March 26, 2020
Dear Bernie Sanders by Emily
In a passionate, personable letter to presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Emily reflects on why our country is in need of change now more than ever.
Category: Health
March 25, 2020
No Toilet Paper On Aisle 20? Beat The System by Lori Brown
Writer Lori Brown flushes our worries away by helping us navigate toilet paper shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 25, 2020
Behind the Zines: Let’s Talk About Vulnerability
Healing, by nature, is a very delicate topic that required an air of grace on behalf of ourselves and our contributors to hold these discussions.
We’re immensely proud of our community for coming together and letting themselves be vulnerable over the last two months.
However, there’s still one person who’s not entirely on board yet: me, editor burgundy bug.
March 16, 2020
Can You Stomach It? The Mysterious Relationship Between Psychedelics and Gut Health
By now, it’s no secret the brain and gut are in constant communication – and yet, there’s still an air of mystery shrowding the gut-brain axis.
So far, we know serotonin is central to gut-brain signaling. In fact, 90 percent of serotonin is synthesized in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, according to a 2016 Nutrients journal review.
Psychedelics, including psilocybin (a.k.a ‘shrooms’), LSD (a.k.a. ‘acid’), and DMT are serotonergic drugs that bind to the 5-HT2A receptor, says a 2018 World Psychiatric article. This is central to triggering the “psychedelic experience.”
Although research on psychedelics in mood, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders has been and currently is being heavily investigated, with a particular focus on serotonin, the impact of psychedelics on gut health remains largely untapped and under-researched.
Now that’s a head trip.
March 16, 2020
Dear Husband: How to Help Your Wife Deal with Infertility by Deanna Jackson
Deanna Jackson The Wacky Writer offers touching advice to husbands whose wives are undergoing fertility treatments.
March 14, 2020
Pi Day? More Like, Vihart Day
It’s that time of the year again, bug buddies. “Mathemusician” and anti-Pi enthusiast YouTuber Vihart has returned with another one of her infamous “Anti-Pi Rant” videos.
This year, Vihart dives into various scenarios in which Pi itself contracts the coronavirus and spreads it exponentially to humans, other numbers, and of course, aliens.
March 14, 2020
Free Telemedicine Platform to Combat COVID-19 by Bluestream Health
In response to the growing outbreak of COVID-19 across the nation and globe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended various measures to reduce unnecessary health care visits and prevent transmission.
Virtual care figures prominently in these recommendations, and telemedicine provider Bluestream Health has stepped up to provide its solution to caregivers free of charge.
March 11, 2020
Review: Conscious by Annaka Harris
Using neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy as her compass, Annaka Harris guides the reader through the mystery of consciousness in “Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind.”
Keeping the journey short, sweet, and digestible, Harris manages to present the big question in just a little over 100 pages – an impressive feat, considering the debate has spanned over multiple centuries.
March 9, 2020
Love Thy Doctor: Recent Statistics Say Otherwise
Do you love your doctor, the health care specialist who you’re supposed to entrust with your life and wellbeing?
If you don’t, you’re not alone. A recent Vanguard Communications study shows that doctors are 72 percent more likely to receive a one-star review than lawyers.
Yet, most of the online-complaints against doctors aren’t about the physicians themselves, rather, the practice they work in. But the blame still tends to fall on the doctor.