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Flipping the Food Pyramid: RFK Jr. and America’s New Nutrition Reset
On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030. Framed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a “historic reset,” the new guidelines promise to put “real food back at the center of health.” They arrive wrapped in the language of urgency. “chronic disease, national decline, and runaway health care costs” and naturally tethered to the Trump admin
armantabesh
Jan 314 min read


Venezuela, U.S. Power, and the Return of Spheres of Influence
On January 3rd in the early hours of the day, U.S. military forces entered Caracas and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a coordinated overnight raid. By dawn, the head of a sovereign state was in American custody, en route to Brooklyn to face federal charges. Within days, Washington had endorsed a new interim Venezuelan government and taken control of tens of millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil. The Trump administration described the operation as
armantabesh
Jan 116 min read


Coca-Cola Brings Back Cane Sugar... America Still Gets Diabetes
For the first time in nearly four decades, Coca-Cola is rolling out a version of its flagship soda in the United States made with real cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Starting this fall, consumers in select U.S. markets will be able to buy 12-ounce glass bottles of Coca-Cola sweetened with domestically produced cane sugar—a formulation last used nationwide in the early 1980s. The announcement arrived with fanfare, political symbolism, and no shortage of
armantabesh
Nov 14, 20255 min read


Eighty Years After America’s Wake-Up Call, the World Still Lets Children Die from Medicine
In the small town of Parasia, India, a father carried the lifeless body of his three-year-old child through the narrow streets, clutching a bottle of cough syrup that was supposed to bring relief. The label read Coldrif , a medicine sold over the counter to ease a child’s cough. Instead, it became a death sentence. This month, more than twenty children in India have died from consuming contaminated cough syrups laced with industrial chemicals. Their symptoms were consistent:
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Oct 15, 20255 min read


The Free Speech Paradox: How Violence and Censorship Are Eroding America’s Democracy
America is in the midst of a dangerous paradox. The country that enshrined free speech as its literal first and most sacred liberty is...
armantabesh
Sep 19, 20255 min read


Trump Fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook: A Direct Hit on Central Bank Independence
On August 27, 2025, former President Donald J. Trump shocked financial markets and legal scholars alike by firing Federal Reserve...
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Sep 1, 20255 min read


200 Rounds at the CDC: A Deadly Collision of Guns and Misinformation
On August 8, 2025, nearly 200 rounds of gunfire shattered windows and doors across the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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Aug 17, 20255 min read


CAN'T TOUCH YOUR TOES? -The New(Old) Presidential Fitness Test and How Fitness Will Save America
On July 31, 2025, former President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the Presidential Fitness Test in U.S. public...
armantabesh
Aug 4, 20255 min read


HOW ONE MAN COULD UNRAVEL DECADES OF VACCINE PROGRESS
When vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) was made Secretary of Health and Human Services, Congress took his promises to...
armantabesh
Jul 16, 20255 min read


THE MOST RESEARCHED SUPPLEMENT THAT YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ADD TO YOUR CABINET
Whether you're chasing heavier lifts in the gym, more focus in school, or just trying to keep your edge as you age, creatine monohydrate...
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Jul 6, 20254 min read


One Big Beautiful Bill, One Giant Step Backward
The 940 page“One Big Beautiful Bill” has arrived dressed in populist flair and patriotic polish, marketed as a sweeping rescue plan for...
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Jun 29, 20254 min read


UBI Is a Lie: How Tech Oligarchs Plan to Replace You—Then Pay You to Be Quiet
For generations, the rhythm of American life has been a rhythm of work. From the truck stops ruled by truckers to the aisles of...
armantabesh
Jun 5, 20258 min read


Are Carbs your Greatest Enemy?: What You Really Need to Know
If you’ve ever watched videos online or read articles on eating healthier, you’ve probably heard something along the lines of “Cut out...
armantabesh
May 19, 20255 min read


How DNA Stool & Blood Tests Are Revolutionizing Early-Onset Colon Cancer Screening
A colonoscopy procedure done in 2008 Colorectal cancer is diagnosed in 153,000 people annually in the U.S. and is the second most common...
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Apr 29, 20254 min read


1 in 31: What Rising Autism Rates Really Mean—and What They Don’t
A new study released by the the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network gave information on the rate of...
armantabesh
Apr 19, 20254 min read


Trump's Tariff Turbulence: How will they Affect you?
Overview Headlines these past two weeks have circled around Donald Trump’s tariff run. As of April 9th, 2025, Trump has a 125% tariff on...
armantabesh
Apr 9, 20255 min read


RFK Jr.’s Bold Health Overhaul: 20,000 Jobs Removed & $1.8B in Savings—Is America’s Public Health System on the Brink?
Overview: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun his Make America Healthy Again(MAHA) agenda with his very own Department of Health and Human...
armantabesh
Apr 1, 20254 min read


The NIH’s Shift Away from mRNA Vaccine Research on the 5 Year Anniversary of COVID Declared a Pandemic
Under this new Trump administration, the NIH has rapidly altered its funding priorities, slashing support for long-established areas of...
armantabesh
Mar 14, 20253 min read


The Hidden Danger in Our Faucets: 'Forever Chemicals' in U.S. Tap Water
In recent years, there have been increased concerns over the presence of “forever chemicals” in American’s tap water. These chemicals,...
armantabesh
Mar 2, 20255 min read


The Measles Outbreak in the U.S.: A Wake-Up Call for Community Immunity
In recent weeks, 8 U.S. states, from Alaska to New York, have been confronting an unsettling resurgence of measles: a disease once...
armantabesh
Feb 23, 20254 min read
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