In the modern world, our perception of plastic is largely connected to the fight against it. Plastic waste is indeed one of the most serious environmental problems today because it breaks down very poorly through chemical processes and is almost unaffected by biological decomposition. The problem is that humanity created a material that was simply too good - its invention came before we were truly ready for it. On Earth, there are almost no materials that can remain as stable and resistant to th

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Pump and dump is one of the most repeated pieces of advice in breastfeeding culture but it’s also not based on how alcohol actually works. Alcohol doesn’t simply pool in your milk. It moves in and out of your milk the same way it moves in and out of your blood. When your blood alcohol drops, your milk alcohol drops with it. Pumping doesn’t speed that up and dumping doesn’t remove it faster. What alcohol actually does is temporarily reduce oxytocin, the hormone responsible for letdown. That means

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One should never sleep immediately after eating as this slows down the digestion process. #digestive