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HEALTHCARE FACE OFF: COVID vs CANCER

June 25, 2020 by

Healthcare challenges take everyone to the woodshed. Whether it’s you, a loved one, or even a stranger, a health challenge boils down to one thing: Do you want to get better? Do you? Some actions send a mixed message.

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SELF CARE, THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB

June 23, 2020 by

Self care showed up in more places during the covid lockdown, and even more with reopening unfolding across the country. Most advice serves to create calm in the chaos, instead of just cutting and chopping willy-nilly. A smaller voice says, “Have another beer and see how that works,” but let’s look at psychology today instead.

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MENTAL HEALTH ON SPORTS TALK RADIO: KEVIN LOVE’S BALL

June 14, 2020 by

Mental health came up on sports talk radio, and Kevin Love was the reference. As if we don’t have enough health problems, now it’s mental? This is good, and we’ve got someone who stands up to talk about it in Kevin Love.

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BE BETTER THAN YESTERDAY? BUT HOW

May 17, 2020 by

Be better than expected? But who sets the expectations? Listen hard enough and you hear everything. Then choose. Choice depends on things like science, experience, informed opinions. This is what defines who we are, choice.

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GYM LIFE vs REAL LIFE: OR JUST A FANTASY?

March 31, 2020 by

The best time to join gym life? Any time is the right time, even now during coronavirus closure. Plan ahead to get a jump. This isn’t an urgent notice, not like trying to make up for year of sloth by joining on New Year’s Day.

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EXPERT: YOU KNOW AN EXPERT WHEN YOU SEE ONE

March 27, 2020 by

The expert here is Yo-Yo Ma. I know he’s an expert because of reputation. A great musician, though I don’t know his top ten, or any other work he’s done. It could be any cellist, but there’s something about this one. Have you wondered where experts come from? Me, too.

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BOOMER HEALTH: BE HARDER TO KILL

December 17, 2019 by

To new readers, boomer health is a common concern: I had cancer, don’t now, but I don’t identify as a cancer survivor. The category I see myself in is Chemo and Radiation Survivor. Cancer didn’t survive chemo and radiation, but I did. Without the juice and the jolt, cancer would have been a David Survivor.

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MY CANCER: THE MYTH VS REALITY

August 8, 2019 by

(Spoiler: It’s not my cancer, your cancer, or anyone’s cancer. It’s just cancer and it needs killing instead of you, me, or anyone else.) Calling something as awful as cancer, “My cancer,” doesn’t feel right. I don’t claim ownership, I’ll never claim ownership. My loyal readers know the rest of the story, that cancer gets […]

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HEALTH BLOGGER ADDS WEIGHT

February 7, 2019 by

Weight loss isn’t a fad. It’s either a mystery that needs solving, or a goal. If loosing weight is a goal, do you know what to do? From so many ads, neither does anyone else. On the other hand, if you’re losing weight and don’t know why, get it checked. Health bloggers, writers, whatever you […]

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PREDICTING FUTURE HEALTH CONCERNS

February 4, 2019 by

I don’t always post about health, but when I do it’s life or death, not a sniffle. Read on.

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