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Health
I went on my first diet at age eight. Over the years I’ve given up carbohydrates, fat, protein, fruit, certain
There’s an organized group of walkers where my folks live that requires all participants use walking sticks or hiking poles,
I often refer back to cavemen when I try to ponder the human condition. If you’d been a cavewoman, you
Monday was a banner day. After waiting at a walk-in clinic to learn I can’t hear out of my right
When was the last time you did something for the first time? I recently spent an over-the-top fun weekend with
Check out J.J. Watt’s bat wings. (J.J. Watt, defensive end for the Houston Texans.) Why doesn’t he DO something about
Honestly, there are days when my eating habits are terrible. This has a negative impact on my body and my
I was working on a bone and joint blog–my area of expertise–when I saw Sara Cornell’s story on 1010ParkPlace about
A few years ago I changed doctors because my PCP wouldn’t prescribe me something for sleep. I’d gone in for
Philippa Kibugu-Decuir is singlehandedly changing the face of breast cancer and women’s healthcare in Rwanda. Philippa Kibugu-Decuir is not only
I give this advice in my new book, Sick and Tired & Sexy: Living Beautifully with Chronic Illness: “Never go
Last weekend a friend and I went to a convent. No, we did not sign up to be Sisters. In
When I think about heart attacks, old men in sweater vests and glasses come to mind. Actually I don’t think
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had neck and back pain. Some days it’s one or the other,
Before her three-month-old daughter, Greta, was diagnosed with a rare cancer, Maggie used to turn away from stories about children
Mark your calendars for Friday, September 9th, at 8/7pm CST. Stand Up To Cancer’s (SU2C) 2016 biennial telecast will be
Whenever I am with a group of women, the conversation inevitably turns to busyness. It seems we have forgotten how
