toxins | Outsmarting Obesity by Stewart Lonky, MD

Toxins in the Air, Pounds on the Scale: Environmental Pollutants and Obesity

You’re sidestepping the burger joint, putting in your miles, and still, the scale stares back like anold friend who’s forgotten your name. Frustrating, isn’t it? But what if it’s not entirely yourdoing? What if the air you’re breathing, the water you’re drinking, or that plastic box cradlingyour leftovers is slipping extra pounds under the table?

20 Decades After 9/11, New Legislation Aims To Help First Responders Exposed To Deadly Toxins

by Stewart Lonky, MD | 5 minutes of reading | 9/11, first responders, toxins, wellness

What’s the most dangerous job in the U.S.? Farmers face heavy equipment accidents; construction workers are often a fall away from death; police are at daily risk of getting shot. How about firefighters? After all, racing into burning buildings, where the temperature typically reaches 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, isn’t exactly a day at the beach. On average, 39

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