Sunday Brunch Round-up | Feb 21-27
This week’s feast for your senses.
READ
Human-caused environmental destruction and erosion seems to be stressing out animals as well, according to an article by Mongabay, As forests shrink, mammals are stressed out— with possible fallout for humans. We’ve seen how animals have tried to adapt to their habitats being gradually shrunken, and the overcrowding could lead to multiple ways in which we see animals spilling over into areas with humans that they would usually avoid.
“The effects of environmental degradation like this are likely to be felt by numerous animals, not just the small ones, Kabelik said, and pathogen spillover (from animals to humans) seems more likely in all animals that are crowded together in forest fragments and stressed out, although the study did not directly address this phenomenon.
With more humans living in close proximity to forest fragments worldwide, there is “the potential of hotspots for all sorts of emerging and/or zoonotic diseases,” de la Sancha told Mongabay, and this underscores the importance of the One Health approach, which recognizes the connection between human, environmental, and animal health.
“It is important,” Kabelik said, “to be mindful about the cascade of hidden negative effects on wildlife, and human society, that results from impacting our natural habitats.””
LISTEN
It’s no secret that I really like Brené Brown. My boss recommended one of her podcast episodes and I listened to it while I was washing dishes and unpacking kitchen boxes this week. In the episode, Brené with Emmanuel Acho on Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, they discuss situations that are very familiar to me in a way that is very honest, yet educational.
SMELL
Burning a candle during a bath has become one of my nighttime rituals again. I’m in love with the scent of the Morphologically candle in golden amber. My close friend gifted it to me after purchasing it from a Crown Heights boutique, Marché. Add it to your list ASAP!
TASTE
Digging myself out of an apartment full of moving boxes means that I’m mostly cooking super simple meals. A good standby? Frozen potstickers (I use Trader Joe’s) and some frozen vegetable fried rice. Sometimes, I add extra frozen vegetables to up my vitamin intake. It comes together quickly, is relatively well-balanced, and requires no prep with minimal clean-up!
in health,
