Public Health

HAPPY NATIONS

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The researchers at Gallup Polling have been Mapping Global Happiness by nations and these are the most recent findings in 2025.

AN ESSENTIAL LUXURY

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Many of my elder stateswomen and men say they wake up bright early these days glad to be alive. The
Consider the following informative overview of sleep, highlighting its complexity and essential role in public health. The lack of Medicaid coverage will kill more seniors, veterans and poor Americans than anything else.

STIFFS STUCK

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At first glance we suspected #ICE agents were waiting for the alleged Colombian drug dealer to drive by in his loud mini car, but a closer look changed the storyline.

HEALTH NOT WEALTH

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Blue Zones are regions where people live longer and healthier lives. The term was coined by National Geographic

HEALTHCARE FOR US

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Universal healthcare isn’t complicated. 32 of the world’s 33 developed countries have managed to make it work. Why not here?

American corporations are greedy and are destroying our nation. Americans have the world's best health care for the wealthy and the worst for the poor... let us not forget the economic divide.. we need help which may never happen at least for the next four years with the new administration.

BOOZE = CANCER

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The next time you go to the liquor store a nearby bar, or an event, stay as far away from the alcohol as you possibly can.

Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, increasing risk for at least seven types of cancer.

Overall, people who had one drink a day had a 40 percent higher risk of developing any of seven types of cancer—mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, breast, liver, and colorectal—compared to those who didn't drink at all.

SLEEPING BEAUTY?

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Though Thomas Alva Edison claimed he never slept more than four hours a night, he was extremely fond of naps.

However, did anyone tell him that whenever and wherever we decide take a nap, we should always put it back.

Edison believed short naps boosted creativity. He was fond of 💤 on the grass in the company of many, regardless of their status. They included businessman Harvey S. Firestone and the 29th POTUS Warren G. Harding.

AGING GRACEFULLY

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Anyone who wishes to capture the essence of how attitude, self-care, and perspective shape how we age.

Know the importance of embracing aging as a natural part of life, rather than something to resist or fear. Here are images with my daughters and all my grandchildren.

  1. Embrace Aging: People who appear younger than their years don’t fear the passage of time; they accept it with grace. They understand that aging is a beautiful, natural process, and they nurture their bodies and minds to age well.