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The trillion-dollar investment
Plus, innovative antibiotics and the best water in the country
Issue 49 | March 7, 2025
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Happy Friday!
Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women’s Day, and the future of women’s health is shifting in a big way. Major investments are pouring in, and the impact could be massive.
In today’s issue:
💵 A trillion-dollar investment
👊 Bye bye antibiotic resistance
🧘 Ayurvedic medicine
and more…
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👁️🗨️SPOTLIGHT
The Trillion-Dollar Investment
Good news about the frontier of female health.
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By 2033, investments in women’s health may hit $66 billion — a shift that could redefine healthcare for half the population. According to a health report highlighted in Forbes, this wave of funding would drive major medical breakthroughs and economic growth.
“Fundamentally, [more investments] mean giving half the world’s population the healthcare attention it deserves—while delivering robust financial returns for those poised to seize the opportunity,” Forbes reports.
The ripple effect
Health outcomes aside, more investments would also create economic productivity. The article references a WEF/McKinsey blueprint that estimates economic benefits of closing the care gap:
$400 billion in economic benefits
$1 trillion in annual incremental economic growth
And holistic benefits are vast, including more workplace productivity, societal stability, and even better childhood educational outcomes.
Closing the gap means more investments in clinical studies, destigmatizing women’s health issues, increasing female leadership, and getting this information to the public, Forbes writes.
Bob Dylan famously sings that “The times they are a-changin’,” and investments in women’s health are part of that.
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WELLNESS WATCH - Gut health + aging
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, are developing an antibiotic that protects against antibiotic resistance, according to an article published by the university.
🛡️ “When it comes to antibiotics, bacteria can evolve defenses against them – they’re becoming stronger and always getting better at protecting themselves,” says lead study author Sophia Padilla, a PhD candidate in chemistry at UC Irvine.
When bacteria engage these defenses, the antibiotic is rendered ineffective.
The goal = stop bacteria from employing these defenses.
A negative loop
There’s another problem. Although antibiotics save lives, they wreak havoc on the gut microbiome—this affects immunity and premature aging.
People dealing with an antibiotic-resistant strain have to keep trying different and stronger antibiotics to kill the resilient pathogen, but this can exacerbate and prolong the negative health outcomes of antibiotic use.
Creating submissive bacteria
This antibiotic is a variation of vancomycin (most commonly used as a last-ditch effort to combat serious pathogens). It basically ‘grabs’ the bacteria and subdues it, explains co-study lead James Norfolk, a professor of chemistry at the university.
🪢 In different terms, it binds to important molecules that the bacteria would normally use to shield itself from antibiotics.
Antibiotics and aging
Findings may prolong future lifespan, as two million people aged 70+ may die from drug-resistant infections by 2050.
Moreso, older adults are prescribed antibiotics more frequently than younger adults due to a slower immune system and slower metabolism (in this case, drugs are metabolized slower). There is a global need for antibiotics that treat resistant bacteria.
IN OTHER NEWS
Eastern medicine successfully treats mental/physical health
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🧘 The ancient Indian healing system of Ayurveda has been clinically shown to improve anxiety, depression, fatigue, weight, and more, according to findings from recent study.
The near 100 participants completed an experimental four-month online Ayurvedic program that offers personalized treatment protocols based on a person’s Dosha, or psychophysiological archetype.
Treatment protocols include “personalized herbal remedies (Dravyaguna), detoxification procedures (Shodhana), dietary guidelines (Ahara Vidhi), and daily routine practices (Dinacharya),” authors write. 🥵
More studies are showing that Eastern medicine can be an effective form of lifestyle medicine. Explore more about Ayurveda here.
Today’s top reads
LONG-LEVITY
The winner of the cleanest tap water goes to…
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💦 Emporia, Kansas wins gold for best tap (municipal) water at the 35th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting—the ‘Academy Awards’ of water tasting—according to a feature from The Washington Post.
A select panel of judges, under the guidance of ‘watermaster’ Arthur von Wiesenberger, would choose the best water across four continents based on qualities like appearance, odor, mouthfeel, clarity, taste, etc… writes The Post.
Who are the winners of the other categories?
Bottled, non-carbonated water: Theoni Natural Mineral Water (Karditsa, Greece)
Sparkling water: Wilderness Mountain Water (Bland, Virginia)
Purified water: DrinkMore Water (Gaithersburg, Maryland)
Best packaging: Piney Plains Natural Spring Water (Little Orleans, Maryland)
Beyond hydration: Water is vital for life, and quality matters—not just for health, but for pleasure and community too. This competition is a testament of that.
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