I read a lot of news articles, and I want to share them with you, but I don’t want to bombard you with posts. This isn’t that kind of newsletter. So I thought, why not collect the most compelling, thought-provoking, and informative pieces I’m reading throughout the month and then share them all on the last Friday? Welcome to the inaugural edition of Brain Food, a monthly post where I do just that.
Maternal Health
California Chosen for Transforming Maternal Health Model To Improve Maternal Health Outcomes – Black Voice News
Texas Hospital Gave Mom Meds for C-Section, Then Reported Her for Drug Use – San Antonio Express-News
Maternal Mortality Is a Crisis. This Founder Is Training a New Generation of Doulas To End It – Inc.
Public Health
What Is MAHA? How wellness culture with legitimate concerns (and some conspiratorial beliefs) became a movement poised to take Washington. – New York Magazine
What To Know About a Controversial New Study on Fluoride and IQ – STAT
Infrastructure Neglect and Poverty Lead to Parasites in the Mississippi Delta – The Guardian
Gigantic SUVs Are a Public Health Threat. Why Don’t We Treat Them Like One? – Vox
F.D.A. Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods, Linking It to Cancer in Rats – NYT
California Targets Ultra-Processed Foods in New Health Initiative – Reuters
Physical Health
When You Go Sober for Even a Month, Your Body Will Change. Here’s How. – National Geographic
The Remarkable Science-Backed Ways To Get Fit As Fast as Possible – New Scientist
Does the 30-30-30 Method Actually Work? – Health
Fruits and Vegetables Are Less Nutritious Than They Used To Be – National Geographic
Mental Health
Did My Quest To Become Beautiful Just Make Me Uglier? – Vox
Why Can’t You Just Deal With It? – The New Yorker
Op-Ed: Why Am I Getting Less Ambitious the More I Heal? – ESSENCE
What Is Toxic Productivity? – Vogue
Wellness Culture
The Influencers Going Viral in Aisle 8 – Cosmopolitan