Critically Speaking with Therese Markow

Cancer's biggest weapon is silence. Most cancers don't announce themselves until they've already spread. But your blood tells a different story.

🎧 Hear about the future of cancer detection: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

#liquidbiopsies #cancerscreening

Rate your pain on a scale of one to ten. That's how chronic pain is assessed in 2026.

The biggest barrier to pain treatment isn't the pain. It's being believed.

➡️ Before your next doctor's appointment, listen to this episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

Chronic pain is killing people, but not in the way you think. Almost 9% of all suicide deaths trace back to chronic pain.

🔗 Understanding the problem is the first step toward fixing it: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

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Forgetting where you put something is normal. Forgetting what that thing is or how to use it? That's when you should start paying attention.

Stop Googling your symptoms at 2 AM and listen to our latest episode instead.
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Trump removes DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after controversial tenure President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).

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#longevity #bluezone #aging #geriatric

What separates someone who lives to 100 from everyone else? It's not just luck.

☑️ They almost never smoke.
☑️ They score low in neuroticism and high in extroversion.

Genetics matter. But so do the choices.

🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks – but the gap has grown since 1965 Women’s unpaid work at home has declined much more than men’s contributions have increased.

But the problem is that the unpaid laborer, usually the woman DOESNT get paid. Do it seems to me the gap remains wide
#inequality #gendergap #unpaidlabor

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US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

What?

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

People who live past 100 aren’t sick for decades.

Blue Zones show how lifestyle extends life. Centenarians take it a step further.

So what matters more - Blue Zones or your genes?

🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

U.S. won’t rule out sending ground troops into Iran The Pentagon is bracing for more casualties as it wages a massive campaign to eliminate Tehran’s arsenal but acknowledged that U.S. forces cannot intercept all incoming fire.

What?

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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.

Cruelty abounds

theconversation.com/kansas-revok...

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What if a few simple habits could dramatically cut your plastic exposure?

Dr. Kari Nadeau shares three practical changes that can significantly reduce the amount of plastic in your body.

🔗 Tune in for some good news: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone.

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Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Terrifying

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The plastic we consume doesn't just disappear. It ends up in our blood, our organs, and even our unborn children.

🎧 This conversation might be your wake-up call: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

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You play, you pay.

Great point

Disgraceful. What’s behind this? Duh!

Abortion laws show that public policy doesn’t always line up with public opinion Polls indicate majority support for abortion rights in most states, but laws differ greatly between places that uphold such rights and those that ban the procedure.

theconversation.com/abortion-law...

Microplastics have become impossible to avoid. So what does that mean for your health?

That's the question Dr. Kari Nadeau hopes to answer.

➡️ Listen now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

Exactly!

Scary on so many fronts

As measles cases climb, these 9 diseases threaten comebacks When it comes to infectious diseases, measles is “the canary in the coal mine,” one expert said.

Thank you RFK jr
How does this MAHA?

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Neurosexism
#sexist #misogyny #gender