 44% in January. Overall, 65% of respondents named inflation as a top national issue, reflecting the heavy toll soaring costs continue to take on household finances. From the gas pump to the grocery aisle, persistently elevated consumer prices have forced many Americans to recalculate budgets and rethink spending. The findings come as newly released notes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting reveal central bankers remain resolute that the battle against inflation is far from over, despite recent signs of moderation. Recently, AURN News reported how the Fed admitted that getting inflation under control will take much longer than expected. And although the labor market remains strong, the Pew data shows many families are still straining under the burden of high prices as the Fed's war on inflation continues unabated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daily marijuana use has outpaced daily alcohol consumption in the U.S. for the first time.

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Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator under President Donald Trump from 2020 to 2021, joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss why it may seem like Americans are getting sicker since the pandemic, how to protect immunocompromised and elderly relatives from respiratory diseases, and whether there's cause for concern about another measles outbreak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know there is a National Association for Self-Esteem? I had no idea. They feature the leading thinkers in the area of self-esteem and human potential. I think the self-esteem movement has its supporters and detractors as nearly any movement will have. It will have some practitioners who are sound, some who are off the wall, and some who give the movement a bad name. I'm not sure at all what camp the National Association falls in, but their website was…well…interesting. What started me thinking about this was an article quoting psychology Professor Jean Twenge. It said Americans born after 1970—including the so-called Generation X and Millennial Generation—have become an army of little narcissists.I'm no expert, but that analysis matches to a T what I see in young people these days. Of course, what I think I see is only what I see. Can this be backed up somewhere? Twenge goes on to say Among Americans who lived through the Great Depression and two world wars, between 1% and 2% experienced a major depressive episode in their lifetime. Suicide was more common among middle-aged people, not young people.How things have changed? Today, the lifetime rate for major depression is between 15% and 20%, [that's 10 times greater] it's an increase too large to be explained by improved case reporting. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people ages 15 to 24, while rates have dropped for the middle aged. Why should Generation Me feel so much anxiety and pain when it has grown up in relative peace and technological and economic expansion? Boy, now there is a question. When you consider the kind of world they have lived in compared to the kind of world their grandfather lived in, good grief, why should they feel anxiety and pain? Well, let's look at some possible answers.

Mark Blyth is the Carl Sagan of economics. Making the topics that usually cause our eyes to glaze over understandable, and approachable, dare I say, even fun. In 2016 a Political Economist and the Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, within the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, at Brown University predicted that Donald Trump would win the Presidential election. Despite the fact that nearly every poll and the broadly held belief in political circles was that Clinton would win in a rout . . .That lone voice was the voice of Mark Blyth.At the time, economists and pundits both looked at Blyth's prediction as a humorous anecdote they could toss into their various presentations about the upcoming election. They soon would be consuming large quantities of CROW.In the aftermath of the election of Donald Trump, Blyth was seen as prescient and his theories that wove together economics and historic trends and precedents were suddenly highly sought after.To Blyth, the growing disparty of wealth was a potent driver in the growing divisions infecting the body politic and a systemic existential threat to democracy. But Mark Blyth had not only seen the danger ahead. As they say these days - he brings the receipts.

Jacqueline Gahagan with Mount Saint Vincent University weighs in on new survey findings from Gallup that suggest the percentage of the U.S. population that identifies as LGBT may be leveling off at about seven per cent, but it's much higher among respondents in Generation Z.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Friday, July 15th, 2022. 1. Confidence in Public Education Falls to Second Lowest Figure Among Americans, All-Time Low Among Republicans. 2. President Trump's First Wife, Ivana, Passes at 73. 3. Los Angeles County on Pace to Return to Indoor Masking. 4. Tesla Asks Customers to Refrain From Charging Vehicles During Peak Hours to Preserve Texas Power Grid. 5. Average Monthly Rent in Manhattan Surpasses $5,000.

Top 5 News Headlines for Monday, June 20, 2022. 1. Gallup Poll Finds Belief in God Hits All-Time Low Among Americans. 2. Kamala Harris Claims Abortion Does Not Go Against Church Teachings. 3. FBI Investigating Terror Attacks on Pregnancy Clinics by Pro-Abortion Radicals. 4. FINA Votes to Bar Trans Athletes From Competing Against Women. 5. Disney's Woke “Lightyear” Film Misses Target in Box Office.

What does it mean for White men to define their unfiltered experience, living in the US in the '20s? Loran and Jenny host a focus group with four White men who share their experiences of race and racism in the US today. When was the last time you heard a White man talk about what it means to be a White man without supremacy or shame? Are any stereotypes or tropes outdated? What are we getting right? What are we getting wrong? In this first episode, we meet each man as he shares with us a bit of who he is and how his ability to be in good relationship with himself and others is/n't impacted by race and racism. This conversation is part of a larger approach this season to talk about race at the intersection of gender. Please also make sure to check out https://www.thespillway.org/podcast-s1e2 (Episode Two) with Breakthrough for Men founder, Fred Jealous and https://www.thespillway.org/podcast-s1e8 (Episode 8) "Beyond White Supremacy: Healing White Men as form of Violence Prevention and Harm Reduction." ========== In the episode, Loran gives a rather long and detailed list of empirical data which speak to the irrefutable data points of White manhood as it exists in 2022: White men make up https://wholeads.us/research/system-failure-2020-primary-elections/ (58% of the US House of Representatives, 60% of State Wide officials, 63% of county officials, 67% of US senators, 72% of elected prosecutors, 76% of governors, and 91% of sheriffs. ) https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_race.jsp (61.8% of the US prison population) https://www.theviolenceproject.org/mass-shooter-database/ (51.7% of all mass shootings since 1966) White men are https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/men.htm#:~:text=About%201%20in%2013%20(7.7,men%20have%20coronary%20heart%20disease.&text=Half%20of%20the%20men%20who,disease%20had%20no%20previous%20symptoms.&text=Even%20if%20you%20have%20no,at%20risk%20for%20heart%20disease (more likely to have heart disease) than anyone else by race or gender (nearly 8 percent of all White men) Middle aged White men have the https://afsp.org/suicide-statistics/ (highest suicide rates of any race or gender). Suicidality increases eye further if I White man is unmarried and even more so if the White man has a high school diploma or less. The https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/VSRR10-508.pdf (life expectancy of White men is 75.5) which is lower Asian and Hispanic men and women's life expectancies as well as Black and White women life expectancies; all of which are in the upper 70s/lower eighties. Of business owners in the US, more than any other by race and gender are https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2021/05/23/white-men-are-now-the-minority-of-business-owners-in-the-united-states/?sh=609b1ab21582 (White men at 41%), according to Forbes. The https://www.umass.edu/employmentequity/race-states-and-mixed-fate-white-men (Center for Employment Equity out of the University of Massachusetts Amherst ) finds that: White men's advantages are weaker, and sometimes absent, in occupations that require educational certification. Educational requirements favor women's employment. For working class jobs, White men face considerable employment competition from minority men in these same states with large minority workforces. White men have advantaged access to high paying white and blue collar jobs in most states. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/studies-show-capitol-rioters-were-majority-white-men/ (319 of the nearly 400 people arrested )at the or in connection to the insurrection at the US capitol are White men, 79.9%. The https://cpost.uchicago.edu/ (Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST)) out of the University of Chicago finds that The odds of sending an insurrectionist was six times higher in counties where % non Hispanic whites declined. Among Americans, believing that blacks and Hispanics are overtaking Whites increases odds of being in the...

Tonight's guests are Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian; Senator Cory Booker; and Timothy Snyder, author of "On Tyranny" and professor of history at Yale University. 

A new Gallup poll indicates that more Americans than ever before believe that some UFOs are extraterrestrial in nature. Also, if aliens ever decide to wipe out the human race, they would likely do so via biological means. Link to Gallup poll article: Larger Minority in U.S. Says Some UFOs Are Alien Spacecraft (gallup.com) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/james-quirk/support

A new Gallup poll indicates that more Americans than ever before believe that some UFOs are extraterrestrial in nature. Also, if aliens ever decide to wipe out the human race, they would likely do so via biological means. Link to Gallup poll article: Larger Minority in U.S. Says Some UFOs Are Alien Spacecraft (gallup.com) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/james-quirk/support

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Work Matters is a quick, daily dose of what's going on in the job market and how it affects you and your career journey. Hosted by Ken Coleman, #1 bestselling author and host of Ramsey Network's The Ken Coleman Show,  you'll get a practical take on topics like burnout, today's most in-demand job skills, how to deal with a deadbeat boss and more. The work you do matters––it's time to make the most of it. For a full-length daily podcast, subscribe to The Ken Coleman Show.

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In the aftermath of his second impeachment and recent riots at the Capitol, President Trump shared a message with Americans condemning the violence and encouraging unity. Hear the details in this episode with host Nadia Joy Schult.

America is deeply divided right now, not just in terms of politics but also in race issues, economy, and ideologies. It seems like 2020 has accentuated this division through Covid-19 and the recent presidential election. The line has become explicit, and more people are being forced to confront it head-on.   Find more episodes at https://truthlines.com/podcasts/ and visit https://truthlines.com/

Depression: breakthroughs in Individual Therapy A major depressive disorder is a serious medical illness affecting an estimated 18 million American adults. CDC estimates that 8.1 percent of American adults ages 20 and over had depression in any given 2-week period from 2013 to 2016. One in eight middle-aged women in the United States has depression, a new report finds. This means that women ages 40 to 59 have the highest rate of depression (12.3 percent) of any group based on age and gender in the U.S., according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among Americans ages 12 and older, 9.5 percent of females and 5.6 percent of males had moderate or severe depression  Abuse. Past physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can cause depression later in life. The focus of Individual Therapy efforts center on areas of individuals’ lives that they have a concern. These areas commonly involve conditions that are causing a great deal of distress in the individual’s life.  Individual therapy has proven fundamental in treating depression. WHAT IS DEPRESSION? Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home. Depression is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, thinks and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working. To be diagnosed with depression, the symptoms must be present for at least two weeks. Some forms of depression are slightly different, or they may develop under unique circumstances, such as: • ​Persistent depressive disorder​ • Postpartum depression • Psychotic depression​ • Seasonal affective disorder • ​Bipolar disorder high – euphoric or irritable – moods called “mania” or a less severe form called “hypomania.”   WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION? If you have been experiencing some of the following signs and symptoms most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks, you may be suffering from depression: • ​Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood • ​Feelings of hopelessness, or pessimism • ​Irritability • ​Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness • ​Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities • ​Decreased energy or fatigue • ​Moving or talking more slowly • ​Feeling restless or having trouble sitting still • ​Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions • ​Difficulty sleeping, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping • ​Appetite and/or weight changes • ​Thoughts of death or suicide, or suicide attempts • ​Aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems without a clear physical cause and/or that do not ease even with treatment   Not everyone who is depressed experiences every symptom. Some people experience only a few symptoms while others may experience many. Several persistent symptoms in addition to low mood are required for a diagnosis of major depression, but people with only a few – but distressing – symptoms may benefit from treatment of their “subsyndromal” depression. The severity and frequency of symptoms and how long they last will vary depending on the individual and his or her particular illness. Symptoms may also vary depending on the stage of the illness.   WHAT ARE THE MAIN CAUSES OF DEPRESSION? There are a number of factors that may increase the chance of depression, including the following: • Abuse. Past physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can cause depression later in life. • Certain medications. For example, some drugs used to treat high blood pressure,

More Americans are practicing yoga and meditation, research has found. Based on 2017 data, 14.3% of American adults said that they had practiced yoga in the past year, while 14.2% had meditated. These findings show that there was a drastic change from 2012, when only 9.5% did yoga and only 4.1% did meditation. The same trend is apparent among American children aged four to 17. Yoga practice in that age group increased from 3.1% in 2012 to 8.4% in 2017. For meditation, the numbers jumped from 0.6% to 5.4% during the five-year period. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gathered the data using the results of the National Health Interview Survey from 2012 to 2017. The survey mainly determined the number of people who practiced yoga and meditation in the United States. In the survey, yoga was described as a practice involving meditation, breathing exercises, and physical postures. People do it to relax and achieve a mental, physical, and spiritual balance. On the other hand, meditation was defined as a type of mental exercise that can boost mindfulness and spiritual awareness. Richard Nahin, one of the researchers, speculated that people are turning to yoga and meditation because they are starting to recognize the medical benefits of these practices. The benefits include relieving pain in certain body parts, such as the lower back and neck, and alleviating stress. Furthermore, the implementation of wellness programs at companies and schools, along with the development of yoga and meditation apps, is already at play.

Political analysts give plenty of attention to our partisan divisions according to race or gender, but not enough to the stark differences based on age. The good news for Republicans is that the Democrats are entirely reliant on young voters. Among Americans over 30 in 2016, Trump won the popular vote by a decisive margin, but among the 19 percent of voters below 30 he lost by a crushing landslide of 20 points. The bad news is nearly all these young people will be voting again. Meanwhile, the over-65 segment—the strongest age group for Trump—gets steadily thinned by the actuarial realities. Unless we can swing those youthful voters toward conservative ideas, emphasizing better plans for their present and future, the prospects for the Republican party may be grim.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest on today's podcast - Gary Taubes - just wrote a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé entitled "" that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And Gary believes sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. In the book, he delves into Americans' history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society. is cofounder and senior scientific advisor of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He's an award-winning science and health journalist, the author of The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories, and a former staff writer for Discover and correspondent for the journal Science. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and Esquire, and has been included in numerous Best of anthologies, including The Best of the Best American Science Writing (2010). He has received three Science in Society Journalism Awards from the National Association of Science Writers. He is also the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. He lives in Oakland, California. During our discussion, you'll discover: -The difference between glucose and fructose, and how is that related to sucrose...[7:35] -Why the fructose we eat now is different than the fructose we find in nature...[14:20] -How German researchers discovered sugar to be just as as effective as "crack cocaine"...[21:10] -The fascinating marriage of tobacco and sugar, and why sugar is in cigarettes...[27:50] -How "metabolic imprinting" causes a baby's pancreatic cells to become dysfunctional...[33:35] -Why salt may not be the cause for hypertension, but sugar may...[44:00] -The relationship between sugar, gout and uric acid, and why gout and uric acid may not just be protein related...[47:10 & 57:00] -Why different people have different blood sugar responses to sugar...[49:20] -What Gary thinks of the fact that he's been called out on the fact that the NuSci metabolic ward research found no insulin-obesity link, and whether it's calories, not macronutrients, that are most important...[65:00] -And much more! Resources from this episode: - Show Sponsors: -Wild Mountain Paleo - Visit and use code BenPili10 for 10% off your order. -Purathrive - Go to to automatically get 15% off on Curcumin Gold or Radiant C (a liposomal vitamin C that actually tastes GOOD), or anything else that tickles your fancy. -Oak - Meditation & Breathing -  go to now to download the app, completely FREE. -ZipRecruiter - Post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by visiting . Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Gary or me? Leave your comments at and one of us will reply!

“There are two kinds of cardiologists: vegans and those who haven't read the data.”Dr. Kim Williams Heart health is serious business.Serious as a heart attack, as the saying goes, given that currently 1 out of every 3 people in America die from cardiovascular disease (CVD) – our #1 killer.According to the American College of Cardiology, CVD currently accounts for approximately 800,000 deaths in US. Among Americans, an average of one person dies from CVD every 40 seconds. Right now more than 90 million Americans carry a diagnosis of CVD. And over 45% of non-Hispanic blacks in the United States live with heart disease.But this isn't just an American problem. On a global level, CVD is the single largest cause of death in developed countries and accounts for 31% of all mortalities.If you take a moment to ponder these staggering statistics, you quickly realize just how vast the epidemic of heart disease has become.And yet there is hope. Because this disease that's debilitating and killing millions annually is entirely avoidable. It's completely preventable. And it's even reversible.The solution begins with personal responsibility. It's about what you put in your mouth. It encapsulates your lifestyle choices. And it extends to erecting systemic changes in our health care model to prioritize prevention over symptomatic treatment.To walk us through these important issues I sat down with former American College of Cardiology president Kim Williams, M.D. — one of the most inspiring, intelligent and pioneering leaders in the growing movement to modernize how we think about, treat, avoid, and prevent our most onerous threat to human health.A graduate of the University of Chicago and the Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr. Williams currently serves as Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center, and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. In addition to his tenure as President of the American College of Cardiology (2015-16), Dr. Williams has also served as the President of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and Chairman of the Board of the Association of Black Cardiologists.Tangential fun fact? Dr. Williams was also a teen chess champion before becoming Illinois' No. 3 singles tennis player at 15 years old with no previous background in the sport. Faced with a choice between pursuing professional tennis or medicine, he chose medicine.Back in 2003, Dr. Williams became concerned that his LDL cholesterol — the kind associated with an increased risk of heart disease — was too high. After some research into the positive benefits of adopting a plant-based diet, he decided to give it a shot. It worked, bringing his LDL down to normal levels. He then began prescribing his nutritional protocol to his patients. That worked too.Then an interesting thing happened. Dr. Williams became president of the American College of Cardiology, a 49,000-member medical society that is the professional home base for the entire cardiology profession. This gave him a broad platform of authority to advance awareness and the legitimacy of a plant-based diet as both a treatment and preventive protocol for heart disease.Today we unpack his story and probe the science, economics and politics behind nutrition and cardiovascular health on the road to avoiding, combating and ultimately overcoming America's #1 killer. Specific topics covered include:* the politics of industry influence on available information and clinical studies & its implications on education and public awareness;* the primary contributing factors behind CVD, including a discussion on heme iron, cholesterol, saturated fat and sugar; See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Did the 2016 take a toll on your mental health? FOX's Alex Hein reports in this "Housecall for Health": This is Housecall for Health. The election season may have ended months ago, but simply thinking about politics still has Americans stressed out. The American Psychological Association's annual 'Stress in America: Coping with Change' reflected a higher level of anxiety over political matters and where the country is heading, among both Democrats and Republicans. The nation's economy as well as work and money stress topped the list of stressors among Americans, but 57 percent of those polled deemed the political climate a very significant or somewhat significant stress source. Almost half said the same about electoral outcomes. 72 percent of Democrats said the outcome of recent elections was a significant stressor, while 59 percent of Republicans considered the nation's future a substantial source of stress. Experts say Americans should try to meditate or breathe deeply to relieve symptoms, as well as reaching out to others in their network. For more on this story, check FOXNewsHealth.com. Housecall for Health, I'm Alex Hein, FOX News. Follow Alex Hein on Twitter: @Ahlex3889

Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, Gary Taubes delves into Americans' history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society. GARY TAUBES is cofounder of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He's an award-winning science and health journalist, the author of Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories, and a former staff writer for Discover and correspondent for the journal Science. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and Esquire, and has been included in numerous Best of anthologies, including The Best of the Best American Science Writing (2010). He has received three Science in Society Journalism Awards from the National Association of Science Writers. He is also the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. He lives in Oakland, California. To learn more about Gary Taubes visit: www.garytaubes.com Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article: http://www.cheatsheet.com/personal-finance/how-schools-can-improve-their-personal-finance-education.html/ Financial Advisor Magazine Articles: http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monday-s-market-drop-22864.html?section=3  http://www.fa-mag.com/news/on-it-s-80th-anniversary–advisors-consider-social-security-s-impact–future-22784.html?section=3 You can listen live by going to www.kpft.org and clicking on the HD3 tab. You can also listen to this episode and others by podcast at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/moneymatters or www.moneymatterspodcast.com #KPFTHOUSTON #GaryTaubes  

Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, Gary Taubes delves into Americans’ history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society. This is a groundbreaking and eye opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium, backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and utterly addicting, making us all very sick. As Katie Couric says, “This is required reading for not only ever parent, but every American.” Gary Taubes is the New York Times bestselling author of Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat. His writing has appeared in the New York Times magazine, The Atlantic, and Esquire.  

To introduce today's Creating Wealth Show, Jason Hartman considers the changes the role of disintermediation has brought about in terms of consumer empowerment, before inviting another attendee of the Birmingham, Alabama Property Tour to share his real estate experience. Scott from Washington DC is an experienced investor who is interesting in branching out and expanding his portfolio into new markets. His main query for Jason is ‘How can I maximize my depreciation in commercial and residential properties?'   Later, Jason interviews director and producer, John Sullivan, the brains behind 2016: Obama's America, America: Imagine The World Without Her and his latest film, Unfair: Exposing the IRS. They discuss many of the issues arising in the various movies as well as touching upon broader topics such as the growing anti-American sentiment and the impact of people's ideologies and philosophies.    Key Takeaways 02.25 – By becoming a Member before registering for any of Jason Hartman's events, you can take advantage of huge members' discounts. 09.11 – Thanks to changes in technology and society, more power is in the hands of the consumer. 16.00 – A big drawback of commercial properties is the much longer depreciation time (39.5 years to the 27.5 years of residential properties). 18.30 – Jason Hartman gives his guest and his listeners some advice on maximizing their depreciation. 22.53 – Unfair: Exposing the IRS takes what we think we know about the IRS and delves even deeper into it. 28.00 – With so many new laws created every year, how can anyone keep to every single law every day? 32.20 – Among Americans, especially students, the perception of America itself seems to be changing. 34.05 – Jason Hartman asks the key question: What would the world be like without America? 26.10 – John Sullivan poses the interesting notion that the main anti-America sentiment is home-grown and has a fairly recent historical stem. 39.30 – The philosophies and ideologies of a lot of Americans are also now being thrown into disrepute. 43.24 – Find out more information about the most recent film at www.AmericaTheMovie.com and about the upcoming film at www.UnfairMovie.com   Mentioned in this episode www.Travelocity.com www.Expedia.com www.AngiesList.com  America: Imagine The World Without Her – a documentary produced by John Sullivan 2016: Obama's America – a documentary produced by John Sullivan Unfair: Exposing the IRS - a documentary produced by John Sullivan Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed - a documentary produced by John Sullivan Three Felonies a Day by Harvey Silverglate   The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn