by Jessica Lewis | Dec 23, 2016 | Lifestyle
Depression is a complex notion we commonly use to describe either a persistent bad mood or negative feeling, a personality predisposition, a mental disorder or illness (clinical or major depression) or, some may argue, even a human condition (in a philosophical...
by Jessica Lewis | Dec 17, 2016 | Health
The current Zika epidemic is a testimony to the unforeseen and pernicious consequences of the ever growing economic and social interdependence that is globalization. The Zika virus, once considered an innocuous microorganism to found in remote regions of Africa, is...
by Jessica Lewis | Dec 15, 2016 | Food&Nutrition
The prevailing stereotype offers the image of spinach as being one of the primary weapons in the dietary arsenal of housewives and, at the same time, a long-lasting bane for children, who are hard to convince that it should be an integral part of their regimen,...
by Jessica Lewis | Dec 7, 2016 | Food&Nutrition
Historically speaking, Brussels sprouts are among the least popular of the cruciferous vegetables, especially if one takes into consideration their ubiquitous cousin, plain old cabbage. Nevertheless, in recent decades, Brussels sprouts (along with broccoli, another...
by Jessica Lewis | Dec 3, 2016 | Food&Nutrition
Broccoli is probably the vegetable which has suffered the most from cliché cultural representations of healthy eating over the now 70+ years of mass media driven society. However, clichés are not 100 percent detrimental constructions. Like myths and stereotypes, they...