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body wisdom

I should have listened to my body

I should have listened to my body

Alicia writes the healthy living blog Poise in Parma and is our guest contributor this week writing about listening to her body. ___________________________________________________ I once was an obese individual. At 5’9” and 250 pounds, my BMI of 36.9 told me so.  But it was a picture taken of me in 2002 that spurred my want [...]

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Is a Dairy Error Code the Reason for Your Body’s Check Engine Light?

Is a Dairy Error Code the Reason for Your Body’s Check Engine Light?

Wouldn’t it be awesome if a little code appeared on your wrist every time your body signaled a problem? When the “check engine” light went on in your brain, you could glance down for the reference code and go to a manual to see what the problem is and fix it. Just ate lunch and [...]

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Listening to your body: good for you, good for the community

At Dr. Atul Gawande’s commencement address to the Harvard Medical School he told a story of how his kid’s school was cutting the art program in order to afford the increasing costs of health insurance for its teachers.  What a stark reality – we are spending more money to address a self-induced health problem and [...]

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A Doctor’s Office Visit, a Complex Gift

I recently saw an anatomy chart while I was waiting in an examination room of my doctors office. You know the kind? The kind that showcases all of your inner most parts from your muscles, to your digestive track, to your organs, and on and on and on? As I sat there waiting for my [...]

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Oprah’s Final Episode and Body Wisdom

  Did you watch the last episode of Oprah? One of my favorite parts was when she told everyone in the audience to just listen . She said the times she’s made mistakes in her life was when she stopped listening, or when she heard and ignored anyway. There’s a reason Oprah is Oprah, right? [...]

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