Chronic #stress can have a variety of impacts on one’s healths. Stress can trigger #hormonal and #neurological responses that can result in negative #health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease. nature.com/articles/nrcar… (CEW)

#Immunological determinism focuses on one’s ability to overcome #disease. It is linked to culture, resources, social class, and power. An example of this is #colonialism and it’s negative affects on Indigenous groups. These groups were wiped out by #plagues and #violence. (CEW)

Health #inequities are #systematic and #unjust differences in health experiences and outcomes in different #populations. It typically arises from interactions between #economics, #culture, #policy, etc. Due to social-stratification, there is a range of health outcomes. (CEW)

You may have heard of the #Paleo #Diet , the diet in which the intent is to "eat like a caveman" and return to the things mankind was designed to eat. While this is well and good in theory, this diet is neither accurate nor sustainable. newfoodmagazine.com/news/190176/ke… (PMM 8/30)

Processed foods are a massive contributor to #obesity in developed countries. However, you don't need to subscribe to a #Diet to avoid these processed foods - instead, the simplest steps involve eating more whole foods. (PMM 9/06) cnn.com/2017/10/27/hea…

#Health disparities are common in most societies - with many having causes that can be traced to structural #Violence or #racism , such as the disparity between the mortality rates of african-american mothers and their contemporaries (PMM 9/20) healthadministrationdegree.usc.edu/blog/examples-…

(9/05) Social #inequalities impact #health. #Poverty, socioeconomic status, #foodinsecurity and racism all contribute to health and quality of life. -slc academic.oup.com/eurpub/article…

(9/12) Children of #Kulubnarti faced greater #biologicalfactors such as #mortality and #disease compared to other children of the mainland. Most children of Kulubnarti suffer from #weaning as their greatest challenge.-slc jstor.org/stable/683267?…

(11/19) #Stress and #emotionaldistress have negative impacts on #growth and #development. For the next generation underlying stress prevents greatest possible of #health. -slc web.s.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/d…

(11/26) #Childbirth in the eyes of #society is heavily #medicalized and #scary. The impact of childbirth on #mothers can be #stressful and even lead to #death. -slc sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Connecting #biology and culture navigates societal inequalities, #evolution, and #political economics. Despite its evolving #identity, addressing contemporary issues from a nuanced understanding of #human biology is crucial in #diverse contexts. (WGW-Wk10) ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

#Biocultural perspectives on mental #illness show its presence shaped by #evolution and #culture. Embracing #neurodiversity, this rejects unfounded societal biases in addressing mental #health, urging #humanistic approach to those affected. (WGW-Wk14) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25536943/

#Anthropology uniquely addresses human complexities through time-depth, cross-cultural analysis, and #interdisciplinary integration. It provides #holistic insights spanning #diverse fields, including #medicine, nutrition, and health #sciences. (WGW-Wk16) mattartz.me/what-is-anthro…

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#Maternal #health has been an issue for many years now, mainly the #mortality angle of it. This is mainly due to many beliefs about human #evolution that proved to be false. By looking at #birth as normal, more efficient ideas can form. (XDO) (Week 16) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26808103/