Is must be time to review the data.
For years, we’ve been told and taught that moderate drinking is good for us. Of course, the question is- what is moderate? Is it one or two drinks of alcohol a day? Is five drinks once a week moderate?
Sometimes, I am amazed at how slow our health care agencies are when it comes to reversing course.
For the past decade or so, I’ve been warning folks that the concept of taking a daily aspirin (baby aspirin or ½ a regular tablet) wasn’t the best idea.
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Every once in a while, I realize that the path I chose for my life has been pretty fortuitous. Sure, I had two failed marriages (one clearly my fault; the other clearly not)- but I was awarded three fantabulous children as a result, so- on balance- I still consider them fortuitous.
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For years, my policy has been to get things done. Oh, sure, everyone says that. But, I mean get things finished. Which may mean I put in a 36 hour day (yes, I know how ludicrous that sounds- but it’s not a new day unless I go to bed), an 18 hour day, a 10 hour day- or a 2 hour day.
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For decades, I’ve been telling my clients and friends that they are wasting their money buying vitamins. Because unless you don’t eat properly – or have a very specific condition (like the need for folate by pregnant women, calcium and vitamin D for some post-menopausal women, or those with macular degeneration needing antioxidants and zinc)- there is no value in taking these little pills (except to the manufacturers and vendors).
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Most of you know I had a birthday. (OK, we all have them, but you know what I mean.) And, at least to me, it is not surprising that each year brings on some limitation of some sort (most of which only exist between my two ears). And, more than a few strands of grey. (You may not see them except in my beard- but I do!) Of course, I earned them…
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