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COVID-19 Updates

September 03, 2020
We know there is an abundance of information on the news and social media about the current pandemic. We are not trying to complicate your world (and indeed, with our “Useful Diversions” page we are offering some relief), but here are a couple of items we thought you would find helpful. The first is a […]
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The Science Behind Sleep and Ways to Get More of It

May 11, 2020
In this anxiety provoking time, many readers have expressed problems with sleep disturbances. A book entitled Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD. (professor of neuroscience and psychology at UC Berkeley and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science) offers the reader information on many aspects of […]
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Climate Action is Good for Health

January 29, 2019
Historically, when Americans hear “climate change,” we imagine a polar bear struggling on ever-shrinking ice. But our perceptions are beginning to shift: we may now be as likely to envision people suffering while working in the heat, fleeing wildfires, wading flooded streets, and checking their children for ticks. People are being affected – your parents, […]
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Hippocratic Hypocrisy

June 12, 2017
Several years ago, Congressman Raul Labrador (R- Idaho) proclaimed that “nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” * My experience has been different. When I heard his words I thought of a sweet young woman whose body and community both turned against her.  Somehow, I was supposed to be her last hope. […]
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