Four Tips To Save On Prescription Meds

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The economy is still bad and more and more people are struggling to pay for their prescription medications. In fact, millions of us are affected. Here tips on how to make your drug dollars go further.

1) Swallow your pride: Discard whatever lingering discomfort you may have about discussing price […]

Baby Boomers Worrying About The Wrong Disease?

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A recent poll by Knowledge Networks on behalf of the Associated Press and LifeGoesStrong.com compared health attitudes and actual health for the baby boomer generation versus the rest of the population (conflict of interest notice – Doc Gurley just falls in the boomer category herself). While the poll actually shows […]

Seizing Summer

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Does it feel like Summer is slipping away? (And doing it this year before it ever really got started). Are you already feeling the pressure of the end of Summer looming? How about all the things you didn’t get to do?

One of the most useful tips for developing a […]

Your 50th Birthday Present: Get Screened. Your Colon Will Thank You

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This week, the CDC announced the results of a study that shows that colon cancer rates in the US are decreasing. Between 2003 and 2007 the rate of colon cancer cases fell from 52.3 per 100,000 people to 45.4. That’s great news. So how has it come about? The CDC […]

No Diet Soda Summer

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A couple of years ago I wrote a post about Soda Free Summer, how six Bay Area counties got together to try to help people stop drinking soda in the Summer. I also wrote a couple of posts about how diet soda is no better than regular soda and quite […]

Seven Quirky Health Facts For Which You Can Give Thanks

1) Giving thanks improves your mood and your quality of life, both of which have a tremendous positive impact on your health. Seems like a cheat, doesn’t it, but who am I to question? We can give thanks for gratitude.

2) You can bulk up in your geriatric years. It’s never too late to start. […]