Joy: Is Your Legg Stanky? Why Not?

Here’s a great argument for not overthinking the sources of joy that pop up in our lives. It’s a passionate defense of the

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new dance move, the Stanky Legg, with some great video clip links so that you too can learn how to Lean Into It . I dare you to watch […]

Well Worth It: Vitamin (D)on’t Get A Cold…

If you have asthma or emphysema, or if just you hate blowing snot out your nose while coughing up play-doh, you want to

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make sure your vitamin D level is over 30 ng/ml (or, depending on the lab’s reporting units, >60 nmol/L). A recent, thorough, well-designed study shows that […]

Well-Worth It: Avoid Drive-Thru Liver

If you’ve seen Super-Size Me, you already may have some idea that eating fast food on a mega-dose, daily

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basis is not great for your liver. Now, however, researchers have been looking at the effect of what is, basically, crap food (lots of trans-fats, lots of carbs) on the liver. This latest […]

Elephant in the Peanut Butter Jar

Here’s a thorough, well-researched health article that completely misses the most obvious point. The topic?

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Was there a deadly lag (of many months) in identifying the peanut butter – spread of Salmonella, and, what contributed to it. Not once is the following, let’s say hypothetical, scenario mentioned.

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Upright, Direct Suction

You may ask yourself – in case of widespread disaster, how will you know where neighborhood healthcare providers live?

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If these types of thoughts are keeping you awake at night, read the Doc Gurley post on Do It Yourself Sleep here’s your answer: check mailboxes for boulders of junkmail.

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Joy Habit: Escape to Paris!

Are you Normale Superiere, or just Grand? These are the kinds of delightful questions that you can ponder

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as you plan your immediate escape – to Paris! In these depressed economic times, there are very few things that can 1) boost your joy habit and are also 2) affordable, […]