I am thrilled to share this powerful essay by physician mom K. Hope Wilkinson. In “I’d Rather Be Dead”, published in the October 2019 issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, she writes honestly about the attitudes she encountered after the …
21-Year-Old Sentenced To 10 Days in Jail for Oversleeping, Missing His Jury Duty
Deandre Somerville from West Palm Beach, Florida, was sworn in as a juror and scheduled to appear in court for a civil rights case on August 21. The 21-year-old was absent in court that day, which he later explained was due to missing his alarm and oversleeping. At that time, he hadn’t fully understood the…
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Lovebirds for Life: Michelle and Barack Obama Celebrate Their 27th Anniversary with Lovely Messages to Each Other
Two brilliant kids, countless adventures and 27 years later, former U.S president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle celebrated the anniversary of their love on October 3rd, 2019 [1]. Barack and Michelle are proof of what it means for a couple to “complement” each other. They met in 1988 when Michelle was 25 and Barack…
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Lying Down With Your Kids at Night While They Fall Asleep Is Not a ‘Bad Habit’
Misconceptions about attachment parenting are the reasons why many parents avoid lying with their kids at night. Attachment parenting (AP) simply means nurturing the healthy connection that children can develop with their parents. It revolves around deepening the parent-child bond rather than severing it as the child grows older. Critics over the years have argued…
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Mom-of-4 with Terminal Cancer, 45, Plans Her Death with Dignity: “I want to die on my own terms”
Hanna Olivas was never expecting a terminal diagnosis to rock her world. “Life was busy, and I was so excited for what was to come next,” she told PEOPLE magazine. (1) The Vegas-based mother of four and grandmother of two was happily married when she became pregnant in 2015 – her “miracle” pregnancy, as she…
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This is How Some Italian Businesses are Decreasing Their Plastic Waste
As efforts are being made worldwide to decrease plastic waste, many innovative ideas have surfaced on social media platforms. With this, we can’t help but admire what’s happening in the bars/restaurant scene in Italy. It seems only fitting that bucatini pasta, the tubular noodle, is the new eco-straw of some Italian businesses. Many establishments are…
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China Begins Breeding Pigs as Heavy as Polar Bears to cope With the Nation-wide Pork Shortage
The bigger, the better? Hmm, we’ll have to see how this plays out. Chinese pig farmers have begun to grow hogs as large as polar bears in light of the recent decline in pork supply. An African swine fever broke out about a year ago, causing the nation’s hog herd to fall by 50 percent…
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Vegan Torta di Mele (Italian Apple Cake)
This post is sponsored by La Cucina Italiana. Thank you for your support! In spite of the fact that I always associate autumn and the holidays with apple pie, cake is and always will be my one true dessert. I’ve made a lot of cake in the past couple years, from PB & J swirl…
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German Lab Called Out for Abhorrent Animal Cruelty
An undercover investigation carried out by Cruelty Free International and Soko Tierschutz revealed the horrifying treatments animals are being subjected to at the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) in Mienenbuttel, Hamburg Germany [1]. According to CFI, LPT is a “family-owned contract-testing laboratory carrying out toxicity testing for pharmaceutical, industrial and agrochemical companies from all…
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Why Runners Should Have an Off-Season
I mentioned in my weekly workout rundown that I am in the off-season now. What exactly does that mean. Am I taking time off from running until I find my next race? Am I sitting on the couch binge watching every show on Bravo? Not at all. The off-season can have different meanings. For me, […]
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Podcast 202 | Buy Once
By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Joshua and Ryan talk about buying new and used material possessions with intention, purchasing products that last a lifetime, and being responsible with time and money when shopping for necessities with author and business owner Tara Button, and they answer the following questions…
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These Surprising Skin Signs Could Point to Heart Disease
Heart disease affects millions of people around the world and is the number one cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organization [1]. The typical symptoms of heart disease could include chest pain, shortness of breath, or a rapid heartbeat, which are all symptoms you’ve likely heard of before [2]. However, did you…
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Alex Trebek Speaks About Weight Loss, Hair Loss and Speech Difficulty Due To Chemotherapy
Jeopardy! show host and world-renowned TV icon, Alex Trebek says he may have to leave the show soon due to complications from his cancer treatments. In March this year, the 79-year-old Canadian-American opened up about his diagnosis with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and how he was fighting to “beat the low survival rate statistics” [1]….
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Are We Completely Unprepared for a Disease Pandemic? Experts Are Saying Yes
If someone told you a dangerous flu pandemic could spread across the world in just three days and kill upwards of 80 million people, would you believe them? A group of experts in a first-ever released report from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board is saying that this exact scenario is entirely possible and that, as…
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Last Week’s Workouts
Last week’s workouts were kind of sort of a reverse taper. Let’s just call it a loose reverse taper. I took the week off after VT50k so this week has been easy intensity and low mileage. I even took Sunday off from running. Plan less is nice! Monday 20 minutes ARC trainer 10 minutes rowing […]
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Weekend Reading, 10.13.19
I was at a kirtan at my home yoga studio last night, and while I always love being there, it was different this time, because the close friend and teacher whom I usually go with has moved to another city. A couple mantras in, it felt lovely but not the same without him. I texted…
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Six elephants plummet to their deaths at a Thai waterfall while attempting to rescue one another
At the Haew Narok Waterfall in the Khao Yai National Park of Thailand, six young elephants plunged to their deaths while trying to save one another from drowning in the water. The incident was reported on Saturday, October 5, when a group of elephants blocked a road leading to the waterfall. According to Thailand’s Department of…
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Idaho Man Quits His High-Paying Job to Build Beds for Kids Who Sleep on the Floor
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain In the world we live in today, buying a bed for a child can be an unaffordable luxury for many people. This may be surprising, but 2-3% of American children go don’t have a proper place to rest the…
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This CEO Raised the Minimum Salary of His Employees to $70K and Now He’s Doing It Again
In 2010, a Princeton study was published which detailed how one’s salary can affect emotional health and contentment with one’s life. So, does money buy happiness? According to researchers Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton, it comes pretty close. The duo mapped out steady increases in day-to-day emotional wellbeing as well as life satisfaction with every…
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The best cameras for food photography & tips for launching a food blog
Between food blogs, ‘gramming and a plethora of cooking shows, our obsession with food just isn’t slowing down (thank god, ’cause it’s kind my gig). So, if you’re thinking of starting a food blog of your own, there’s no better time than the present! I’ll let you in on a secret: Food photography is only…
Vanilla Spice Pumpkin Overnight Oats
Until recently, it had been a while since I’d made overnight oats. Last week, though, New York City gave me the perfect invitation to make them. There was a hint of fall in the air, but temperatures reached the 80’s and 90’s for a couple days straight. Stovetop oats, warm drinks, baking projects, and the…
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The Other A-TEAM: When High Schoolers Took Over for Migrant Farmworkers
Randy Carter, an assistant director and production manager, has been part of popular TV shows and films such as Seinfeld and The Godfather II. Although impressive achievements, Carter still wishes he had the chance to work on a script of his own work, about the summer when he was 17. In 1965, W. Willard Wirtz,…
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My Doctor Gave Me a Husband Stitch and I’ll Never Forgive Him
It would be absurd if your optometrist decided to give you botox during an eye exam without asking your permission. It would be preposterous if your dermatologist pierced your ears during a routine checkup without asking you. Heck, it’s upsetting enough when your hairdresser trims more than the two and a half inches you’ve asked…
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Millennials are Bringing Back the Milkmen
Home milk deliveries from local dairies and creameries used to be a part of the daily routine for many families up to the 1950s and ’60s. However as it became easier and cheaper to purchase milk from the store, the milkman began to disappear. However as many Millenials shift to more sustainable ways of living,…
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Hospital Grows Organic Rooftop Garden
‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’ This famous quote by Hippocrates is likely the most well-known and used nutritional phrase. David Maffeo, Senior Director of Support Services at Boston Medical Center is another to see the meaning behind this quote. On the rooftop of the Boston Medical Centre is a flourishing…
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