by ldepippo | Feb 16, 2018 | health and well being, Social Innovation, Uncategorized
I was very encouraged reading about the research public health institutions such as Harvard are doing in the areas of nutrition to improve health and well being. Of course, these are early efforts and are complex tasks. One can only hope the big groups that are...
by ldepippo | Feb 14, 2018 | health and well being, Integrated Capital, Social Innovation, sustainable agriculture, sustainable investing
I am sharing an exciting article from an online science blog regarding the plant microbiome (all those cool viruses, bacteria and other micro-organisms such as fungi that are part of all environmental ecosystems). Many new scientific and technical tools such as...
by ldepippo | Jan 17, 2017 | health and well being, High Impact Investing, Inclusive Innovation, Integrated Capital, sustainable agriculture, sustainable investing, Uncategorized
Scientists routinely study plants and other natural sources for medical therapies. Eventually they narrow it down to a compound and then if possible, optimize the compound and synthetically produce it. Many of our best known medicines were discovered in this way....
by ldepippo | Dec 12, 2016 | health and well being, High Impact Investing, Integrated Capital
According to the Kavli Foundation (“The Kavli Foundation is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of humanity, promoting public understanding of scientific research, and supporting scientists and their work”): “A microbiome is the community...