Title: When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women From 1960 to the Present Author: Gail Collins I was looking for a book for March to reflect Women’s History Month. Skipping all the usual suspects, books by the Brontës, Jane Austen, and slightly more contemporary fiction choices like A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf, I decided to go … [Read more...]
Nona Cycle: Safety, Camaraderie, Inclusion, and Charity
Article by Dan Wilson Lake Nona? Where the heck is that?? These are the words I spoke when I was chatting with my girlfriend, Jenn, about two months ago when she told me she submitted for a position within Johnson & Johnson at a subsidiary in the Orlando market, the Human Performance Institute. I have lived in Jacksonville since 2004, with established roots, … [Read more...]
Food As Medicine: Using Plant-Based Diets to Reverse and Prevent Disease
If you think eating vegan is only for animal lovers, think again. There is significant evidence that plant-based diets can help prevent, treat and even reverse some chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease. This does not mean you have to go 100 percent vegan to get the benefits, but the more fruits, veggies, and beans you eat, the more health benefits you will … [Read more...]
Colon Cancer: Knowledge Is Power
If You're 45, It's Time to Get Screened. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Overall, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 22 (4.49%) for men and 1 in 24 (4.15%) for women. In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and in women, and the second most common cause of cancer … [Read more...]
He Has a Dream, and I Am On His Team
A poem to Esteban, and all the kids with Down Syndrome (dreaming of equality) everywhere. I am on your team. He has a dream, and I am on his team. I wish you could see him as I do. He is happy. He is fun. How he dances and sings all day. Before he sleeps, he kneels to pray. I wanted him to ride a bike, and he did, with hard … [Read more...]
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