LGBT DISCRIMINATION DENIES 400,000 CHILDREN THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE OF FAMILY
Nineteen years ago, when Greg Thomas and Ron Preston adopted Samantha, they didn’t expect the process to run so smoothly. “A lot of that had to do with the attorney we had,” says Thomas, who lives with his family in Wichita Falls, Texas. “His wife was one of our best clients. And she was rooting for us and pulled every string in the system to make sure this was going to happen.”
SURPRISING SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION THAT MOST PEOPLE OVERLOOK
When I think of inflammation, images of swelled skin and rosy cystic acne-dotted cheeks come to mind. But our bodies are capable of producing signs of inflammation that many of us overlook. And given that inflammation is a protective response against cell injury, infection, trauma, stress and allergen exposure.
THIS IS EXACTLY HOW MUCH PLASTIC YOU EAT EACH WEEK—AND HOW TO AVOID IT
A recent study commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund found that humans consume about a credit card’s worth of plastic each week. Microplastics—defined as particles of plastic measuring anywhere from one micron to five millimeters that enter our food, water, and the atmosphere.