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Finland: the only country where fathers spend more time with kids than mothers

To Americans and Britons, the Nordic countries have come to represent a near-mythical paradise of gender equality and family harmony, where legions of happy fathers push prams through the streets, relaxed mothers enjoy lengthy paid maternity leaves, and well-nourished children in chunky sweaters glow from their free healthcare.

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/dec/04/finland-only-country-world-dad-more-time-kids-moms

This Brain ‘Pacemaker’ Stops Parkinson’s Tremors In Seconds. Now Research Suggests It Could Improve Thinking Too.

Just before Thanksgiving, Reverend Jesse Jackson announced to his supporters that he’d been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for about three years, joining the ranks of other public figures with the condition, like actor Michael J. Fox and boxer Muhammed Ali, who died after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s last year.

Link: https://www.good.is/articles/parkinsons-deep-brain-stimulation

Meet The 80-Year-Old Bodybuilder Who Started Working Out At 56

Every single morning Ernestine Shepherd wakes up at 2.30am, embarks upon a 10-mile walk and then heads to the gym at 7.30am where she continues to work out and lead exercise classes until 11.30am.

Ernestine is 80 years old.

Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/ernestine-shepherd-80-year-old-bodybuilder-working-out-56-elderly-baltimore-gym-fitness-a7630806.html

Does a sea of viruses inside our body help keep us healthy?

A century after they were discovered killing bacteria in the feces of World War I soldiers, the viruses known as bacteriophages, or simply phages, are drawing new attention for the role they might play within the human body. Phages have been found most everywhere, from oceans to soils. Now, a study suggests that people absorb up to 30 billion phages every day through their intestines.

Link:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/11/does-sea-viruses-inside-our-body-help-keep-us-healthy

Genetic mutation helps Amish families fight aging, diabetes and even baldness

Scientists at Northwestern University have discovered a genetic mutation in an isolated Amish population that helps them live longer and healthier lives, and protects them from diabetes and other age-related illnesses. A drug that mimics those effects is currently being trialled in humans, and shows promise in slowing aging, preventing diabetes and may even counteract baldness.

Link: https://newatlas.com/amish-genetic-mutation-lifespan-diabetes/52212/

The Food Industry Can Address Climate Change through Healthy Soil

As I walked through the verdant fields filled with a dazzling array of sorghum, hairy vetch, daikon radish, collards, cowpeas, clover, millet, kale, and other crops, I was struck by how different this field looked relative to so many other farms I’ve walked over the years. When we conducted a spade test, digging out a section of the soil with a simple tool, it revealed heavily clumped, rich brown matter with visible earthworms: soil life.

Link:https://civileats.com/2017/11/10/soil-matters-more-than-you-think/

Superwheat Kernza Could Save Our Soil and Feed Us Well

Kernza’s arrival has been a long time coming. The new grain variety from the Land Institute is derived from an ancient form of intermediate wheatgrass, a perennial that is actually a distant relative of wheat. And there’s a widespread team of researchers hoping their work will pave the way for an entirely new form of food.

Link: http://civileats.com/2015/06/15/superwheat-kernza-could-save-our-soil-and-feed-us-well/