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MEDICAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTS BIBLICAL INSTRUCTION: DON’T EAT PORK
Did you know that the vast majority of the world’s meat consumption (excluding fish) comes from just five animals? Yet the one that tops the list is also the only one the Bible expressly forbids: pork. Many are familiar with this fact, but few understand the reason—and the wisdom behind it.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), meat from pigs, chickens, cows, sheep, and goats accounts for approximately 98 percent of all the meat eaten in the world. Recent FAO reports show that pork makes up the largest share at 36 percent, followed by chicken (33 percent), beef (24 percent), and goat and mutton (5 percent). Many think the Bible’s prohibition against people eating pork is quaint, a tradition, maybe even a superstition, but the real truth is quite practical—and serves to highlight God’s understanding of His own creation and His concern for the wellbeing and health of mankind.
So, let’s take a look at some medical research that provides evidence of the potential health risks related to pork consumption and how this supports the Bible’s dietary instruction regarding pigs.
25% of men require reintervention within 5 years of prostate artery embolization
| September 01, 2026 | |
A significant number of men who undergo prostatic artery embolization (PAE) as their first procedure for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may eventually require reintervention.
A new paper in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology describes reintervention rates of men with BPH in the years following PAE. According to the data, as many as 25% of these men will require additional treatment within five years of their first intervention. The new data provide valuable insight into outcomes that are not yet well described, authors of the paper contend.
“Published reintervention estimates after PAE have ranged from approximately 16%–51% at 40 years; this wide range reflects differing endpoint definitions (for example, whether medical treatment, repeat PAE, or specific surgical modalities are counted) as well as potential differences in durability, and derive predominantly from single-center series or international registries with limited generalizability to U.S. practice patterns,” writes Tarub S. Mabud MD, MSc, with the division of vascular and interventional radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York. “The durability of PAE in routine U.S. practice, outside of high-volume academic centers and protocolized trials, remains less well characterized.”
WHAT IS Prostatic Artery Embolization
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- PAE symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia are present in about one in four men by age 55, and in half of 75-year-old men.
- Treatment is only necessary if symptoms become bothersome.
- The PAE procedure has a lower risk of urinary incontinence and sexual side effects (retrograde ejaculation or erectile dysfunction), when compared with more invasive surgical procedures such as a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
More protein won’t give you more muscle..
Protein is necessary to build and sustain muscles. This includes skeletal muscles, the muscles that allow your heart to beat and the muscles that open up your airways to breathe
Grocery shelves today are filled with protein-enriched cereal, pasta, chips, pretzels, coffee, bread and even protein-fortified Pop-Tarts.
When a breakfast pastry known mainly for sweetness and convenience is marketed as a protein source, it is clear that food companies are capitalizing on consumers' growing interest in protein.
TYPE 1f Diabetes patients are CURED of disease with groundbreaking new treatment, study shows
A team at the University of Chicago Medicine Transplant Institute has updated the results of the ongoing clinical trial of patients with type 1 diabetes.
Unlike type 2 diabetes, which typically comes on later in life and is caused by lifestyle factors such as obesity, type 1 diabetes, which affects as many as 4 million Americans, is an unpreventable autoimmune disorder in which the immune system destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Without insulin, type 1 diabetics' bodies have no way to regulate blood sugar, which can build up in the bloodstream and skyrocket. Instead, their bodies break down fat for fuel, creating acidic byproducts called ketones and eventually cause diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), leading to brain swelling, kidney failure, cardiac arrest and potential death.
In the trial, 10 type 1 diabetics underwent transplantation of islet cells, tiny clusters of specialized cells scattered throughout the pancreas that produce hormones to regulate blood sugar.
After just four weeks, all 10 achieved insulin independence, meaning their bodies were able to produce insulin on their own without costly supplemental injections.
Their A1C, which measures the amount of glucose in the blood, also fell from eight percent on average, which indicates diabetes, to 5.3 percent, which is considered non-diabetic.
The new results, unveiled earlier this month, are updated from initial findings published last year, which showed an initial favorable response and gradually decreasing A1C levels.
In a new trial, 10 patients have effectively been cured of their type 1 diabetes after having islet cell transplants (stock image)
Free Food Made These Monkeys Nearly Quit Hunting, What It Says About Humans
Adult male capuchin feeding on bird prey. (Credit: Luciano Candisani, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/))
What happens to a wild animal’s drive to hunt when its next meal is guaranteed? For two groups of monkeys in Brazil, the answer turned out to be simple but telling: the ones with a steady handout hunted far less. The discovery is helping scientists rethink one of the oldest questions about human evolution: why early humans started hunting animals in the first place.
Could Metformin Slow Human Aging? Scientists Review The Evidence
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A Diabetes Pill Is Reshaping the Anti-Aging Conversation
In A Nutshell
- A new scientific review finds metformin, a decades-old diabetes drug, interacts with nearly every major biological process scientists link to aging
- Animal studies show real lifespan gains, from a 36 percent increase in roundworms to a striking drop in biological age in monkeys, but human evidence stays far more mixed
- One widely cited human study claiming a survival benefit has since failed to replicate, and a major clinical trial designed to settle the question has stalled since 2017
- Metformin is not an approved anti-aging treatment, and researchers say it’s too soon for healthy people to take it hoping to live longer
There’s a decades-old diabetes drug scientists are now eyeing for something bigger: whether it can slow aging itself. According to a new scientific review, metformin, the go-to drug for type 2 diabetes, appears to touch many of the same biological switches that control how fast the body wears out.
Goodbye Ozempic, Hello TOFA? Obscure Pill Burned Fat Without Muscle Loss Or Weight Rebound From GLP-1s
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In a Nutshell
- An oral compound called TOFA caused significant weight and fat loss in obese mice without reducing food intake or causing muscle loss, setting it apart from current obesity drugs.
- TOFA worked by boosting how much energy cells burn, rather than suppressing appetite, and it also improved blood sugar, harmful blood fats, and fatty liver disease.
- When combined with semaglutide or tirzepatide, TOFA outperformed
Microplastics
Tammy L Barney
As the world grapples with mountains of discarded plastic, scientists are turning their attention from the visible waste to something far more insidious: microplastics—tiny plastic fragments less than 5 mm in size. Emerging research suggests that infants and young children may be particularly vulnerable to these particles, and the health implications are only beginning to surface. They come from lots of sources: breakdown of larger plastic items, synthetic clothing fibers, packaging and containers, bottled water, even household dust and indoor air. Evidence shows these particles are entering the human body: in food, water, air, and then potentially in the gut, lungs, even the bloodstream and organs.
Microplastics originate in two main ways: either manufactured at small size (microbeads used in cosmetics, for example), or broken down from larger plastic items through weathering, UV exposure, and mechanical abrasion.
Young children may be exposed to microplastics via several pathways:
- Ingestion of contaminated food or water, including infant formula or drinks stored in plastic bottles.
- Inhalation of airborne microplastics (for example, household dust or tiny plastic fibres) — children especially breathe more air per body weight and spend much time near floors and surfaces where dust accumulates.
- Placental transfer: microplastics have been found in human placentas, signalling possible in-utero exposure.
- Use of plastic toys, pacifiers, bottles, and other baby gear that may shed tiny plastic particles.
In short: our youngest and smallest are in the front line of exposure.
There are a number of reasons to believe little ones are more vulnerable:
- Development matters. In early life, organs and systems (immune, nervous, endocrine) are developing rapidly, making them more sensitive to disruptions.
- Relative exposure: Some analyses suggest that infants may ingest or inhale much higher volumes of microplastics per body weight compared to adults. For example, one report claimed babies have “over 10 times higher rates” of microplastics in their feces than adults.
- Longer lifetime: Early exposure means a longer life ahead for any effects — so even small insults early could drive effects years down the road.
A review of infants’ exposure concluded that microplastics show up in baby formula, breast milk, infant feces, and suggest that feeding bottles and toys may be sources. Studies link in-utero microplastic exposure (via marine/airborne pathways) to higher probability of low birth weight. One large global‐birth-dataset found that a doubling of exposure increased the low birth-weight hazard by 0.37 per 1,000 births. Laboratory and toxicology work shows microplastics may cause oxidative stress, immune disruption, changes in gene expression and cell damage—mechanisms that raise red flags for human health.
Best ways to reduce exposure + support yours body and babies bodies
Minimize new exposure by Using filtered tap water rather than single-use plastic bottled water when possible. Many bottled waters show higher microplastic counts.
Avoid heating food in plastic containers (microwaving plastic can release microplastics and associated chemicals). Choose clothing and textiles made of natural fibers (cotton, linen, hemp) instead of synthetic materials which shed microfibers. In your home, reduce dust and indoor plastic particulate exposure — e.g., use air filters, HEPA vacuums, wash synthetic fabrics less aggressively.
Rid Yourselves of these plastics!
High-fiber diet: Fiber helps promote good bowel motility and can bind substances in the gut, potentially reducing absorption of unwanted particles.according to- Ohio State
Also
- Stay well-hydrated, use good water quality — helps kidneys, gut transit, and supports excretion.
- Healthy liver support and overall good nutrition: The liver metabolizes many foreign substances; having good nutrition, healthy fats, vegetables/cruciferous veggies helps.
- Regular exercise and sweating: While not a proven “microplastic flush”, supporting circulation, lymph, skin health may help overall body clearance mechanisms. Sauna’s, 20 minutes a day over 125F helps shed plastics. Some studies show a 65% reduction of plastics in organs within just 3 months! Ohio State Health
- Antioxidants, anti-inflammatory diet: Since microplastics may cause oxidative stress/inflammation, a diet rich in colorful fruits/veggies, omega-3s, etc. can help mitigate harm. REMEMBER Healthy food is medicine to the body!
What your action plan could look like
Putting it together, here’s a simple “microplastics awareness” plan you can try:
- Swap out your plastic water bottle for a stainless-steel or glass one.
- Check your food storage: avoid microwaving in plastic, use glass/steel.
- In your wardrobe: pick at least 1-2 items a month in natural fibers, and wash synthetic garments less often.
- Increase daily fiber (vegetables, legumes, whole grains) and drink plenty of good-quality water.
- Move your body — regular walks, workouts, sweating somewhat.
- Once a week do a “plastic audit” at home: what plastics did I use today? Could I swap it?
- And finally: stay informed. The Plain Truth’s Your Health Today is a great place to find articles on your health and God’s diet to wellness!
By taking steps to reduce exposure, you not only reduce your microplastic burden potentially, but you also are improving other health dimensions (better diet, less plastic chemical exposure, cleaner environment) — win-win.
Could 8,500 steps a day be key to maintaining weight loss?
- Maintaining weight loss can sometimes be just as hard as losing the weight in the first place.
- More than 50% of people who lose weight regain it within two years, and up to 80% regain it within five years.
- A new study found that walking about 8,500 steps a day may help a person maintain their weight loss after dieting.
While everyone knows that losing weight can be hard, it can sometimes be just as tricky to keep it off once you hit a healthy goal weight.
Past research shows that more than 50% of people who lose weight regain it within two years, and up to 80% regain it within five years.
Maintaining weight loss is currently a hot topic of discussion, thanks to the recent increase in
“A major part of people with obesity who initially lose weight tend to put some or all of it back on again,” Marwan El Ghoch, MD, associate professor of food science in the Department of Biomedical, Metabolic, and Neural Sciences at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy, told Medical News Today.
“This usually happens three to five years after weight loss, regardless [of] the treatment they underwent. Therefore, I think that the most important and greatest challenge when treating obesity is preventing weight regain in the long term,” he said.
El Ghoch is the co-lead author of a new study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health that found walking about 8,500 steps a day may help a person maintain their weight loss after dieting.
Common packaging microplastic may worsen fatty liver damage, study shows
A new animal study has found that polyethylene, a common microplastic, could increase the risk of liver disease. Alistair Berg, DigitalVision/Getty
- A recent mouse study suggests that polyethylene, a major source of microplastics that was thought to be biologically inert, may increase the risk of liver disease or worsen an existing liver condition.
- The research found that exposure to polyethylene affected liver metabolism in mice by altering genes involved in tissue repair and damage response.
- However, these findings do not yet confirm that polyethylene directly causes liver damage in humans.
- To minimize microplastic exposure, experts recommend avoiding heating food in plastic containers, using glass or stainless steel for food storage, among many other steps.
Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections
This 2005 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. (Janice Haney Carr/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP, File)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteriafound in coastal waters.
Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, the state’s health department said last week in a news release. All were hospitalized, and five died. During the same period over the previous decade, Louisiana reported an average of seven cases and one death.
“Seek medical care immediately if a wound exposed to brackish or salt water becomes red, swollen, painful, warm or discolored,” officials said in the release. “Tell the health care provider about the water exposure.”
How extreme exercise can increase belly fat – and three other weight-loss mistakes you’re making
ost of us think we have a good understanding of belly fat. It is the soft pinch at the waistline, the stubborn mound that “spoils” photos, which we often blame on too many takeaways or a sedentary lifestyle.
Yet, there is another type you can’t see, something far more complex and dangerous. Beneath what you grab – the subcutaneous fat – lies visceral fat. It doesn’t just sit under the skin; it wraps itself around your internal organs, releasing harmful inflammatory chemicals and hormones, quietly influencing everything from your metabolism to your cancer risk.
Visceral fat is “a silent killer”, with high levels linked to a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s and a range of cancers, including endometrial, liver, oesophageal and bowel, warns Dr Sean O’Mara, a leading expert in visceral fat reduction. Formerly a US army colonel and emergency physician, Dr O’Mara has spent the past 13 years helping senior political figures and top business executives to reduce their visceral fat levels in order to optimise their health.
Syphilis spreads while researchers contend with federal constraints and a drug shortage
SAN DIEGO — She first came to Park Boulevard for the money and the snacks. A friend told her there was a place they could go with free fruit gummies, granola bars, and rice crispy treats — and she could make $20 if she answered some survey questions. It sounded like a dream. GB had been spending her nights crinkling through garbage bags for bottles and cans. Aluminum got $1.66 per pound; to make $20, she had to collect hundreds of empties. As far as she understood, on Park Boulevard, all she had to do was show up. One morning in May, she and her friend walked over from the tent city where they lived.
The place was a research office: sterile, with frosted glass. Sure enough, there was good, strong coffee and a little basket of snacks. She was surprised, though, when the researcher who’d been interviewing her asked if he could draw her blood. She was 47. She’d been using meth since 2021, but she was terrified of needles. She snorted her speed, never did heroin, never injected anything at all. She thought about saying she needed the bathroom and sneaking off. But she liked Carlos Vera, the guy who was asking. He was gentle, and talked to her like a real human being, unlike so many people, who treated her like a bug, like something dirty to be rid of. MORE>>>>>>>>
New Study Finds Intermittent Fasting May Stop Helping and actually harm those over 60!
In a Nutshell
- Older adults who went 14 to 24 hours between meals accumulated chronic diseases significantly faster over 15 years than those with shorter gaps between eating.
- The harmful association was found in adults aged 78 and older but was not seen in adults younger than 78.
- Longer fasting gaps were linked to faster accumulation of heart- and brain-related diseases, but not bone and joint diseases.
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