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Toss out ‘Obamacare’ myths, find truth about Affordable Care Act

Just a Guy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:31:53 +0000

Truth about Obama's health care reform law is out there if you look for it amid the myths of "Obamacare."

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Don’t fall for GOP trick to dismantle Medicare

Just a Guy — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:43:20 +0000

Don’t fall for the latest GOP trick to dismantle Medicare: Paul Ryan’s Medicare “plan” means nothing but bad, more expensive health care coverage for the elderly.

I urge you to read a recent “NY Times” op-ed piece explaining what the Republicans would really do and how it would virtually destroy Medicare.

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Egg recall enormous — sensible consumers are best solution

Just a Guy — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:34:04 +0000

I’m sure you’ve read or heard something in the news about the humongous egg recall that took place last week. The latest numbers I’ve heard are that about 500 million eggs were recalled for fear they might be tainted with salmonella. (I don’t know that I’ve ever had salmonella, but I’ve heard it is incredibly awful.) That’s an incredible number of eggs. Us egg lovers are saddened by such a waste.

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Fitness may be overrated as predictor of long life

Just a Guy — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:38:57 +0000

I know this may sound like something I’m writing to excuse my own laziness and poor health habits, but I’m serious (at least sort of serious) about this: Fitness may be somewhat overrated as a predictor of whether you’ll live a long life.

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If lovely calves aren’t your best feature, how are your abs?

Just a Guy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:57:38 +0000

I recently posted a confession that my calves may not be the fittest or best-looking part of my anatomy. Then I ran onto an article at the Huffington Post blog about a freshman Republican Congressman from Illinois, Aaron Schock, who’s stirring up controversy and causing hearts (of men and women) to flutter over his attractive abs.

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If lovely calves aren’t your best feature, how are your abs?

Fitness includes good looking legs, I guess

Just a Guy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:45:55 +0000

I’m not so naive to think that I’ll win any Handsome Hunk of the Year Honors, at my age, no matter how much I improve my currently poor level of physical fitness. (I’ve hinted to my wife that she should think of me as a real “hunk” in the making. She seems to think the word “chunk” is more appropriate.)

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New ‘diet plan’ works for me, my wife — diabetes diagnosis

Just a Guy — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:12:06 +0000

I may have mentioned somewhere here a few months ago that my wife was hospitalized briefly for a heart flutter. (She’s doing very well now, thank you.) While she was hospitalized, she got another big surprise: She was diagnosed with diabetes. The diagnosis is that her blood glucose levels make her diabetic, but the good news is, she should be able to control it with a proper diet, regular exercise — and no need for medication.

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Brits ban controversial vaccine-autism doctor

Just a Guy — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:54:20 +0000

The story is sort of “old news” by now, but I was just reading about the British medical establishment’s banning of Dr. Andrew Wakefield. Wakefield is the doctor who released as study a few years ago insisting there was a link between some childhood vaccines and autism.

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So far insurance reform hasn’t brought about Armageddon …

Just a Guy — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:00:55 +0000

So far, the federal insurance reform that seemed so overwhelmingly dangerous (according to Republicans) and so overwhelmingly wonderful (according to Democrats) hasn’t yet destroyed the world as we know it — and America in particular. Armageddon hasn’t come upon us just yet …

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What would you think is the number one ‘fitness city’ in America?

Just a Guy — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:12:15 +0000

What would you think is the number one “fitness city” in America? Don’t cheat and Google it yet. Just think about the general health and fitness of the country, then make your best guess. Bet you won’t get it first try — unless you’ve been reading about such things while you’ve been walking your treadmill, cycling, using the old elliptical or whatever you do for personal fitness.

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