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By Marilyn Shreve
We believe in home and that our home should restore us from the stresses of the day and ready us for tomorrow. We believe in seeking the balance between hustle and rest and learning to ...
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Make Yourself Stronger
By Marilyn Shreve
More than ever we need qualities like grit, resilience and drive as well as physical power and stamina for a healthy mind and body. Fortunately. having one can make building all the others easier, research ...
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The Biggest Obstacles To Changing The Standard of Health Care Are The Excuses
By Marilyn Shreve
Michelangelo had his Pope Julius II, Mozart his Colloredo. But they did not make excuses about the restrictions placed upon them. They made masterworks that changed the standards of art and music. In the US ...
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Three Cheers for America’s Birthday!
By Marilyn Shreve
The Pledge of Allegiance just thirty-one words… whether we are aware of it or not, these thirty-one words carved out a place in our hearts—in the shape of a true patriot: a love of liberty, ...
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For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters
By Marilyn Shreve
A new study in the journal Global Epidemiology authored by Dr, Brendan Case (Associate Director for Research at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program gain and Dr. Ying Chen, research associate), it makes the case in ...
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Another Medical Revolution Is Under Way
By Marilyn Shreve
We sometimes forget that, as recently as the 19th century, people suffered through gruesome surgeries without anesthesia. The first part of the 20th century saw only slow progress in clinical medicine. Even by the early ...
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AWAKENINGS
By Marilyn Shreve
Spring, a time of awakening. Everything is clear and fragrant. “Live in each season as it passes: Breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” Henry ...
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Declutter Your Mind
By Marilyn Shreve
“If you don’t know what to do with it, or where to put it, or why you ever bought it in the first place, or if looking at it depresses you, throw it out,” say ...
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It’s Time to BREATHE
By Marilyn Shreve
Studies have shown that increasing the flow of oxygen to the brain and lungs can help reduce stress and impose endurance. As we face change in our world, just a thought to help you remember ...
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Hope, Wish and Dream DAILY!
By Marilyn Shreve
Record your holy cow revelations. Answer the big “why not?” questions. Make your own life…in dreams there are no impossibilities. Capture new ideas that encourage you to press on regardless. Expand on those magical callings ...
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Optimizing Patient Health Outcomes—The How’s:
By Marilyn Standifer Shreve
The World Health Organization (WHO) Adherence Report findings indicate that increasing the effectiveness of Adherence interventions may have a far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvement in specific medical treatments. WHO research supports former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop’s mantra that: “drugs don’t work in patients who don’t take…
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Big Innovations in Health Care Technology in 2015 & 2016
By Marilyn Standifer Shreve
Originally published on GetReferralMD.com by Jonothan Govette A new year is upon us and we are already seeing amazing advancements in healthcare technology, everything from enterprise cloud software to nanobots. Is healthcare finally catching up with the times? New startups and fortune 500 companies alike, are in a modern-day health care gold rush, with…
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