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Loss of biodiversity worsens human health Human health, nutrition and overall well-being would be threatened by the decline of pollinating insects due to habitat loss and climate change (as well as pesticides and intensive agricultural practices); in fact, these insects are indispensable for the production of fruits, vegetables, and legumes that provide essential vitamins and minerals for a balanced diet, leading consequently to an increase in diseases and deaths. Researchers conducted a study monitoring ten villages and surrounding areas in Nepal for over a year, finding for example that pollinating insects contribute over twenty percent to the intake of vitamin A, folate and vitamin E. The relationship between pollinating insects and humans is fundamental if we want to protect the health of the ecosystem and humans, for which purposes it is useful to plant flowers, reduce pesticides and protect bees. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 13/05/2026 
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 Moringa seeds clean water of microplastics An extract from moringa seeds, a plant known to be very nutritious and healthy, according to researchers would be excellent for purifying drinking water from microplastics as well as common chemical components, then seems that moringa trees have been known for their water purification properties since the times of the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians and now studies are being conducted to see if this is due to a kind of coagulating effect that allows microplastic particles to stick together and then be filtered. The tiny particles one micrometer in size of microplastic result from the progressive fragmentation of plastic polluting various environments from the oceans to the mountains and can for example cause tissue inflammation; in animals reproductive and hormonal problems have been observed. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 30/04/2026
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Climate change hinders coffee cultivation The regions of the planet suitable for coffee cultivation are reportedly experiencing an average of forty-seven days of excessive heat each year, according to a study conducted in twenty-five countries representing almost all coffee production from 2021 to 2025. For Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, and Indonesia, the figure rises to fifty-seven additional days of abnormal heat for a production that accounts for seventy-five percent of the total. Temperatures above thirty Celsius degrees are considered quite harmful for Arabica quality and are not ideal for Robusta quality either and these two coffee plant species support the majority of global production, then it had already been observed that erratic rainfall promotes the growth of mold, fungi and diseases inevitably leading to higher prices for lower-quality products. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 19/02/2026
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Increased disordered alcohol consumption after Covid-19 The lockdown situation sometimes even resembling a kind of confinement caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with waves of the virus forcing people to stay at home and have limited contact while using masks to protect against possible infections may have led according to some to an unhealthy habit of drinking alcohol in a disordered manner (so-called binge drinking, more in men than in women) with health consequences that can be serious up to the formation of tumors. It should be noted that alcohol metabolizes into acetaldehyde, thereby damaging DNA, increases cellular oxidation tends to alter hormone levels, then for example for those who smoke it increases the absorption of carcinogens associated with cigarettes and tobacco. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 17/01/2026 n: 6156 Last days of water for Tehran in Iran It is estimated that there are about nine days of water left in the reserves of the city of Tehran which has ten million inhabitants and Iranian authorities if it does not rain will have to evacuate the capital due to a water emergency that some describe as national and extraordinary, trying to find a place to host citizens. Controversy surrounds how the reserves have been managed, with an outdated water distribution network, decades of over-pumping water and unrestrained use of the remaining water, so much so that the example of Cape Town in South Africa is mentioned, which in 2015 facing a severe water crisis managed within less than two years to reduce water consumption by about fifty percent by planning measures such as increasing recycling, transparency in usage, fixing leaks, public education, and setting a realistic price for water resources. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 14/11/2025 n: 6105 Study on temperatures and microplastic release Many studies have focused on how many microplastics are present in water, but all liquids that are consumed contain them, in particular it seems that coffee, tea, drinks, juices, and energy drinks significantly contribute to reaching the daily amount of these unhealthy microplastics. A connection between temperature and microplastic release has also been observed with hot tea showing the highest concentration, and heat appears to accelerate this release from the plastic packaging materials of the product (the tea bag had previously been noted). It is necessary to evaluate total exposure to microplastics from all beverages to have a more complete picture if one does not want to underestimate the actual level of exposure. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 17/10/2025 n: 6081 Eating habits are destabilizing the planet Almost a third of greenhouse gas emissions come from food, at least according to one study which highlights key factors such as the environmentally harmful role of methane released by cattle, deforestation to make room for crops and the use of fossil energy for fertilizer production. Moreover, even if we stopped burning fossil fuels our eating habits tend to push global temperatures above the set limit of one and a half degrees Celsius of warming. The harmful impact includes loss of biodiversity, soil degradation, water scarcity, and pollution from fertilizers, resulting in an overall alarming situation. As for the dietary regime to follow it is recommended to eat fruits and vegetables with limited consumption of meat and fish, which would also help prevent fifteen million premature deaths. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 04/10/2025 n: 6070 Food shortages in the Gaza Strip and Darfur According to international organizations the evacuation of the population from the city of Gaza due to the conflict that has affected the area for decades could cause severe food shortages as well as shortages of shelter and medical support more so than evacuations that took place in other parts of the Gaza Strip. Previously there had been protests regarding how the distribution of food and humanitarian aid was organized with people including children killed while trying to obtain some food and in the case of the evacuation of Gaza City the situation can only be much worse. As for Darfur in Sudan also due to military conflicts there have been reports of severe food and water shortages for a year particularly in the city of El-Fasher (the largest inhabited center in western Darfur) with people dying of hunger, then there are fears of cholera outbreaks. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 01/09/2025 n: 6041 Accelerated plasticization of the planet Given that at a recent conference in Geneva in Switzerland where a plan was to be decided to reduce plastic production there was widespread confusion among the participants and the plan was adrift it is clear that the direction towards a "plasticization of the planet" appears to be increasingly accelerated. It is estimated that with the current trend of plastic production based on fossil fuel consumption production will triple by 2060 reaching about one billion two hundred million tons per year, with one billion tons dumped into the environment risking entering the food chain. It is evident that if we consume microplastics and even breathe them the organic tissues will be exposed to inflammation as has long been shown in animals along with a whole series of side effects for which there are now even studies. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 16/08/2025 n: 6028 Adaptation of crops to climate change A significant decline in crops is expected in the coming decades according to some studies for example for wheat and cereals due to global warming, but appropriate adaptation practices by farmers could make a difference, which could limit the spike in prices of all foods that have wheat and cereals as ingredients, the production of which is anyway destined to decrease even while trying to adapt to climate change. Among the strategies to adopt there is talk of planting different varieties with fertilizers and irrigation targeted to those specific varieties, then some argue that it is necessary to monitor plant health with specific tools so that they are not attacked by pests; indeed, a struggling crop becomes more susceptible to diseases and the yield tends to decrease drastically due to the self-defense mechanisms of the seedlings. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: 19/06/2025 n: 5979 Nutrition * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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