Happy Friday {{first name | my friend}},

Did you see the beautiful full moon this week? 🌝 The Algonquin “Buck Moon” marks mid-summer when bucks’ antlers begin to grow rapidly. Check HERE for moon-aligned “best days,” according to the Farmer’s Almanac. 

ECL TRIVIA: What is the name of the type of fat found in olive oil that is often associated with heart health? (Answer below)

What’s the most nutrient green in the world??? Learn where it grows, how to harvest it, how to prepare it, and how to stay safe.

🌅 GOOD NEWS FOR INDIGENOUS: A judge in Brazil is ordering their federal government to recognize the lands of the Kajkwakratxi-Tapayuna Indigenous people, after presenting documented evidence of atrocities including poisoning, massacres, and relocation deception occurring since the 1950s.

📖 ENVIRONMENTAL ENCYCLOPEDIA: This new environmental justice publication includes 360 entries, 800k words, and is the only one of its kind, spearheaded and edited by the first Black woman to receive a doctoral degree from the Yale School of Environment. “There was no name for environmental justice till the ’90s. It didn’t have a name,” she said, “the books weren’t there. The resources weren’t there.” Until now.

🐢 LICENSE PLATES FOR TURTLES: In Florida, a specialty license plate option has raised more than $8M for sea turtle conservation programs since 1998. See what this change-making license plate looks like HERE.

📱 BABIES AND SCREENS: We all know reducing screen time for young children is a good idea, but is there a particularly sensitive developmental age where more screen time has the most lasting negative effect on learning and memory? Scientists say they’ve pinpointed two ages; learn more HERE. 

🧠 YOUR BRAIN & GUT: Experts believe some Parkinson's cases originate in the gut, where a misfolded protein forms before reaching the brain. Early warning signs can include chronic constipation, nausea, and vivid REM sleep disturbances. Learn about the basic daily nutrition goal that assists with gut health, but 95% of Americans aren’t getting enough of it.

🌲 NATURE STUDIES: New research reveals nature doesn't just help you “recover” from stress, it can actually boost attention, mood, and well-being even without prior fatigue or depletion, reviewing 54 studies and suggesting that this "instorative" effect nature has (on our mood, cognition, and nervous systems) deserves more scientific recognition.

This time of year the windows stay shut, the AC keeps running, and whatever's floating around your house just recirculates. Add a little wildfire smoke drifting in and indoor air ends up dirtier than the air outside.

I don't support mindless overconsumption, but some gadgets can absolutely support your health and wellbeing. A high-performing air filter is one of those tools worth using. As we say with both air and water: if you don't use a filter, you become the filter.

The reason so many people consider AirDoctor the best filter on the market is that it captures particles 100x smaller than standard HEPA. That means it pulls out dust, pollen, mold spores, smoke, pet hair and dander, bacteria, and viruses. It goes further than the big stuff too, clearing ozone, gases, odors, and volatile organic compounds like formaldehyde.

It runs quiet, alerts you when a filter needs changing, and its auto-mode ramps up power the moment it senses pollutants in the room.

Take a look at the different models and find the size that fits your space. Personally, I have the 3500 and the 5500 in different rooms.

What is the name of the type of fat found in olive oil that is often associated with heart health?

Answer: Monounsaturated fat. It can support healthy cholesterol balance when used in place of more unstable fats.