to your health

Sleep health is getting interesting.

Here’s an excellent newsletter from Out of Pocket Health, focusing on the convergence of clinical and consumer sleep. It’s where I learned about the Zest caffeine pills linked above. “Considering how massively underdiagnosed sleep issues are, I think making this […]

big ideas

Watermelons.

It’s an insult. “Big, strong, and unabashedly green on the outside. Very red on the inside, with little substance. Seeds of black in their heart.” Tomas Pueyo writes Uncharted Territories and has quickly become one of my favorites. “As you […]

thoughts of food

A peanut butter company raises VC money.

After reading this, I ordered a couple jars. They are indeed really good! “Get ready for a mane event in the food industry as One Trick Pony, a new player in the peanut butter space, is set to corral the […]

under the microscope

Electric wound healing.

“Imperceptible low-level electric current applied through a skin patch caused a nearly 10 times reduction in amounts of Staphylococcus epidermidis, a common bacterium found on human skin, researchers reported … in the journal Device.” ~ learn more

under the microscope

City microbes surviving on disinfectants.

“New research shows microbes in our cities are evolving to resist the very cleaners we use to eliminate them. It also identifies novel strains living in Hong Kong that were previously only found in Antarctic desert soil.” ~ learn more

retail therapy

Amazon’s going down market.

To compete with the likes of Temu, Amazon has launched Amazon Haul. Now you can get your cheap Chinese products from the US retailer you already love, delivered in 1-2 weeks. “All items are priced $20 or less with the […]