Author: Dr. David Lowemann

Silence in Sikeston: Trauma Lives in the Body

SIKESTON, Mo. — At age 79, Nannetta Forrest, whose father, Cleo Wright, was lynched in Sikeston, Missouri, before she was born, wonders how the decades-long silence that surrounded his death in 1942 influenced her life. In 2020, Sikeston police killed another young Black man, 23-year-old Denzel Taylor. Taylor’s shooting death immediately made local headlines, but […]

Published on October 1, 2024

New Study Finds Travel Slows Aging

Forget the Botox. Call a travel agent and book a vacation to help turn back the clock on premature aging. That’s the conclusion of a new research paper that explores how tourism affects our health. Researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia found that positive… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on September 30, 2024

Frequent fizzy or fruit drinks and high coffee consumption linked to higher stroke risk

Frequent drinking of fizzy drinks or fruit juice is associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to new findings . The research also found that drinking more than four cups of coffee per day also increases the risk of stroke. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a […]

Published on September 30, 2024