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1 week ago | 
wsj.com | Jane Black |Julia Rose
America loves a dietary villain: saturated fat, salt, carbs, sugar and now, seed oils. That’s right: The seemingly innocuous vegetable, canola, sunflower, safflower and grapeseed oils that have long stocked our pantries are moving up the list of public-health enemies. According to consumer insight firm Tastewise, 62% of consumers say they are avoiding canola and vegetable oils. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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1 month ago | 
obgyn.duke.edu | Kirsten Khire |Jane Black
By Kirsten Khire, APR, M.A. and Jane BlackPhysicians who practice obstetrics and gynecology have a direct planetary impact every day, according to Duke University School of Medicine faculty Beverly Gray, MD. “As ob/gyns, we walk into a patient’s room. When we walk out of a room, there is a new person on the planet. We have a responsibility to make sure the planet is a safe place for an infant to thrive and live,” Dr. Gray said.
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2 months ago | 
startupxs.com | Jane Black
Small businesses can reduce their debt by an average of 75% through business restructuring, which makes it a powerful financial recovery tool. The timing of restructuring plays a crucial role between success or failure. The restructuring process works best with early action from companies. For example, a short-term rental business in Australia demonstrated this by adapting its restructuring plan quickly after experiencing a 30% drop in holiday guests.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
kanebridgenews.com | Jane Black
With the debut of DeepSeek’s buzzy chatbot and updates to others, we tried applying the technology—and a little human common sense—to the most mind-melting aspect of home cooking: weekly meal planning.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
wsj.com | Jane Black
March 14, 2025 7:00 pm ETRead the news and it won’t take long to find a story about the latest feat of artificial intelligence. AI passed the bar exam! It can help diagnose cancer! It “painted” a portrait that sold at Sotheby’s for $1 million! My own great hope for AI: that it might simplify the everyday problem of meal planning. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
thefern.org | Jane Black
The average American gets nearly two-thirds of his or her calories from foods that are considered “ultraprocessed.” These products — which have come to dominate the national conversation on nutrition — are typically loaded with sugar, salt, and saturated fats, and often use flavor, color, and textural additives that make them nearly irresistible.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
thedoubleshift.substack.com | Katherine Goldstein |Jane Black
The Double Shift is a newsletter, podcast and community created by Katherine Goldstein. Expect big ideas + solutions to challenge the status quo of work and care. Join us to find community around motherhood, equal partnership, and building a world that cares. Starting in 2024, we'll be releasing weekly audio versions of our newsletter and extended interviews for our paying member community on Substack. Join us! https://thedoubleshift.substack.com/.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
thedoubleshift.substack.com | Jane Black |Katherine Goldstein
A few weeks ago, I decided to run this newsletter crosspost today in the interest of my own self-preservation and mental health. It is frivolous and has absolutely nothing to do with the election. (There’s no dearth of commentary on that topic for anyone who wants to dig in!) I’ve never been a hot-take person, and when I have something meaningful to say on that topic, I’ll share it with you. In the meantime, I recommend this article from Vox News called How to Get Through This.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
thespread.media | Rachel Baker |Catherine Newman |Jane Black |Liz Dunn
We’re here to reclaim the “women’s magazine.” Every week, two veteran editors read it ALL to bring you everything we believe women’s media should be: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, hot goss, and the odd shopping tip—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
seattletimes.com | Jane Black
Tara and Chad Philipp had never tasted saffron until they took a camping trip with a family they’d recently met. Around the campfire, their new friends cooked a big pan of paella. The Philipps fell for the sweet, musky flavor of saffron — and were intrigued to learn it was the world’s most expensive spice. On the way home, Chad Philipp was already researching how to grow saffron on their three-acre plot in the Mojave Desert, east of Los Angeles.
