Megan Winkler

Nov 14, 2024 | globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com | Megan Winkler |Angela Zhang |Melissa N. Laska |Cerra C. Antonacci

We identified that beverage agreements are universal across retailers regardless of their market size. These agreements existed for every retailer in our sample that received direct-store delivery and servicing (DSD) by beverage companies, which included product delivery, stocking, ordering, and merchandizing in exchange for retailers providing a pre-specified space for beverage company products at a pre-specified retailer price.

Jul 12, 2023 | s41998.pcdn.co | Megan Winkler

Research has already shown that black pepper can help improve digestion, reduce your risk of cancer, and boost your brain power, but a new study has found that this ancient spice can also help you lose weight. Also known as kali mirch, black pepper is indigenous only to the southwestern India province of Kerala. This delicious spice is a staple in most people’s pantries these days, but as early as 1000 BCE, pepper was a valuable luxury, available only via the spice trade.

Jul 7, 2023 | s41998.pcdn.co | Megan Winkler

Like many people, I have a love/hate relationship with public restrooms. Yes, they’re necessary — for the obvious reasons — but oh how I hate to use them. I just know they’re teeming with germs. If you’re like me, you probably think putting a layer of toilet paper on the toilet seat will help protect you from some of them. Unfortunately, this is simply not the case.