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Pat Shannon

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posted 01/21/2008, comments (0)

Facing the Facts: I am addicted to foods that are not good for me

Geez!! What happened? I was doing so well: Down one dress size; wearing pants that now buttoned at the waist; ankles back to normal, giving my legs a youthful shape; and my love handles shrinking. It must have made me arrogant with power. I thought I was strong enough to just eat a little bit of the wrong foods. I guess I need to face the fact... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 01/16/2008, comments (0)

The Detection Gap

You've probably heard about the Generation Gap, the Income Gap, the Technology Gap, the Gender Gap, the Achievement Gap, all meant to spotlight the difference between those in-the-know, those who are not, the difference between the "haves" and the "have nots." How about the Detection Gap? Never heard of it? That's the... Read more Chevron

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Deanne Stein

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posted 01/16/2008, comment (1)

Rocky's Seizure

I thought it was a one time thing, but in the back of my mind I knew it could happen again and it did. My little poodle Rocky had another seizure. It wasn't as bad as his first one two years ago, but seeing him go through that again is just heartbreaking. I was on my computer in the dining room earlier this month when it happened. I remember... Read more Chevron

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Pat Shannon

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posted 01/11/2008, comments (0)

Welcome to My Blog

I recently left my doctor's office. Not a good visit. All the way to my car I kept asking myself, "How in the devil did I get myself in this pickle?" I'm overweight and all my numbers are high for my triglycerides, blood pressure and cholesterol. Of course, none of this is news to me, but this is my new primary care doctor who... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 01/10/2008, comments (0)

Looking for answers to heart disease in all the wrong places

Harold is energetic and highly motivated. His heart scan score of 997 really threw him for a loop: his view of himself as a healthy, slender, 58-year old clearly needed some revision. (A heart scan score, or coronary calcium score, this high is in the worst 1% of men in Harold's age group and predicts a heart attack risk of between 15-25... Read more Chevron

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