It grieves me to see how much it costs to use these potentially life-changing medicines...but the lowest dose restored my willpower over food.
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GLP-1 Journey: Week One
I just finished my first week on my GLP-1 weight loss journey. I'll be updating weekly on Blogcritics, so be sure to follow along!
Read More »To GLP-1 or Not to GLP-1: That Is the Big Weight Loss Question!
I’ve had a weight problem pretty much my entire life. And, mainly to take the weight off my now-arthritic knees, I’m about to take a stab at one of the new GLP-1 medicines. Even Weight Watchers has a GLP-1 plan through its partner Sequence. (I did check into this one, …
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Brain Computer Interface technology will allow you to control the world with just your thoughts and bluetooth.
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Michael Kahan's podcast combines thoughtful conversation with comedy in his interviews, exploring challenges and failures that celebrities encountered in their careers.
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A new production of Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Wit' about a dying cancer patient is particularly poignant now.
Read More »Theater Interview: Valerie David of ‘The Pink Hulk: One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within’
A three-time cancer survivor and patient advocate, David shares her advice on who to have in our superhero squads and what we need to work on as a society for important conversations about chronic illnesses.
Read More »March Sadness – How Much More Can We Take?
In these waning days of March 2021, I have been inflicted with a deep and abiding March sadness.
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