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• Summer Plans At 50

  It is now late May, almost Memorial Day, and I realize that I have made no plans for a

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• Wheat Belly, by Dr. William Davis

  “Written by a doctor who has specialized in the insulin resistance problem, it suggests NOT lowering your fats intake, but

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• Kick in the Tush Club: Brain Scans, Birthdays, Red Velvet Cake

  To be clear, I was not eating cake to push down, submerge or anesthetize my feelings.

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• Physical Space Creates Mental Space

  The easiest and fastest way to feel emotionally better is to open up your physical space.  When we think of

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• Goodbye to sugar – what I know now (VN Newsletter, May 21, 2012)

  “My blood sugar and the rest of my blood work is now in excellent range. I’ve lost 67 lbs and

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