#  Improving Your Digital Body Language & How Food Affected Human Evolution

     Details    Mike Carruthers   ![logo](https://www.citywatchla.com//templates/ja_teline_v/images/logo.png)         May 17 2023       - [  Previous Article **Why Parking Your Car Is Such a Pain & How Invisible Microbes Shape Your World** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26951:why-parking-your-car-is-such-a-pain-how-invisible-microbes-shape-your-world&catid=399)
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> SYSK - Doctors are supposed to know medical truth from myth. Yet a lot of doctors are misinformed – at least on some things. This episode begins with some information about a survey that showed how many pediatricians believe in some common parenting advice that has been proven to be untrue. Source: Andrew Adesman, M.D. author of [Baby Facts](https://amzn.to/3h0oPLw).
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> We all use digital means of communication because it makes it easy to keep in touch with people. Still there are some drawbacks. Often, emails, texts, chats and other electronic messages can be misinterpreted. Erica Dhawan is a speaker and trainer who is author of a book called [Digital Body Language. ](https://amzn.to/3nIkKNc)Listen as she explores how to best use digital communication and avoid the missteps that so often happen that can lead to misunderstanding.
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> The food we eat today is very different than what humans ate when we were hunter gatherers. Today, much of our food is farmed. In fact, farming changed everything as did the development of cooking. Even herbs and spices changed the way we prepare and eat our food. Jonathan Silvertown professor of evolutionary ecology at the University of Edinburgh and author of the book [Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution](https://amzn.to/3xHpfMx) joins me for an interesting discussion about how our food has changed over our history and what it has done to help humans evolve.
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> Do you know how often you are supposed to replace things like toothbrushes, pillows or kitchen sponges? Listen to hear some expert advice on when to throw the old one out and bring a new one in. And some of the [recommendations](https://designmom.com/how-often-should-you-replace-your-stuff/) may surprise you.

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