Air pollution is one of the greatest threats to public health.
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1/ Particulate pollution is set to reduce global average life expectancy by 1.9 years.

Contrast that with:
+ smoking (1.7 yrs)
+ child and maternal malnutrition (1.4 yrs)
+ alcohol use (5 months)
+ ; transportation injuries from vehicle accidents and unsafe water,…

@Cobratate Andrew is sleep deprived and should rewrite this after a good night's sleep

@TiffanyFong_ 💪😴

From WHO, highest obesity rates:
1. Tonga: 70.54%
2. Nauru: 70.18%
3. Tuvalu: 63.93%
4. Samoa: 61.24%
5. The Bahamas: 47.61%
6. Marshall Islands: 47.29%
7. Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46.62%
8. Kiribati: 46.19%
9. Micronesia: 45.60%
10. Kuwait: 45.36%
11. Qatar: 43.76%
12. Egypt:…

It was alarming to see how normalized Indian's have become to air pollution; and equally alarming to return home and see how normalized obesity is in the U.S.

Currently 42% of U.S. adults are obese, ranking 13th globally. Japan is 4%.

Don't worry, be happy.

A Swedish study published last week found that among 4129 individuals with health anxiety disorder (aka. Hypochondriasis), the all-cause mortality risk was 69% higher than the control cohort of 41290 participants, over 23 years of follow up.

Both natural…

My new Indian friends are sending me their improved air quality data after getting air purifiers. This is good news.

I took that air purifier everywhere I went.

Things that elevate your RHR and wreck your sleep:

1. Late/heavy meals
2. Stress/anxiety
3. Caffeine or other stimulants
4. Intense exercise
5. Alcohol

@kevinmuto 💯 finishing eating earlier in the day is possibly the best sleep booster