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Health:
Trans teen died from vaginoplasty complications during landmark Dutch study used to justify child sex changes from The Post Millenial
What Is Fortified Cereal? from Delighted Cooking
Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk More Than Previously Thought from Healthline
8 Ways the Mediterranean Diet Can Help You Live a Longer and Healthier Life from Healthline
Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care from AP
Why Experts Want Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic to Be Available for Everyone from Healthline
‘Ozempic Face’: What is it and What Can You Do About it? from Healthline
Diabetes Drug Mounjaro May Help People Lose 15% of Body Weight, Eli Lilly Reports from Healthline
How 1 Man Is Losing Weight Eating Only McDonald's — But Health Experts Say It’s a Bad Idea from Healthline
We ate at 20 different casual chain restaurants. Here's what we learned from The Tennessean
Happiness
Just Askin': Why was it once illegal for kids to play pinball in Nashville? from The Tennessean
The Wisdom of Non-Effort from Zen Habits
“But He Never Hit Me!” – How I Ignored My Abuse for 30 Years from Tiny Buddha
Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness
Is delta-8 THC legal? Here's where (and why) the hemp product skirts marijuana laws. from USA Today
GOP Senators Kill Veterans Cannabis Research Bill from High Times
Medical Marijuana Legalization Linked To ‘Significant Decrease’ In Opioid-Related Payments To Doctors, Study Finds from Marijuana Moment
Washington Lawmakers Fail To Pass Drug Possession Bill By Deadline, With Governor Likely To Call Special Session To Prevent Decriminalization of Drugs from Marijuana Moment
Q & A: The Blake Decision from ACLU Washington State
The 'pot pie' of recreational marijuana is not as plump as those in the business had hoped from The Providence Journal
Cows That Are Fed Hemp Cake Retain Safe Levels Of THC And CBD In Their Meat, USDA Study Finds from Marijuana Moment
Back of the Pantry
Roast Beef with a Horseradish Cream Sauce from Urban Cookery with the following modifications:
Creme Fraise instead of Mayo
Rubbed meat with minced garlic before adding seasoning
Tennessee lawmakers pass 3-month grocery tax holiday from WSMV
Minister’s Treehouse: Remembering the world’s largest tree house from WKRN
New, private restaurant resisting state regulation from The Crossville Chronicle
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