1. Scariest thing I heard this week (and maybe ever)… While reviewing the FDA’s meeting to approve the COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years old, I was stunned to hear one of the doctors, Eric Rubin, make the following statement… “We’re never going to learn how safe the vaccine is unless we start giving it.”…
1. New series we started, and I STRONGLY recommend… We just started a new series, Dopesick, a drama on Hulu starring Michael Keaton, which “examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma,…
1. ANOTHER medical contradiction reported this week… Once again, we find out that the medical advice that has been given to millions of Americans was wrong and dangerous. It was reported this week that The US Preventive Services Task Force is changing its recommendations on daily aspirin use, saying adults 60 and older should NOT…
1. Something that got me thinking this week… I am VERY good at procrastinating. Sure, I do get a lot done, but it always seems to happen in the eleventh hour. I watched a really good TED talk this week, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator, by Tim Urban. (Click here to watch it.) …
1. Quote I love… “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Einstein Einstein gets credit for this quote all the time, but it turns out, he probably did not say this. And many people…
1. Poem I re-read this week… There is a poem that I had, and read regularly, since high school. It’s titled, Man in the Glass, by Peter Dale Wimbrow, Sr. Reading it last weekend prompted the topic for this week’s blog, titled Who Should You Be Trying to Impress? You can read the blog by…
1. Story I read this week… Someone sent me this short story this week. (Thanks, Andy H.!) It’s a good one. It got me thinking. When I hear or read stories, poems, fables, or quotes, I take a moment, think about it, and see how it might apply to my own life. A lot of…
1. Something I am reflecting on… I am thinking about 9/11. I’ve spent some time this week reading some articles and looking at historic photographs from that event. I was surprised to find out that of the 2,753 people killed in the World Trade Center attacks, more than 1,100 victims (about 40% of those who…
1. Wellness tip… There are many “keys” to success when it comes to living the wellness lifestyle. One of the most impactful keys to being more consistent and more successful is preparation. If you fail to plan for your day or week, it is very, very hard to stay on track. Laying out supplements ahead…
1. Great nutritional tip I heard this week… Someone told me that when trying to get her grandchildren to eat healthier foods that they don’t like, like vegetables, she reminds them that their tongue is the only thing that doesn’t like them. She reminds them that their stomach, organs, and every other part of their…