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Episode 422 - The General Grievous Halloween Audio Cast Celebration featuring MATTHEW WOOD and DENNIS VONGALLE It's a Halloween spectacular as we celebrate the 2005 made for StarWars.com General Grievous Audio Cast with Star Wars behind the scenes legends MATTHEW WOOD and DENNIS VONGALLE! Listen as we talk to Matt about him voicing Grievous, Skywalker Sound and how it all somehow connects to the Krayt Dragon yells. AND listen as we talk to Dennis about the official site in the prequel era and how his role in making this wonderful piece of Star Wars history! And stay tuned as we listen to the whole audio cast and dream of Tauntauns. Plus, the epic conclusion to everyone's new favorite tradition, Luke's Fall Fall! Listen to the whole audio cast here : https://youtu.be/uyqS7WEn-iM JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! COMMENTARIES FOR EVERY ACOLYTE EPISODE! BAD BATCH SEASON 3 REVIEW EPISODES! Theme Music downloadable tracks! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE TO SEE ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointspodcast2160/featured Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get logo shirts while supplies last! Perfect for conventions, dates, formal events and more! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! Honestly! Talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! "Like" Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

What does following Jesus look like in real life? What if faith is less about holding fast to all the right beliefs and more about living them out? Our faith doesn't sit quietly on a Sunday pew – it informs our thinking and our actions every day. Join us for this six-week series as we consider how to have a living, breathing faith in real life.

Welcome to my latest Mix, " Blues AudioCast 66. " It is Mixed in the Tech House - Club House - Deep House with a dash of Bass House. The Tracklist is below! *Please Note: Some Adult Language is used in this Mix!* * Please note: All tracks in this Mix are from Promos I receive from Record Labels and artists from across the globe! If you wish to have your track removed from this Mix, please message me here and I will remove your track from this Mix!* B

Upcoming Podcast and Current Book Review. For all parents who love the content of this newsletter, I have a book for you to enjoy. It is a comprehensive look at parenting a child in modern times through the struggles of food, technology, stress and life in general. My good friend Elisa Song is a Stanford, NYU and UCSF trained pediatrician and lover of children. In her recently published book, Healthy Kids, Happy Kids, she offers a comprehensive and integrative approach to pediatric health that will resonate deeply with today's parents who seek to navigate the complexities of modern healthcare and modern life. Dr. Song's dual expertise as a pediatrician and a mother is evident in her compassionate and practical guidance. Much like the work of our mentor Sandy Newmark, her book is relatable but more importantly scientifically grounded. At the heart of Dr. Song's philosophy is the idea that optimal health for children is not just the absence of disease but a state of overall well-being or optimal health, including: physical, emotional, and mental states. She emphasizes the importance of nutrition, advocating for whole, unprocessed foods while addressing the impacts of common allergens/intolerances, sugar, and artificial additives on children's health. Her dietary recommendations are backed by a solid understanding of how nutrition influences immunity, inflammation, behavior, long-term development and ultimately chronic disease. Plus, a discussion on cancer, autoimmunity in children post Covid... Enjoy, Dr. M

What does following Jesus look like in real life? What if faith is less about holding fast to all the right beliefs and more about living them out? Our faith doesn't sit quietly on a Sunday pew – it informs our thinking and our actions every day. Join us for this six-week series as we consider how to have a living, breathing faith in real life.

Section I Literature Review 1) Long Covid in children - the symptoms are getting more clarity in who has what . From JAMA: 898 school-age children (751 with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and 147 without) and 4469 adolescents (3109 infected and 1360 uninfected) were included in the analysis. The time between infection and symptom analysis was 1.5 years. In models adjusted for sex and race and ethnicity, 14 symptoms in both school-age children and adolescents were more common in those with SARS-CoV-2 infection history compared with those without infection history, with 4 additional symptoms in school-age children only and 3 in adolescents only. These symptoms affected almost every organ system. The cumulative data shows us that neurocognitive (Headache, attention concerns, sleep dysregulation), pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms in school-age children were common, but changed to loss of smell and/or taste, body aches and pain, focus struggles and fatigue related symptoms in adolescents. (Gross et. al. 2024) Age has a huge effect on these outcomes as the older population has more frequent and problematical disease findings. Mood disorder is highly associated with worsened findings. I suspect from the historical data set over the last four years that children with chronic mental stress, poor quality diets, sleep issues, and poor activity levels at baseline have worsened acute and long term prognosis. Plus a section on a book review for Change Your Genes, Change Your Life. Enjoy, Dr. M

Children are and always will be a marker of a society's quality and focus on their health. When we look at the landscape of childhood health trajectories, we see a declination in quality and an inclination toward diseases of immune dysregulation and underlying chronic unchecked inflammation. What is the genesis point, or where is ground zero? For me, that answer is the newly understood ecosystem called the intestinal infantile microbiome. What is the Intestinal Microbiome? The intestinal microbiome is a complex and dynamic community of microorganisms that plays a crucial role in all mammalian health, particularly in the early stages of life. The development of the human infant intestinal microbiome has profound implications for the child's immune system, tolerance to the outside world, metabolism, and health trajectory. Understanding the factors that influence the establishment and evolution of this microbiome can help in devising strategies to promote optimal health from infancy through adulthood. This article dives deep into the key aspects of the development of the infant intestinal microbiome, highlighting the critical stages, influencing factors, and long-term health implications. How Do Infants Establish Their Gut Microbiome?.....

Kensington Podcast Network 127 followers127 553 tracks553 What does following Jesus look like in real life? What if faith is less about holding fast to all the right beliefs and more about living them out? Our faith doesn't sit quietly on a Sunday pew – it informs our thinking and our actions every day. Join us for this six-week series as we consider how to have a living, breathing faith in real life.

What does following Jesus look like in real life? What if faith is less about holding fast to all the right beliefs and more about living them out? Our faith doesn't sit quietly on a Sunday pew – it informs our thinking and our actions every day. Join us for this six-week series as we consider how to have a living, breathing faith in real life.

What does following Jesus look like in real life? What if faith is less about holding fast to all the right beliefs and more about living them out? Our faith doesn't sit quietly on a Sunday pew – it informs our thinking and our actions every day. Join us for this six-week series as we consider how to have a living, breathing faith in real life.

Literature Review 1) Does oral health affect your life if you are sick and in intensive care? According to a new study in JAMA, the answer is yes. From the study: 10,742 patients - "toothbrushing was associated with significantly lower risk for Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and ICU mortality. Reduction in pneumonia incidence was significant for patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation but not for patients who were not receiving invasive mechanical ventilation. Toothbrushing for patients in the ICU was associated with fewer days of mechanical ventilation and a shorter ICU length of stay. Brushing twice a day vs more frequent intervals was associated with similar effect estimates....Non-ICU hospital length of stay and use of antibiotics were not associated with toothbrushing." (Ehrenzeller et. al. 2024) Why does this matter? In effect, what this study shows is that patients with oral hygiene needs that are not met will have increased bacterial burdens leading to infectious disease risk via systemic inflammation and possibly bacterial translocation. At the end of the day, oral hygiene is very important to lower the total burden of inflammation in everyone, but especially in the most ill patient. It is super important for everyone to brush 2-3 x daily and floss daily at night..... Plus a discussion on Back to School. Enjoy, Dr. M

Welcome to my latest Mix, " Blues AudioCast 65. " It is Mixed in the Tech House - Club House - Melodic House Genre. The Tracklist is below! *Please Note: Some Adult Language is used in this Mix!* * Please note: All tracks in this Mix are from Promos I receive from Record Labels and artists from across the globe! If you wish to have your track removed from this Mix, please message me here and I will remove your track from this Mix!* B

What does following Jesus look like in real life? What if faith is less about holding fast to all the right beliefs and more about living them out? Our faith doesn't sit quietly on a Sunday pew – it informs our thinking and our actions every day. Join us for this six-week series as we consider how to have a living, breathing faith in real life.

Sleep Part IV Continuing the sleep education from a few weeks ago. Sleep is a most special event that we all need to continue to focus heavily on in order to live a healthy and long life. It may be the single most important event that we do daily. Here are a few more quick hits on sleep from the Matthew Walker's Book and other publications. 1) Aim for a minimum of 7 hours nightly to maintain adequate memory consolidation, immune health and emotional regulation. Young children and teens need 8-14 hours depending on age. 2) Do not eat close to bedtime. Stop eating three hours before you plan to go to sleep. Avoid rapidly digesting refined carbohydrates as they turn into energy quickly raising core temperature which makes it harder to fall asleep as we need our body temperature to drop 3 to 4 degrees F at night to fall asleep. Heavy protein meals at night are not a great idea. Eat the heavier proteins early (before 6 pm) if at all in the evening....plus a section on summer Covid surge. Enjoy, Dr. M

This Year: Meant For More. Just this phrase itself strikes a chord in us. We feel it deep down and believe it's true of us - of us collectively as a church and of us personally. It's not selfish or naive to believe we are Meant For More - it's biblical. Join us as Kensington Senior Pastor, Brian Mowrey, unveils this new year-long theme!

Sleep Part III Finally, the other elephant in the room related to sleep is STRESS. Stress alters the function of the hormone cortisol and can significantly alter night sleep function. There are three major chemicals that affect sleep: cortisol, adenosine and melatonin. In normal conditions, adenosine rises during the day making you sleepy, cortisol hits its low point at night and melatonin rises as the sun goes down. This combination puts pressure on you to feel sleepy and want to go to bed. Unfortunately, modern life has made many of us feel stressed and sympathetically fired up which affects cortisol function. Instead of being at its nadir at night, the stress response causes cortisol to rise at inappropriate times disrupting sleep onset and maintenance. Couple this stress with facebook addiction and screen induced melatonin suppression and you have a recipe for insomnia and disrupted sleep. (Hanson et. al. 2010)....Plus, a section on cellphones and driver knowledge. Enjoy, Dr. M

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

Epigenetics and Pregnancy Epigenetics is the study of environmental signals and their effects on our genes. Our genes are not altered so much as they are read and used differently based on the environmental inputs. Epigenetic effects are critical during the pregnancy period as the environmental signals can alter an offspring's outcome both in good and bad ways. Making sure that we control for better environmental signal exposure while pregnant can go a long way to protecting our children's DNA from dysfunction and thus their outcome with health. It is well known that chemicals are generally negative insults to our epigenome while anti-inflammatory whole foods are positive. These epigenetic marks can be conserved over multiple generations making them extraordinarily beneficial or dangerous. Here we will discuss the lifestyle mitigating factors for a positive pregnancy and newborn outcome....plus an ode to Brenda Wassum. Dr. M

Kensington Podcast Network 127 followers127 547 tracks547 It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

Sleep Part II Let us pause here! So far we now know that humans at all ages will suffer from memory dysfunction and brain sewage cleanup problems leading to inflammation and damage long term. What ages are most at risk? They are likely mirrored by other physiologic events that are at risk based on age. Teenagers, infants and toddlers are rapidly growing creatures requiring more macro/micronutrients, water, and toxin avoidance for success. It is likely that sleep follows these same principles. Going to a simple google scholar search for "sleep deprivation age risk" brings up countless articles on the effects of sleep deprivation in mothers and children on risk of obesity, diabetes, premature birth and much more. ....Plus more on gender and emotion as well as a recipe of the week. Enjoy, Dr. M

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

Sleep Update for 2024 Sleep has always been a necessary function of everyday life for all mammals. From an evolutionary perspective this cannot be a mistake as during the period of sleep you are vulnerable to predation. Therefore, there has to be a really good reason for mammals to sleep for extended hours. What is that reason? Why are toddlers and frankly all of us more cranky when we do not sleep enough? Why are our genes tied so tightly to circadian rhythms? Why are people so metabolically unwell when they are sleep deprived? ...plus updates on heat exhaustion and covid. Enjoy, Dr. M

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

Klotho Part II Last week we discussed Klotho as a protein that has pleotrophic effects in the body as it relates to cellular aging. This week let us focus specifically on the brain. What are the effects of klotho as it relates to cognition and function over time? Klotho has neuroprotective effects based on studies that show that better cognitive performance in translational models over time occur with the injections of klotho. Klotho is also shown to have neuroprotective effects if naturally elevated, i.e. individuals with host genetics that promote more klotho production over time without being taken or given. The pivitol research occurred in 2015 in a mouse model of Alzheimers Disease (AD) where Dr. Dena Dubal and colleagues looked at two groups of intervention mice with and without higher levels of Klotho. and a literature review on micro plastics and screentime. Enjoy, Dr. M

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

Klotho Part I Ok, it is time for a potential log step shift in the human understanding of neurological decline with age starting from birth. Enter the peptide, (C)Klotho, named after the greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life for all. The Klotho protein was discovered by researchers looking at mice that aged faster than the general mouse population. These mice were noted to have a shortened lifespan, stunted growth, renal disease, blood vessel calcification, cardiac hypertrophy, hypertension, pulmonary disease, cognitive impairment, multi-organ atrophy and fibrosis. (Prud'homme et. al. 2022) When they looked closer, these mice were found to have hypoactive klotho proteins leading to an explosion of research over the past two decades to understand why. The next question was, could the hyperactive state provide an anti aging effect? The answer was a resounding yes! and a discussion on fast food. Enjoy, Dr. M

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

Sleep Restriction and Immune Health It has long been known that sleep is a truth teller of mood. The poorer the sleep quality, the poorer the emotional response. Every parent knows this with a child short on sleep. What are the cellular effects? From an abstract looking at catch up sleep and human inflammation we find the following: "Despite its prevalence in modern society, little is known about the long-term impact of restricting sleep during the week and ‘catching up' on weekends. This common sleep pattern was experimentally modeled with three weeks of 5 nights of sleep restricted to 4 h followed by two nights of 8-h recovery sleep. In an intra-individual design, 14 healthy adults completed both the sleep restriction and an 8-h control condition, and the subjective impact and the effects on physiological markers of stress (cortisol, the inflammatory marker IL-6, glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity) were assessed. Sleep restriction was not perceived to be subjectively stressful and some degree of resilience or resistance to the effects of sleep restriction was observed in subjective domains. In contrast, physiological stress response systems remain activated with repeated exposures to sleep restriction and limited recovery opportunity...... and a section on literature review. Enjoy, Dr. M

Reading Part II Let us follow up on last weeks newsletter on reading as a cultural advantage and a human need in truth. What do we know about the neuroscience of reading dysfunction or weakened ability to achieve the goal of reading proficiency? What is the frequency of concern? Depending on the study, 5-10% of children have reading issues like dyslexia. This has profound lifelong consequences if these issues are not dealt with in the early years of education. Let us start again by looking at the neuroanatomy of the human reading interface. The first point of human involvement in reading is visual acceptance of the written word on page. In order to complete this task one must be able to see the word clearly in the order that it is displayed on the page and then send the neuroception to the brain via the optic nerve to the visual cortex. Then the angular gyrus interprets the words leaving the frontal lobes to engage in decoding and comprehending the information. This intricate interplay of neural networks not only facilitates the understanding of written language but also strengthens cognitive functions such as memory in the hippocampus, attention in the prefrontal cortex, and critical thinking in the neocortex...plus a piece on exercise. Enjoy, Dr. M

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

Reading If you want to spend any amount of time with your child beyond hugs, feeding and basic life duties, I would recommend reading above all else. I find it hard to believe that this is the first article that I have written on reading. I pondered that for a minute and concluded that this, in effect, was me taking this information for granted. That ends today. When I reflect on my journey on the road to reading literacy, I note that I was not an avid reader. Nay, I hated reading for most of my childhood. My first self chosen pleasure book was The Firm when I was 23 years old. Why would this be? To sit for me was and is akin to mild torture. While other kids loved to dive into a book, that was not for me. Run, play, drum, hike, yes sir. All in....plus a Literature Review and section on Memorial Day. Enjoy, Dr. M

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

It's summer and we love being lakeside. Jesus Himself taught memorable lessons to multitudes beside a lake known as the Sea of Galilee. Join us for this 10-week, summer-long series as we dive into the foundational truths Jesus shared with His followers from the book of Matthew.

Walking on eggshells can be exhausting, right? Jesus didn't shy away from hard or controversial conversations in His day, and we're following His example! Join us for this five-week series as we consider what God has to say about relevant topics today like politics, women in leadership, race, money, and suffering.

Walking on eggshells can be exhausting, right? Jesus didn't shy away from hard or controversial conversations in His day, and we're following His example! Join us for this five-week series as we consider what God has to say about relevant topics today like politics, women in leadership, race, money, and suffering.

Stress and a Woman's Ability to Conceive - The Healthy Mind Is Key. How was it meant to be?  Humans were designed to be excellent at handling acute stress while chronic stress on the other hand was never expected to be part of our day to day existence. We run from the tiger and survive the event or we die. That being said, chronic mental stress is the greatest disruptor of human balance and health. To truly know this fact and work towards alleviating it is the immediate route to a healthy life and a healthy pregnancy. Mental stress has profound negative effects on immune and hormonal function to the detriment of mom and her babe. Chronic mental stress is known to disrupt pregnancy conception and perinatal events. Perception of one's stress is often more important than the event itself. Becoming aware of your perceptions and working toward a minimally stressed mind is a key to a healthy pregnancy. A woman should be honored and protected while pregnant to keep external stress levels low. In this chapter, you will learn why and how stress has the ability to hurt a pregnancy. The to do section gives tools to reverse the negative process......plus a graduation note. Enjoy, Dr. M

Walking on eggshells can be exhausting, right? Jesus didn't shy away from hard or controversial conversations in His day, and we're following His example! Join us for this five-week series as we consider what God has to say about relevant topics today like politics, women in leadership, race, money, and suffering.

Marcaj de timp: 00:00 evoluția podcastului 09:45 cine este Bivolaru 14:41 episodul favorit al lui Slava 15:33 alte podcasturi românești pentru străini 17:39 cum se fac transcrierile la video 22:22 cine este Slava 33:33 când a început Slava să învețe limba română 36:21 viața în București 51:34 cum sunt românii 52:47 expresia "Nu există pădure fără uscături" 53:39 ce înseamnă expresia "A spune lucrurilor pe nume" Episodul favorit al lui Slava: Ep. 31 - Hrană pentru suflet https://open.spotify.com/episode/66sT... Audiocast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5conUoh... Patreon: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DHvEKX... Donații Paypal: @cameliaweb #cameliaweb #learnromanianpodcast #learnromanian #podcast

What are the main preventable etiologies for childhood death under the age of five years? According to the data compile by UNICEF, we see the following for the world: 1) Prematurity 18% 2) Pneumonia 14% 3) Birth Asphyxia 12% 4) Malaria 9% 5) Diarrhea 9% 6) Congenital anomolies 8% 7) Injuries 5% 8) Blood infections/sepsis 3% 9) Tuberculosis 3% 10) all others From a global perspective, we are on the right track as deaths have decreased significantly from 12 million in 1990 to less than 5 million annually in 2022. This is a massive improvement in global childhood health. More work to be done as pneumonia and diarrhea based death should be less than 1%. Access to clean water, clean medicines and adequate medical care could crush these issues....plus a literature review as well as an ode to mothers. Enjoy, Dr. M  

Walking on eggshells can be exhausting, right? Jesus didn't shy away from hard or controversial conversations in His day, and we're following His example! Join us for this five-week series as we consider what God has to say about relevant topics today like politics, women in leadership, race, money, and suffering.

Excess Weight Gain, Obesity and Immune Related Diseases in 2 cases I want to share a few recent case experiences that shed light on the patient provider experience in the context of a collaborative clinic model based on prevention and the patient first mentality. In the struggle against the US based disease onslaught that is excess weight gain, longevity with the patient remains the greatest winner for a quality outcome. What do I mean when I say this? Let me tell you a story. I care for a wonderful young man who is about to turn 17 years old. I have known him since birth and his struggle with weight has been profound for most of these 17 years...... Plus an article review about weight loss and a recipe of the week. Enjoy, Dr. M

Walking on eggshells can be exhausting, right? Jesus didn't shy away from hard or controversial conversations in His day, and we're following His example! Join us for this five-week series as we consider what God has to say about relevant topics today like politics, women in leadership, race, money, and suffering. *** https://youtube.com/KensingtonChurchTV https://facebook.com/KensingtonChurch https://kensingtonchurch.org

“It is your reaction to an adversity not the adversity itself that determines how your life's story develops.” Dieter Uchtdorf WHY? What are the Underpinnings of Disease? What have we really learned over the last one to two hundred years of medicine? We left an era where infections killed the majority of children and adults, especially during childbirth and the first 5 years of life. Science gave us antimicrobial medicines and vaccines that altered this landscape and humans began to live decades longer. Medicine had conquered disease. However, it was not so. Insidiously, these victories were met with new problems called diseases of aging - heart disease, asthma, autoimmunity, diabetes, cancer, obesity, dementia and others...... and a literature review. Enjoy, Dr. M

Growing Together 4 - Kensington Church Audiocast | With Brian Mowrey by Kensington Podcast Network

The Book that I never published. It is time for me to take another look at the mother child story in book form. In 2019, I embarked on a project of writing a book about maternal health and WHY it matters tremendously that we address the issues driving offspring dysregulation. The time since has ushered in an era of podcast guests that in some instances have solidified my beliefs on knowns while also shattering some beliefs leading to new ideas. Over the coming weeks, I am going to relook at this topic. Part of this project is going to be taking a page out of the Derek Sivers' book writing style, brevity and meaning are paramount. I am naturally hyper verbose and my writing style follows this reality. Thus, I am going to fight my natural style and desires in an effort to make this book shorter, much shorter and still powerful in delivery. Here goes! WHY? The story of normal maternal health and how we are disrupting it in modern America.......Also a Literature review and recipe of the week! Enjoy, Dr. M

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Amygdala: A review of a section of the book Behave by Robert Sapolsky In the world of neuroscience, Robert Sapolsky stands as a luminary, a maestro of unraveling the intricate dance of our brain's circuitry. Among the many deep dives that he delves into, his perspective on the amygdala resonates profoundly for me. The amygdala emerges not as a mere anatomical curiosity as he decides that rather than reducing the amygdala to a simplistic seat of fear and aggression, he highlights its diverse functions, emphasizing its involvement in the vast array of behaviors and experiences. It is a narrative view of the why the brain developed as it did to aid us in the fight against pathogens, predators and stress. Sapolsky's take on the amygdala is nothing short of revelatory, akin to a seasoned detective peeling away layers of a perplexing case. There are diverse neuronal pathways in this almond-shaped structure nestled deep within our temporal lobes and they have profound purpose. The amygdala emerges not merely as a primal seat of fear and aggression, but as a nuanced orchestrator of our emotional lives. All mammals have emotional responses that are split second to threat, joy and relationship. This is mediated......Plus a section on DNA and memory. Finally, a recipe. Enjoy, Dr. M

Literature Review 1) In a first of its kind study in mice, we see concrete evidence for how the mitochondria in obese individuals are a root cause of disease based on nutritional input. This fascinating animal translational study gives us insight into how a high fat diet is also a major component of mitochondrial damage through fission and fragmentation leading to worsened cell bioenergetics. The cells have reduced fatty acid oxidation or fat burning capacity due to a single gene's actions. The end result is a tilt toward fat cell production, fat storage and fat cell inflammation which are associated with diabetes and insulin resistance and ultimately metabolic syndrome. This starts to explain the paradox that is obesity where the person has a ton of stored energy, but has limited capacity to utilize it. It is like having a gas tank of fuel with a gas line that only allows for 1/10th of the flow required for optimal function. Science Daily has an excellent review of this paper. Link below.  2) Women's brains change during pregnancy as per a new study. The authors looked at brain changes before and after birth as well as with or without a vaginal delivery route. Their study findings noted transient changes in some brain regions as well as permanent changes in other brain regions that turn on self-reflection and empathy for others...... and a recipe of the week. Enjoy, Dr. M

Teenagers and tweens are a challenge to any parent as they embark on their identity development. These are years filled with angst, joy, love and pain, as our kids develop physically, mentally, and emotionally. As we attempt to guide but not control, we struggle watching them make and maybe repeat obvious mistakes. We, so dearly, want them to make the right choices (in our mind) and respect their bodies. What can we do to help? Dictating to teens will never work. They are more likely to sabotage their own lives in order to prove that they are in control. The tighter parents squeeze, the more the adolescent rebels. I think of this stage of parenting as motivational interviewing.... and a literature review. Enjoy, Dr. M