Fascinating Perspective: The June 10, 2021 edition of 'The Lancet Digital Health' includes a TIMELY study entitled: "Beyond the tip of the iceberg; direct and indirect effects of COVID-19". #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

'Lancet Digital Health' reports: "As we enter the 2nd year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 2 million confirmed deaths worldwide, it is increasingly apparent that, as tragic and grim as this statistic is, it might be just the tip of the iceberg." #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

'Lancet Digital Health' reports': "Many jurisdictions around the world have implemented or are in the process of implementing 2nd and 3rd waves of lockdowns. Such policies can result in delusional chaos in the national psyche of any nation so affected. #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

As the majority of people I know celebrate "THE END".to this PANDEMIC, 'Lancet writes "The emergence of new.variants, vaccine hesitancy in some individuals &.answering questions surrounding the long-term.immunity SUGGEST we are not out of the woods yet.".#Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

May, 2021 'Clinical Nutrition' includes an article on Vitamin C & Heart Health. MDs report what we learn in kindergarten & forget as adults: "The principal source of vitamin D in humans is skin biosynthesis in the skin dependent upon sun exposure." #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

MDs report: "Vitamin D regulates blood pressure by acting on endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells. Its deficiency has been associated with various CV risk factors and appears to be linked to a higher mortality and incidence of CV disease (CVD). #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

MDs confirm what Notmilk has been reporting for 2 decades: "In the latest controlled trials no benefits of vitamin D supplementation for CVD have been observed. According to current evidences vitamin D supplements shouldn't be recommended to prevent CVD. #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

June 08, 2021 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) includes a study of the dramatic decline in cases of INFLUENZA during the previous 12 months of the PANDEMIC. #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

JAMA reports: "In previous years, 10% - 19% of respiratory specimens tested were positive for influenza virus, while this past year, a small fraction of respiratory specimens (0.18%) were positive at US clinical laboratories." #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

JAMA concluded: "Multiple factors contributed to the decline in circulation of influenza viruses, including face masks, social distancing, workplace closures, school closures, virtual school instruction, indoor dining restrictions and vaccination)." #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

The June 15, 2021 issue of 'Environmental Pollution' includes a study in which samples of honey from 1,055 hives were tested for pesticides. Researchers found that a total of 2,933 detections were found. Only 18% of the samples were pesticide-free. #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

Entomologists examined honey samples from apiaries for 218 different pesticide residues and metabolites, determining that "bees were exposed to 120 different pesticide products with a mean of 2.78 per sample." #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

June, 2021 'Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism' includes a study concluding: "Individuals who eat two servings of fruit a day have a 36% lower likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes than those who consume less than half a serving each day. #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

MDs analyzed data of 7,600 from the Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute's Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study finding: "People who consumed 2+ servings of fruit per day had a 36% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the next 5 years. #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

The June 04, 2021 issue of CDC's 'Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report' (MMWR) determined that: "At year-end 2019, an estimated 1.2 million persons in the United States were living with HIV infection." #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

CDC determined: "The annual number of new HIV incidence increased from 20,000 infections in 1981 to a peak of 130,400 infections in 1984 and 1985, and then decreased in recent years to 34,800 infections in 2019." #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

CDC found: "A larger proportion of infections occurred among females in 2019 (18%) than did in 1981 (8%) & black persons accounted for 29% of infections in 1981, 30% of infections in 1984–1985, and 41% of infections in 2019." #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

CDC found: "Hispanic/Latino persons represented 16% of infections in 1981, 14% of infections in 1984–1985, and 29% of infections in 2019 & the proportion of infections attributed to heterosexual contact was higher in 2019 (22%) than in 1981 (2%). #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

On June 04, 2021, FDA revealed that traces of benzene (tied to blood cancers including leukemia) have been found in 78 of nearly 300 (27%) of sunscreen sprays and lotions tested. #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.

Benzene (according to Valisure, the testing lab) is used "primarily as a solvent in the chemical & pharmaceutical industries." Trace levels of benzene are found in cigarette smoke, gasoline & paint strippers. #Milk #Vegan #PlantBased.