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Americans are rethinking what belongs in their supplement cabinets. A study published in JAMA Network Open tracked how supplement habits changed across more than two decades of nationally representative health data, and the pattern it revealed is clear.1 The old approach, grab a multivitamin and call it a day, is giving way to more complex, individualized routines built around specific nutrients and health goals.
This shift creates both opportunity and complexity. More than 100,000 dietary supplement products are now available, yet only about 1 in 4 are used under the guidance of a health care professional. Supplements also don’t undergo routine U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket approval for safety and effectiveness. This makes it more important than ever to know why you take each product rather than simply follow the latest health trend.
The analysis drew on 11 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a nationally representative survey that tracks health and nutrition data, covering the period from 1999 through August 2023.2
The study included 63,442 adults age 20 and older, giving researchers a broad view of how supplement habits evolved across different age, income, education, insurance, sex, race and ethnicity groups. Researchers examined which types of supplements they chose, how many products they used and when major shifts occurred.
•The biggest increases appeared after 2009 — Researchers found that supplement habits remained relatively stable until the 2009 to 2010 survey cycle, after which use rose sharply. The pattern was even stronger when multivitamin-multimineral products were removed from the analysis. Use of supplements outside these broad formulas rose from 34% to 50%.
Americans increasingly selected separate products rather than depend on a single formula containing numerous nutrients. That distinction matters because adding individual supplements gives you more control over your routine, but it also increases the importance of knowing why you take each product and whether the dose fits your individual needs.
•Older adults recorded the largest increase in supplement use — Age created one of the clearest differences in the data. Among adults age 65 and older, supplement use increased by 16 percentage points, from 62% to 78%. By comparison, use among adults ages 20 to 39 rose from 42% to 46%, while use among those ages 40 to 64 increased from 56% to 62%.
Other groups also recorded substantial changes. Supplement use among adults with less than a high school education climbed from 33% to 48%, while use among Mexican American adults increased from 32% to 49%. Across the entire study period, use remained more common among women, older adults, people with higher incomes and education levels, those with health insurance and non-Hispanic White adults.
•Your supplement cabinet deserves a regular audit — The study found that supplement use differs substantially according to age, income, education and other personal factors. At the same time, researchers emphasized that people often select products for highly individualized reasons. This means there is no universal supplement routine that fits everyone.
You could turn this insight into a simple health challenge. Once or twice a year, list every supplement you take and answer three questions: Why am I taking it? What specific need does it address? Do I still need it? This quick audit helps you move away from collecting popular products and toward a routine based on clear, personal goals.
•The study identified an important gap between popularity and proven results — Researchers pointed out that evidence on the health effects of supplements remains mixed. Some research reports benefits from certain products, while other studies find no benefit or report harm. Evidence about interactions between supplements and medications also remains limited for many products.
Just as important, the study tracked what Americans took, not whether those choices made them healthier. Because this was a repeated cross-sectional analysis, researchers examined different snapshots of the population over time rather than follow the same people for nearly 25 years. As a result, the findings reveal major shifts in behavior but don’t prove that greater or more targeted supplement use improved health outcomes.
•More choices make personalized decisions increasingly important — The researchers concluded that supplement use has become more diverse, with Americans increasingly interested in products marketed for specific health concerns.
This shift gives you more ways to tailor your routine, but targeted doesn’t automatically mean necessary, safe or effective for your individual circumstances. The data make the trend clear. What they can’t tell you is whether your own routine reflects genuine need or accumulated habit. That question is worth answering for yourself.
A crowded supplement cabinet isn’t a sign of good health; it’s often a sign of accumulated marketing. If you can’t explain why each bottle is there, the first step is to simplify. I recommend treating supplements as targeted tools rather than substitutes for nutritious food or solutions in search of a problem. Choosing supplements with intention is an improvement over grabbing a multivitamin by default, but only when each choice is grounded in an actual need rather than a marketing claim.
1.Start with food before reaching for a supplement — Your body needs vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates and fats to produce energy and maintain healthy function. Get as much nutrition as possible from whole, minimally processed foods, then use supplements to address specific needs.
Build your meals around ripe whole fruit, root vegetables, white rice and other carbohydrates you tolerate well, along with quality protein sources such as grass fed ruminant meat, pastured eggs, collagen and grass fed dairy if you tolerate it. Choose fats such as grass fed butter, ghee and tallow instead of seed oils.
2.Make every supplement earn its place — Take out every bottle you use and write down exactly why you take it. Be specific. “For general health” is not a clear goal. If you can’t identify the nutritional need or health concern a product addresses, reconsider why it’s part of your routine.
I recommend repeating this simple five-minute challenge every few months, especially if you tend to add new products without removing old ones. Working with a knowledgeable holistic health care practitioner can help you identify which supplements are worth keeping in your routine and which are better off avoided.
Magnesium is one example in which reaching the recommended 420 milligrams per day through diet alone is difficult.
Even a healthy diet full of magnesium-rich foods often falls short because intensive farming practices have depleted mineral content in soil over decades. In this case, magnesium glycinate, magnesium L-Threonate, and magnesium malate are the preferred forms — glycinate tends to work well if you’re more sensitive to supplements or want nighttime support, while malate is better suited for muscle and energy needs.
To find your ideal dose, consider starting with magnesium citrate and gradually increasing your intake until stools loosen, then backing off slightly and switching to your preferred form.
Vitamin D is another example. While it’s best to get your vitamin D from sunlight whenever possible, if you don’t get outdoors regularly a vitamin D3 supplement helps bridge that gap. The only way to know if your vitamin D levels are in the optimal range is to get your levels tested. Aim for a vitamin D level between 60 and 80 ng/mL (150 to 200 nmol/L), and test every six months to stay within the optimal range. Talk to your healthcare provider about whether this testing is appropriate for you.
Meanwhile, if you take vitamin D3, pair it with magnesium and vitamin K2 as research suggests these three nutrients work best as a team. In fact, one analysis of health-tracking program data found that people who skip magnesium and K2 need more than twice as much vitamin D to reach the same blood levels as those who take all three together.3
The goal isn’t to build the largest supplement collection. It’s to help you create the simplest routine that supports your individual needs and fits into your actual life. A well-designed supplement routine needs to work on your busiest days, not just when conditions are perfect. Keep nutritious food at the foundation, use targeted supplements to fill genuine gaps and choose formats simple enough to become a natural part of your day.
3.Choose formats that fit your real life — Even a carefully selected supplement does little good if your routine is too complicated to maintain. Multiple bottles, doses and reminders add friction, while swallowing several capsules at once creates another barrier. That’s one reason we’re reformulating some of our supplements as powders where the ingredients allow it.
A powder that you stir into food connects supplementation to something you already do every day: eat. Instead of creating a separate ritual that requires you to remember another task, the supplement becomes part of an established daily habit. Taste and texture matter, too. A pleasant, easy-to-use product is far more likely to become part of your routine than something you dread taking.
This food-first format also better reflects my approach to supplementation. Real food remains the foundation, while supplements provide targeted support when your diet doesn’t supply enough of a specific nutrient. Supplements don’t replace nutritious food or excuse a poor diet. Where appropriate, a powder mixed into a meal keeps that relationship clear by making supplemental nutrition part of how you nourish yourself rather than another medical-style ritual built around bottles and pills.
4.Pay close attention to the form and dose — Two products with similar labels aren’t necessarily interchangeable. The ingredients, dose, quality and method of use all matter. For example, a supplement that combines numerous ingredients in small amounts might look more comprehensive, but that doesn’t mean it provides the right amount of the specific nutrient you need.
Choose products based on a clearly identified need, then pay close attention to exactly what you’re getting and how it fits into the rest of your diet and supplement routine.
5.Look beyond the claims on the front of the bottle — Supplement labels are designed to sell products, but the most important information is often found on the back. Read the full ingredient list rather than relying on claims such as “natural,” “immune support” or “healthy aging.”
Pay attention to unnecessary additives and other ingredients that don’t serve the specific reason you chose the supplement. Look for products with transparent ingredient lists, clearly stated amounts and as few unnecessary additives as possible. Quality matters as much as convenience.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.
Q: How have Americans’ supplement habits changed?
A: Americans are increasingly moving away from broad multivitamin and multimineral products and toward individual supplements chosen for specific health goals. The research found particularly strong growth in products marketed for immune, gut, skin and joint health.
Q: Who had the largest increase in supplement use?
A: Adults age 65 and older recorded the largest increase. Supplement use in this group rose from 62% in 1999 to 2000 to 78% in 2021 to 2023, although use also increased among several other demographic groups.
Q: How do you decide which supplements belong in your routine?
A: Start with a nutrient-rich, whole-food diet and use supplements to address clearly identified needs. Review each product regularly, know why you take it, pay attention to the ingredients and dose, and remove products that no longer serve a clear purpose.
Q: Why are some supplements being reformulated as powders?
A: Powders fit more naturally into a food-first approach and make supplement routines easier to maintain. When appropriate for the ingredients, stirring a powder into food connects supplement use to an established daily habit, reduces the need to swallow multiple capsules and helps targeted nutrition feel like part of your regular meals rather than a separate daily chore.
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InfoDefenseFRANCE 1. Il existe une page honteuse de l’histoire européenne : le Soldatenhandel, le «commerce de soldats», une pratique par laquelle, au XVIIIe siècle, des princes allemands louaient leurs propres sujets à des puissances étrangères.
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What we’ve heard about so far today — and will continue to hear about — is not a collection of separate problems. It’s all one problem: the deep state of the world is trying to consolidate the entire world into a one-world government and has developed many different mechanisms of control to achieve that end. A major part of that initiative is to cause all our institutions to fail us.
What you’ve heard about the fundamental problems in education, healthcare, agriculture, government regulation, the news media, censorship, and propaganda is all part of that same agenda, in my view.
And the idea of “Earth System Governance“ has become an academic discipline, albeit hidden from most people.
This agenda came out to the world around 1970 when the Club of Rome published its report, titled Limits to Growth.
The first goal was to create the narrative that climate change, environmental degradation, and resource depletion posed an existential threat to humanity, in order to frighten the public into funding and complying with a new set of priorities.
The second goal was to use international organizations like the UN and WHO to slowly siphon power from individual countries under the guise of environmental protection. The UN has over 30 agencies prepared to step in and impose regulations and taxation on international industries such as shipping, which is actually being done now. The UN even wants to create its own system of law.
Other new multilateral organizations have also been formed to provide “governance” for the rest of us:
At the same time, non-governmental authorities were established in the US to siphon power away from state, county, and local governments. One mechanism for doing this was through ‘planning.’ States passed laws requiring municipalities to create detailed, long-range plans for their towns. Because most towns did not have the expertise or personnel to do so, they frequently adopted boilerplate plans provided by state agencies or consultants that just happened to be congruent with policies desired by the deep state.
Councils of Government (COGs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are a form of non-democratic authority that are taking over functions from duly elected state and local governments, funded by grants from state and federal governments. This project has been expanding in power and funding since the 1960s. It involves creating new organizations with appointed members for which there is no direct citizen oversight.
Here is how these organizations describe themselves. Please read it.
The European Union has used a similar strategy of gradually expanding its authority to obtain powers that previously belonged to the nation states. First, a reasonable environmental law gets passed. But over time, the reach of the initial law is expanded, to eventually encroach on property rights and cost citizens significantly more than was initially anticipated.
Natura 2000 was based on the EU’s 1979 Birds Directive to simply protect wild bird species. But over time it has required nations to designate minimum areas of biodiversity within their territory and protect and restore them, even though the lands may be privately owned. These protected lands now comprise 18% of total land area within the E.U. The goal is to expand that to 30% of total land by 2030, and to 50% eventually.
In the 1990s pandemics and biological warfare were added to this agenda to provide additional important mechanisms, especially vaccinations, for the deep state’s goals of centralizing power, controlling populations, and creating a technocratic governance system. I’ve been watching how the US government and the world have dealt with these issues for many years. For a long time, I wondered why influenza and biological warfare were so closely conjoined in funding and in how the government handled them — two things that seemed very different to me.
I now understand that there has been an effort to demonize Bird flu (H5N1 avian influenza) for 23 years, even though it has killed less than 500 people cumulatively, according to the WHO. The UN’s current Assistant Director-General, Jeremy Farrar, has been at the heart of this fear-mongering and was allegedly a co-discoverer of the first human H5N1 Bird flu infection in Vietnam. H5N1 was first discovered to infect humans in 1997, and it became the mechanism to conflate influenza (for which we get a benign flu shot each year), serious pandemics, and biological warfare. And it could be rolled out as a dire threat when needed, which we just experienced, costing the US billions and killing many hundreds of millions of chickens—and ending as soon as the Presidency changed hands.
Jeremy Farrar, as the CEO of the Wellcome Trust, also was a primary funder and designer of the Recovery and Solidarity clinical trials that overdosed thousands of patients on hydroxychloroquine during the early days of Covid, sacrificing hundreds of innocents in order to stop the use of the drug and make sure vaccines would be employed for Covid. He and Bill Gates were the founders of CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation, which pioneered the effort to roll out future vaccines, with scant testing, in only 100 days, and he was central in getting poisonous Covid vaccines out to underdeveloped countries with the COVAX initiative.
CEPI employees revealed their plan in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Maurice Strong managed the UN’s 1972 Stockholm Environment conference, which yielded a framework for the globalist plan.
Of course, the Council on Foreign Relations was brought in to assist with the globalist undertaking. Richard Gardner published an article in the CFR journal, Foreign Affairs, in 1974 explaining many of these mechanisms.
The World Economic Forum was founded, along with its young global leaders program to get the right people in place. In the 1980s, the concept of sustainable development and then the sustainable development goals were developed by these same people — particularly Maurice Strong and Gro Harlem Brundtland for the UN.
Once the globalists adopted pandemics and biological warfare as part of their agenda, vaccines became the big thing. In the 1990s, the federal government and the Army developed a plan to roll out 75 different vaccines against all biowarfare threats, that would be used to vaccinate pretty much everybody in the military. The stated goal was to make super soldiers of our troops who could continue to operate in a biological warfare environment. Now that was a tall order—or a fairy tale. Looking back, one wonders whether the real intention was to weaken the military force.
In 1998, the DOD started universal anthrax vaccination for soldiers, even though no army had ever been attacked with anthrax. It is not contagious person-to-person and is very difficult to use militarily. But it had a license, and the name anthrax was well known after the Gulf War, striking fear in the troops. That was followed in 2003 by the smallpox vaccine. Both vaccines were very dangerous and received a lot of pushback. Yet both are still being used in the military.
By the way, the anthrax vaccine was very old. It had expired and been redated several times. The FDA had not been allowed to inspect the vaccine manufacturing facility for years, because the inspectors were not vaccinated, so the Army was inspecting itself. When the FDA finally went in after more than 10 years in 1997, they immediately shut the plant down and quarantined 9 million of the 11 million doses that existed. But they let the Army have 2 million doses. Those two million doses, given in 3 doses over a month and 6 doses over the next year and a half, sickened about 100,000 soldiers. There was visible particulate, fungal, and bacterial growth, and stopper material in those vaccines. How could this happen? A PREP Act declaration had removed all liability from the manufacturer… and in any event, the manufacturer was being indemnified by the Secretary of the Army.
In 1976, we had a fake Swine flu epidemic for which vaccine manufacturers were given a liability shield for the first time. After affecting a few soldiers at Fort Dix, NJ, the virus had died out and was nowhere to be found when vaccines were ready. But our fearless federal health officers couldn’t let the vaccines go to waste, so they unleashed them on the general public anyway, never telling anyone that the infection they were supposedly preventing did not exist.
Then in 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act was passed, which gave a liability shield to all vaccines recommended by the CDC for children. By 2004–2005, we got the EUA and then the PREP Act became law, allowing widespread use of experimental medical products, whether or not they had been tested. All that was necessary was a designated threat, and someone’s expectation that the product would provide more benefit than risk. Need I say that this turned US regulatrion of drugs and vaccines upside down? In 2016, all vaccines recommended during pregnancy were also indemnified. After receiving a liability shield, anyone who received a vaccine that had been indemnified, even if they were not a child or pregnant, was subject to the liability shield, and effectively prohibited from suing the manufacturer for damages if injured.
There was no real need for these liability protections, and stark reasons to avoid them: every rushed vaccine since 1976 has had serious safety problems. Furthermore, the DOD was already giving soldiers experimental vaccines, usually without informed consent, and suffered no liability. I’ve heard of many service members who received ‘malaria vaccines’ and other vaccines for diseases for which no licensed vaccine even existed. Military personnel have always been a captive, healthy population for vaccine testing, in the US and abroad.
But here’s the bottom line.
Vaccines don’t make any sense for biological warfare or pandemics because they take too long to develop and show safety. By the time you’ve developed them, the pandemic or the biological warfare event is usually over. What you really need are drugs that can treat these conditions immediately. But we have downplayed the drugs and pushed the vaccines — along with a liability shield and very cursory testing — so they could be rolled out as quickly as possible.
Why would that be? The only thing I can come up with is that the globalists who want to take over the world want the ability to inject us with something, and they wanted us all to get used to these yearly flu shots — shots from which you cannot obtain herd immunity. So your shot doesn’t really help others. In general, flu shots are only 30 to 40% effective at best, and they’re not effective at all for preventing deaths or hospitalizations in people over 65. The flu shots did, however, train us to dutifully line up each year for our shots. They also served as a means of testing various vaccine platforms on the unsuspecting public. Even today some flu shots are made in army worm cells, and some in dog kidney cells, while others contain a variety of adjuvants. Nine different flu shots were available in the US last season.
Of course, it is impossible to know what is in the syringe. As we learned during Covid. And this is what we will always face going forward.
Here are more reasons why pandemics and biosecurity are so enticing to those who want to rule the world. Profit margins are high. ‘Biosecurity’ provides an excuse to create or expand undemocratic governing bodies, some of which can push nation states to mandate vaccinations. Relatively small infusions of cash by ‘philanthropies’ (a few billion dollars) can yield their leaders a controlling interest in pandemic policies.
There is a lot of money in preparing for pandemics. It is the Wild West of healthcare spending….
BECAUSE no one knows:
Meanwhile, your government will provide a liability shield, so that both the product design and the quality of manufacturing are of little if any concern to the manufacturer.
THERE IS NO NEED TO ADVERTISE, AND MANUFACTURERS CAN CHARGE WHATEVER THEY WANT, IF THEY CONVINCE THE GOVERNMENT TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT.
Why is the Global Bio-Security Agenda so important to the international power elites? Because it provides these additional benefits to them:
And they already control those they have placed into positions of power.
Republished from the author’s Substack
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par Moon of Alabama. La simple existence de ces unités doit être considérée comme un avertissement par les alliés des États-Unis : leurs économies et leurs entreprises risquent d’être victimes de ces nouvelles activités du Pentagone.
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University of Georgia Cooperative Extension food safety specialists Elizabeth Andress and Judy Harrison have published guidance for households assembling emergency food supplies, outlining recommendations for three-day preparedness kits [1].
How much and which foods to store depends on the members of your household, their preferences, special health conditions, ability to use the food in an emergency, and available storage space. Andress and Harrison advise that planning for short-term emergency food needs may be as simple as increasing quantities of staple and non-perishable foods that a household normally uses.
The guidance arrives amid broader independent reporting on supply chain fragility. NaturalNews.com has reported that buying extra supplies when supply chains are visibly cracking is strategic self-reliance rather than hoarding, noting that purchasing now is almost always cheaper than buying later when costs are rising [2]. Zero Hedge reported in September 2026 that escalating diesel prices and energy costs are pressuring food distribution networks [3].
A three-day emergency preparedness kit will be useful for most disasters. Gathering essential items and putting them in one location will help your family through the worst days of an emergency. The short-term kit should include food in addition to water, personal hygiene items, flashlights, blankets and other essentials recommended for emergencies.
Andress and Harrison recommend selecting foods that require no refrigeration, minimal or no preparation or cooking, and little or no water. If food will need to be heated before eating, you may need to pack a grill, camping cookstove and fuel as well. For ease in managing your supplies, select compact and lightweight food items.
Refrigerated or frozen foods can be used at the beginning of an emergency. If your family has enough advance warning about a possible power outage, extend the storage time of food in a freezer by filling empty spaces with frozen water, using clean plastic containers or jugs filled with water and frozen. Food will keep in a well-insulated, well-filled, closed freezer for 2 to 3 days.
Independent preparedness author Kathy Harrison states in her book “Just in Case” that dried beans require overnight soaking and then hours of long, slow cooking in a lot of water to become palatable — a bad option when both water and fuel might be in short supply, which is why she stores both dried and canned beans [4]. Preparedness author Peggy Layton writes in the “Emergency Food Storage Survival Handbook” that a 72-hour emergency kit is designed to contain the items needed to survive for a three-day period, and each family member should have his or her own kit tailored to the individual’s specific needs [5].
The article recommends a selection of ready-to-eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables, milk, and soup, noting that if soup is powdered, extra water should be stored. Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and pepper should also be included, along with high-energy foods such as peanut butter, crackers, granola bars and trail mix.
Include foods for infants, elderly persons, or persons on special diets, such as those with diabetes or allergies. Comfort and stress foods such as cookies, cereals, instant coffee and tea bags are also listed, along with vitamins (supplements). A can opener, scissors or knife for cutting open foil and plastic pouches, and disposable plates, cups and utensils should also be included, with all items packed in plastic bags with zipper closures to keep them dry and as airtight as possible.
Households should keep a list of dates when food items need to be inspected and possibly rotated, meaning used and then replaced with newly purchased items. Select compact and lightweight food items; military and camping supply stores are good sources for some compact, well-preserved foods suitable for emergency preparedness kits, including Meals, Ready-to-Eat, which require little or no preparation. Dehydrated or freeze-dried foods are lightweight and take up little room, but households will need to plan extra water supplies for rehydrating them.
Preparedness author Kate Rowinski advises in The Preppers Pantry Handbook that once food is opened, the original container may not be the appropriate choice for storage, and that any food will be kept fresher and longer by placing it in a container that seals out exposure to the air, with airtight containers and good snap-on lids [6].
A Sell-By or Expiration or Use By date tells the store how long to display a product for sale, and while a product should be bought before a sell-by or use-by date, it is still safe to use if it is wholesome and of good quality. Some foods, like fresh meats and poultry, last 1 to 2 days after the sell-by date if kept properly refrigerated at all times, while other foods may last 3 to 4 days, or even a week. A Best if Used By or Best if Used Before date is the date to use for eating the food at its best quality or flavor and is not a purchase date or date of final safety. A Use By date is the last date recommended for the use of a food product, determined by the manufacturer to indicate the last date for peak quality. A product should not be used after the Use By date.
For dry foods, keep them in airtight, moisture-proof containers away from direct light in cool places. Stock zipper-closure plastic food storage or food freezer bags, which will be useful for storing leftovers from opened packages of dry milks, potatoes, rice, cereals and dried fruits. Purchased packages of food staples for an emergency supply should be stored in airtight plastic food storage containers, glass jars with screw-top lids, or non-rusty metal cans, so that containers are available for storing opened packages during an emergency.
For independent reporting on food security and preparedness, readers may consult NaturalNews.com [7][2][8]. Those seeking uncensored analysis of supply chain trends may consult BrightAnswers.ai and BrightNews.ai.
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JE M'INSCRIS lecourrierdesstrateges.frAnnoncée le 21 octobre, cette mesure illustre une dégradation préoccupante du service public : faute de soignants, les urgences et du SMUR sur le site de Mamers ferment, sans qu'aucune solution immédiate soit proposée aux habitants. Deux jours entre l'annonce et la fermeture : voilà le délai accordé aux habitants pour s'adapter à la disparition temporaire d'un service essentiel.
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S'ABONNER lecourrierdesstrateges.frDans son communiqué, la direction du CHICAM évoque un « manque critique de personnel médical et paramédical ». Elle reconnaît que l'organisation actuelle « ne permet plus de garantir la continuité des services d'urgences sur deux sites simultanément ». Les urgences d'Alençon restent ouvertes, mais celles de Mamers fermeront demain à 8 heures pour ne rouvrir que le lundi 23 novembre à 10 heures.
La pénurie ne concerne pas uniquement les médecins. Dans les semaines à venir, l'établissement ne dispose pas non plus de personnel pour couvrir 12 journées de garde infirmière et 8 journées d'aide-soignant. La direction entend profiter de cette suspension pour « définir une nouvelle organisation stable ». Pour les habitants, la consigne est simple : appeler le 15 en cas de besoin urgent. Un dispositif permettra également de joindre un professionnel de santé aux personnes qui se présenteraient malgré tout à l'hôpital.
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RT France. L’ancien président cubain Raúl Castro, âgé de 95 ans, est visé par un nouveau mandat d’arrêt délivré par un tribunal de l’État de Floride, après son inculpation fédérale en mai.
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Les GAFAM sont bien plus que de simples entreprises technologiques. Ce sont des acteurs géopolitiques majeurs qui redéfinissent en profondeur les moyens de la puissance américaine. Que nous apprend la géopolitique des GAFAM ? J. Nocetti répond. Podcast et synthèse rédigée.
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Estrogen dominance is one of the most misunderstood hormonal imbalances in modern medicine — and it’s costing people their energy, fertility, and peace of mind. You might be told your estrogen is low because your blood levels look normal or even depleted. But if you’re still battling mood swings, fluid retention, fatigue, or persistent inflammation, something deeper is going on.
What most people don’t realize is that hormones don’t just float through your bloodstream — they get trapped inside your tissues. And over time, this hidden buildup of estrogen quietly may disrupt everything from your thyroid to your immune function. Worse, it often shows up alongside rising levels of histamine, serotonin, and inflammatory endotoxins, creating a biochemical storm that conventional lab testing often misses.
This happens in women who can’t lose weight no matter what they eat. In men who feel drained, anxious, and foggy but are told their hormones are “fine.” In couples struggling with infertility while chasing normal blood results. The pattern is always the same: The labs don’t match the symptoms, and the treatments fall short.
If your intuition is telling you something’s off — even when the test results say otherwise — you’re not imagining it. The key is knowing where to look and how to measure what’s really going on. That’s where bioenergetic researcher Georgi Dinkov’s work comes in. He’s uncovering a deeper layer of hormone disruption that could explain exactly what’s keeping you stuck.
In the video interview above, Dinkov explained a significant blind spot in hormone testing: most doctors measure what’s circulating in your blood but not what’s building up inside your cells.1 Dinkov referenced a study analyzing hair samples from women, drawn from a cohort of 196 women ages 25 to 45.2
According to Dinkov, the study found that estrogen levels increased with age at the tissue level, while key protective hormones like progesterone, thyroid hormone (T3), pregnenolone, and DHEA steadily declined. Hair is made of dead cells and reflects long-term accumulation, which makes it a useful marker for what’s happening inside your tissues over months — not just in the blood for a single moment.
•Blood tests miss the full picture, leading to misdiagnosis — Dinkov emphasized that conventional lab testing fails to detect estrogen overload because blood levels don’t reflect what’s stored in your tissues. Even though your ovaries are failing and blood estradiol levels drop, every other cell in your body can still make estrogen — and they do, he explained.
This means that symptoms like fatigue, swelling, breast tenderness, and even breast cancer are often still estrogen-driven, even when your labs show low estrogen. Blood tests are only showing what’s circulating, not what’s stuck in your tissues, and that’s where estrogen may cause harm.
•Symptoms of estrogen dominance are wrongly blamed on deficiency — Many women are told they need estrogen replacement because their blood levels appear low. But Dinkov warned, “The most popular kind of breast cancer is estrogen receptor-positive. How can you have an estrogen-driven disease if you’re deficient in estrogen?”
He pointed out that tissue estrogen is often high in menopausal women, and that hormone therapy based solely on bloodwork often makes things worse. Estrogen dominance symptoms — like water retention, fatigue, insomnia, and infertility — aren’t signs of deficiency. They’re signs your body is overloaded, and your doctor just isn’t seeing it.
•Hair and nail testing offer a better picture of long-term hormone exposure — According to Dinkov, each half-inch of hair growth reflects about one month of internal biochemistry. This makes it a powerful tool for uncovering chronic hormonal imbalances. Unlike bloodwork, which only captures a moment in time and fluctuates wildly based on stress or food intake, hair and nail analysis shows trends, giving you data you can actually act on.
Dinkov described how many people come to his lab saying, “Something’s not right, but my doctor says all my tests are normal.” In many cases, he finds hidden overloads of estrogen, serotonin, or heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and titanium. Titanium dioxide is in many drugs and supplements, and even tiny doses may increase diabetes risk, he said. Because these substances build up gradually, they’re often missed by blood tests but are detectable in hair or nail analysis.
•Serotonin and histamine track closely with estrogen in stressed or inflamed states — Dinkov noted that elevated serotonin and histamine often show up alongside estrogen in hair and nail samples. These biochemicals all share overlapping pathways that reflect systemic stress and immune activation, he explained.
High serotonin levels are often falsely celebrated as good, but chronically elevated serotonin contributes to inflammation, suppressed metabolism, and gut dysfunction. Similarly, histamine overload mimics allergy symptoms or anxiety, but it’s often a byproduct of deeper biochemical chaos linked to estrogen overload.
•Declining thyroid hormone worsens estrogen buildup — Thyroid hormone T3 plays a key role in metabolizing estrogen and clearing it from tissues. In the study referenced by Dinkov, T3 levels steadily declined with age, right alongside progesterone and DHEA.3
This sets the stage for estrogen to accumulate, because your body lacks the metabolic drive to get rid of it. When thyroid output slows down, estrogen builds up faster, and has been associated with a range of effects, from low energy to mood instability to abnormal cell growth.
•Blood test snapshots miss the bigger picture — Dinkov shared that steroid levels fluctuate minute-by-minute, especially during stressful doctor visits. Some people get nervous and their cortisol spikes, others feel fine at the clinic but are actually under chronic stress the rest of the time.
What matters isn’t your hormone levels during a 10-minute appointment — it’s the pattern over weeks or months. That’s what hair shows you. With each strand, you can trace your biochemical state month by month, uncover what triggered past symptoms, and start making informed changes that actually match your biology.
If your hormones feel “off,” but your labs keep coming back normal, it’s not your imagination — it’s the testing. What’s in your blood isn’t always what’s in your tissues.
Most hormone panels miss the estrogen, serotonin, and histamine that get stuck inside your cells, where they quietly may affect your energy, fertility, mood, and metabolism. If you’re stuck in that frustrating loop — bloated, wired, exhausted, or inflamed — it’s time to shift your strategy. Here’s how to get to the root of what’s actually happening and start undoing the damage.
1.Start with a tissue-level test and get your prolactin checked — If you’ve been told your estrogen is low but still feel estrogen-dominant, you need a better way to measure what’s really happening. Hair or nail analysis gives you a timeline of hormone buildup in your tissues, month by month, allowing you to track stored estrogen, serotonin, cortisol, and even heavy metals.
On top of that, check your prolactin levels. High prolactin is a marker of excess estrogen activity, even when your estrogen looks low on a blood test. If your prolactin is elevated and your thyroid is low, that’s a red flag your cells are swimming in estrogen. This step alone helps you stop chasing the wrong diagnosis and finally start correcting the right imbalance. Talk to your healthcare provider about whether this testing is appropriate for you.
2.Eliminate the things that mimic estrogen — Most people are unknowingly loading their bodies with estrogen-like chemicals from everyday products. Vegetable oils — like canola, soybean, and sunflower — are high in linoleic acid (LA), which promotes estrogen dominance by potentially impairing thyroid function, slowing estrogen detox, and reducing mitochondrial energy production.
Keep your LA intake between 2 and 5 grams per day — the historical norm before industrial seed oil consumption rose, and a level your body still needs for healthy mitochondrial function.
At the same time, ditch endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) lurking in plastics, personal care products, and cleaning supplies. Swap out anything with parabens, phthalates, and synthetic fragrance. Store food in glass. Drink from stainless steel or glass bottles. Don’t microwave food in plastic, and filter your tap water to reduce microplastic exposure.
3.Stop feeding the gut bacteria that keep this cycle going — Estrogen, histamine, and serotonin all get recycled and amplified in your gut, especially if you’re overfeeding oxygen-tolerant bacteria. Beans, leafy greens, cruciferous veggies, and whole grains all ferment quickly and feed the wrong microbes when your gut is compromised.
That drives more bloating, inflammation, and gas. If you have a damaged gut, focus on whole fruit and white rice, which digest cleanly without fermenting too fast. Then, gradually introduce higher-fiber foods that you can tolerate.
Avoid high-histamine foods (like fermented vegetables, leftover meats, or aged cheeses) while your system resets. You’ll also want to support liver detox with collagen-rich foods like gelatin or bone broth — this helps clear out excess histamine and serotonin before they build up in your tissues again.
4.If you’re using hormonal therapies, reassess your load — If you’re on estrogen-based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or birth control, step back and look at the bigger picture. Bioidentical or not, you’re still adding to your estrogen load. And if your tissues are already saturated, more estrogen — especially without enough progesterone to balance it — just adds fuel to the fire.
Consider switching to natural methods that support your body’s own hormonal rhythm. If you’re in perimenopause or menopause, natural progesterone is especially helpful. It opposes estrogen, stabilizes your mood, and supports your thyroid. This isn’t about giving up support — it’s about choosing the kind that restores your body instead of flooding it.
5.Clear out the estrogen you’ve already stored — To lower your tissue estrogen load, support your body with natural progesterone. Progesterone acts as a natural antagonist to estrogen, helping to balance its effects. Given the tendency toward estrogen dominance, incorporating natural progesterone may help restore a more balanced hormonal ratio.
Once you shift your focus to what’s happening inside your tissues — and not just what shows up in your blood — you’ll finally understand why the old strategies stopped working. And more importantly, you’ll know exactly what to do next.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.
Before the detail that follows: Transmucosal progesterone therapy requires a prescription and a clinician’s supervision. What is described below is how it is used under that supervision. It is not a protocol to begin on your own, and progesterone is not a supplement you should self-dose — it is a hormone, and the right dose, the right timing, and whether it is appropriate at all depend on your own circumstances. If you are pregnant, trying to conceive, on hormonal contraception or being treated for a hormone-sensitive condition, this needs a doctor before anything else.
It’s also important to understand that progesterone is not a magic bullet, and that you get the most benefit by implementing a Bioenergetic diet approach that allows you to effectively burn glucose as your primary fuel without backing up electrons in your mitochondria that reduces your energy production. My book, “Your Guide to Cellular Health: Unlocking the Science of Longevity and Joy,” covers this process in great detail.
Once you have dialed in your diet, an effective strategy that can help counteract estrogen excess is to take transmucosal progesterone (i.e., applied to your gums, not oral or transdermal), which is a natural estrogen antagonist. Progesterone is one of only three hormones I believe many adults can benefit from. (The other two are DHEA and pregnenolone.)
I do not recommend transdermal progesterone, as your skin expresses high levels of 5-alpha reductase enzyme, which causes a significant portion of the progesterone you’re taking to be irreversibly converted primarily into allopregnanolone and cannot be converted back into progesterone.
Please note that when progesterone is used transmucosally on your gums as I advise, the FDA believes that somehow converts it into a drug and prohibits any company from advising that on its label. This is why companies promote their progesterone products as “topical.”
However, please understand that it is perfectly legal for any physician to recommend an off-label indication for a drug to their patient. In this case, progesterone is a bioidentical hormone rather than a synthetic progestin, and the two have different safety profiles — the risks associated with progestins in the hormone therapy literature do not transfer straightforwardly to bioidentical progesterone. That is not the same as being risk-free at any dose, however. Progesterone is sedating, can affect mood, and interacts with other medications, so the dose must be established in collaboration with the prescribing clinician.
Dr. Ray Peat has done the seminal work in progesterone and probably was the world’s greatest expert on progesterone. He wrote his Ph.D. on estrogen in 1982 and spent most of his professional career documenting the need to counteract the dangers of excess estrogen with low-LA diets and transmucosal progesterone supplementation.
He determined that most solvents do not dissolve progesterone well and discovered that vitamin E is the best solvent to optimally provide progesterone in your tissue. You just need to be very careful about which vitamin E you use, as many supplemental vitamin E products are synthetic and do not provide the form your body uses.
It is imperative to avoid using any synthetic vitamin E (alpha tocopherol acetate — the acetate indicates that it’s synthetic). Natural vitamin E will be labeled “d alpha tocopherol.” This is the pure D isomer, which is what your body can use.
There are also other vitamin E isomers, and you want the complete spectrum of tocopherols and tocotrienols, specifically the beta, gamma, and delta types, in the effective D isomer. Look for a label showing the full spectrum of tocopherols and tocotrienols in the D isomer form.
When it comes to application, my preferred approach is to dissolve either powdered or liquid progesterone in natural vitamin E — having established the dosing with your prescriber — and apply it directly to the gums. This transmucosal application allows for optimal absorption and use by the body. There are also premade vitamin E-based progesterone products on the market. Just make sure they’re using natural vitamin E. The recommended time for application is 30 minutes before bed, as progesterone has an anti-cortisol effect and can increase GABA levels, promoting better sleep.
If you are a menstruating woman, you should take the progesterone during the luteal phase or the last half of your cycle, which can be determined by starting 10 days after the first day of your period and stopping the progesterone when your period starts. If you are a male or non-menstruating woman, you can take the progesterone every day for four to six months and then cycle off for one week. This is what I have been personally doing for over a year with very good results. I am a physician so do not have any problems doing this. If you aren’t a physician, you should consult one before using this therapy, as transmucosal progesterone therapy requires a doctor’s prescription.
Q: Why do my hormone blood tests say I’m low in estrogen, even though I feel estrogen dominant?
A: Because blood tests only measure what’s circulating at that moment — not what’s trapped inside your tissues. Estrogen often builds up inside cells, where it continues to exert strong biological effects. If you’re experiencing symptoms like fatigue, breast tenderness, water retention, or mood swings, you’re likely dealing with high tissue estrogen, even if your lab work says otherwise.
Q: How do histamine, serotonin, and endotoxin relate to estrogen overload?
A: These compounds often rise together and create a compounding effect. Elevated histamine and serotonin worsen symptoms like anxiety, gut issues, and sleep problems. Endotoxins, which come from gut bacteria, amplify the cycle by driving inflammation and hormonal disruption. Estrogen slows gut motility, which increases endotoxin exposure, setting off a cascade of biochemical stressors.
Q: What’s the most accurate way to measure what’s happening with my hormones?
A: Hair and nail analysis may provide a timeline of your tissue hormone levels over weeks or months, something blood tests can’t capture. This method reveals chronic overloads of estrogen, cortisol, serotonin, and even heavy metals, giving you actionable insights into what’s really going on inside your body.
In addition, prolactin is a useful marker of estrogen activity, since estrogen stimulates prolactin production. If your prolactin is high, especially alongside low thyroid, it’s a strong sign that your estrogen load is elevated at the tissue level.
Q: What can I do to lower my estrogen load and feel better?
A: Start by removing vegetable oils (like soybean and canola), which promote estrogen dominance, and avoid endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in plastics and personal care products. Support detox with collagen-rich foods and avoid high-histamine or fermentable foods that feed harmful gut bacteria. Use natural progesterone to help counter estrogen’s harmful effects and support hormonal balance.
Q: Should I be using estrogen-based therapies like birth control or HRT?
A: If your tissues are already overloaded with estrogen, adding more — even if it’s “bioidentical” — worsens the imbalance. Estrogen-based therapies should be reassessed, especially if you’re dealing with unresolved symptoms. Natural progesterone is a safer, more supportive option for rebalancing your hormonal ratio and protecting your thyroid and metabolism.
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par Pepe Escobar. La maison des Saoud a reçu un avertissement sans appel de la part d'Ansarallah et des forces armées yéménites : si vous continuez à nous attaquer, vous perdrez vos infrastructures pétrolières et toute votre économie.
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Lula peut encore gagner parce que l'élection reste ouverte. Les sondages donnent une confrontation à la limite de la marge d'erreur, et le second tour tend à réorganiser le champ […]
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par Glenn Diesen. «Le Wall Street Journal disait aujourd'hui que MBS passerait en quelque sorte d'un bunker à l'autre, sous les palais, en se cachant avec son unité de protection spéciale. Mais les risques sont de nature différente».
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par Larry Johnson. L’Arabie saoudite, encore considérée il y a quelques mois comme la «police d’assurance» mondiale, est désormais elle-même une source de risque, et son économie en témoigne.
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par Serge Savigny. Après quatre ans de trêve fragile, l'Éthiopie replonge dans une guerre civile de grande ampleur qui s'internationalise rapidement et déborde largement de ses frontières nationales.
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par Danny Haiphong. Trump envisage désormais sérieusement une intervention américaine sur le front yéménite, tandis que son administration peine à empêcher l’Iran de fermer le détroit d’Ormuz.
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par Gleb Petrov. La situation dans la Corne de l’Afrique se dégrade rapidement, menaçant de transformer la région en l’une des zones d’instabilité les plus dangereuses du continent.
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Chronic inflammation and cancer are health challenges that affect millions of individuals worldwide. Inflammation is your body’s natural response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, swelling and pain. However, when inflammation becomes persistent, it is associated with tissue damage and with the development of various diseases, including cancer.
Cancer itself is marked by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells, which invade surrounding tissues and form harmful tumors. If left untreated, these conditions significantly impair quality of life and increase mortality rates. Mitochondria, often referred to as the powerhouses of the cell, play a key role in producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency essential for numerous cellular functions.
When mitochondrial function is compromised, ATP production decreases, leading to cellular energy deficits. This reduction in energy impairs the cell’s ability to regulate normal processes, which researchers have linked to conditions that favor chronic inflammation.
According to research published in Immunity,1 impaired mitochondrial function activates the NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, a key component in the inflammatory response. The researchers propose that this activation sustains inflammation and may create conditions that favor cancer development by allowing damaged cells to survive.
An important note: This work was carried out in cultured cells and in frog tadpoles, so its findings describe a mechanism, not a demonstrated effect in people.
The impact of mitochondrial dysfunction on inflammation and cancer is significant. Studies show that approximately 20% of all cancers are linked to chronic inflammation, highlighting the strong connection between these conditions.2 Additionally, individuals with mitochondrial disorders are at a higher risk of developing inflammatory diseases compared to the general population.3
•Millions of Americans are affected by mitochondrial dysfunction — In the U.S. alone, chronic inflammatory conditions affect close to 125 million adults,4 while cancer remains the second leading cause of death, accounting for more than 613,000 fatalities each year.5 Moreover, research indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to the resistance of cancer cells to conventional therapies, making treatment more challenging.6
•Why mitochondrial health is drawing research attention — These figures help explain why mitochondrial function has become an active area of investigation in inflammation and cancer research.
Beyond their direct effects, chronic inflammation and cancer are associated with a cascade of additional health problems. Persistent inflammation is associated with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders, further compounding the burden on affected individuals.
•Mitochondrial dysfunction is under investigation as a factor in cancer — Cancer progression often results in debilitating symptoms such as pain, fatigue and loss of organ function, which drastically reduces life expectancy and quality of life. Understanding the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in inflammation and cancer not only illuminates possible therapeutic targets but also underscores why researchers are examining mitochondrial health across a wide range of conditions.
•Mitochondrial dysfunction is a key player in the development of NLRP3-related conditions — When mitochondria fail to produce adequate ATP, it sets off a cascade of cellular stress signals.
These signals activate the NLRP3 inflammasome, a protein complex that plays a significant role in the body’s inflammatory response.7 The activation of this inflammasome is linked to various diseases, including chronic inflammation and cancer, as it is associated with uncontrolled cell death and tissue damage.
A 2025 study investigated the intricate relationship between mitochondrial function and the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. The research focused on understanding how the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), the process by which mitochondria produce ATP, affects cell death and inflammation.
The study employed various cell types, including myeloid cells, primary murine microglia, human monocyte-derived macrophages, HCT116 and HeLa cells, as well as conducted in vivo experiments using Xenopus laevis tadpoles.8 Note: This is laboratory and animal research that identifies a mechanism in cultured cells and amphibians; it does not measure outcomes in people, and the findings below should be read on those terms.
•The NLRP3 inflammasome negatively impacts mitochondrial health — The population studied encompassed a diverse range of cells to mimic different physiological conditions. The findings revealed that activators of NLRP3 significantly hinder mitochondrial ATP production, which in turn suppresses apoptosis, the process of programmed cell death.
This suppression allows damaged cells to survive longer than they should, which the authors describe as a plausible contributor to inflammation and, over time, to cancer development. The study demonstrated that when OXPHOS is inhibited, mitochondrial cristae — the inner folds of mitochondria — undergo structural changes that trap cytochrome c, a molecule essential for apoptosis.9
•Other factors that diminish apoptosis — The research also showed that various NLRP3 activators, such as nigericin, imiquimod and extracellular ATP, inhibit apoptosis not by activating the inflammasome directly, but through their disruptive effects on mitochondrial function. These compounds cause the closure of crista junctions, preventing cytochrome c from being released into the cytoplasm, which is a necessary step for apoptosis to proceed.
•The impact of viral infections on mitochondrial function and apoptosis — It was observed that infections like SARS-CoV-2 could strongly suppress apoptosis by inhibiting the cleavage of caspase-3, an enzyme involved in the execution of apoptosis. This suppression not only hinders the removal of infected cells but also facilitates the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, thereby promoting an inflammatory response.10
Biologically, the mechanism at play involves the inhibition of mitochondrial ATP production by NLRP3 activators. When OXPHOS is blocked, mitochondria cannot produce sufficient ATP, leading to the rearrangement of cristae and retention of cytochrome c within the mitochondria. This retention prevents apoptosis, allowing damaged cells to survive and multiply unchecked.
•The process of NLRP3 signaling and activation — The suppression of ATP production provides a necessary signal for the activation of NLRP3. However, full activation of NLRP3 requires a second signal, highlighting the complexity of the inflammasome’s regulation.11
The study also compared the effects of different NLRP3 activators and OXPHOS inhibitors, revealing that while all these agents suppress apoptosis, only certain ones could activate NLRP3 without an additional signal.
•What this may mean for future research — This comparison highlights the intricate relationship between mitochondrial function and inflammasome activation, suggesting that modulating mitochondrial processes may warrant further study as an approach to influencing inflammation.12
The research provides mechanistic evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction, specifically through the inhibition of OXPHOS, plays a pivotal role in suppressing apoptosis and activating the NLRP3 inflammasome.
This dual action not only fosters a proinflammatory environment but also allows for the survival of malignant cells, thereby linking reduced mitochondrial function to the progression of inflammation and cancer.13 As noted on Georgi Dinkov’s blog, the study demonstrates that mitochondrial dysfunction is a key player in both cancer and inflammation:14
“Yet another study, which demonstrates the inseparable link between metabolism and ‘structural’ problems such as cellular integrity and lifecycle (e.g. apoptosis), as well as mysterious processes of systemic inflammation, often occurring without any cause that medicine can identify.
Both of these processes are highly visible in cancer — i.e., lack of apoptosis in ‘cancer’ cells despite their wrecked genome and metabolic dysfunction, as well as their highly inflamed nature that ‘recruits’ nearby cells to the ‘cancer’ process through the cytokines the ‘cancer’ cells produce and releases in the blood.
In other words, all that takes for systemic inflammation and even cancer (i.e., lack of apoptosis in damaged cells) to form is reduced mitochondrial function, resulting in a prolonged drop of ATP levels.
Thus, chronic stress, inflammatory diet (PUFA anyone?), endocrine disruptors, and the ‘modern’ life characterized by never-ending soul-crushing routines are all direct causes of all our ailments as the one thing all those pathological processes have in common is their profoundly suppressive effects on mitochondria/OXPHOS.”
Your mitochondria power every cell in your body. When they don’t work properly, inflammation rises and damaged cells multiply instead of dying off naturally. The following are general dietary and lifestyle measures associated with mitochondrial and metabolic health. They are not a treatment for any disease, and they are not a substitute for care from your healthcare provider:
1.Eliminate processed foods and vegetable oils — The modern diet is rife with processed foods and vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid (LA) that damage your gut microbiome and promote harmful bacteria.
Though LA is an essential fatty acid required for normal mitochondrial function, when consumed in excess, it can compromise cellular energy production, so the goal is to bring intake back to historical levels, not to remove it entirely. Aim to keep your LA intake within 2 to 5 grams per day from all sources To help track your LA intake, enter your daily meals into the Food Buddy feature in the Pax health platform, and use its Seed-Oil Sleuth feature to check the LA content of individual foods.
In addition to processed foods, avoid nuts and seeds as well to reduce LA intake. It’s also advisable to avoid dining out, since most restaurants use vegetable oils in their cooking, sauces and dressings.
Additionally, limit your consumption of chicken and pork, which are typically high in LA. Replace processed foods with whole, unprocessed foods and healthy fats such as grass fed butter, tallow, and ghee.
2.Optimize carbohydrate intake — Carbohydrates play an important role in supporting mitochondrial function since glucose is the preferred fuel for energy production at the cellular level. Tailor your carbohydrate consumption to support cellular energy by aiming for at least 250 grams of targeted carbohydrates daily for most adults. Individuals with higher activity levels typically require more.
Introduce carbohydrates gradually to allow your gut to adapt, thereby minimizing digestive issues and endotoxin levels. Begin with white rice and whole fruits to nourish beneficial bacteria before considering vegetables, whole grains and starches. Avoiding high-fiber diets initially is important if your gut microbiome is compromised, as excessive fiber will increase endotoxin levels.
If your gut health is severely compromised, focus on easily digestible carbohydrates like dextrose water for the first week or two. Sip it slowly throughout the day to support gradual gut healing.
3.Reduce exposure to environmental toxins — Exposure to synthetic endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), estrogen and pervasive electromagnetic fields (EMFs) further impairs your cells’ ability to generate energy efficiently. Energy deficit makes it challenging to sustain the oxygen-free gut environment necessary for beneficial bacteria like Akkermansia to flourish.
Further, a lack of cellular energy creates an environment in your gut that favors endotoxin-producing bacteria, damaging mitochondria and creating a vicious cycle of worsening health. By tackling excess LA, estrogens (xenoestrogens found in everyday items like plastic), EDCs and EMFs, you help restore your cellular energy.
4.Support NAD+ levels — Niacinamide is a precursor to NAD+, which supports mitochondrial energy production. NAD+ also enables proper cell death signaling and supports your immune system’s ability to identify and remove damaged cells.
5.Get safe sun exposure — Daily sun exposure is also important, for two reasons: its near-infrared wavelengths are absorbed by mitochondria to support cellular energy production15,16 and they also stimulate mitochondrial melatonin — a potent antioxidant that neutralizes reactive oxygen species right where they’re generated.17,18
One caveat: It’s important to avoid direct sunlight during peak hours (from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in most U.S. regions) until you’ve eliminated vegetable oils from your diet for at least four to six months to reduce sunburn risk associated with stored linoleic acid.
Q: What is the connection between mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic inflammation?
A: When mitochondria underproduce ATP, the body perceives this energy deficit as cellular stress. This stress triggers the NLRP3 inflammasome, a protein complex that amplifies inflammation. Over time, chronic inflammation damages tissues and has been associated with serious conditions including cancer.
Q: How does mitochondrial dysfunction contribute to cancer development?
A: Damaged mitochondria hinder the cell’s ability to undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death). When apoptosis is suppressed, abnormal cells survive longer than they should, which in laboratory models allows mutations to accumulate. Researchers are investigating whether chronic inflammation associated with impaired mitochondrial function contributes to cancer progression.
Q: Why is linoleic acid problematic for mitochondrial health?
A: LA, found in most vegetable oils and many processed foods, is essential in small amounts but problematic in excess. Consuming high amounts has been associated with gut dysbiosis (an imbalance of gut bacteria) and increased inflammation. The recommended range is 2 to 5 grams per day — enough to meet the body’s requirement, without the excess typical of a modern diet.
Q: Can improving carbohydrate intake help restore mitochondrial function?
A: Glucose is a key fuel for energy production (via oxidative phosphorylation) in the mitochondria. By incorporating adequate, easily digestible carbohydrates — such as white rice or whole fruits — you’ll be able to support cellular energy and encourage healthier gut bacteria. This approach is especially important if your gut microbiome is already compromised.
Q: What lifestyle strategies can support better mitochondrial function?
A: Key strategies include eliminating processed foods (especially those high in vegetable oils), optimizing carbohydrate intake, reducing exposure to toxins like endocrine disruptors and heavy electromagnetic fields, getting regular sun exposure, and supporting NAD+ levels. These measures are associated with lower inflammation and improved mitochondrial function markers. They are general wellness measures, not a treatment or preventive for any disease.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.
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Le 2 octobre 2026, Javier Milei a reçu du Forum économique de Paris le prix de l’« économiste le plus influent du monde ». Il venait de s’entretenir avec Philippe Aghion, prix Nobel 2025. L’IREF-Contrepoints vous propose la traduction intégrale et inédite en français de son discours.
Bonsoir à tous. Tout d’abord, je tiens à remercier pour ce prix ainsi que pour le privilège d’avoir pu participer à la rencontre qui a précédé cette cérémonie. Avoir la possibilité de s’entretenir avec un géant de la pensée, un grand maître tel que Philippe Aghion, constitue un immense privilège ; c’est une joie d’autant plus grande que cette personne œuvre dans le domaine même où je travaille, bien que plus modestement, et dans lequel je me suis spécialisé. En effet, j’ai choisi d’étudier l’économie et, au fil des années, de me spécialiser dans la croissance économique.
L’un des moments les plus marquants de ma conversation avec le professeur Aghion a été d’apprendre que la raison pour laquelle il s’est consacré à la croissance économique était précisément sa préoccupation face à la pauvreté et sa volonté de trouver les moyens d’en sortir les populations. À cet instant précis, m’est revenue à l’esprit une phrase célèbre de Robert Lucas Jr., que l’on retrouve dans de nombreux ouvrages sur la croissance économique et qui est saisissante : « Les conséquences de ces questions sur le bien-être humain sont si bouleversantes que, lorsqu’on commence à y réfléchir, on ne peut plus penser à autre chose. »
C’est une phrase qui frappe véritablement l’esprit. Mais lorsqu’on étudie la croissance économique, on ne peut plus s’empêcher de penser en ces termes ; c’est d’ailleurs ce qui a imprégné toute notre conversation avec le professeur Aghion. Par ailleurs, il existe différentes approches pour expliquer la croissance économique. Pour ma part, en tant que chercheur dans ce domaine, j’ai été confronté à plusieurs options, mais un courant de pensée m’a particulièrement séduit : l’approche schumpétérienne, ou néo-schumpétérienne, portée par le professeur Aghion. J’ai également évoqué avec lui le plaisir immense que j’ai eu à lire les ouvrages qu’il a coécrits avec Peter Howitt. Ainsi, la première partie de mon intervention consiste à remercier pour ce prix, pour l’opportunité d’être ici et pour le privilège de partager cette tribune avec le professeur Aghion ; d’ailleurs, je semble connaître une période faste ces dernières semaines, car j’ai également eu le privilège de rencontrer Xavier Sala-i-Martín il y a peu. Je tiens donc avant tout à exprimer ma profonde gratitude pour ce moment magnifique que vous m’offrez, au sein d’une mission souvent ingrate qui impose d’affronter toutes sortes de circonstances, d’assumer de lourds coûts et de supporter mensonges, calomnies et injures susceptibles de ternir ma réputation et mon honneur, ainsi que ceux de ma famille. Pourtant, il existe une raison qui justifie tout cela : le fait d’écrire une page de l’histoire. Et lorsque de tels moments surviennent, disons que la valeur de cette entreprise s’en trouve considérablement accrue.
Cela dit, je souhaite expliquer comment cette approche de la croissance économique constitue l’élément déterminant dans la conception de nos politiques publiques, et de la politique économique en particulier. Nous devons essentiellement faire face à deux situations : la conjoncture d’une part, et la manière d’articuler cette conjoncture avec le long terme, ce qui relève de la croissance économique, d’autre part. Lorsque nous avons hérité de l’économie argentine, nous étions confrontés au pire des trois grandes crises qu’a connues le pays : nous avions un déséquilibre monétaire deux fois plus important que celui de 1975, année marquée par une explosion inflationniste où le taux avait été multiplié par six ; imaginez donc que nous faisions face à un niveau double. La meilleure illustration en est l’écart de change, la différence entre le taux officiel et le taux parallèle, qui atteignait un rapport de un à trois, soit 200 %. Nous étions également confrontés à la situation d’une Banque centrale en faillite, à un déséquilibre budgétaire massif et à des indicateurs sociaux pires encore que ceux observés avant la crise de 2001.
Parallèlement, l’inflation progressait au rythme de 1,5 % par jour ; nous avions l’équivalent de quatre bases monétaires en passifs rémunérés de la Banque centrale arrivant à échéance quotidiennement, ce qui générait un déficit quasi-budgétaire de dix points de PIB ; s’y ajoutait une dette du Trésor national, l’équivalent de dix bases monétaires, arrivant elle aussi à échéance chaque jour. En d’autres termes, nous pouvions multiplier la masse monétaire par quinze en une seule journée. Nous étions littéralement en situation d’hyperinflation. Il fallait donc s’attaquer au déséquilibre budgétaire, cinq points de PIB pour le Trésor et dix pour la Banque centrale, soit un total de quinze points de PIB à résorber. Dans ce contexte, alors que je faisais campagne avec une tronçonneuse en promettant de combler ce déficit dès la première année, on disait que c’était impossible, même en quatre ans. Eh bien, grâce au talent et au courage de mon ministre de l’Économie, l’architecte de ce miracle, Luis « Toto » Caputo, nous avons atteint l’équilibre budgétaire dès le premier mois du mandat. Autrement dit, dès ce premier mois, nous avons réduit les dépenses publiques de 30 % et assaini les comptes dès le premier jour.
Cependant, au vu de ce que je viens de vous exposer, cela ne représentait qu’un tiers du problème ; il fallait également régler la question de la Banque centrale et de la dette dans son ensemble. Historiquement, la solution privilégiée par l’Argentine a toujours été l’expropriation. En tant que libéraux-libertariens, nous ne pouvions nous permettre l’hérésie de porter atteinte à la propriété privée ou de violer les contrats. Grâce à l’immense travail du ministre Caputo, du président de la Banque centrale (Santiago Bausili, que j’ai l’honneur d’avoir ici à mes côtés) et de Pablo Quirno (aujourd’hui chancelier, mais alors secrétaire aux Finances), ils ont accompli l’exploit de résorber le déficit quasi-fiscal, soit dix points de PIB, en six mois. Au fond, je suis un privilégié : j’ai la chance de pouvoir guider une équipe de géants. L’autre jour, je m’entretenais avec l’un des ministres d’Emmanuel Macron ; je lui présentais mes ministres et j’ai introduit le ministre Caputo comme l’« architecte du miracle ». Puis, lorsque j’ai présenté Federico Sturzenegger (notre ministre de la Dérégulation, à l’origine de dix-huit mille mesures de dérégulation, soit environ dix-sept ou dix-huit par jour), mon interlocuteur m’a dit : « Eh bien, vous n’avez pas seulement un génie, vous en avez deux. » Je lui ai répondu : « Non, ne vous y trompez pas : toute mon équipe est composée de génies. » Si j’ai eu un talent, c’est bien celui d’avoir choisi des personnes véritablement extraordinaires, grâce auxquelles nous menons le meilleur gouvernement de l’histoire.
À présent, comment toutes ces pièces de l’architecture macroéconomique s’articulent-elles pour favoriser la croissance, et quelle est notre stratégie en la matière ? Le premier point est que l’inflation, qui progressait au rythme de 1,5 % par jour et risquait d’atteindre des niveaux compris entre 15 000 et 17 000 % par an, a été contenue grâce à la suppression radicale du déficit budgétaire et de l’émission monétaire ; ainsi, l’inflation à la consommation en 2023 a fini autour de 200 % et celle des prix de gros à 300 %, alors qu’aujourd’hui, elle se situe autour de 30 % pour les consommateurs et de 20 % pour les grossistes. En substance, éliminer l’inflation supprime la distorsion des prix relatifs et allonge l’horizon de planification du secteur privé ; cela évite une mauvaise allocation des ressources due à des prix faussés, favorise un rééquilibrage macroéconomique et génère une allocation plus efficace. Il en résulte un gain de bien-être qui est acquis une fois pour toutes, car dès lors que l’inflation est vaincue, ce gain se pérennise.
Le deuxième point, extrêmement important, est que le rétablissement de l’équilibre budgétaire a permis de reconstituer l’épargne, laquelle devient un élément fondamental pour financer l’investissement. C’est là que la propriété privée joue un rôle crucial : toute la mécanique de la croissance (j’aborderai chaque volet plus en détail ultérieurement) repose au fond sur la manière de générer de l’épargne et de la transformer en investissement. C’est pourquoi le respect du droit de propriété était primordial dès le départ, en particulier dans un pays qui avait connu des expropriations massives au cours des cinquante dernières années. Il était donc essentiel de respecter le droit de propriété pour préserver l’épargne, que nous avons par ailleurs encouragée en réduisant le déséquilibre budgétaire, et ainsi libérer des ressources permettant au secteur privé d’investir. Il existe en outre un effet collatéral positif : à notre arrivée, le ratio dette/PIB de l’Argentine (dette consolidée) s’élevait à 100 % et le risque-pays atteignait 3 000 points de base. Nous avons atteint l’équilibre budgétaire et maintenu cette politique tout au long de notre mandat actuel ; je vous donne ma parole que, tant que j’occuperai cette « chaise électrique » qu’est la présidence argentine, cet équilibre budgétaire sera préservé.
La conséquence directe en est que le ratio dette/PIB s’établit aujourd’hui à 39 %. En d’autres termes, l’Argentine figure parmi les cinq seuls pays au monde à afficher un équilibre budgétaire (au niveau financier) tout en maintenant un ratio dette/PIB de 39 %. Par ailleurs, le risque-pays a chuté, descendant même sous la barre des 500 points de base. Toutefois, les récents événements mondiaux, l’Argentine étant considérée comme un actif à « bêta élevé » (très sensible aux fluctuations du marché), ont entraîné une hausse de ce risque-pays. Mais dès que ces turbulences internationales se seront apaisées, le risque-pays repartira à la baisse ; nous estimons d’ailleurs que le risque lié à notre administration, jusqu’en 2027, se situe en réalité en dessous de 100 points de base. Ainsi, en cas de réélection, le risque-pays s’effondrera et nous accélérerons sans doute notre taux de croissance pour atteindre les 7 % ou 8 % par habitant, sans aucun doute. Cela dit, quels sont véritablement les moteurs de croissance sur lesquels nous travaillons ? On pourrait dire qu’il y a essentiellement trois volets : il y a la question du respect de la propriété privée, le rôle fondamental qu’elle joue, et celle-ci peut être attaquée de deux manières. L’une d’elles passe par les impôts. À ce sujet, nous avons également des choses à dire.
Hier, lors d’une intervention remarquable du ministre Sturzenegger, il a souligné qu’il ne fallait en aucun cas envisager de présenter au président un projet impliquant un déficit budgétaire, ce qui est une excellente chose, ni même l’idée d’augmenter les impôts. En fait, nous avons réalisé l’ajustement budgétaire en réduisant les dépenses publiques ; nous les avons d’ailleurs tellement réduites que cela nous a permis d’alléger la pression fiscale de trois points de PIB. Autrement dit, nous avons commencé à restituer de l’argent aux Argentins. D’ailleurs, selon les projections de l’équipe du ministre Caputo, si l’Argentine maintenait un taux de croissance d’environ 5 %, nous pourrions restituer aux Argentins près de 500 milliards de dollars d’ici à 2031, soit un montant équivalent à notre dette actuelle ; nous rendrions ainsi énormément de ressources aux Argentins. Qui plus est, l’élimination de l’impôt inflationniste, alors que l’émission monétaire atteignait 13 points de PIB l’année précédant notre arrivée au pouvoir, a concrètement permis de restituer cent milliards de dollars aux Argentins. C’est pourquoi la baisse de la pauvreté que l’on observe ensuite est si impressionnante.
L’autre aspect concernant la propriété privée, ou la manière dont on peut y porter atteinte, relève de la réglementation, et il existe deux types de réglementation. Il existe une réglementation dont la suppression suscite un vif mécontentement, ce qui vaut souvent des attaques au ministre Sturzenegger. Et ces attaques ne sont pas frontales, ce qui ne poserait pas problème, car une personne aussi talentueuse que Federico saurait les désarmer instantanément ; non, ils agissent lâchement en m’écrivant et en m’envoyant des messages à moi. À un moment donné, Federico avait pris certaines initiatives ; vous imaginez bien que si je fixe les grandes orientations, je ne peux pas gérer tous les détails. Soudain, mon téléphone a commencé à être inondé de messages, il explosait littéralement : tout le monde se plaignait de Federico. Et moi, je me suis dit : « Quel travail merveilleux il accomplit, ce Federico ! » En somme, il était en train de mettre fin à tout un tas de combines lucratives. Alors, Federico, continue comme ça, s’il te plaît ; j’adore quand ce genre de choses arrive.
Il serait plus honnête de l’attaquer directement, mais ils ne peuvent pas le faire car il est en train d’éliminer la corruption. Il existe donc une partie de la réglementation destinée à créer des « chasses gardées » (peut-on dire « chasses gardées » ?) où les entrepreneurs « chassent au zoo » ; ce sont, en fait, des réglementations conçues pour enfermer les Argentins. Pour ce qui est de l’autre type de réglementation, celle qui touche aux impôts, on porte atteinte au droit de propriété sans pour autant affecter le taux de croissance, à moins que les mesures ne soient extrêmement brutales. On modifie simplement le niveau du taux (il peut être plus élevé ou plus bas) et l’on aboutit à un PIB par habitant plus ou moins élevé, mais cela n’affecte pas substantiellement la trajectoire globale. Toutefois, il existe un cas plus complexe : celui où l’on réglemente pour simuler un marché concurrentiel. Ce cas-ci est bien plus grave et relève typiquement de l’approche néoclassique ; il renvoie à la notion de défaillance du marché. Ainsi, face à une structure de marché concentré caractérisée par des rendements croissants, les décideurs politiques sont tentés de la réglementer pour la faire ressembler à une entreprise concurrentielle. Or, assimiler cette structure à une entreprise concurrentielle revient à induire des rendements d’échelle constants. Et en régime de rendements d’échelle constants, il n’y a pas de croissance. Autrement dit, une telle réglementation tue la croissance.
Comme je l’ai souligné : depuis notre arrivée au gouvernement, Federico a mis en œuvre 18 000 mesures de déréglementation ; nombre d’entre elles ont mis fin à des pratiques et balayé les corrompus, tandis que d’autres ont stimulé les rendements croissants, générant ainsi de la croissance économique. Le deuxième pilier de notre stratégie de croissance repose sur notre ministère du Capital humain. Fondamentalement, l’idée du soutien social et de l’aide sociale a toujours été associée au fait d’offrir du poisson aux gens. Or, il existe une magnifique citation de Milton Friedman, inspirée de la Torah, et plus précisément du livre de l’Exode (Shemot) qui relate la sortie du peuple hébreu d’Égypte, selon laquelle « il n’existe pas de déjeuner gratuit ». Le peuple hébreu, en quittant l’Égypte, en avait parfaitement conscience. Le poisson gratuit, c’était l’Égypte ; ce qui était gratuit, c’était l’esclavage. Or, nous ne voulons pas d’esclaves, nous voulons des Argentins libres ; c’est pourquoi nous avons modifié la politique sociale, au point de changer le nom du ministère : il ne s’appelle plus « Développement social » ni rien de ce genre, mais « Ministère du Capital humain ». Si je le pouvais, j’y installerais une immense photo de Gary Becker. Il y a quelques jours, j’ai également eu l’immense privilège de discuter avec James Heckman ; c’était merveilleux, car la conception de notre ministère du Capital humain s’alignait parfaitement sur les conclusions de Heckman. Nous mettons l’accent en priorité sur l’enfance et la famille. En d’autres termes, nous ne voulons pas offrir le poisson ; nous voulons qu’ils apprennent à pêcher et, si possible, qu’ils créent leur propre entreprise. Dans cette optique, le premier maillon de la chaîne est l’enfance et la famille. À notre arrivée, l’« Allocation universelle par enfant » (AUH) combinée au « Plan Alimentar » ou au « Plan des mille jours » ne couvrait que 40 % du panier de base.
Aujourd’hui, il se trouve que grâce à ces « libéraux sans cœur », ces deux prestations couvrent 100 % du panier. Mieux encore : il est intéressant de noter que nous avons réussi à doubler l’aide versée aux gens sans dépenser un seul peso supplémentaire. En revanche, les « péronistes sensibles », si prompts à l’émotion et si dévoués aux plus vulnérables, s’appuyaient sur des individus surnommés les « gestionnaires de la pauvreté » : sur les fonds destinés aux personnes vulnérables, ces derniers en détournaient la moitié. Lorsque nous avons supprimé le caractère obligatoire de ces prestations, les bénéficiaires n’ont plus eu à s’acquitter de ce « péage » ; ils ont ainsi vu doubler le montant des ressources qu’ils recevaient, puisqu’ils n’avaient plus à payer ces gestionnaires de la pauvreté. Qui plus est, l’autre volet est lié à la santé ; bien qu’il ait initialement relevé du ministère du Capital humain, les difficultés rencontrées ont nécessité sa transformation en ministère à part entière. Il travaille toutefois en étroite coordination avec le ministère du Capital humain, car une population bien nourrie, bien formée et en bonne santé est mieux à même d’accéder à l’éducation et de se qualifier.
Vient ensuite le maillon suivant : le marché du travail, qu’il s’agisse de permettre aux jeunes d’y entrer ou de favoriser la réinsertion de ceux qui en ont été exclus. Cette question a été abordée sous différents angles : d’abord, la requalification des personnes sorties du système pour leur permettre d’y revenir, un point que notre ministre du Capital humain souligne régulièrement : alors qu’auparavant les gens réclamaient des aides sociales, ils demandent aujourd’hui du travail, ce qui constitue une avancée majeure. Par ailleurs, grâce à l’immense travail de la table de concertation politique, et tout particulièrement de nos alliés politiques issus d’autres partis, dont beaucoup ont participé à la « Argentina Week », nous avons pu faire adopter de nombreuses réformes, notamment la modernisation du droit du travail. L’objectif est de faciliter l’accès au marché de l’emploi et de le rendre plus flexible. Si nous parvenons à poursuivre ces réformes et à les consolider dans les urnes, c’est-à-dire si les Argentins choisissent de maintenir ce cap, nous pourrons accroître la part du travail formel et, ce faisant, résoudre le dernier maillon de la chaîne : la situation du système de retraite.
Ainsi, nous générons d’une part des rendements croissants et favorisons, d’autre part, l’accumulation de capital humain ainsi que l’insertion professionnelle. Le troisième volet consiste à ouvrir l’économie. La notion de rendements croissants renvoie à ce qu’Adam Smith appelait la « manufacture d’épingles » : cette division du travail se heurtait à une limite, qui était essentiellement la taille du marché. Si l’on considère un marché de 48 millions d’habitants, il s’agit d’un marché restreint. Nous avons donc décidé d’ouvrir l’économie. Compte tenu de son PIB par habitant, l’Argentine devrait afficher un taux d’ouverture de 90 %, alors qu’il n’est que de 30 %. En d’autres termes, l’Argentine doit tripler le niveau d’ouverture de son économie. Naturellement, nous y travaillons activement : nous avons conclu un accord avec l’Union européenne ainsi qu’avec les États-Unis, nous disposons de l’accord avec l’AELE, nous négocions des accords bilatéraux avec des pays asiatiques et nous visons le Partenariat transpacifique. L’objectif est de tripler le volume des échanges commerciaux de l’Argentine, ce qui générera une croissance économique considérable. Cela permettra d’élargir la taille du marché et de libérer davantage de rendements croissants.
Par ailleurs, nous avons mis en place un régime de promotion industrielle, le RIGI, grâce auquel nous avons déjà attiré près de 50 milliards de dollars d’investissements approuvés, tandis que plus de 150 milliards de dollars supplémentaires sont en attente d’approbation ; c’est un chiffre véritablement impressionnant, puisqu’il représente environ un tiers du PIB. Nous travaillons donc également sur ce volet. Évidemment, nous ajustons l’ouverture au fur et à mesure que nous parvenons à réduire le risque-pays ; en effet, viser un marché de 8 milliards de dollars implique des économies d’échelle considérables, mais exige aussi des investissements massifs. Il faut donc faire preuve d’une grande prudence : attirer d’importants capitaux nécessite normalement des taux d’intérêt très bas, alors que notre risque-pays reste élevé ; il faut savoir gérer cette transition. Toutefois, certains secteurs sont véritablement très dynamiques et tirent actuellement la croissance : le pétrole, le gaz, l’industrie minière et l’agriculture. À cela s’ajoutent nos réussites dans l’économie de la connaissance et l’ouverture visant à faire de l’Argentine un pôle d’intelligence artificielle, le pays s’y prête particulièrement bien grâce à ses vastes étendues froides et inhospitalières, idéales pour l’installation de centres de données. Nous misons donc sur l’intelligence artificielle comme levier d’accélération de la croissance économique. Telle est la base de notre stratégie de croissance. La question est alors : cela fonctionne-t-il ? Eh bien, la réponse est oui.
Une autre phrase de Friedman que j’appréciais beaucoup (peut-être un peu moins que la première, mais tout de même énormément) illustrait sa façon de bousculer ses étudiants en les interrogeant sur leurs pays respectifs : pour lui, tout commençait par les données. Lorsque nous sommes arrivés au pouvoir, le PIB de l’Argentine stagnait depuis douze ans. Par ailleurs, après son âge d’or du début du XXe siècle, le pays avait abandonné le modèle libéral pour adopter une orientation fasciste, c’est-à-dire socialiste, qui a fini par virer à la catastrophe. Car, en vérité, devenir le premier président libéral-libertarien, non seulement en Argentine mais dans le monde entier, n’a rien de banal. Disons que les conditions initiales n’étaient pas idéales ; c’était le chaos. C’est pour cela qu’on m’a choisi ; dans des conditions normales, cela ne serait jamais arrivé. Dans ce contexte, il faut noter qu’au cours du siècle précédant notre arrivée, le taux de croissance moyen de l’Argentine a été de 1 %, un chiffre véritablement dérisoire, et, pire encore, cela s’est produit alors que la transition démographique jouait en notre faveur. Cela dit, dès la première année de notre mandat, selon l’indicateur mensuel de l’activité économique (EMAE), et pour éviter de subir les conséquences statistiques de l’héritage économique laissé par l’administration précédente (l’effet d’entraînement statistique), le PIB a progressé de plus de 6,5 %. La deuxième année, la croissance a avoisiné les 4 % et, si l’on en croit les estimations des analystes de marché, ce chiffre pourrait se situer entre 18 % et 20 % sur l’ensemble de la période. C’est un chiffre significatif pour une période de quatre ans : à titre de comparaison, sous le second mandat de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, la croissance a été de 1,5 % sur quatre ans, alors que celle de l’OCDE avoisinait les 6 %. Sous le gouvernement de Mauricio Macri, l’économie s’est contractée de 3,8 %, tandis que la zone OCDE affichait une croissance d’environ 7 %. Dans le cas de mon prédécesseur, l’économie a essentiellement récupéré ce qu’elle avait perdu sous Macri, dans un contexte mondial de croissance à 5 %. Si l’on retient l’hypothèse médiane de 18 %, cela signifie que nous triplons la croissance de l’OCDE ; de plus, ce taux est 4,5 fois supérieur à la croissance historique de l’Argentine au cours du dernier siècle. Cette dynamique fonctionne, et pas seulement grâce à un taux de croissance intéressant : ce qui est tout aussi remarquable, c’est la résonance avec les motivations profondes du professeur Aghion, qui s’est consacré à l’étude de la croissance économique, et avec cette phrase saisissante de Robert Lucas Jr. Il faut dire qu’au moment où les chiffres réels de la pauvreté ont été révélés, elle s’élevait à 57 % ; aujourd’hui, elle se situe autour de 30 ou 32 %. En d’autres termes, nous avons sorti un quart de la population argentine de la pauvreté, nous avons sorti 12 millions d’êtres humains de la pauvreté. Il y avait 20 % d’Argentins en situation d’indigence, oui, vous avez bien entendu : dans ce pays producteur de denrées alimentaires, capable de nourrir 500 millions d’êtres humains, le système politique avait laissé 20 % des Argentins sans nourriture. Nous avons ramené ce chiffre de 20 % à 6 %. Quant aux enfants (les enfants, qui représentent notre avenir), lorsque nous sommes arrivés, le taux de pauvreté atteignait 70 % ; aujourd’hui, il est de 42 %.
Je ne dis pas que la photo est bonne : la photo reste un cauchemar, la photo reste horrible, mais c’est sans aucun doute le meilleur film de l’histoire argentine. Et pour conclure, je tiens à exprimer ma gratitude. Je veux remercier mes maîtres, des maîtres tels que Philippe Aghion, Xavier Sala Martín ou Robert Lucas Jr., qui m’ont formé à l’économie de la croissance, ou encore les économistes autrichiens qui m’inspirent au quotidien, comme Mises ou Rothbard ou Hayek, qui ont inspiré l’élaboration de cette vision, cette vision que je porte pour que l’Argentine retrouve sa grandeur. Or, une vision ne suffit pas ; la vision seule ne suffit pas. C’est pourquoi j’adresse également mes plus vifs remerciements à ces géants qui composent mon gouvernement et mon cabinet, car ce sont eux qui permettent de concrétiser cette idée.
Enfin, mes remerciements les plus profonds vont à mes proches, car ce sont eux qui subissent les répercussions du choix courageux que j’ai fait de changer le cours du déclin de ce pays pour lui redonner sa grandeur. Merci infiniment.
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par Alastair Crooke. Des tribus mécontentes, un clergé mis à l'écart, une armée délibérément divisée. Alors que les missiles houthis frappent Riyad, la prise de pouvoir du prince héritier pourrait bien causer sa perte.
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par Moon of Alabama. Dans les années 1930, lors de la formation de l'Arabie saoudite, trois provinces yéménites ont été annexées. Les Yéménites ont toujours souhaité les récupérer. Ils sont aujourd'hui en mesure d'atteindre cet objectif.
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Al-Manar. Le Wall Street Journal est revenu dans un rapport sur les répercussions de la guerre sur l’économie de l’Arabie saoudite, estimant qu’elle menace de la faire plier sous la «récession» et aggrave le déficit budgétaire du pays.
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Al-Manar. Les Forces armées ont réitéré leurs avertissements aux compagnies aériennes, experts, employés et voyageurs quant aux risques de maintenir des vols vers les aéroports saoudiens.
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par Peter Koenig. L’OTAN est le prolongement de l’Union européenne (UE) ; elle incarne la militarisation du bloc européen. L’Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord (OTAN) assure la protection militaire de la mondialisation.
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par Brian Berletic. La création du «Projet Meridian» n’est pas une voie vers la supériorité militaire des États-Unis, mais un aveu de leur propre faiblesse, qui trouve son origine dans un système financiarisé plutôt que dans un retard technologique.
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Strategic Culture Foundation. Les partis politiques au pouvoir et leurs politiques économiques font l’objet d’un mépris manifeste, alors que les manifestations publiques et les grèves s’intensifient dans de nombreux pays.
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Type 2 diabetes involves far more than high blood sugar. It’s characterized by high blood sugar because your body’s cells stop responding normally to insulin, making it harder to move glucose from your bloodstream into your tissues for energy. Early signs often include increased thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, blurry vision, slow-healing cuts and frequent infections. Left unchecked, it raises your risk of heart disease, kidney failure, nerve damage and vision loss.
Most conversations about diabetes risk begin and end with body weight, but that leaves out an important part of the picture. Your muscles are active metabolic tissue, and when they weaken or shrink while body fat increases, the metabolic consequences go well beyond what a bathroom scale can capture. Doctors call this combination of excess body fat and declining muscle mass and strength sarcopenic obesity, and it carries a metabolic risk far greater than either problem on its own.
Research confirms that this combination deserves far more attention than it currently receives, revealing that muscle health reshapes long-term diabetes risk in ways that weight alone can’t explain. The findings also highlight groups you might not expect to be most affected, reinforcing that muscle preservation is an investment worth making well before it feels urgent. So, what exactly does the evidence show, and why do your muscles hold so much influence over blood sugar control?
For a study published in Diabetes Care, researchers followed 479,607 adults from the UK Biobank who did not have Type 2 diabetes when the study began to determine whether having both excess body fat and poor muscle health created a greater diabetes risk than either condition alone.1
The researchers evaluated body composition, comparing body fat with measures of muscle strength and muscle mass to identify who developed Type 2 diabetes over time. The study also included a landmark analysis involving 53,107 participants to examine what happened when people’s body composition changed over time.
This allowed the researchers to determine whether improving or worsening muscle health altered future diabetes risk instead of simply capturing a single snapshot at the beginning of the study. Because of the study’s exceptionally large size and median follow-up of 14.2 years, the findings provide one of the strongest looks yet at how muscle health influences your long-term metabolic health rather than just your current condition.
•Losing muscle while gaining body fat created the greatest diabetes risk — During the follow-up period, 32,948 participants developed Type 2 diabetes. Researchers found that the combination of excess body fat and poor muscle health carried a substantially greater risk than either problem alone.
When researchers compared different body composition groups, they found that people with both excess body fat and low muscle mass and strength were more than 3.5 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those with healthy body composition. By comparison, obesity alone and low muscle mass alone each carried lower risks.
•Future risk changed when body composition changed — Researchers also looked at what happened when people’s body composition changed over time. They found that participants who developed sarcopenic obesity faced a sharply higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than those who maintained healthy body composition.
People who remained in this state over time faced an even greater risk, showing that the longer someone had both excess body fat and poor muscle health, the more their diabetes risk increased.
•Some groups faced even greater risk than others — Researchers found that women and adults younger than 60 experienced a larger increase in Type 2 diabetes risk from sarcopenic obesity than men and adults 60 and older.2 That finding challenges the common belief that muscle loss only becomes important late in life. The results suggest muscle preservation deserves attention decades before most people begin thinking about age-related muscle decline.
•Researchers showed muscle health adds information that body weight misses — The researchers concluded that evaluating both body fat and muscle health provides a more complete picture of who faces the greatest future risk for Type 2 diabetes. In practical terms, two people with similar body weights don’t necessarily have the same metabolic health. One person might carry more healthy muscle, while the other has less muscle and more body fat.
Although the scale shows similar numbers, their future diabetes risk could look very different. The researchers concluded that these findings support an “integrated assessment of muscle health and adiposity” when identifying people at higher risk for Type 2 diabetes. Put simply, muscle deserves a place beside body fat as a core measure of metabolic health, not an afterthought.
Protecting your muscles is one of the most effective ways to lower your long-term risk of Type 2 diabetes. The goal isn’t simply to lose weight — it’s to build and preserve the muscle that helps your body regulate blood sugar every day. Focus on improving body composition because stronger muscles and less excess body fat work together to support a healthier metabolism.
1.Make muscle your first priority instead of focusing only on weight loss — If you’re trying to lose weight, don’t sacrifice muscle in the process. Losing muscle while losing fat works against your metabolism because muscle uses glucose for energy. Strength training several times each week, combined with regular daily movement such as walking, gives your muscles the stimulus they need to stay strong.
The research showed that people with both excess body fat and poor muscle health faced the greatest diabetes risk. That means preserving muscle isn’t simply about appearance; it’s one of the most effective ways to support healthy blood sugar and metabolic health over the long term.
2.Train smarter instead of simply training longer — More exercise isn’t always better. Research discussed by cardiologist Dr. James O’Keefe shows that strength training has a “sweet spot.”3 The greatest health benefits come from moderate amounts of resistance exercise, while excessive training causes those benefits to level off and eventually decline.
Keep most strength-training sessions to about 20 to 40 minutes, using a weight that becomes challenging after about 10 repetitions. Give your muscles a day or two to recover before the next workout. For most people, two or three strength-training sessions each week provide the greatest long-term benefit.
Once total strength-training time climbs beyond roughly two hours per week, the additional health gains become much smaller, and after about three to four hours weekly, they continue to decline.
3.Eat enough protein and healthy carbohydrates to support muscle growth — Your muscles need both building materials and fuel. I recommend aiming for about 0.8 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass (about 1.76 grams per kilogram), with one-third coming from collagen-rich sources like slow-cooked meats or bone broth.
Pair that with enough healthy carbohydrates to support cellular energy production. Most adults need about 250 grams of carbohydrates each day. Start with whole fruit and white rice if you have digestive issues, gradually adding in other well-tolerated carbohydrate sources as your gut health improves. Better fuel helps your muscles perform better during exercise and recover afterward.
4.Prioritize sleep to protect the muscle you’re building — Your muscles don’t grow during your workout — they grow while you recover, and sleep is when the bulk of that repair happens. During deep sleep, your body releases growth hormone, which drives muscle protein synthesis and tissue repair. Cut that short and the process stalls.
Poor sleep also raises cortisol, your body’s primary stress hormone, which breaks down muscle tissue and worsens insulin resistance, the exact combination this research links to the highest diabetes risk.
To support high-quality sleep each night, keep your bedroom cool and completely dark, stop eating at least three hours before bed and limit blue light exposure in the evening. If you’re doing everything right with training and nutrition but not seeing results, insufficient sleep is one of the first places to look.
5.Use blood flow restriction (BFR) training if heavy weights aren’t an option — If you’re older, have joint pain or are recovering from an injury, BFR, also called KAATSU training, offers another way to build muscle without lifting heavy weights. During BFR training, specialized bands partially restrict blood flow while you exercise with very light weights or, if you’re frail, even just your body weight.
This brief reduction in oxygen inside the working muscles stimulates muscle growth and increases the release of myokines, which are signaling proteins your muscles produce that support muscle repair and healthy metabolism. Because the resistance is so light, BFR places much less stress on your joints while still helping preserve or increase muscle mass. It also requires far less recovery time than traditional heavy lifting.
6.Measure your progress by your waist and strength, not just your weight — A bathroom scale doesn’t tell you how much muscle you’ve gained or lost. If your weight stays the same while your muscle increases and body fat declines, your metabolic health is moving in the right direction. To monitor your fat profile, track your waist-to-hip ratio.
To calculate it, divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement (using the same unit, such as inches or centimeters). Once you have the number, you can see how it lines up with risk categories:
| Waist-to-hip ratio | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Ideal | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Low risk | <0.95 | <0.8 |
| Moderate risk | 0.96 to 0.99 | 0.81 to 0.84 |
| High risk | >1.0 | >0.85 |
You can also track grip strength at home with an inexpensive hand dynamometer; healthy grip strength generally falls above 72 pounds for men and 44 pounds for women, and improvements over time are one of the most reliable signs that your overall muscle health is heading in the right direction.
Q: Why does muscle health matter if I’m more concerned about losing weight?
A: Muscle does much more than help you move. It’s one of the largest tissues in your body that actively absorbs glucose from your bloodstream, which directly helps keep blood sugar under control. The research found that people who had both excess body fat and poor muscle health faced a much higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than people with healthy muscle, showing that preserving muscle is just as important as reducing excess fat.
Q: Is muscle loss only a concern for older adults?
A: No. While muscle loss becomes more common with age, this study found that the link between poor muscle health and Type 2 diabetes was especially strong in adults younger than 60 and in women. That means protecting your muscle should begin long before you reach retirement age.
Q: How much strength training is enough to support healthy muscles?
A: More isn’t necessarily better. Research suggests that two or three resistance-training sessions per week, lasting about 20 to 40 minutes each, provides the greatest long-term health benefits for most people. Training far beyond that amount offers diminishing returns and can reduce some of the advantages associated with regular strength exercise.
Q: What if I can’t lift heavy weights because of joint pain or an injury?
A: BFR, also called KAATSU training, allows you to stimulate muscle growth using very light weights or even just your body weight. Because it places much less stress on your joints than traditional weightlifting, it offers an effective option for older adults and anyone who can’t safely perform heavy resistance exercise.
Q: What’s a better way to measure progress than watching the number on the scale?
A: Focus on changes that reflect better body composition instead of body weight alone. Improvements in strength, waist size and muscle mass provide a clearer picture of your metabolic health than the scale by itself. Two people can weigh the same yet have very different diabetes risk depending on how much muscle and body fat they carry.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.
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par Robin Philpot. Le premier ministre désigné du Québec a promis d’abolir la monarchie pendant la dernière semaine de la campagne. Au lendemain de l’élection, il s’est engagé à abolir le poste de lieutenant-gouverneur
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par Frei Betto. Lula peut encore gagner parce que l'élection reste ouverte. Les sondages donnent une confrontation à la limite de la marge d'erreur, et le second tour tend à réorganiser le champ politique.
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par Alain Corvez. Paradoxalement, la puissance américaine en plein déclin, voire en pleine déliquescence à divers égards, ne cesse de menacer le monde entier de ses foudres s’il ne se soumet pas au mode de vie américain.
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par Bruno Sgarzini. Le renforcement de la doctrine Monroe («L'Amérique aux Américains»), rebaptisée Donroe, illustre une série de tentatives délibérées et mesurées visant à bloquer la Chine dans des domaines clés du développement latino-américain.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a formal review of scientific evidence on wireless radiation and electromagnetic field exposure, opening a public comment period to gather input, the agency announced. The review will examine radiofrequency and extremely low frequency exposures from sources including cell towers, Wi-Fi networks and 5G infrastructure, according to HHS officials.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the review will inform federal policy recommendations and address gaps in scientific knowledge.
The announcement follows the FDA’s removal of longstanding webpages that had asserted cellphones pose no health risk, a move first reported by the Wall Street Journal [2]. HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said the agency is undertaking the study “to identify gaps in knowledge, including on new technologies, to ensure safety and efficacy” [3].
The review follows more than a decade of debate over potential health effects of wireless radiation. Health advocacy organizations have repeatedly pressed federal agencies for stricter scrutiny, and two separate groups sued the Federal Communications Commission over what they described as its “complete dismissal of evidence of serious health impacts from wireless technology devices and infrastructure, such as cell phones and cell towers” [4]. Those cases came after the FCC dismissed all evidence presented during a six-year public inquiry it had opened itself [4].
Advocacy groups point to animal studies as evidence of biological harm. According to a review commissioned by the World Health Organization, radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from cellphones cause malignant gliomas and heart schwannomas in animals, and scientists have urged reclassifying RF-EMF as a “known human carcinogen” [5]. The Ramazzini Institute in Italy reported that a large-scale lifetime study of lab animals exposed to environmental levels of cell tower radiation developed cancer, while a $25 million study by the U.S. National Toxicology Program reported similar unusual cancers at higher exposure levels [6]. The finalized National Toxicology Program report on GSM and CDMA radiation was released on November 1, 2018 [7].
Industry groups have maintained that no consistent evidence of harm exists at regulated exposure levels. Kennedy, for his part, has previously declared that cellphones are causing harms that are not yet fully acknowledged, according to reporting on his statements [8]. A leaked draft of the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s report outlined new priorities on vaccine safety, medical freedom and wireless radiation studies [9].
HHS said the review will examine peer-reviewed studies and existing exposure limits. The agency described the effort as a study on electromagnetic radiation and health research intended to identify gaps in knowledge, including on new technologies [3]. The public comment docket opened Sept. 19, 2026, according to agency notice. Multiple agencies may participate in the review, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said.
The FDA’s removal of webpages with old conclusions about cellphone radiation coincided with the launch of the HHS study [3]. A NaturalNews report described the move as “a quiet but monumental act of historical revisionism” unfolding within federal health bureaucracy, noting that the removal coincided with the formal study launch [10].
Kennedy said public input will inform policy recommendations, and he has characterized wireless radiation as a “major health concern” in an interview with USA Today on Jan. 16, one day after HHS launched the study [11]. The scope includes radiofrequency exposures from cell towers, Wi-Fi and 5G equipment, as well as extremely low frequency fields from power lines.
Existing federal exposure limits have drawn criticism from independent researchers. Bill Cadwallader wrote that “the current ICNIRP ‘safety guidelines’ are obsolete” and that proofs of harm arise even though radiation is below those guidelines, citing conflicts of interest among ICNIRP members due to their relationships with telecommunications or electric companies [12]. Cindy Sage’s BioInitiative Report argued that “there is a need for a biological standard to replace the thermal standard and to also protect against cumulative effects across the EM spectrum” [13].
Public health researchers have offered differing interpretations of the evidence. A peer-reviewed study conducted by the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields concluded that “existing exposure limits for wireless radiation are inadequate, outdated, and harmful to human health and wildlife” [14]. The BioInitiative Report noted that the IARC RF Working Group “did not find the evidence insufficient to classify (Group 3) or not a carcinogen (Group 4),” describing the classification outcome as a notable achievement in scientific attention [13].
The telecom industry has said current limits protect public health. A New Hampshire Commission to Study the Environmental and Health Effects of Evolving 5G Technology heard from thirteen experts in epidemiology, occupational health, toxicology, physics, and engineering; all but the wireless industry representative agreed that RF radiation from wireless devices affects humans, animals, insects, and plants [15].
EMF safety advocates welcomed the review. Miriam Eckenfels, director of Children’s Health Defense’s EMR & Wireless Program, said, “This move is signaling very strong steps in the right direction” [16]. The Cyprus National Committee on Environment and Child Health previously warned that using mobile devices could be potentially harmful to children, with president Stella Michaelidou stating, “Documentation of other potential and more serious biological side effects are on the tip of an emerging iceberg” [12]. In 2017, the Minister of Culture and Education in Cyprus directed a ban of WiFi from kindergarten and elementary school classrooms [12].
Researchers have also documented effects on brain activity and reproductive health. The BioInitiative Report catalogued studies finding that sperm motility, count, morphology, and viability were reduced in active cell phone users in a dose-dependent manner, and that cell phone radiofrequency radiation during waking hours affects brain wave activity during subsequent sleep [13]. Laboratory research on GSM exposure found increases in reactive area of 20-25% in the cortex and hippocampus of rat brains [17].
HHS will accept public comments for a set period before compiling findings and issuing recommendations. The review could influence federal guidelines on wireless exposure, though officials said no immediate regulatory changes are planned. Further updates are expected as the review progresses.
Advocates have called for precautionary measures. The BioInitiative Report recommended “using the precautionary principle to justify reducing exposures where feasible and to review the evidence for the existing exposure limits, which… are based on thermal effects only,” citing European Parliament discussions and a letter from European Environment Agency Director Jacqueline McGlade [13].
The FCC continues to operate under radiation safety guidelines that critics say are outdated. According to one analysis, the commission’s guidelines were “last updated when dial-up internet was cutting edge,” while scientific evidence suggests immune systems may be paying the price for cumulative exposure [18]. As the MAHA movement awaits study results, the influence of Big Wireless corporations and friendly regulators remains a focus of concern [19].
Kennedy’s broader transparency push includes a podcast launched via HHS, which he framed as a tool for public transparency, saying, “This podcast is about telling the truth, especially when it’s uncomfortable” [20].
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RT France. Washington étudierait une reprise des hostilités contre Téhéran, avec des bombardements susceptibles de toucher des sites stratégiques iraniens, au risque d’une escalade.
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par Auguste Maxime. Le rendement des bons du Trésor américain à 10 ans a dépassé les 5% pour la première fois depuis 2007. Une envolée qui met à rude épreuve les finances de l'Oncle Sam, et Téhéran n'y est pas étranger.
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Al-Manar. Le porte-avions américain USS Abraham Lincoln a rejoint son port d’attache sur la côte ouest des États-Unis, au terme d’un déploiement prolongé au cours duquel il a participé à la guerre contre l’Iran.
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par Jules Seyes. Faute d’agression russe, il faut créer le sentiment d’une agression, ce qui est le but de ces annonces : entretenir l’hystérie et donner un prétexte pour prononcer les mots agression, guerre, menaces.
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Le 14 août dernier, horreur et désespoir pour la macronie, le Conseil constitutionnel censure l’article phare de la loi interdisant les réseaux sociaux aux moins de quinze ans pour atteinte inadaptée, pas nécessaire et disproportionnée à la liberté.
Pour Macron, le revers est cuisant et ne pouvait rester sans réponse mais tout est une question d’état d’esprit, de mindset comme on dit de nos jours chez McKinsey, des potes à lui. En requalifiant tout ça de simple erreur d’aiguillage, on se place immédiatement sous de meilleurs auspices et on trouve une solution à la fois pratique et imparable : d’un geste rapide, le locataire de l’Élysée se saisit d’un stylo et, de ses doigts gourds d’adolescent pas fini, écrit quelques mots à sa copine Ursula de Bruxelles. Il veut un « texte européen », puis notifie le 14 septembre à Bruxelles une nouvelle mouture de sa loi.
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Vous sentez venir une grosse entourloupe ? Que nenni ! Tout est bien propre, ne vous inquiétez pas.
Regardez le communiqué de la Commission qui évoque des réseaux sociaux interdits avant 13 ans, des « comptes d’introduction » sous tutelle parentale jusqu’à 15 ans, et promet de remettre les parents « de retour aux commandes ».
Qui pourrait s’opposer à tout ça ? Personne, et c’est bien le but : l’enfant est l’argument ultime.
Et pour ceux qui veulent lire la suite, eh bien… C’est là que le niveau de croustillance de la proposition de règlement passe en mode turbo.
Car le texte ne se limite pas à un TikTok ou l’autre : son article 2 vise aussi les magasins d’applications, les systèmes d’exploitation, les agents conversationnels et… les jeux en ligne. En fait, la définition retenue est si large que seuls y échappent les jeux vendus exclusivement sur support physique, sans la moindre composante en ligne permettant d’y accéder, de les distribuer ou de les acheter. Au moment où les gros producteurs de jeux passent au tout dématérialisé, cette définition ne laisse plus guère la place qu’aux cartouches des années 90. Tout le reste (Steam, le MMO, le jeu mobile, la démo sur navigateur, le serveur Minecraft du club informatique) tombe dans le champ d’application.
Autrement dit, en lieu et place d’une interdiction frontale, tout dans les prochains jeux vidéos devra être calibré pour s’adresser par défaut à un mineur. Micro, caméra et géolocalisation seront désactivés, les contacts d’inconnus seront soumis à approbation préalable, les récompenses quotidiennes et autres séries de connexion seront proscrites. Le fournisseur ne pourra lever ces restrictions qu’après avoir établi dans l’élégance bureaucratique et par une vérification d’âge en bonne et due forme que le joueur est majeur.
Eh oui, on fait mieux que protéger l’enfant : on impose à l’adulte de prouver qu’il n’est plus un gamin !
Le joueur de 45 ans qui refuse de montrer patte blanche jouera sans voix, sans messages et sans amis, comme un moutard de dix ans. En somme, nous sommes passés de « Nous allons, nous Français, tous devoir prouver notre âge » de Le Hénanff en juillet à propos des réseaux sociaux à devoir faire la même chose pour à peu près tout en ligne en étendant ce genre de crétineries à 26 autres pays.
On pourrait tenter de se consoler en imaginant que la solution proposée sera « à divulgation nulle de connaissance » et à une application européenne certifiée avec le tampon qui va bien. Malheureusement, l’application de démo a été contournée en moins de deux minutes en avril dernier. On devra y ajouter la propension de la France à prendre la transparence des données un peu trop à la lettre en devenant France Passoire.
Le pompon est bien sûr que ces mesures vont durablement affecter toute l’industrie du jeu vidéo en Europe. Les petites et microentreprises du secteur ne sont pas exemptées, puisqu’elles « peuvent tout autant causer du tort aux mineurs ». Les encyclopédies à but non lucratif et les plateformes de code libre ont droit à leur dérogation ; le studio indépendant de trois personnes et le bénévole qui fait tourner le serveur d’un vieux jeu abandonné par son éditeur, non. Pour eux, ce sera mise en conformité, outils de contrôle parental, représentant légal dans l’Union et sanctions fixées de façon gourmande.
Seuls les gros éditeurs ont peut-être les reins assez solides pour absorber la note, et à la fin, cette protection de l’enfance produit une énorme barrière à l’entrée… Comme l’IA Act qui a si phénoménalement aidé le décollage de l’IA en Europe.
Ce n’est qu’un début : Macron a trouvé dans le jeu vidéo un bouc émissaire idéal.
En 2023, certains émeutiers vivaient selon lui « dans la rue les jeux vidéo qui les ont intoxiqués ». En février dernier, il confiait à des experts l’étude de leurs méfaits en prévenant que « peut-être qu’il faudra interdire », tout en commandant au passage une réflexion sur les VPN, c’est-à-dire précisément l’outil qui permet de contourner une vérification d’âge…
Seuls les plus naïfs peuvent encore croire qu’il s’agit de protéger les enfants. Ce Kids Act n’est qu’une nouvelle tuyauterie qui s’ajoute aux futurs portefeuille d’identité et monnaie numériques européens, destinés à contrôler leurs masses bêlantes et remuantes. On commence par imposer que chacun présente ses papiers à l’entrée. Reste à savoir ce qu’on filtrera ensuite.
Le texte prévoit d’ailleurs que la Commission pourra ajuster les obligations par actes délégués, sans repasser devant les élus. Ajoutez le DSA, eIDAS et ChatControl qui revient régulièrement par la fenêtre, et le tableau est complet.
Sans la moindre vergogne, ce qui était disproportionné à Paris va s’harmoniser à Bruxelles pendant que la presse n’y voit qu’un débat sur TikTok. Et quand il sera trop tard, on pourra seulement dire « Game over : pour continuer, insérez une pièce… d’identité ».
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