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Der Klimawandel bringt auch in Deutschland mehr Hitze und damit Gesundheitsrisiken. Wie können wir uns anpassen? Mehr Hitzetage im Sommer, häufigere Hitzewellen - und schon in 25 Jahren Temperaturen wie am Mittelmeer? Der Klimawandel wirkt sich auch auf Nordeuropa aus. Und das ist offenbar selbst für junge, gesunde Menschen nicht egal. Neueren Forschungen zufolge werden kritische Werte viel früher erreicht als lange angenommen. Unsere Autorin Nele Rößler hat mit Extremmedizinern, Kardiologen und Allergieforscherinnen gesprochen und die Risiken für ältere Menschen, Kinder, Diabetiker, Asthmatiker und Schwangere recherchiert. Im Gespräch mit Host Korinna Hennig berichtet sie von einem wichtigen Experiment in der Hitzekammer und erklärt, warum die "gefühlte Temperatur" auch ein wissenschaftlich belastbarer Wert sein kann. Die beiden besprechen, wie wir uns künftig im Alltag anpassen können. Und: Gemeinsam nehmen Nele und Korinna ein Projekt unter die Lupe, das als Paradebeispiel der Klimaanpassung gefeiert wird - und vielleicht doch zu viel verspricht. HINTERGRUNDINFORMATIONEN 1. Einfluss der unterschiedlichen Klimaszenarien auf die Sterblichkeit https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03452-2 2. 27 Grad - die Wohlfühltemperatur des Menschen. Eine Reise durch die Physiologie. http://physiologie.cc/XVIII.4.htm 3. Warum hat der Körper 37 Grad? Bild der Wissenschaft, 2011 https://www.wissenschaft.de/erde-umwelt/warum-misst-der-menschliche-koerper-37-grad-celsius/ 4. Einfluss der Luftfeuchtigkeit auf die Sterblichkeit, Environmental Health Perspectives 2023 https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP11807 5. Schwitzen im Alter, AOK, 2021 https://www.aok.de/pk/magazin/koerper-psyche/haut-und-allergie/schwitzen-im-alter/ 6. Demographischer Wandel in Deutschland, Statistisches Bundesamt https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Querschnitt/Demografischer-Wandel/_inhalt.html#sprg371138 7. Zusammenhang zwischen hohen Temperaturen und Frühgeburten, British Medical Journal, 2020 https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3811 8. Klimawandel und Allergien, AllergoJournal, 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35757154/ 9. Positive Auswirkungen des Montreal-Protokolls auf die FCKW-Werte, Nature, 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08640-9 10. Wie stark erwärmen sich Madrid, Moskau, Barcelona und Co.? Den Klimawandel besser verstehen durch den weltweiten Vergleich von Städten, Plos One, 2019 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0217592 11. Hitzesterblichkeit durch Stadtbegrünung verringern, The Lancet Planetary Health, 2025 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00062-2/fulltext 12. Erwärmung des urbanen Raums im Vergleich zum Land, Helmholtz Klima, abgerufen April 2025 https://www.helmholtz-klima.de/klimawissen/macht-der-klimawandel-unsere-staedte-zu-hitzeinseln

Der Klimawandel bringt auch in Deutschland mehr Hitze und damit Gesundheitsrisiken. Wie können wir uns anpassen? Mehr Hitzetage im Sommer, häufigere Hitzewellen - und schon in 25 Jahren Temperaturen wie am Mittelmeer? Der Klimawandel wirkt sich auch auf Nordeuropa aus. Und das ist offenbar selbst für junge, gesunde Menschen nicht egal. Neueren Forschungen zufolge werden kritische Werte viel früher erreicht als lange angenommen. Unsere Autorin Nele Rößler hat mit Extremmedizinern, Kardiologen und Allergieforscherinnen gesprochen und die Risiken für ältere Menschen, Kinder, Diabetiker, Asthmatiker und Schwangere recherchiert. Im Gespräch mit Host Korinna Hennig berichtet sie von einem wichtigen Experiment in der Hitzekammer und erklärt, warum die "gefühlte Temperatur" auch ein wissenschaftlich belastbarer Wert sein kann. Die beiden besprechen, wie wir uns künftig im Alltag anpassen können. Und: Gemeinsam nehmen Nele und Korinna ein Projekt unter die Lupe, das als Paradebeispiel der Klimaanpassung gefeiert wird - und vielleicht doch zu viel verspricht. HINTERGRUNDINFORMATIONEN 1. Einfluss der unterschiedlichen Klimaszenarien auf die Sterblichkeit https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03452-2 2. 27 Grad - die Wohlfühltemperatur des Menschen. Eine Reise durch die Physiologie. http://physiologie.cc/XVIII.4.htm 3. Warum hat der Körper 37 Grad? Bild der Wissenschaft, 2011 https://www.wissenschaft.de/erde-umwelt/warum-misst-der-menschliche-koerper-37-grad-celsius/ 4. Einfluss der Luftfeuchtigkeit auf die Sterblichkeit, Environmental Health Perspectives 2023 https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP11807 5. Schwitzen im Alter, AOK, 2021 https://www.aok.de/pk/magazin/koerper-psyche/haut-und-allergie/schwitzen-im-alter/ 6. Demographischer Wandel in Deutschland, Statistisches Bundesamt https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Querschnitt/Demografischer-Wandel/_inhalt.html#sprg371138 7. Zusammenhang zwischen hohen Temperaturen und Frühgeburten, British Medical Journal, 2020 https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3811 8. Klimawandel und Allergien, AllergoJournal, 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35757154/ 9. Positive Auswirkungen des Montreal-Protokolls auf die FCKW-Werte, Nature, 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08640-9 10. Wie stark erwärmen sich Madrid, Moskau, Barcelona und Co.? Den Klimawandel besser verstehen durch den weltweiten Vergleich von Städten, Plos One, 2019 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0217592 11. Hitzesterblichkeit durch Stadtbegrünung verringern, The Lancet Planetary Health, 2025 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00062-2/fulltext 12. Erwärmung des urbanen Raums im Vergleich zum Land, Helmholtz Klima, abgerufen April 2025 https://www.helmholtz-klima.de/klimawissen/macht-der-klimawandel-unsere-staedte-zu-hitzeinseln

Learn about a new think tank that's doing some of the most important thinking on the planet. Matt Orsagh is co-founder of the Arketa Institute for Post-Growth Finance and co-author of a just-published white paper, By Disaster Or Design: How Finance Can Evolve to Avoid the Worst of the Ecological Challenges We Face and Enable the Transition to a Better Economic Model. That paper, and this episode, offer an introduction to degrowth, the rational response for a society in ecological overshoot. Degrowth is “an equitable downscaling of production and consumption that increases human well-being and enhances ecological conditions at the local and global level, in the short and long term.” We also explore how the financial industry needs to evolve as we transition to a post-growth economy. Matt is also author of the Substack column, Degrowth is the Answer. The Arketa Institute is working to “normalize the conversation around ecological economics and degrowth in the financial world.” Steve Rocco and Anastasia Linn are co-founders with Matt Orsagh. The white paper was written by the three of them, and edited by Nicholas Harland. Some upcoming events of note: April 29: Webinar to discuss the paper 'By Disaster or Design'. Register here: https://eu.bigin.online/org20104687142/forms/by-disaster-or-design-webinar May 7-9: Matt, Anastasia and Steve will attend and present at the in-person gathering of the Barcelona Action Circle of Financial Leaders. This is the culmination of a months-long engagement organized by the world-renowned team at Research & Degrowth: https://degrowth.org/ May 13-15: Matt will attend the Finance Montreal Sustainable Finance Summit in Montreal, Canada: https://www.sommet-financedurable.com/en/home July 26-29: Matt will speak at the Degrowth Institute's inaugural DeSchool event in Chicago: https://www.degrowthinstitute.org/events/deschool-2025 Fall 2025: Arketa Institute will survey global financial professionals on their understanding of ecological economics and post-growth ideas to inform a report to be published by the end of 2025. LINKS: By Disaster or Design: How Finance Can Evolve to Avoid the Worst of the Ecological Challenges We Face and Enable the Transition to a Better Economic Modelhttps://www.arketa-institute.org/resources/by-disaster-or-design What We're Doing Isn't Working: It's Time for a New Approach – Episode 9 of Dave the Planet podcasthttps://davetheplanet.substack.com/p/what-were-doing-isnt-working Behavior Change to Provide a Bright Future – Episode 15 of Dave the Planet podcasthttps://davetheplanet.substack.com/p/behavior-change-to-provide-a-bright Planetary Boundaries – Stockholm Universityhttps://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World - by Robin Wall Kimmerer (author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants)https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/books FURTHER READING: Post-Growth: The Science of Wellbeing Within Planetary Boundarieshttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(24)00310-3/fulltext This Isn't Capitalism — It's Growthism, and It's Bad for Usby Umair Haque, Harbard Business Review, October 28, 2013https://hbr.org/2013/10/this-isnt-capitalism-its-growthism-and-its-bad-for-us Growthism: Its Ecological, Economic and Ethical Limits - by Herman Dalyhttps://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue87/Daly87.pdf https://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv15n04page15.html Essays Against Growthism, by Herman Daly, published by World Economics Association Books.  Pdf or ebook https://www.worldeconomicsassociation.org/files/Essays-Against-Growthism-Herman-Daly-PDF.pdf https://www.worldeconomicsassociation.org/library/essays-against-growthism/ The Entropy Law and the Economic Processhttps://content.csbs.utah.edu/~lozada/Adv_Resource_Econ/En_Law_Econ_Proc_Cropped_Optimized_Clearscan.pdf Quantity of Metals Required to Manufacture One Generation of Renewable Technology Units to Phase Out Fossil Fuelshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/367682085_Quantity_of_Metals_Required_to_Manufacture_One_Generation_of_Renewable_Technology_Units_to_Phase_Out_Fossil_Fuels   Give Us Feedback: Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400 Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/ https://carlosjones.com/ On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society's growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture's obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the GrowthBusters online community https://growthbusters.groups.io/ GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on YouTube https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growthbusting/ Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/growthbusters.bsky.social Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup Explore the issues at http://www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode:      

Wenig Zeit - trotzdem neugierig? Hier ist Euer Podcast Update für alles, was Ihr zu aktueller Forschung wissen müsst. Kurz, relevant und überraschend. Die Themen in dieser Podcast-Folge: (00:00:45) Bäume in Gruppen oder alleine angepflanzt - Gut für die Gesundheit? https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00022-1/fulltext | (00:03:40) Smartphones - Deswegen erzeugen sie Stress bei Jugendlichen https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-health/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1497222/full | (00:05:54) Fußball - Deswegen werden wichtige Talente übersehen! - Außer beim FC Bayern und Bayer Leverkusen https://www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tohoff-Mechtel-JSE-accepted-paper.pdf | Wir freuen uns, von Euch zu hören: WhatsApp (https://wa.me/491746744240) oder iq@br.de

Are you literally sick of bringing home the bacon? Good news is plant-based diets are not only healthier, but they can also be cheaper. In this week's nugget Daisy and Clare discuss ideas to save money on your food bill. And if money worries are keeping you up at night, you can find a full explanation of cognitive shuffling and more in Jane Thurnell- Reed's book:Health & Wellbeing on a Budget: Simple and Affordable Strategies for a Healthier, Happier Youhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Wellbeing-Budget-Affordable-Strategies/dp/1739294149https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00251-5/fulltexthttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9321292/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808910https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/plant-based-on-a-budget-

It's estimated that 99% of the world breathes air that exceeds the recommended limits for pollution. Air pollution increases your chances for heart and other disease. But it's not just air pollution that's a problem, noise pollution also can affect your heart. In this episode, we discuss the health risks of being exposed to pollution, how air and noise pollution affect your health and things you can do to reduce your pollution exposure. Select references cited in this podcast: Associations of outdoor fine particulate air pollution and cardiovascular disease in 157 436 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30103-0/fulltext Association between Noise and Cardiovascular Disease in a Nationwide U.S. Prospective Cohort Study of Women Followed from 1988 to 2018: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP12906 The impact of vegetative and solid roadway barriers on particulate matter concentration in urban settings: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296885  

El estrés térmico es una situación muy estudiada a nivel ocupacional y laboral, pero sus efectos también son un problema de salud pública a nivel general. Hoy repasaremos qué es el estrés térmico, las enfermedades asociadas al calor y qué dice la evidencia sobre los efectos del calor a nivel cardiovascular. Como siempre, os dejo algunos enlaces de interés: Estrés térmico y enfermedades asociadas, guía de los CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/default.html#:~:text=Exposure%20to%20extreme%20heat%20can,up%20safety%20glasses%2C%20and%20dizziness.  Qué dice la OMS sobre el estrés térmico: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-heat-and-health  Golpe de calor en 'temperaturas más bajas': https://www.elespanol.com/ciencia/salud/20230720/signo-desconocido-avisa-vas-sufrir-golpe-calor-incluso-sin-temperaturas-extremas/780172378_0.html Calor y enfermedad cardiovascular, un metanálisis https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00117-6/fulltext  Podéis encontrarme en: Facebook: Medciencia Twitter: @Medciencia Instagram: @DrRobertoMendez Tiktok: @Medciencia

“Nature is one of the only things that can capture our attention without taxing it,” says Julia Hotz.  Julia, a solutions journalist and author joins us to discuss how to treat a plethora of mental and physical health conditions through community, nature, and beyond. Plus: -The worthwhile benefits of sea swimming (~02:19) -An unexpected prescription for type II diabetes (~05:04) -Denmark's Culture Vitamins program (~11:40) -Why art therapy is so effective for kids & PTSD (~15:45) -How storytelling can heal the mind (~18:43) -How to work art into your well-being routine (~20:09) -Her personal favorite social prescription (~22:10) -The link between relationships & longevity (~32:03) -The healing power of volunteering (~36:05) -Why Norway runs a Dementia Farm (~38:35) -How to find the best social prescription for you (~45:16) Referenced in the episode:  -Connect with Julia on Instagram (hotzthoughts) and online (https://www.socialprescribing.co/)  -Pick up her book The Connection Cure -Research on cycling and mortality rates (https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1168357)  -Learn more about the Danish Twin Research Center which found that 80% of health is dictated by the environment. (https://www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/institutter-centre/ist_sundhedstjenesteforsk/centre/dtr)  -More research on the link between social connections and longevity (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316)  -Learn more about Norway's dementia care farm program (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S074301672100022X)  -Research on ADHD and nature: One study on 20-minute park walks, a longitudinal study on living in green areas, and a review study on nature exposure and cognitive functioning and attention. (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1087054708323000 | https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(19)30070-1/fulltext | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-022-09658-5#:~:text=Study%20duration&text=These%20studies%20were%20most%20consistent,impulse%20control%20(Amicone%20et%20al.)  We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When dispatch rider Efo Pascal recently returned to Accra on his motorbike from one of his delivery rounds, he came back with a dusty black sweater and helmet. “Since the whole of last week and this week, the dust is too much, and it is really bad. This is my first delivery today yet, see how dirty I look,” he said.Ghana is in the grip of this year's harmattan season — characterized by dry, dusty winds between the end of November through March — as winds from the Sahara desert reach West Africa.Since December, the skyline in Accra has been hazy with excessive dust flying in the air.Last week, Accra's air quality was labeled hazardous by the Ghana Meteorological Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency and other air quality monitoring platforms. The harmattan season is not new to Ghana, but experts say climate change is intensifying these harsh weather conditions and leading to increased health hazards. Pascal said that driving at night has become dangerous due to visibility problems. And his health, too, is taking a hit. He said he's already been to the hospital twice in the past two weeks due to breathing problems. “Breathing was really hard for me, especially at night."Efo Pascal, dispatch rider, Accra, Ghana“Breathing was really hard for me, especially at night. I had pains in my chest, and I was coughing,” he said as he pulled medicine out of his pocket. “The doctor said I had some infections from the air. That's why they gave me antibiotics,” he said.Yet he still struggles with his breathing. Last August, a team of scientists published new research indicating a substantial correlation between air pollution and antibiotic resistance, resulting in about 480,000 premature deaths in 2018.Pascal said he fears his health may deteriorate. And he's not the only one. Patience Denu, a teacher at the Fountain Basic School in Accra, said the current dry weather is making some children sick. Inside the school courtyard, children usually run around or chat with friends during recess — but the weather is taking a toll. “They [the children] are always complaining of headaches."Patience Denu, teacher, Fountain Basic School, Accra, Ghana“Their faces, all dry, their lips are breaking and all that. Because of that, they are always like, ‘My head…I'm feeling tired…' They are always complaining of headaches,” she said. Patience Denu is a teacher at Fountain Basic School in Accra, Ghana.   Credit: Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman/The World Denu said the situation is making schoolwork tedious. When the children don't feel well, she said the children have to spend a few days at home. The school may shut down if the situation does not improve, she added.  Emmanuel Osei Waziri is dropping off his children at school. He said he's concerned about Accra's worsening air quality. Emmanuel Osei Waziri, who recently dropped off his children at school, said he's worried. “The dust is everywhere, and it's hard to shield them from it. How do I even tell if it is not already affecting their lungs? We are still monitoring whether we may have to keep them at home for some time until the air becomes normal,” he said.Surge in respiratory illnessesSome hospitals are now seeing a surge in respiratory tract infections among children.At the Child Health Emergency unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Mabel Okine said her 2-year-old has been coughing excessively and having breathing difficulties in the last two weeks.“This is the third time I am bringing her to the hospital. We have tried prescriptions and even home remedies, but she is still not getting better. I sell water by the road and usually strap her on my back. So I think the air has entered her system,” she said.Pediatrician Dr. Frank Owusu Sekeyere said they are recording 30 respiratory tract infection cases per day compared to just six cases every two months before the harmattan season started. “So, the children are coming in with either a runny nose or they are snorty, coryza [acute mucous] and then, they are also coughing. And then sometimes, they also come with signs of respiratory tract infections."Dr. Frank Owusu Sekeyere, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana “So, the children are coming in with either a runny nose, or they are snorty, coryza [acute mucous], and then, they are also coughing. And then sometimes, they also come with signs of respiratory tract infections. What we also see is that fine particles in the air are worsening preexisting conditions. The situation is quite disturbing,” he said.'Health effects of climate change are very real'Accra now sits alongside Delhi, in India, as one of the most highly polluted cities in the world. The fastest-growing African city of 4 million people sees a daily influx of 2.5 million business commuters. And the city is already grappling with the effects of climate change due to rapid urbanization and industrialization.Selina Amoah, head of environmental quality at the EPA, said this year's harmattan season is worse than years prior. “From our monitoring locations along the roadside, we realized that the pollution levels are high — and this is largely due to climate change. Rising temperatures, changing wind patterns, and increased desertification have all contributed to the severity of the weather,” she said. Selina Amoah is head of environmental quality at the Environmental Protection Agency in Ghana.  Credit: Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman/The World The expansion of desert areas has led to an increase in dust that is then carried by the harmattan winds. Amoah said climate change can influence the intensity and duration of the harmattan season, potentially leading to more severe dust storms or altered patterns of dust transport. This can also have a detrimental impact on air quality.“The only thing we can do now is to take precautions to stay safe."Selina Amoah, head of environmental quality, Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana“The only thing we can do now is to take precautions to stay safe,” Amoah said. They are encouraging people to stay indoors and wear a mask if they must go outdoors. They are also asking the public to refrain from burning garbage outside and to use water to douse their surroundings in dusty areas.Dirty air results in 4 million deaths annually around the world. In Ghana, this translates to at least 28,000 premature deaths every year. Yet, just 1% of global development aid is spent on tackling air pollution.Akosua Kwakye, with the World Health Organization office in Ghana, said that air pollutants and greenhouse gasses often come from the same sources — coal-fired power plants and diesel-fueled vehicles.“What we are experiencing in Ghana shows that the health effects of climate change are very real."Akosua Kwakye, World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana“What we are experiencing in Ghana shows that the health effects of climate change are very real. There's evidence to indicate that issues like respiratory infections, cardiovascular diseases and even some cancers are attributable to the events of climate change,” she said. Akosua Kwakye is with the World Health Organization office in Ghana. She wants air pollution and climate change to be addressed collaboratively.   Credit: Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman/The World In 2022, the World Bank disclosed that global health-related damages linked to outdoor air pollution reached $8.1 trillion, equivalent to approximately 6.1% of the global gross domestic product. And the burden disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries like Ghana.Experts like Kwakye say that Ghana should begin to embrace green initiatives to include cleaner, renewable energy sources, phase out subsidies that promote use of polluting fuels, and plant more trees. But Emmanuel Appoh, an environmental scientist at the University of Ghana who inspects sensors at an Air Quality Evaluation facility, said the latest data shows no signs of improvement any time soon.“The current state of air quality is very unhealthy, and you have a lot of dust in the atmosphere. It is not encouraging at all. Hopefully, this does not lead us into a public health crisis,” he said.

When dispatch rider Efo Pascal recently returned to Accra on his motorbike from one of his delivery rounds, he came back with a dusty black sweater and helmet. “Since the whole of last week and this week, the dust is too much, and it is really bad. This is my first delivery today yet, see how dirty I look,” he said.Ghana is in the grip of this year's harmattan season — characterized by dry, dusty winds between the end of November through March — as winds from the Sahara desert reach West Africa.Since December, the skyline in Accra has been hazy with excessive dust flying in the air.Last week, Accra's air quality was labeled hazardous by the Ghana Meteorological Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency and other air quality monitoring platforms. The harmattan season is not new to Ghana, but experts say climate change is intensifying these harsh weather conditions and leading to increased health hazards. Pascal said that driving at night has become dangerous due to visibility problems. And his health, too, is taking a hit. He said he's already been to the hospital twice in the past two weeks due to breathing problems. “Breathing was really hard for me, especially at night."Efo Pascal, dispatch rider, Accra, Ghana“Breathing was really hard for me, especially at night. I had pains in my chest, and I was coughing,” he said as he pulled medicine out of his pocket. “The doctor said I had some infections from the air. That's why they gave me antibiotics,” he said.Yet he still struggles with his breathing. Last August, a team of scientists published new research indicating a substantial correlation between air pollution and antibiotic resistance, resulting in about 480,000 premature deaths in 2018.Pascal said he fears his health may deteriorate. And he's not the only one. Patience Denu, a teacher at the Fountain Basic School in Accra, said the current dry weather is making some children sick. Inside the school courtyard, children usually run around or chat with friends during recess — but the weather is taking a toll. “They [the children] are always complaining of headaches."Patience Denu, teacher, Fountain Basic School, Accra, Ghana“Their faces, all dry, their lips are breaking and all that. Because of that, they are always like, ‘My head…I'm feeling tired…' They are always complaining of headaches,” she said. Patience Denu is a teacher at Fountain Basic School in Accra, Ghana.   Credit: Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman/The World Denu said the situation is making schoolwork tedious. When the children don't feel well, she said the children have to spend a few days at home. The school may shut down if the situation does not improve, she added.  Emmanuel Osei Waziri is dropping off his children at school. He said he's concerned about Accra's worsening air quality. Emmanuel Osei Waziri, who recently dropped off his children at school, said he's worried. “The dust is everywhere, and it's hard to shield them from it. How do I even tell if it is not already affecting their lungs? We are still monitoring whether we may have to keep them at home for some time until the air becomes normal,” he said.Surge in respiratory illnessesSome hospitals are now seeing a surge in respiratory tract infections among children.At the Child Health Emergency unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Mabel Okine said her 2-year-old has been coughing excessively and having breathing difficulties in the last two weeks.“This is the third time I am bringing her to the hospital. We have tried prescriptions and even home remedies, but she is still not getting better. I sell water by the road and usually strap her on my back. So I think the air has entered her system,” she said.Pediatrician Dr. Frank Owusu Sekeyere said they are recording 30 respiratory tract infection cases per day compared to just six cases every two months before the harmattan season started. “So, the children are coming in with either a runny nose or they are snorty, coryza [acute mucous] and then, they are also coughing. And then sometimes, they also come with signs of respiratory tract infections."Dr. Frank Owusu Sekeyere, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana “So, the children are coming in with either a runny nose, or they are snorty, coryza [acute mucous], and then, they are also coughing. And then sometimes, they also come with signs of respiratory tract infections. What we also see is that fine particles in the air are worsening preexisting conditions. The situation is quite disturbing,” he said.'Health effects of climate change are very real'Accra now sits alongside Delhi, in India, as one of the most highly polluted cities in the world. The fastest-growing African city of 4 million people sees a daily influx of 2.5 million business commuters. And the city is already grappling with the effects of climate change due to rapid urbanization and industrialization.Selina Amoah, head of environmental quality at the EPA, said this year's harmattan season is worse than years prior. “From our monitoring locations along the roadside, we realized that the pollution levels are high — and this is largely due to climate change. Rising temperatures, changing wind patterns, and increased desertification have all contributed to the severity of the weather,” she said. Selina Amoah is head of environmental quality at the Environmental Protection Agency in Ghana.  Credit: Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman/The World The expansion of desert areas has led to an increase in dust that is then carried by the harmattan winds. Amoah said climate change can influence the intensity and duration of the harmattan season, potentially leading to more severe dust storms or altered patterns of dust transport. This can also have a detrimental impact on air quality.“The only thing we can do now is to take precautions to stay safe."Selina Amoah, head of environmental quality, Environmental Protection Agency, Accra, Ghana“The only thing we can do now is to take precautions to stay safe,” Amoah said. They are encouraging people to stay indoors and wear a mask if they must go outdoors. They are also asking the public to refrain from burning garbage outside and to use water to douse their surroundings in dusty areas.Dirty air results in 4 million deaths annually around the world. In Ghana, this translates to at least 28,000 premature deaths every year. Yet, just 1% of global development aid is spent on tackling air pollution.Akosua Kwakye, with the World Health Organization office in Ghana, said that air pollutants and greenhouse gasses often come from the same sources — coal-fired power plants and diesel-fueled vehicles.“What we are experiencing in Ghana shows that the health effects of climate change are very real."Akosua Kwakye, World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana“What we are experiencing in Ghana shows that the health effects of climate change are very real. There's evidence to indicate that issues like respiratory infections, cardiovascular diseases and even some cancers are attributable to the events of climate change,” she said. Akosua Kwakye is with the World Health Organization office in Ghana. She wants air pollution and climate change to be addressed collaboratively.   Credit: Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman/The World In 2022, the World Bank disclosed that global health-related damages linked to outdoor air pollution reached $8.1 trillion, equivalent to approximately 6.1% of the global gross domestic product. And the burden disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries like Ghana.Experts like Kwakye say that Ghana should begin to embrace green initiatives to include cleaner, renewable energy sources, phase out subsidies that promote use of polluting fuels, and plant more trees. But Emmanuel Appoh, an environmental scientist at the University of Ghana who inspects sensors at an Air Quality Evaluation facility, said the latest data shows no signs of improvement any time soon.“The current state of air quality is very unhealthy, and you have a lot of dust in the atmosphere. It is not encouraging at all. Hopefully, this does not lead us into a public health crisis,” he said.

The wonderful Leena Norms joins us to chat about the ever present unease with the end of the world as we know it. What a fun way to start the year... Grab yourself some merch! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! sciguys.co.uk TikTok Twitter Instagram Facebook If you spot any points that need correcting, head to sciguys.co.uk/corrections Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading Climate Anxiety https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8499625/ https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-to-cope-with-eco-anxiety.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33389625/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34895496/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32623280/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0887618520300773?via%3Dihub https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltext Climate Change https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/key-findings https://climate-change.data.gov.uk/

Is it a system that creates a world where Instagram models and regular folks become indistinguishable . A revolutionary solution to blank page syndrome ?  An epic tale of an artificial boy's quest for humanity? Or perhaps we are just talking about a complex  machine that will ultimately out smart and overthrow man. Tune in to this week's episode to learn Just what AI is and how just maybe it could save the world.....sources https://missionlocal.org/2023/10/ai-malaria/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36515751/https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00141-8/fulltexthttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2804699https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(22)00070-1/fulltexthttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/world/africa/senegal-young-ai-entrepreneur.htmlhttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh1114https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9798013/#:~:text=Artificial%20intelligence%20systems%20to%20enable,of%20serious%20epidemics%20and%20pandemicshttps://hbr.org/2022/03/why-ai-failed-to-live-up-to-its-potential-during-the-pandemichttps://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2119215https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10547369/#:~:text=Deep%2Dlearning%20algorithms%2C%20such%20as,tuberculosis%20%5B21%E2%80%9323%5D.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7153335/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34995637/https://www.mdpi.com/2571-5577/4/4/82https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10240961/https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/data-modernization/technologies/ai-ml.html

Grab yourself some merch! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! sciguys.co.uk TikTok Twitter Instagram Facebook If you spot any points that need correcting, head to sciguys.co.uk/corrections Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256495/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/13/meat-greenhouses-gases-food-production-study https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00358-x.epdf?sharing_token=TOTcNgshHIcyVRBXC2L7VNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0P5hJzOufiwVEu0osAOLG2L7YmizCBD0QPnXzpZvdgVd21n-7QUfEf8uD-CKplQ9ExzxDMLCmm-q527Wp8JIzM_Egm9B2aZIBUMO-vI9_80d1Y0jEMYHXFqa8GpUwxXkeJwiYfoJl3arDj3njdrwz0pFQy2ZBalLcHviN0deS-DDXb3y_kJq1iZeS-CsxtN7yuxBC9fRzqyhzJLSyI00OevCcEvsCxhkNq-h9wUvXHlxVobprBnmL-wp0SH1lJnMqEeOsI0cMfczKOCmfTUh86L&tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w https://theconversation.com/vegan-diet-has-just-30-of-the-environmental-impact-of-a-high-meat-diet-major-study-finds-210152 https://www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/research/networks/EPIC https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-cheaper-and-healthier-oxford-study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00251-5/fulltext https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/vegan-diet-better-environment https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2015/articles/soy-the-biggest-food-crop-we-never-talk-about https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531721000191?via%3Dihub https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073751/

Episode 58:  In this episode, host Angie Gust talks about resveratrol.  Resveratrol is a phenolic compound that plants produce in response to injury, infection, fungal attack, or ultraviolet radiation. How interesting is that? The very compounds that protect plants can also protect you.  It was first  This natural polyphenol has been detected in more than 70 plant species, and is also found in discrete amounts in red wines and various human foods. Resveratrol has been linked to lowering cancer risk. This is because resveratrol has anti-tumor properties, and it's able to inhibit cancer formation at all stages of development: initiation, promotion, and progression. It may also reduce the risk of inflammation, blood clotting, and heart disease. Turning to the environment, did you hear about the cool pilot project happening in Detroit?  It is a pilot program to install the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street. Copper inductive charging coils allow vehicles equipped with receivers to charge up their batteries while driving, idling or parking above the coils. Let's be optimistic for more innovations like this, that moves us away from fossil fuels. References Cardenas, J. Nov 29, 2023. Zahra Biabani wants Gen Z to feel hopeful about the future. The Climate Optimism author believes focusing on victories can engender more positive action. https://www.vox.com/23948906/zahra-biabani-climate-optimism-author-future-perfect-50-2023 Hickman, C. et al. 2021. Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: A global survey. The Lancet Planetary Health. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltext#seccestitle130 Renaud S., de Lorgeril M. Wine, alcohol, platelets, and the French paradox for coronary heart disease. Lancet. 1992;339:1523–1526. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(92)91277-F. Russell, T. and M. Seaver. 7 Impressive Benefits of Resveratrol—the Healthy Antioxidant Found in Red Wine. Real Simple. https://www.realsimple.com/health/nutrition-diet/resveratrol-benefits Salehi B, Mishra AP, Nigam M, Sener B, Kilic M, Sharifi-Rad M, Fokou PVT, Martins N, Sharifi-Rad J. Resveratrol: A Double-Edged Sword in Health Benefits. Biomedicines. 2018 Sep 9;6(3):91. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines6030091. PMID: 30205595; PMCID: PMC6164842. Stanley, SK et al. 2021.From anger to action: Differential impacts of eco-anxiety, eco-depression, and eco-anger on climate action and wellbeing. The Journal of Climate Change and Health. Vol. 1.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000018 Tabrizi R, Tamtaji OR, Lankarani KB, Akbari M, Dadgostar E, Dabbaghmanesh MH, Kolahdooz F, Shamshirian A, Momen-Heravi M, Asemi Z. The effects of resveratrol intake on weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020;60(3):375-390. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1529654. Epub 2018 Nov 13. PMID: 30421960. Williams, C. Nov 29, 2023. New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive.. APNews https://apnews.com/article/wireless-roadway-electric-vehicle-charging-detroit-22fcdeabd026d81712a0c1a12b190d9a Zhu X, Wu C, Qiu S, et al. Effects of resveratrol on glucose control and insulin sensitivity in subjects with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2017;14:60. doi:10.1186/s12986-017-0217-z

Chanel Williams joins us as we chat about the strange scientist who swore you could make a mini-man, using only a pumpkin and some jizz... No, really. Recorded live in London, at Jamboree. Grab yourself some merch! You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon! If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials! sciguys.co.uk TikTok Twitter Instagram Facebook If you spot any points that need correcting, head to sciguys.co.uk/corrections Follow the Sci Guys @notcorry / @lukecutforth References & Further Reading https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256495/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/13/meat-greenhouses-gases-food-production-study https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00358-x.epdf?sharing_token=TOTcNgshHIcyVRBXC2L7VNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0P5hJzOufiwVEu0osAOLG2L7YmizCBD0QPnXzpZvdgVd21n-7QUfEf8uD-CKplQ9ExzxDMLCmm-q527Wp8JIzM_Egm9B2aZIBUMO-vI9_80d1Y0jEMYHXFqa8GpUwxXkeJwiYfoJl3arDj3njdrwz0pFQy2ZBalLcHviN0deS-DDXb3y_kJq1iZeS-CsxtN7yuxBC9fRzqyhzJLSyI00OevCcEvsCxhkNq-h9wUvXHlxVobprBnmL-wp0SH1lJnMqEeOsI0cMfczKOCmfTUh86L&tracking_referrer=www.theguardian.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w https://theconversation.com/vegan-diet-has-just-30-of-the-environmental-impact-of-a-high-meat-diet-major-study-finds-210152 https://www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/research/networks/EPIC https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-cheaper-and-healthier-oxford-study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00251-5/fulltext https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/vegan-diet-better-environment https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/winter-2015/articles/soy-the-biggest-food-crop-we-never-talk-about https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531721000191?via%3Dihub https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26853923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073751/ https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism https://www.statista.com/topics/7297/veganism-in-the-united-kingdom/#topicOverview

Sturmfluten, Waldbrände, Menschen, die ihre Häuser verloren haben – immer öfter erreichen uns solche Nachrichten auch aus Europa und Deutschland. Viele Menschen fühlen sich angesichts dessen laut Umfragen ohnmächtig und machen sich Sorgen. Es gibt sogar einen eigenen Begriff dafür: „Klimaangst“. Wie verbreitet ist sie und wie kann man sie sogar „nutzen“, also ins Handeln kommen? Darüber spricht Susanne Tappe in dieser Sonderfolge von „Mission Klima“ mit der Hamburger Aktivistin Fanny Roschitz und mit der Psychologin Katharina van Bronswijk (Sprecherin von Psychologists For Future). In den kommenden Wochen liefern wir euch hier im Kanal immer wieder kürzere Folgen zu neuen spannenden Lösungsansätzen und Updates zu früheren Folgen. Im Frühling sind wir dann wieder regulär mit längeren Reportagen am Start! Wir wünschen euch erholsame Feiertage – schreibt uns gerne eure Meinung und Wünsche an klima@ndr.de! ALLE Folgen unseres Podcasts findet ihr hier: www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/mission-klima-loesungen-fuer-die-krise/73406960/ Hier findet ihr den von uns empfohlenen Podcast „Wie wir ticken – euer Psychologie-Podcast“: www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/wie-wir-ticken-euer-psychologie-podcast/94700346/ Und hier noch interessante Links zur aktuellen Folge: *Übers Klima reden – wie kann das gelingen? Eine Sonderfolge unserer Kolleg*innen vom NDR Info Podcast Synapsen: www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Synapsen-Uebers-Klima-reden-wie-kann-gelingen-,podcastsynapsen352.html *Website der Psychologists for Future mit Tipps: www.psy4f.org/beratung/ *Klima im Kopf – der Podcast von Psychologists for Future: klimaimkopf.podigee.io/ *Wie verbreitet ist Klimaangst? Studie der Barmer: *www.barmer.de/gesundheit-verstehen/mensch/gesundheit-2030/nachhaltigkeit/klima-angst-1072176 *Studie zum selben Thema von 2021: www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltext *Führt Klimaangst zu mehr Engagement für Klimaschutz? Eine Studie aus Großbritannien bejaht das: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494422001116 *… und eine Studie dazu aus Deutschland: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-021-03234-6 *Wie kommt man ins Handeln? Das haben wir uns u.a. in diesen Mission Klima-Folgen angeschaut: **Die Donut Ökonomie in Amsterdam: www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/mission-klima-loesungen-fuer-die-krise/kapitalismus-ade-wie-amsterdam-die-donut-oekonomie-lebt/ndr-info/94801530/ **Mit Apps gegen die Erderhitzung: www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/mission-klima-loesungen-fuer-die-krise/mit-apps-gegen-die-erderhitzung/ndr-info/12722741/ **Wie jede Einzelne die Energiewende beschleunigen kann: www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/mission-klima-loesungen-fuer-die-krise/wie-jede-einzelne-die-energiewende-beschleunigen-kann/ndr-info/12208999/

DR. NICOLE REDVERS (Deninu Kųę́ First Nation) chatted to us about berries changing genetics, Indigenous Medicine Science as a reawakening, Land as healing and amplifying these connections through consciousness, differences between spirit & soul, what is a gut feeling?, and decolonizing & recolonizing our microbiome. Remember, profits from the "AS Podcast MERCH" www.relationalsciencecircle.com/shop helps pay Knowledge Keepers & Editor, to follow protocols & keep the podcast going. Dr. Redvers graciously donated her honoraria to: Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation https://arcticindigenouswellness.org/ SHOWNOTES: -INDIGENOUS SCIENCE: contextual, holistic, relational, symbolic, non-linear, not limited by time, uses collective observation of its people to explain natural phenomenon through both real and metaphoric narratives. Nicole Redvers ND, Yuria Celidwen PhD, C. Schultz PhD, O. Horn MD, C. Githaiga MA, M. Vera RN, M. Perdrisat BComm, L. Mad Plume MPH, D. Kobei MBA, M. Cunningham Kain MD, A. Poelina PhD, J. Nelson Rojas, Be'sha Blondin. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00354-5/fulltext -Food is Medicine -Berries are healing, reduce inflammation and so much more... - "Health Effects of Traditional Indigenous Chokeberry" https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05410327 - "Chokeberry Reduces Inflammation in Human Pre-adipocyte Cells" D. Brunelle, N. Redvers, K. Larson, A. Bundy, J. Roemmich, & D. Warne. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9193701/ -Natural Medicine- "A Prescription for Nature, Conversation with Dr. Nicole Redvers" https://www.parkprescriptions.ca/blogposts/parx-people-a-conversation-with-dr-nicole-redvers -Land as our Guide to Heal - often, we depend on someone else to heal us, but what happens if we reconnect with Land as Healer? -When we breathe in forest air, our white blood cells increase and our cortisol (stress) levels decrease. You are never alone when you are with the Land -Brain & Gut connection -think about following that "gut feeling," and how that can guide us. decolonize and Recolonize your Microbiome -Canada Food guide -this guide has harmed many Indg people. It was created by and for European people, with plants and animals common in those origin areas. -many communities are not used to digesting wheat (gluten) or dairy. Their bodies have evolved to processes necessary proteins, sugars, calcium from other foods. -Prophecy from Sahtu Dene Elder Be'sha Blondin - the ground will melt, which will awaken sicknesses (like antrax), and the axis of the Earth has shifted (through the extraction of excess freshwater, and ice melt) which has been observed by shifting in star locations. This shows an acute understanding of Natural Law -What Water are you made from? -humans are 60% water, we need water to survive, we are the water we consume. What water are you made from? What lake, river, groundwater, glacier, leads to your tap? When you travel, you turn into water from that location, after 3 months, your cells change & you turn into that location's water. how do give back to the spirit of the water that keeps you alive. The Science of the Sacred, Dr. Redvers https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/599277/the-science-of-the-sacred-by-nicole-redvers/9781623173371 The Value of Global Indigenous Knowledge in Planetary Health Dr. Redvers (article) https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/9/2/30 Urban Land-Based Healing: A Northern Intervention Strategy https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijih/article/view/33177 Bridging Indigenous Systems and Modern Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RD4tDrKgB4&themeRefresh=1 ⁠School of Medicine & Health Sciences: Indigenous Faculty Fridays⁠ w Dr. Redvers https://med.und.edu/education-training/indians-into-medicine/newspages/iffnicoleredvers.html - Support the Wildfires https://nwt.unitedway.ca/2023-emergency-response/ Thanks to sponsor BLUE MARBLE SPACE INSTITUTE & Editor EMIL STARLIGHT

In the second part of this interview, host Dr. Clayton Dyck continues his conversation with family physicians Dr. Samantha Green from Toronto, Canada and Dr. Mayara Floss from Brazil.  They discuss innovative ways of teaching planetary health, including the value of tree planting. They will also share available resources that lifelong learners can access to develop their planetary health expertise. Lastly, don't miss out on their food choices for the Planet Family Doc potluck dinner! If you'd like to learn more:  The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and Case Studies discussed by Dr. Floss: https://www.ufrgs.br/telessauders/saude-planetaria/  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00307-2/fulltext  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.663783/full Planetary health resources discussed by Dr. Green: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00110-8/fulltext https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Education/GIFT-Planetary-Health-one-pager-ENG.pdf https://www.afmc.ca/initiatives/planetaryhealthdeclaration/ https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/75438/56619 A free course on air pollution for health workers developed by the World Health Organization:  https://openwho.org/courses/air-pollution-health-workers A "bonus feature" not mentioned in the podcast! Here is a guide on planetary health in FM education from the CFPC's Section of Residents: https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Education/GIFT-Planetary-Health-one-pager-ENG.pdf  

Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology at the College of Wooster. Member of the APA task force on psychology and global climate change. Landmark contributor to the field of climate and environmental psychology, and IPCC chapter lead for the 6th Assessment Report. We speak with Susan about why she entered the field, the nature of climate anxiety, and the landscape of different options for responding to it.The 10000 young person study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltextWhy breathing is so effective at reducing stress: https://hbr.org/2020/09/research-why-breathing-is-so-effective-at-reducing-stress

Welcome to episode 125 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 24 May 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and Vanessa Gilmartin spoke with guest Matt Adams about 'Eco-anxiety: climate change affects our mental health – here's how to cope'. MA: Matt is a Principal Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Brighton. His research interests include human-nature and human-animal relations, especially in the context of the climate crisis and the Anthropocene. He currently teaches courses on ecopsychology and ecotherapy, and the psychology of human-animal relations, and supervises doctoral research across a range of related topics. His most recent book is Anthropocene Psychology: Being Human in a More-Than-Human World (Routledge, 2020). Some links to follow are: - Eco-anxiety: climate change affects our mental health – here's how to cope (The Conversation): https://theconversation.com/eco-anxiety-climate-change-affects-our-mental-health-heres-how-to-cope-202477 - Neighbourhood green space is in rapid decline, deepening both the climate and mental health crises (The Conversation): https://theconversation.com/neighbourhood-green-space-is-in-rapid-decline-deepening-both-the-climate-and-mental-health-crises-183389 - Senator Throws Snowball In Senate | Overheard On The Hill | msnbc: https://youtu.be/NxU55cEamc0 - Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey (The Lancet Planetary Health): https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltext - Experience the Great Outdoors, From Prison (Opinion, NY Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/opinion/blue-room-prison.html - How can we help kids cope with 'eco-anxiety'? (BBC Future): https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220315-how-eco-anxiety-affects-childrens-minds Some Twitter links to follow are: VG - www.twitter.com/VanessaRNMH NL - www.twitter.com/niadla​​​​​​​​ DM - www.twitter.com/davidamunday MA - www.twitter.com/mattadams0 Credits: #mhTV Presenters: Vanessa Gilmartin, Nicky Lambert & David Munday Guests: Matt Adams Theme music: Tony Gillam Production & Editing: David Munday

This Week In Wellness a study by researchers at Monash university has found that just 0.001% of the worlds population are breathing air below the safety levels recommended by the World Health Organisation (the WHO).   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230307073211.htm https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(23)00008-6/fulltext  

Maria Vamvalis is a doctoral candidate and instructor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto) where she is researching climate justice pedagogies that nurture learner well-being. She is a former public school educator who continues to support teacher education and teacher professional learning. Maria has worked with diverse not-for-profit organizations engaged with the intersections of transformation, education and systems change.The underlying paradigm? We just aren't in a healthy, sustainable relationship with the land or each other…I'd like to start by saying that this episode is a mindset episode. By listening right through to the end, I feel that this discussion I had with Maria WILL affect what you do in your classroom.I first got to know Maria through my own personal network of educators who put climate education in the spotlight. And having been in many conversations I've had with Maria, I came to realize that besides climate change and climate crisis, there's something else she taught me about called climate justice. Her research focuses on the profound impacts of climate change and the affect it has and will have on young people, namely our students. One of the clear messages coming out of her research is that today's youth want a different education. They want schools to focus on the major themes of this era of climate change and help them prepare for what comes next. The way Maria describes this process in this discussion is that teachers need to enact a wholistic approach, engaging students in critical inquiries, where learning is a series of imaginative and creative discoveries. The curriculum isn't something that is just covered, but is the starting point that can lead students to find creative spaces, allowing them to try and test new ideas. Maria even goes on to say that ecological collapse IS our curriculum and you now what? I agree with her 100%. This is not the time to dance around an issue. Climate change is real, the evidence makes the headlines every day, and the schools are the place we will find the solutions and the new way of thinking as we learn to unlearn a colonial and extractive mentality towards the land that our society has held for long enough. And within all of this is the beautiful message that Maria brings about how the individualistic nature of personal advancement, must give way to a collaborative and respectful group mentality where the collective is greater than the sum total of the parts. Caring for each other can lead to caring for the land, our future relationship with the land and the blessing we have to be part of such an interconnected and dynamic equilibrium.I hope you enjoy my discussion with Maria and I hope that it moves you to teach with the child's total well-being in mind.Links for Show Naomi Oreskes, Merchants of Doubt: https://www.merchantsofdoubt.org/ Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltext Karen Barad: Meeting the Universe Halfwayhttps://www.dukeupress.edu/meeting-the-universe-halfway Natural Curiosity: The Importance of Indigenous Perspectives in Children's Environmental Inquiryhttps://www.naturalcuriosity.ca/ Relational Systems Thinking: That's How Change is Going to Come, from Our Earth Motherhttps://jabsc.org/index.php/jabsc/article/view/577 Basic Call to Consciousnesshttps://goodminds.com/products/basic-call-to-consciousness-1981 Climate Education Reform BChttps://www.climateeducationreformbc.ca/ Kari Grain – Critical Hopehttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690768/critical-hope-by-kari-grain/ This Book Will Save the Planet: A Climate Justice Primer for Activists and Changemakershttps://www.quarto.com/books/9780711268890/this-book-will-save-the-planet The Link Between Climate Justice and Racial Justicehttps://climateanalytics.org/blog/2020/black-lives-matter-the-link-between-climate-change-and-racial-justice/ Unleading for Climate Justice Podcassthttps://www.yorku.ca/edu/unleading/podcast-episodes/leading-for-climate-justice/ Hospicing Modernityhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675703/hospicing-modernity-by-vanessa-machado-de-oliveira/ Connect with Maria on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mvamvalison Twitter: @MariaVamvalis

Charlotte is a PhD student in Epidemiology and Geography at the University of Cambridge. Her research explores the ways in which “wild foods”, such as bushmeat, insects, wild fruits and vegetables, can be used to support the health and nutritional security of rural communities. In particular, she is looking at the use of wild foods by indigenous peoples in northeastern India. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Charlotte was actively involved in epidemiology-related science communication. She has written multiple articles on zoonotic diseases, how they are linked to human behaviour and how we might mitigate their spread. She produced an incredibly popular Instagram page, “epidummyology” which has nearly 400 posts simplifying COVID-19 science and research, and what it means for the UK population. The page closed recently with almost 60K followers, but off the back of this, Charlotte now works with some NHS regional teams on their COVID-19 communications. You can find find out more about Charlotte, and her research, at: https://www.globalfood.cam.ac.uk/memberdirectory/charlotte-milbank https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00064-X/fulltext https://theconversation.com/banning-wild-meat-is-not-the-solution-to-reducing-future-disease-outbreaks-181647 https://forestsnews.cifor.org/67260/can-healthy-ecosystems-prevent-pandemics?fnl=en https://www.conservation.cam.ac.uk/news/coronavirus-and-conservation-interdisciplinary-conversation Episode thumbnail image provided by Charlotte Milbank. The BlueSci Podcast is run by the Cambridge University Science Magazine. This episode was hosted by Georgia Nixon and Mark Grimes. Visit www.bluesci.co.uk to access our free magazine, and find out how to get involved. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review or rating! We welcome your feedback and suggestions via email: podcast(at)bluesci.co.uk. You can also follow us on Twitter on @bluescipod or Instagram @bluescicam.

Did you know that you breathe about 150 liters of air daily and that the air you breathe goes directly to your lungs and bloodstream? Dr. George Mwaniki, the head of Air Quality at the World Resources Institute https://www.wri.org/africa ((WRI) Africa), says breathing in dirty air sucks in tiny particles that can damage lungs, hearts, and brains.  The world health organization reckons that reducing air pollution levels can reduce the burden of diseases like stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma. In 2019, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00201-1/fulltext (1.1 million) people died due to air pollution in Africa. Globally, air pollution causes over 7 million deaths annually according to Lancet. In Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Mwaniki reckons that around 22,000 people die annually due to impacts of air pollution. UNICEF says Nigeria, recorded https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/press-releases/nigeria-has-highest-number-air-pollution-related-child-pneumonia-deaths-world (78 percent) of air pollution-related pneumonia deaths among children under five years in 2019.

In this week's episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Lara Aleluia Reis, a scientist at our sister institution, the RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment. Reis and her coauthors have recently released a new study in “Lancet Planetary Health” about the connection between air pollution and climate change. The study explores how policymakers can most effectively accomplish two important goals at the same time: reducing air pollution, which contributes to millions of deaths per year, and achieving our long-term objectives in mitigating climate change. References and recommendations: “Internalising Health-Economic Impacts of Air Pollution into Climate Policy: a Global Modelling Study” by Lara Aleluia, Laurent Drouet, and Massimo Tavoni; https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00259-X/fulltext “The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution—and How We Can Fight Back” by Gary Fuller; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608009/the-invisible-killer-by-gary-fuller/ PurpleAir, a personal monitor for real-time air quality assessments; https://www2.purpleair.com/

Welcome to Insight Faster, a Podcast by MDPI. This is Episode 1—Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis with Dr Panu Pihkala. Sustainability will be the theme of the rest of our lives; it should've been the theme of our lives so far. It affects every single one of us in profoundly different ways. One of the more often inconspicuous and yet equally damaging impacts is the way that it affects everyone's mental health. Anxiety regarding the ecological crisis is natural, it is after all a serious, global problem, but Eco-Anxiety is notoriously difficulty to characterize. We sat down with Dr Panu Pihkala, a leading interdisciplinary researcher on the topic from the University of Helsinki and author of Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis: An Analysis of Eco and Climate Anxiety in MDPI's Sustainability journal. The article has since attracted more than 10,000 full-text reads and more than 30 citations. We'll talk about what Eco-Anxiety is and why it can be both incredibly challenging but also provide opportunities for positive change, whilst touching on the psychology of COVID-19 and how its psychology relates to the psychology of Eco-Anxiety. Dr Pihkala's article Anxiety and the Ecological Crisis AnAnalysis of Eco and Climate Anxiety can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/19/7836/htm# His more recent article Eco-Anxiety and Environmental Education,also published in Sustainability, can be found here: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/23/10149/htm In 2021, Dr Pihkala also co-authored a paper published in the Lancet on children and youth climate anxiety which Nature described as a “landmark study”. You can find it here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00278-3/fulltext#figures Along with some of the huge amount of media coverage that itreceived here:https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02582-8https://www.vice.com/en/article/88npnp/fifty-six-percent-of-young-people-think-humanity-is-doomed https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/14/young-people-say-climate-anxiety-is-affecting-their-daily-life.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-58549373 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/14/four-in-10-young-people-fear-having-children-due-to-climate-crisisTo find out more about this subject (or pretty much anything else), or to submit a paper to any of MDPI's journals, head over to the MDPI website: https://www.mdpi.com/ If there's anything in particular you'd like to hear about onthe MDPI Podcast, email me at: jasper.clow@mdpi.com Follow us on Social Media:https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdpi/mycompany/https://www.facebook.com/MDPIOpenAccessPublishinghttps://twitter.com/MDPIOpenAccess See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sources and other links we referenced in the episode.SECTION [0:00] Intro SOURCE [0:47] Know Your Meme, Press X to Doubt - https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/la-noire-doubt-press-x-to-doubt SECTION [1:25] MetaSOURCE [3:46] Amazon worker in Tornado out on delivery fucked by amazon  - https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22841667/amazon-delivery-driver-illinois-tornado-warehouse-destruction SUPPORT US [4:08] Dysevidentia on Patreon  - https://www.patreon.com/dysevidentia CONTACT [4:10] Dysevidentia on Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Dysevidentia/CONTACT [4:12] Dysevidentia on Twitter - https://twitter.com/dysevidentiaCONTACT [4:14] Dysevidentia on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbU3rnK52CXUkK0cJ-o29gCONTACT [4:16] Dysevidentia on Discord - https://discord.gg/EZtcgdsCDACONTACT [4:19] Dysevidentia by email - Contact@dysevidentia.comSECTION [4:25] SPONSOR SPONSOR [5:09] Get a custom computer from expert assemblers, use code evidence for 10% off - https://abkkustomz.com/SECTION [5:12] COVID Minute SOURCE [6:00] COVID surge in Florida: Cases rise 332.9% in one week, state among fastest-spreading in US - https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/12/27/covid-florida-cases-deaths-surge-christmas/49575381/SOURCE [7:34] CDC Guidance on Omicron - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/omicron-variant.htmlSOURCE [8:19] 5 day quarantine period with masks - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cuts-covid-19-isolation-guidance-5-days-omicron-surge/BULLSHIT SOURCE [10:20] Kevin sorbo might try to kill you- https://twitter.com/ksorbs/status/1474496096906924037SECTION [13:07] VIDEO GAMES AND VIOLENCESOURCE [13:48] Pac-man Quote - https://www.reddit.com/r/quotes/comments/1dq2v6/if_pacman_had_affected_us_as_kids_wed_all_be/SOURCE [16:20] Metaanalysis of the relationship between violent video game play and physical aggression over time - https://www.pnas.org/content/115/40/9882SOURCE [16:26] A study that finds not correlation between video games and violence - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17914672/SOURCE [16:26] And again no gaming and violence correlation - https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-11-08/no-evidence-violent-video-games-lead-to-real-violence-studySOURCE [16:26] Harvard finds liitle correlation but suggests reasonable steps if you are a worried parent - https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/violent-video-games-and-young-peopleSUBPAR SOURCE [20:08] Some Chinese scientist disagree and think there is a correlation - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6790562/RELEVANT XKCD [21:06] Jelly beans - https://xkcd.com/882/SOURCE [22:10] Easy to understand short video on blinding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbU5kHC9yH0SOURCE [22:57] Crime is down per episode 0005 - https://dysevidentia.transistor.fm/episodes/shooting-down-gun-mythsSECTION [25:36] 5G, Climate Change, and other stupid things that may have killed peopleSOURCE [28:52] 'Anti-5G' jewelry and accessories are radioactive, Dutch authorities warn - https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/anti-5g-jewelry-and-accessories-are-radioactive-dutch-authorities-warn-1.5712830SOURCE [28:52] Anti 5g jewelry is sometimes radioactive - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211220/06593748153/anti-5g-jewelry-found-to-be-radioactive-dangerous.shtmlSOURCE [33:10] The CDC on Ionizing vs non-ionizing radiation - https://dashboard.transistor.fm/shows/dysevidentia/episodes/0024-video-game-violence-won-t-kill-you-in-2021-but/editSOURCE [37:24] Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur, Death Rays - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pN220NlE8YSOURCE [39:08] Radiation: 5G mobile networks and health - https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-5g-mobile-networks-and-healthSOURCE [41:29] Monash University released a study this year attributing 5 million deaths to climate change - https://www.monash.edu/medicine/news/latest/2021-articles/worlds-largest-study-of-global-climate-related-mortality-links-5-million-deaths-a-year-to-abnormal-temperaturesSOURCE [42:25] The lancet publishcation of the climate study - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00081-4/fulltextSPONSOR [45:26] Wren, offset your Carbon emissions - https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1701593&u=3056050&m=105790&urllink=&afftrack=SOURCE [46:31] man infiltrates the KKK - https://apnews.com/article/florida-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-veterans-ku-klux-klan-fa0ec4120b1457f56c527108074795b5SOURCE [48:25] Essential Oil spray contained deadly bacteria - https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20211023/walmart-recalls-spray-deadly-bacteriaSOURCE [48:25] 2 other deaths investigated in essential oil recall -

Indra Nooyi needs no introduction. But what does she think about smart protein? If you're following along, you know that by investing in plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated alternatives to animal-sourced meat, eggs, seafood, and dairy products — what we call smart protein — we stand a chance to vastly transform the future of food for the better. And Indra agrees with us. In this first episode of Season 2.5, The Good Food Institute's Varun Deshpande sits down with Indra Nooyi as they put their heads together to deliberate the massive benefits that smart protein brings to personal and planetary health. They discuss how we can improve our food supply, change our relationship with livestock, and prevent future pandemics. Indra also emphasizes the need for smart protein to be accessible, ubiquitous, and affordable. Tune in to listen about how she thinks we'll get there, what her thoughts on conscious capitalism are, and who she thinks the champions of the future might be. Resources for further reading:Corporate partnerships in smart protein, emerging out of PepsiCo and Unilever(https://www.pepsico.com/news/press-release/pepsico-and-beyond-meat-establish-the-planet-partnership-llc-a-joint-venture-to-01262021)(https://www.unilever.com/news/press-releases/2021/unilever-steps-up-plant-based-protein-innovation-in-partnership-with-enough.html)Market momentum in smart protein, covered by BCG and Bloomberg(https://www.bcg.com/en-in/press/23march2021-alternative-protein-market-reach-290-billion-by-2035)(https://www.bloomberg.com/company/press/plant-based-foods-market-to-hit-162-billion-in-next-decade-projects-bloomberg-intelligence/#:~:text=New%20York%2C%20August%2011%2C%202021,by%20Bloomberg%20Intelligence%20(BI))Planetary health imperatives, covered by the World Economic Forum, Observer Research Foundation, The Lancet, and The Hindu(https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/how-can-we-produce-enough-protein-to-feed-10-billion-people)(https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/feeding-india-the-case-for-smart-protein/)(https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(19)30023-3/fulltext) (https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/embracing-alternative-protein/article31750635.ece)Follow Indra Nooyi onTwitter | LinkedIn | InstagramYou can connect with Varun Deshpande:LinkedIn | TwitterFind GFI on Social Media:Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTubeYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: IVM Podcasts - Apps on Google Play or iOS: ‎IVM Podcasts, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured

We are joined by Tracy Lyons. Tracy is a medicines optimisation pharmacist and the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association's Environment & Sustainability advisor. In March 2021 Tracy helped to form ‘Pharmacy Declares', a self-convened group of ‘climate conscious' pharmacy professionals calling for our professional/regulatory bodies to 1) declare a climate emergency 2) fully divest from fossil fuels & 3) provide climate-health education and leadership. In the episode we hear about the progress being made by Pharmacy Declares as they try to motivate and mobilise the prescribing and pharmacy profession into taking action against global climate change. We discuss the term ‘Planetary Health' and how we must view climate change as a public health issue, not just a political one. We also discuss firemen on airplanes, the role of bees in tackling antimicrobial resistance and we find out why Tracy has this week been drinking champagne. Our micro discussion focuses on healthcare's response to climate change: a carbon footprint assessment of the NHS in England. What are the drugs and devices that contribute most to harming the environment and what can we do about it?https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30271-0/fulltextAs with all our guests we ask Tracy to pick her ‘Desert Island Drug', a career defining anthem and a book that has influenced her work. The choices do not disappoint despite a stewards inquiry into the song choice!To get in touch follow us on Twitter @auralapothecary or email us at auralapothecarypod@gmail.com You can listen to the Aural Apothecary playlist here; https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OsWj4w8sxsvuwR9zMXgn5?si=tiHXrQI7QsGtSQwPyz1KBg You can view the Aural Apothecary Library here; https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/31270100-paul-gimson?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=the-aural-apothecary BioMedicines Optimisation Pharmacist at University Hospitals Dorset (lives in beautiful Bournemouth!) & UK Clinical Pharmacy Association's Environment & Sustainability advisor. I'd describe myself as a life-long environmentalist and I've always been a bit of a nature nerd but over the last few years have increasingly understood the importance of planetary health as a requirement for human health. I'm a member of Medact (Health professionals for a safer, fairer, better world) and Doctors for Extinction Rebellion. In March 2021 I formed ‘Pharmacy Declares', a self-convened group of ‘climate conscious' pharmacy professionals calling for our professional/regulatory bodies to 1) declare a climate emergency 2) fully divest from fossil fuels & 3) provide climate-health education and leadership.In the last 8ish months our membership has grown to span all 4 nations within the UK and we're now working with colleagues in the EU, USA and Australasia. ‘We' are everyone from undergraduates to Chief/Consultant pharmacists and professors of education/research. So far we've seen the 3 climate emergency declarations (UKCPA > APTUK> RPS), the RPS divest £1m from fossil fuels – more is to come!Our message is that we're facing an extremely serious situation that will change the shape and length of our lives, but pharmacy as a profession has the potential to delivery health in a way that's never before been possible. We want everyone to get their superhero pants on and save the world!

We want people to understand the effects of agriculture on the world's climate and the health of the people who live on it. We hope to inform farmers and policymakers on the dangers of the current agriculture practices and possible solutions to this problem. Sources Ebi, K. L., & Loladze, I. (2019, July). Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations and climate change will affect our food's quality and quantity. Define_me. Retrieved November 10, 2021, from https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(19)30108-1/fulltext Joko, T., Anggoro, S., Sunoko, H. R., & Rachmawati, S. (2017). Pesticides Usage in the Soil Quality Degradation Potential in Wanasari Subdistrict, Brebes, Indonesia. Applied & Environmental Soil Science, 1–7 Guardian News and Media. (2014, June 23). Insecticides put world food supplies at risk, say scientists. The Guardian. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/24/insecticides-world-food-supplies-risk Agricultural Pesticide Use Trends in Manitoba by Janna L ... (n.d.). Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca/bitstream/handle/1993/8861/wilson_janna.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

In this episode Ben convinces Vaden to become a degrower. We plan how to live out the rest of our lives on an organic tomato farm in Canada in December, sewing our own clothes and waxing our own candles. Step away from the thermostat Jimmy. We discuss: - The degrowth movement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrowth) - The basics of economic growth, and why it's good for developing economies in particular - How growth enables resilience in the face of environmental disasters - Why the environment is in better shape than you think - Availability bias and our tendency to think everything is falling apart - The decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions - Energy dense production and energy portfolios And we respond to some of your criticism of the previous episode, including: Apocalyptic environmental predictions been happening for a while? Really? Number of annual cold deaths exceed the number of annual heat deaths? Really? Your previous episode was very human-centric, and failed to address the damage humans are causing to the environment. What say you? Are we right wing crypto-fascists? (Answer: Maybe, successfully dodged the question) Social media everywhere Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani Check us out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4wZzQyoW4s4ZuE4FY9DQQ Come join our discord server! DM one of us on twitter, or send an email to incrementspodcast@gmail.com to get a link References Two natural experiments on curtailing economic growth. Energy Crunch (https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/energy-crunch-hits-global-recovery-as-winter-approaches-report-121102000021_1.html), and the effect of Covid-19 on developing countries (world bank) (https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/799701589552654684/pdf/Costs-and-Trade-Offs-in-the-Fight-Against-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-A-Developing-Country-Perspective.pdf) 10x more cold deaths than heat deaths. Original study (https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00081-4/fulltext&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1636434110138000&usg=AOvVaw0Uas83UjktfZhIqzNOyMTQ) in the Lancet. Chilling Effect (https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/chilling-effects?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozNDgwNTU5LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0MjYwOTE3NCwiXyI6InVqQ3VpIiwiaWF0IjoxNjM0Nzg2MDY1LCJleHAiOjE2MzQ3ODk2NjUsImlzcyI6InB1Yi04OTEyMCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.oIH0tvBYkHK5PfbmmqLdNVO0-U46kRy54CSjZlEC0ec) by Scott Alexander. Decoupling of economic growth and pollution (https://thebreakthrough.org/issues/energy/absolute-decoupling-of-economic-growth-and-emissions-in-32-countries) by Zeke Hausfather of the Breakthrough institute. Air Pollution Trends data (EPA) (https://www.epa.gov/air-emissions-inventories/air-pollutant-emissions-trends-data) Number of deaths from natural disasters (https://ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters#number-of-deaths-from-natural-disasters) (Our World in Data). Original data taken from the EMDAT Natural Disasters database (https://www.emdat.be/). Increase in global canopy cover (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0411-9) 99 Good News Stories in 2018 you probably didn't hear about (https://medium.com/future-crunch/99-good-news-stories-you-probably-didnt-hear-about-in-2018-cc3c65f8ebd0) ...and 2019 (https://futurecrun.ch/99-good-news-2019) ...and 2020 (https://futurecrun.ch/99-good-news-2020) (also sign up for the FutureCrunch newsletter!) The Environmental Kuznets curves (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuznets_curve) Quotes On Degrowth This would be a way of life based on modest material and energy needs but nevertheless rich in other dimensions – a life of frugal abundance. It is about creating an economy based on sufficiency, knowing how much is enough to live well, and discovering that enough is plenty. In a degrowth society we would aspire to localise our economies as far and as appropriately as possible. This would assist with reducing carbon-intensive global trade, while also building resilience in the face of an uncertain and turbulent future. Wherever possible, we would grow our own organic food, water our gardens with water tanks, and turn our neighbourhoods into edible landscapes as the Cubans have done in Havana. As my friend Adam Grubb so delightfully declares, we should “eat the suburbs”, while supplementing urban agriculture with food from local farmers' markets. - Samuel Alexander, Life in a 'degrowth' economy, and why you might actually enjoy it (https://theconversation.com/life-in-a-degrowth-economy-and-why-you-might-actually-enjoy-it-32224) It would be nice to hear it straight for once. Global warming is real, it's here, and it's mind-bogglingly dangerous. How bad it gets—literally, the degree—depends on how quickly the most profligate countries rein in their emissions. Averting catastrophe will thus require places like the United States and Canada to make drastic cutbacks, bringing their consumption more closely in line with the planetary average. Such cuts can be made more or less fairly, and the richest really ought to pay the most, but the crucial thing is that they are made. Because, above all, stopping climate change means giving up on growth. That will be hard. Not only will our standards of living almost certainly drop, but it's likely that the very quality of our society—equality, safety, and trust—will decline, too. That's not something to be giddy about, but it's still a price that those of us living in affluent countries should prepare to pay. Because however difficult it is to slow down, flooding Bangladesh cannot be an option. In other words, we can and should act. It's just going to hurt. - Daniel Immerwahr, Growth vs the Climate (https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/growth-vs-the-climate) On Perennial Apocalypticism My offices were so cold I couldn't concentrate, and my staff were typing with gloves on. I pleaded with Jimmy to set the thermostats at 68 degrees, but it didn't do any good. - Paul Sabin, quoting Rosalynn Carter in The Bet (https://books.google.com/books?id=nVd_AAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false) Mostafa K. Tolba, executive director of the United Nations environmental program, told delegates that if the nations of the world continued their present policies, they would face by the turn of the century ''an environmental catastrophe which will witness devastation as complete, as irreversible, as any nuclear holocaust.'' - New York Times, 1982 (https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/11/world/un-ecology-parley-opens-amid-gloom.html) A senior U.N. environmental official says entire nations could be wiped off the face of the Earth by rising sea levels if the global warming trend is not reversed by the year 2000. Coastal flooding and crop failures would create an exodus of "eco-refugees", threatening political chaos, said Noel Brown, director of the New York office of the U.N. Environment Program, or UNEP. He said governments have a 10-year window of opportunity to solve the greenhouse effect before it goes beyond human control." - AP News, 1989 (https://web.archive.org/web/20201113001053/https://apnews.com/article/bd45c372caf118ec99964ea547880cd0) On Environmental Conservation It's not the case that humankind has failed to conserve habitat. By 2019, an area of Earth larger than the whole of Africa was protected, an area that is equivalent to 15 percent of Earth's land surface. The number of designated protected areas in the world has grown from 9,214 in 1962 to 102,102 in 2003 to 244,869 in 2020. - Michael Shellenburger, Apocalypse Never, p.75 Thanks to habitat protection and targeted conservation efforts, many beloved species have been pulled from the brink of extinction, including albatrosses, condors, manatees, oryxes, pandas, rhinoceroses, Tasmanian devils, and tigers; according to the ecologist Stuart Pimm, the overall rate of extinctions has been reduced by 75 percent. - Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now, p.160 On Environmental Optimism Following China's ban on ivory last year, 90% of Chinese support it, ivory demand has dropped by almost half, and poaching rates are falling (https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/conservation/china-has-banned-ivory-but-has-the-african-elephant-poaching-crisis-actually-been-stemmed/news-story/b086f6a0e61acfcc15abeed18f899136) in places like Kenya. WWF (https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/what-impact-chinas-ivory-ban) The population of wild tigers in Nepal was found to have nearly doubled in the last nine years, thanks to efforts by conservationists and increased funding for protected areas. Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/tigers-nepal-double-wwf-conservation-big-cats-wildlife-trade-a8551271.html) Deforestation in Indonesia fell by 60%, as a result of a ban on clearing peatlands, new educational campaigns and better law enforcement. Ecowatch (https://www.ecowatch.com/indonesia-deforestation-2595918463.html) See the remaining 294 good news stories here (https://medium.com/future-crunch/99-good-news-stories-you-probably-didnt-hear-about-in-2018-cc3c65f8ebd0), here (https://futurecrun.ch/99-good-news-2019), and here (https://futurecrun.ch/99-good-news-2020) Set your thermostats to 68, put those gloves on, and send an email over to incrementspodcast@gmail.com

La contaminación del aire podría estar tan lejos como en otro continente, otra ciudad o en otra calle… o podría estar dentro de tu casa ¡En tu cocina!La contaminación del aire se produce en los hogares, dentro de nuestras casas. Según un estudio que compartimos aquí, en África hay más de 1 millón de personas que han fallecido a causa de la contaminación, incluso dentro de las casas.Enlaces a los documentos mencionados en este episodio:Air pollution and development in Africa: impacts on health, the economy, and human capitalhttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00201-1/fulltextUso de leña y calidad del aire en el sur de Chilehttps://agrocolun.cl/3179-2/ Cocinar con leña en ambientes cerrados puede causar Fibrosis Pulmonarhttp://www.essalud.gob.pe/essalud-cocinar-con-lena-en-ambientes-cerrados-puede-causar-fibrosis-pulmonar/ Las estufas de gas de las terrazas son muy contaminanteshttps://www.antena3.com/noticias/sociedad/estufas-gas-terrazas-son-muy-contaminantes-segun-alertan-expertos_202002175e4a95870cf2b383bb2fdb25.html Las estufas de gas pueden contaminar más de lo que pensamoshttps://tecnologiaambiental.mx/2020/05/07/las-estufas-de-gas-pueden-contaminar-mas-de-lo-que-pensamos/ El nivel de contaminación del aire en tu cocina podría ser superior al de la callehttps://www.directoalpaladar.com/salud/el-nivel-de-contaminacion-del-aire-en-tu-cocina-podria-ser-superior-al-de-la-calle

La contaminación del aire podría estar tan lejos como en otro continente, otra ciudad o en otra calle… o podría estar dentro de tu casa ¡En tu cocina!La contaminación del aire se produce en los hogares, dentro de nuestras casas. Según un estudio que compartimos aquí, en África hay más de 1 millón de personas que han fallecido a causa de la contaminación, incluso dentro de las casas.Enlaces a los documentos mencionados en este episodio:Air pollution and development in Africa: impacts on health, the economy, and human capitalhttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00201-1/fulltextUso de leña y calidad del aire en el sur de Chilehttps://agrocolun.cl/3179-2/ Cocinar con leña en ambientes cerrados puede causar Fibrosis Pulmonarhttp://www.essalud.gob.pe/essalud-cocinar-con-lena-en-ambientes-cerrados-puede-causar-fibrosis-pulmonar/ Las estufas de gas de las terrazas son muy contaminanteshttps://www.antena3.com/noticias/sociedad/estufas-gas-terrazas-son-muy-contaminantes-segun-alertan-expertos_202002175e4a95870cf2b383bb2fdb25.html Las estufas de gas pueden contaminar más de lo que pensamoshttps://tecnologiaambiental.mx/2020/05/07/las-estufas-de-gas-pueden-contaminar-mas-de-lo-que-pensamos/ El nivel de contaminación del aire en tu cocina podría ser superior al de la callehttps://www.directoalpaladar.com/salud/el-nivel-de-contaminacion-del-aire-en-tu-cocina-podria-ser-superior-al-de-la-calle

La contaminación del aire podría estar tan lejos como en otro continente, otra ciudad o en otra calle… o podría estar dentro de tu casa ¡En tu cocina!La contaminación del aire se produce en los hogares, dentro de nuestras casas. Según un estudio que compartimos aquí, en África hay más de 1 millón de personas que han fallecido a causa de la contaminación, incluso dentro de las casas.Enlaces a los documentos mencionados en este episodio:Air pollution and development in Africa: impacts on health, the economy, and human capitalhttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00201-1/fulltextUso de leña y calidad del aire en el sur de Chilehttps://agrocolun.cl/3179-2/ Cocinar con leña en ambientes cerrados puede causar Fibrosis Pulmonarhttp://www.essalud.gob.pe/essalud-cocinar-con-lena-en-ambientes-cerrados-puede-causar-fibrosis-pulmonar/ Las estufas de gas de las terrazas son muy contaminanteshttps://www.antena3.com/noticias/sociedad/estufas-gas-terrazas-son-muy-contaminantes-segun-alertan-expertos_202002175e4a95870cf2b383bb2fdb25.html Las estufas de gas pueden contaminar más de lo que pensamoshttps://tecnologiaambiental.mx/2020/05/07/las-estufas-de-gas-pueden-contaminar-mas-de-lo-que-pensamos/ El nivel de contaminación del aire en tu cocina podría ser superior al de la callehttps://www.directoalpaladar.com/salud/el-nivel-de-contaminacion-del-aire-en-tu-cocina-podria-ser-superior-al-de-la-calle

In this episode of the GW Integrative Medicine podcast, we talk about a nutrition education collaboration between the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and the Integrative Medicine Programs here at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In the studio, we have Susan LeLacheur, DrPH, MPH, PA-C, a professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. LeLacheur has more than 35 years of clinical experience in primary care, HIV/AIDS, and infectious disease. She is the section director for the GW PA Program's Foundations of Medicine Gastroenterology Section, and the driving force behind PA nutrition week. Dr. LeLacheur and Dr. Leigh Frame developed this nutrition curricula. As the authors of a JAMA opinion piece recently put it, "Nutrition education in medical school is rudimentary, at best, and limited for the duration of graduate medical education for many specialties." Doctors and PAs are educated the same way and suffer the same educational deficit. The goal of the PA nutrition week curriculum is to give PAs in training the knowledge, skills, and confidence that studies say prevent health care professionals from counseling their patients about nutrition. ◘ Related content GW Department of Physician Assistant Studies https://smhs.gwu.edu/physician-assistant/ Physician Assistants Ideal for Patient Nutrition Education https://www.physicianspractice.com/blog/physician-assistants-ideal-patient-nutrition-education Food Deserts in D.C. | NPR | Let's Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQeorPkPLmU Nutrition Education in Medical School, Residency Training, and Practice https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2729245 PA Experts Respond to Pressing Nutrition Questions https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2019/03/pas-ask-experts-pressing-nutrition-questions/ Nutrition in Medical Education: A Systematic Review https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(19)30171-8/fulltext ◘ Transcript https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transcript-nutrition-education-answering-call-gw-office-of/ ◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license. ◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

This episode is to supplement my interview with Dr David Unwin and is just with me reviewing and discussing some areas in more detail that David and I ran out of time to cover, including: Pathophysiology of DMT2 and different dietary considerations Environmental and farming practices Ending the Diet Wars Some further reading for those that want it: Environmental considerations: https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/content/is-the-path-to-health-the-same-path-to-environmental-sustainability/ Nutrition: Principles Before Position Part 3: The externalities of our food choices https://thegpshow.com/musings/pntpart3/  University of Oxford Grazed and Confused report: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/reports/fcrn_gnc_report.pdf  UK Sustainable Food Trust: https://sustainablefoodtrust.org/articles/grazed-and-confused-an-initial-response-from-the-sustainable-food-trust/ EAT Lancet: https://eatforum.org/ and https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30055-3/fulltext  2019 Nutrition Therapy for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report from the American Diabetes Association https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/early/2019/04/10/dci19-0014.full.pdf Diabetes Australia position statement on low carb approaches https://static.diabetesaustralia.com.au/s/fileassets/diabetes-australia/dbd70857-a834-45b0-b6f1-ea2582bbe5c7.pdf Metabolic ward studies/randomised controlled feeding studies on various dietary composition: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29844096 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4951141/ Other paper on dietary composition: https://jim.bmj.com/content/65/8/1102 Five Stages of Evolving Beta-Cell Dysfunction During Progression to Diabetes https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/53/suppl_3/S16 Combination of saturated fats with high GI carbs causing further disease that saturated fats alone in "Saturated fat, carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease", 2011 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21978979 Insulinogenic response of foods https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9356547 Personalized Nutrition by Prediction of Glycemic Responses https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26590418 Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis (observational) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(18)30135-X/fulltext High/low animal protein diets and CVD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11108325 Dr Ornish Lifestyle Heart Disease Reversal study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9863851 Other potentials for low carb approaches: The Therapeutic Potential of Ketogenic Diet Throughout Life: Focus on Metabolic, Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders, 2019, Professor Sarnyai et al  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31493223 Adherence to diets:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302176/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29522789/  https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1251    Enjoy friends