When you hear “ultra-processed foods,” you probably pictures things like soda, cereal, cookies and frozen dinners — and you’d be right.

 

A large body of research suggests that there are many dangerous effects of eating large amounts of ultra-processed foods, and there’s no doubt about it, the amount that many Americans eat is alarming...

 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking kills 480,000 people in the United States annually. Yet – despite the danger, the increasing social stigma, and the financial burden of a nicotine habit – 38 million Americans continue to smoke. Why?

 

"This treatment can alleviate not only the pain caused by a nerve injury, but also the states of anxiety and depression that accompany it, which would substantially improve the patients' quality of life. This is important because it can allow a more effective and global treatment of neuropathic pain with fewer side effects." (Olga Pol, Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute and the UAB Institute of Neurosciences)