World Diabetes Day

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Today is World Diabetes Day. Why November 14th?   Because today is the birthday of the Canadian scientist Sir Frederick Banting, who among his many accomplishments is that he was the co-discoverer of insulin and the first person who use it to in humans. The education movement of this day is spearheaded by the International Diabetes Federation.  Every year they choose… Read more »

The Top 5 Health Myths Even Smart People Fall For

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The rise of social media has gone hand in hand with the rise in tons of health and wellness related information- and misinformation- available everywhere.  It can be very difficult to know what’s based on science and what isn’t. You might be asking why you should listen to me instead of someone who makes their living teaching this.  First off,… Read more »

I’m Not a “Me Too”er and Here’s Why

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Unless you have been living under a rock you’ve seen a lot of women (and a few men) posting “Me too” on social media.  Some folks include an explanation why (to bring awareness to sexual harassment) and some don’t.  But I haven’t participated and have no intention of doing so. I’m certainly not anti- woman.  I AM a woman.  I’m… Read more »

Further musings from my trip to MN

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Last week I wrote about some of the best information I took away from the Minnesota Blogger Conference.  This week I’m sharing some of my more personal takeaways from that weekend- the ones that were unexpected and not necessarily related to blogging at all. #1 College days are special and too often taken for granted.  This conference was held at… Read more »