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How to Stay Healthy & Prevent Getting Sick When Traveling on...
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American healthcare is expensive, inefficient, and often doesn't produce optimal outcomes. Concierge medicine, also known as direct primary care, helps address all three problems....
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Are you and your family prepared to stay home for weeks or months at a time if a severe pandemic swept the globe? Most...
How to Prepare for and Save on Long-Distance Bike Rides
My day job keeps me planted in front of my trusty laptop for hours on end. On nice days, when the glare isn't too...
RAGBRAI (Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) – How to Do It &...
RAGBRAI is short for "Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa." Haven't heard of it? Don't feel bad. RAGBRAI is the oldest and largest long-distance...
10 Ways to Quit Drinking and the Benefits of Giving Up...
I'm not the poster child for alcohol abstention. Trying new breweries (and returning to old favorites) is a pastime of mine, and I've enthusiastically...
Urgent Care Clinic vs. Hospital Emergency Room – Costs & Comparison
A few years ago, our cat bit my husband while he was trying to give her a pill. He made the mistake of not...
10 Best Long-Distance Hiking Trails in the U.S. to Escape Civilization
I'm always looking for ways to lead a healthier, happier life, whether it's making sensible changes to my eating habits or finding time to fit...
