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Love letters on health and happiness – from my inbox to yours!

My Hope for Healthcare

My Hope for Healthcare

I like my doctor and feel that I have a partner in my health care. She spends ample time discussing my concerns, and I never feel rushed or dismissed. (I've shared my LPa cholesterol nuance in the past, which is a reality I'd rather not deal with but have to.) As a...

Holiday Conversations

Holiday Conversations

Ahhh...the holiday conversations. "I know you probably think it's bad in your line of work, but I started xyz medication." (Hint: the injectable medication is making headlines daily for its use to treat obesity.) Yes, I was a little taken aback. No, that's not what I...

What’s Less than a Pumpkin Spiced Latte?

What’s Less than a Pumpkin Spiced Latte?

It's the first anniversary of The Walking Book Club® e-Magazine, part of the Heart and Soul Programming. In the past year, we donated to The Ripple Center, Blink Now (which helped procure a school bus), Room to Read, and Everytown. Thanks to everyone who...

Semaglutide: a hot topic in health

Semaglutide: a hot topic in health

I struggle with life's shades of grey - yes or no, black or white, right or wrong - but life isn't clear-cut. So, when I invited members to share their thoughts on semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, your responses were plentiful and...

Do you hate chores? Me too!

Do you hate chores? Me too!

I hate repetitive tasks -  laundry, grocery shopping, emptying the dishwasher, taking the trash - it never ends, BUT they are all wonderful ways to increase N.E.A.T. (Non-Exercise Active Thermogenesis). So what makes the dreaded daily chores enjoyable? If you guessed...

Human versus technology

Human versus technology

Artificial intelligence has been making the headlines recently. Have you heard stories about the technology that can write like a human? You give it a few phrases or keywords, and it can write a blog or newsletter for you. I'll let you in on a secret - I tried one....

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