Rabia🇵🇰

Ph.D., Quantum Physicist, mommy, reader.

[Lori Shemek, PhD @LoriShemek]

What is the fastest and most powerful way to improve your gut microbiome? Cut out sugar and processed junk foods.

✨Sugar feeds unhealthy gut bacteria

✨Weakens the gut lining - damaging intestinal wall.

✨Causes dysbiosis

✨Triggers digestive issues

Unhealthy gut bacteria literally need sugar & refined foods (junk foods, white flour etc.) to live, to thrive. Stop Feeding Them.

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

Iran’s “Minab 168” delegation arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, carrying some of the photos and bags of the children killed in US strikes on 28 February.

The Iranian delegation is in Islamabad to negotiate a ceasefire with the United States

[Kristie Leong M.D. @DrKristieLeong]

Is your gut microbiome working for you or against you?

Most people obsess over protein but completely ignore the fiber gap. Science shows that consistent fiber intake doesn’t just "keep things moving."

It’s a metabolic powerhouse that feeds beneficial bacteria to sharpen your immunity and stabilize your energy.

Stop overcomplicating your nutrition. These 6 pantry staples are backed by RDNs for a reason:

Pulses (Beans/Lentils): The "Queens" of the pantry. A single cup of cooked lentils delivers 16g of fiber, crushing inflammation and supporting healthy cholesterol.

Oats: Rich in beta-glucan, a specific fiber that acts like a sponge, soaking up cholesterol in the digestive tract before it hits your bloodstream.

Nuts & Seeds: Chia and flax are prebiotic goldmines. They don't just add crunch; they fuel the gut-brain axis for improved mood and focus.

Prunes: Not just for "regularity." They are antioxidant-dense candy substitutes that protect bone density via Vitamin K.

Popcorn: A high-volume, polyphenol-packed snack that delivers 3.5g of fiber per serving for under 100 calories. Air pop and avoid microwave popcorn.

The Payoff:

You don't need expensive specialty supplements to transform your gut health. Optimize your pantry with these humble foods that won't break the bank.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This might be one of the most detailed Moon images ever captured

1000 frames stacked using a Nikon Z8 and Takahashi TSA-120 telescope, producing a stunning 40MP masterpiece

[NASA @NASA]

Hello, Moon. It’s great to be back.

Here’s a taste of what the Artemis II astronauts photographed during their flight around the Moon. Check out more photos from the mission: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl

[Kristie Leong M.D. @DrKristieLeong]

Your colon cells run on butyrate the way your phone runs on a charger. It's their main fuel source.

When butyrate drops, inflammation climbs and your metabolic health takes a hit.

Fibers like resistant starch, inulin, and β-glucans feed gut microbes that make butyrate, helping restore the fuel supply and smooth out post‑meal glucose swings.

#GutMicrobiome
#MetabolicHealth

[Mushahid Hussain Sayed @Mushahid]

Good, sensible decision by Qatar to dissociate from US-Israeli aggression against Iran, as this is Netanyahu’s War, with Trump’s collusion, it’s certainly not Qatar’s War! No Muslim country should overtly or covertly collude with aggressors as Iran is fighting for defence of Muslim World against Zionist designs of ‘Greater Israel’!

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Qatar dissociated from war, refused to be part of escalation, says Qatari rep to UN

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/p9M3Zjzmmg

[Rabia🇵🇰 @rabia_physicist]

@DrKristieLeong Thank you so much for your enlightening reply.

[Kristie Leong M.D. @DrKristieLeong]

Rabia, the black powder or sooty film on onion outer layers is almost always Aspergillus niger, an extremely common mold found in soil and air that you encounter daily. It thrives on the dry, papery outer skin of onions, especially in a humid environment. It's likely safe if you can peel off all the mold. But don't eat it if the onion is soft or mushy or has black fungus has penetrated into the white inner layers.

[AJ+ @ajplus]

A group of Israeli soldiers filmed themselves looting homes in Lebanon – like they did in Gaza.

Israel’s assault on Lebanon has forcibly displaced over 1 million Lebanese people in less than 3 weeks.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

BBC confirms the US is responsible for the Minab school massacre that killed 175 people, mostly girls. The "advanced" AI targeting system used outdated coordinates to hit a base next door, ignoring satellite images showing kids playing in the courtyard. Absolute war crime.

[Mehr Tarar @MehrTarar]

A “targeting mistake” that killed more than 150 schoolchildren, aged 7-12.

[Kristie Leong M.D. @DrKristieLeong]

No blood supply. No direct nutrition. So how do your spinal discs survive?

Through movement. Your discs rely on a process called imbibition, the pumping of fluids driven by physical loading, to absorb nutrients and expel waste. Walking is one of the best ways to drive this process.

Prolonged sitting starves your discs of what they need most. Your spine wasn't built to stay still.

Move daily. Your discs depend on it. 🔁

#SpineHealth
#Posture

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

An unarmed Iranian ship was invited, along with the U.S., to be part of an Indian Naval exercise, and its sailors paraded on land before the president.

The U.S. at the last minute pulled out of the exercise and instead attacked the Iranian ship with a torpedo.

Breaking with all norms of civilization and warfare, we then refused to rescue the drowning survivors. The Sri Lanka Navy was left to pull the dead bodies from the water.

I am hard pressed to think of any other nation throughout history that would do something so cowardly and despicable. We are genuinely in a league of our own, and American media — mostly shrugging off the bombing of a girls school and acting as if carpet bombing Tehran is a normal military tactic — is deeply complicit.

[Pedro Sánchez @sanchezcastejon]

The world, Europe, and Spain have faced this critical moment before. In 2003, a few irresponsible leaders dragged us into an illegal war in the Middle East that brought nothing but insecurity and pain.

Our response then must be our response now:

NO to violations of international law.

NO to the illusion that we can solve the world’s problems with bombs.

NO to repeating the mistakes of the past.

NO TO WAR.
https://t.co/KpRjBfwY4B

[Meher Bokhari @meherbokhari]

A classroom turned into a graveyard.
165 little coffins lined up where schoolbags once lay.
History will not remember the justifications of the powerful (Israel & America leashing terror upon the world)
only the silence of the world when children were buried.

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: UN says bombing Iranian school a violation of humanitarian law

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/RnsOf3qEcA

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

U.S. and Israeli strikes have killed 555 people in Iran, according to the Iranian Red Crescent society.

The deadliest attack appears to be the strike on a school where over 150 people — many children — were killed, according to Iran’s mission to the U.N. https://t.co/SKYK1ePaQS