Well Worth It: A Giggle

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Welcome to another Well Worth It – articles about proven, data-driven studies that you may not hear much about in

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the main-stream media (usually because of a lack of profit-driven PR). Be sure to forward the Well Worth It information along to anyone you think might benefit!

If [...]

12 Ways to Cope

February 2, 2007

Check out this great article, which is (sadly) misnamed as 12 Depression Busters, when, instead, this is really

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twelve ways to cope. Why the picky-seeming Doc Gurley distinction? Clinical depression is a serious issue – and not something that people generally “bust” through willful effort. The person who’s writing this article [...]

Five Things To Do For Your Health This Month: April

Clumps of yellow pollen on a flower head.

For much of the world, spring is in the air. It’s a time of rebirth, renewal and re-joy. Temptations swirl around us like

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clouds of pollen – some temptations we should avoid, and some we should savor because they can help us bloom.

1) Banish Bikini Brain – Here’s a temptation [...]

Gurley Guts

Small intestine.

If you’d like a fun listening experience (and who doesn’t?) head on over to Nei Jing Now! It’s a fabulous wellness site

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with in-depth audio shows every two months.

[Motto: Demystifying Medicine; Cultivating Resilience; Empowering Host Resistance.]

The latest Nei Jing Now! episode deals with all things gutsy – and stars [...]

Poo on You – Six Health Issues To Know

Shampooing (365 Reject)

Is there a sane, sensible approach to the No Poo frenzy? For those who have been living in a wonderfully Poo-media-free zone, we here at Doc Gurley both congratulate you on a rare achievement, and feel the need to clarify: No Poo refers to a growing worldwide movement to stop using shampoo – and [...]

Define “Normal”

Parathyroid hormone

We had a great Hello Doc question from a reader*:

Could you define “normal”?

Luckily for Doc Gurley, this question wasn’t a request for a metaphysical definition of human non-weirdness (Doc Gurley, in fact, loves human weirdness), but was, instead, a medical question. In other words, our reader continues -

“I had my [...]

Well Worth It: Allergy-Saver

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There have been some great science reviews of practical tips recently! Here is the final of four proven, data-driven studies that you may not hear much about in the main-stream media (usually because of a lack of profit-driven PR). Be sure to forward the Well Worth It information along to those you care about [...]

Can A Finance Article Help Your Health?

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MP Dunleavey has gone where no other money advisor has gone before! She’s written a nice, sound article about how

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to Stress Less About This Recession. Perhaps, like me, you’re thinking the article will be about tips for saving, budgeting, or investing?

Um. No.

Instead, she wrote an excellent piece about [...]

Ten Steps To Joy

An example of a social network diagram.

Here’s a great slideshow from (of all places) Forbes. In this slideshow, you get a run-down of proven, effective ways to

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increase your happiness – in 10 different steps. The information is surprisingly data-driven (meaning that it’s based on studies, as opposed to pure opinion) and most of it has been [...]

Well Worth It: Cancer-Blocker for Smokers

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There have been some great science reviews of practical tips recently! Here is the third of four proven, data-driven studies that you may not hear much about in the main-stream media (usually because of a lack of profit-driven PR). Be sure to forward the Well Worth It information along to those you care about [...]

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Doc Gurley is a Board-certified Internist physician and the only Harvard Medical School graduate to have been awarded a Shoney’s Ten-Step Pin for documented excellence in waitressing. Find out more.

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