Testosterone is made from cholesterol.
Oestrogen is made from cholesterol.
Cortisol is made from cholesterol.
Vitamin D is made from cholesterol.
The bile acids that digest your dinner are made from cholesterol.
Progesterone, which holds a pregnancy together, is made from cholesterol.
Every cell membrane in your body is built with it.
Every nerve is insulated by myelin, which is mostly it.
Every memory you form needs it to build the synapse that keeps the memory.
Your brain is sixty percent fat, most of it cholesterol.
Breast milk is loaded with it, because no infant brain grows without it.
Handed the job of designing the first food a human ever eats, nature put cholesterol at the heart of it.
Eat less, and the liver makes more.
Because the body will not run without it.
In 1977, we declared war on it.
Male testosterone has fallen ever since.
Vitamin D deficiency went from rare to routine.
One adult in three over fifty now takes a daily pill to strip out the one thing every cell above is fighting to keep.
The war is going beautifully.
Starbucks employees expose that Starbucks is using “blending powder” in many of their newer drinks
This new powder was just introduced this month. If you drink Starbucks you should be concerned about this
This “blending powder” consists of Gum arabic, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, natural flavor, silica and stevia extract (rebaudioside-A)
The reason they use it is because it acts as an emulsifier and stabilizer
The gums and other components create a smoother, more consistent frozen blended texture and slows separation that would otherwise happen soon after the drink leaves the blender
Starbucks employees have been making videos saying it makes their throats hurt, makes them cough and makes their head hurt
The silica is silicon dioxide and acts as an anti-caking agent. This is a very controversial ingredient for health concerns
But it’s also a concern for these Starbucks employees because inhaling it is dangerous
Fine silica dust can become airborne when the powder is scooped. Prolonged or repeated inhalation of certain forms of silica is linked to serious lung conditions like silicosis
This should not be put in drinks we consume
Our food is a science experiment
‘Starbucks Workers United and individual baristas have publicly raised concerns since the powder’s introduction around mid-July 2026. Reports include the powder becoming airborne easily, along with some partners mentioning symptoms like sore throats, coughing, or chest irritation’
The Vatican is a symbol of Christianity. We are today so used to the name that we hardly think about how the Vatican got its name.
The truth is that the name "Vatican" is neither Latin nor Greek, and it cannot be traced to the Bible either. The word we associate with the Church is closely linked to the Etruscan goddess Vatika.
Etruscan literature and mythology have been lost, but we know that the guardian of this necropolis was the Etruscan goddess Vatika (sometimes spelled Vatica). She was the goddess of the Underworld.