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QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, After eating fast food I often feel bloated, sluggish, and even a little nauseous. Recently, I’ve seen heaps of wellness influencers blaming seed oils like canola or soybean for inflammation, poor digestion, and overall “toxicity”. Is there actually any science behind this, or is it just another internet scapegoat? — Dani, 32, Albury NSW ANSWER: Dear Dani, Thanks so much for questioning everything that you see on social media. Seed oils definitely are under the microscope at the moment but before you swear off canola oil let’s have a look at what the research really says....

The American Conservative sits down with Balázs Orbán, political director to the Hungarian Prime Minister, to discuss why the logic of war should be replaced in the forthcoming Budapest summit by the idea of political settlement. (Wikimedia Commons) President Donald Trump recently demonstrated willingness for a summit with Russia, in Budapest, to seek an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Balázs Orbán, political director to the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (no relation), sat down with The American Conservative to discuss what are the possibilities of peace in Ukraine, and who in the EU might try to hinder that. Hungary...

[Catholic Caucus] Why the Cross, of all Deaths? Saint Athanasius the Great’s AnswerThe two premises of the reading and interpretation of Holy Scripture by the Holy Fathers of the Church are the absence of any error and the existence of a meaning in every sacred word. The first axiom was dogmatized by Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Providentissimus Deus (1893) under the name of “biblical inerrancy.” The second principle, although not transformed into a dogma, has always been consistently applied by the great masters of biblical interpretation.The second essential principle of the correct interpretation of sacred texts refers to...

The US is up to something in Venezuela. But what exactly? Since early September, the US military has carried out at least five lethal strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean, alleged by the Trump administration to be piloted by members of Venezuelan drug cartels that the US government has designated as terrorist organizations. Twenty-seven people have been reported killed in these strikes. President Donald Trump has informed Congress that he has determined the US is now in a state of armed conflict with these cartels. The strikes come in the context of a large-scale buildup of US forces in...

Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes NEW: Section 8 payments to be PAUSED due to Democrats keeping the government shutdown Landlord has just received a letter from the Housing Authority saying after mid November, payments will be paused “October is funded, partial of November is funded. After that, if the shutdown continues, we will not be getting paid our rent”

Terrorist who burned mother and child to death is honored by Palestinian Authority TVEphraim D. TeplerOct 19Just a day after being released from prison, official Palestinian Authority television interviewed despicable terrorist Muhammad Daoud, who brutally murdered Ofra Moses and her five-year-old son, Tal.In 1987, Daoud threw a Molotov cocktail at Ofra's car, setting it ablaze and burning her alive in front of her entire family as they also suffered severe burns. Ofra's son succumbed to those wounds 90 days later as well.Palestinian Media Watch has previously exposed how the PA portrayed Daoud on its official television channel as being "kidnapped"...

Explanation: While most spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way, have two or more spiral arms, NGC 4725 has only one. In this sharp color composite image, the solo spira mirabilis seems to wind from a prominent ring of bluish, newborn star clusters and red tinted star forming regions. The odd galaxy also sports obscuring dust lanes a yellowish central bar structure composed of an older population of stars. NGC 4725 is over 100 thousand light-years across and lies 41 million light-years away in the well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. Computer simulations of the formation of single spiral arms suggest that...

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Democrats are doing it again.They’re forced to use conventional political tactics to battle the most unconventional president in history — repeating a scenario that keeps leading them to political disaster.At first sight, in the third week of the government shutdown, things seem to be working out better than expected for the opposition party locked out of Washington power. They’ve made their key issue — looming health insurance premium hikes — a national story. They’ve opened divisions in the Republican Party. And contrary to stereotype, they didn’t immediately cave, showing supporters a backbone.In classic shutdown politics, this might have laid a...

House Speaker Mike Jonhson said Sunday morning on ABC's "This Week" that the rise of Marxism/socialism in the Democratic Party is undeniable. "No one can deny it," Johnson said. "We lament that. We decry it. We’re trying to call it out because I want to make sure the next generation of Americans understands, that is a dangerous road to go down."JON KARL, ABC NEWS: Just on this notion that these ["No Kings" protests] are "hate America" rallies. And you not only talked about anarchists, Antifa advocates, pro-Hamas wing. And you said this is the modern Democratic Party. But I remember...

I see all the protesters today (How many are there, really. Inquiring minds want to know.) The visible age of the people in the short videos is pretty obvious. Actually, once you notice that, a lot of things become clear. For intsnce: We could clear up the government shutdown with over-the-counter medications. No need for embarrassment. When you are getting on in age, it's hard to keep yourself regular. Late-night TV ratings are completely understandable. Bedtime in the care home, dozing-off if you are still with your family, who can watch Kimmel or Colbert like we used to. Biden was...

Former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre unleashed on the Democratic Party in an excerpt from her new memoir, explaining why she decided to become an independent after years as a party flack. In the excerpt, Jean-Pierre detailed the phone call in which then-President Joe Biden told the White House team that he was dropping out of the race, Newsweek reported. "Biden seemed to be totally at peace with his decision, but I was stunned, my feelings a blur. I was angry and sad. I was enraged and heartbroken that this man had given more than 50 years of...

JB Pritzker has been clashing with Donald Trump for years, but the acrimony reached new heights with the president’s recent declaration that the Illinois governor should “be in jail.” In a new interview with The Conversation, Pritzker brushed it off.“I’m not afraid for me,” he said. “I’m afraid for the people of Illinois and the people of the United States with the attitude of this president.”A billionaire who’s positioned himself as a blue-state governor willing to take Trump head on, Pritzker is seeking his third term next year and is widely seen as a potential 2028 Democratic contender.Pritzker may not...

Every once in a while, a voice of reason cuts through the nonsense. Ken Griffin, the CEO of Citadel, is one of those voices.While speaking at the Citadel Securities Future of Global Markets conference in New York City last week, Griffin explained why rising crime and high taxes in Chicago were the deciding factors in his decision to relocate his company headquarters to Miami.For those fueled by partisan loyalties and ideological narratives who operate in the political arena, “reality” is often something to be avoided at all costs, or at least shaded. In the corporate arena, those who avoid reality...

The dietary supplement nicotinamide has been recommended by dermatologists for people with a history of skin cancer since 2015, when a clinical study with 386 participants showed that those who took the vitamin B3 derivative developed fewer new occurrences. However, data to validate those findings in a larger study group has been lacking because nicotinamide can be purchased over the counter without being entered into patients' medical records. In a new study, researchers found a way to get that data by analyzing records from the Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse. Nicotinamide is on the VA's official formulary, so the researchers...

As Indian citizens face a dramatic downturn in overseas career prospects amid restrictive US immigration policies, students and professionals are closely watching President Donald Trump’s next move. For a nation that contributes the largest number of H-1B visa holders globally, the new policy has left many—especially those nearing graduation—scrambling to reassess their plans and explore alternatives elsewhere. “The announcement landed like a seismic shock,” said Chell Roberts, Dean of the University of San Diego. “It has disrupted the aspirations of students, families, and companies who have long viewed the H-1B as a bridge to opportunity.” -snip- A 26-year-old from Guntur,...

A new study shows that the glucose-fructose mix found in sugary drinks directly fuels metastasis in preclinical models of advanced colorectal cancer. A research team led by Jihye Yun, Ph.D. studied how sugary drinks may affect late-stage colorectal cancer. Using laboratory cancer models, they compared the effects of the glucose-fructose mix found in most sugary drinks with those of glucose or fructose alone. Only the sugar mix made cancer cells more mobile, leading to faster spread to the liver—the most common site of colorectal cancer metastasis. The sugar mix activated an enzyme called sorbitol dehydrogenase (SORD), which boosts glucose metabolism...

Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday questioned the wisdom and legality of President Donald Trump’s policies toward Venezuela and suspected drug dealers coming from its coast. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Kentucky Republican again raised concerns about the legality of the Trump administration’s strikes on boats that it claims are carrying drug traffickers, as well as the president’s statement that the United States might conduct direct attacks on Venezuela’s territory. “When you kill someone, you should know, if you’re not at war, not in a declared war, you really need to know someone’s name at least,” Paul said. “You...

Ahead of this weekend’s nationwide “No Kings” rallies, Joe Rogan claimed that protesters across the country were either “losers,” actors paid by liberal billionaire George Soros or undercover federal agents. On Wednesday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the popular podcast host echoed an unfounded conspiracy theory pushed by President Donald Trump and his GOP allies about protesters that dates back several years. “All those people that are protesting on the streets, 99% of them are losers,” Rogan said while puffing a cigar. “The other ones work for the Fed. It’s FBI agents and losers, that’s all it is.” Rogan...

President Donald Trump blasted Democrats for prolonging the government shutdown in an interview on Sunday, vowing to permanently eliminate what he called Democratic "welfare programs." "The Democrats are kamikazes right now. They're kamikaze pilots right now. They have nothing going. They have no future," Trump said during an exclusive interview on "Sunday Morning Futures." Trump argued that Democrats lack strong leadership and viable candidates for upcoming elections. He said the shutdown stalemate gives him leverage to cut billions in programs Republicans have long wanted to eliminate. "They didn't realize that that gives me the right to cut programs that Republicans...