Tag: Health
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BR201) “The Long Fix” Book Review
The Long Fix: Solving America’s Health Care Crisis with Strategies That Work for Everyone by Vivian Lee. 5/5 rating. 208 pages. Book #37 of 2021. Read April 26, 2021. I have read 442 books since the beginning of 2017 and this is one of the 3 best out of all of those. EVERYONE should read…
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BR197) “Nudge” Book Review
Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. 3/5 rating. 271 pages. Book #33 of 2021. Read April 21, 2021. This is a book all about using the inherent psychological and sociological norms of humans to push us into improved decision-making. The authors are huge proponents of what they…
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BR193) “Food, Inc.” Book Review
Food, Inc.: How Industrial Food is Making us Sicker, Fatter and Poorer – And What You Can Do About It by Karl Weber. 3/5 rating. 270 pages. Book #29 of 2021. Read April 6, 2021. This is a collection of essays and writings to accompany the acclaimed documentary of the same name. When most people…
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BR166) “Eat & Run” Book Review
Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness by Scott Jurek. 3/5 rating. 273 pages. Book #2 of 2021. Read January 10, 2021. This is Scott’s story about his early life as an ultramarathoner. Scott is one of the most decorated ultrarunners (ultras are officially any race longer than 26.2 miles) in the world.…
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BR159) “The Healing of America” Book Review
The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care by T. R. Reid. 4/5 rating. 251 pages. Book #84 of 2020. Read November 29, 2020. This is a fascinating book looking at some of the top healthcare systems in the world. T.R. starts by looking at the sad-state of the…
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BR104) The Good Food Revolution Book Review
The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities by Will Allen. 5/5 rating. Book #29 of 2020. Read May 8, 2020. Just, wow! This book is the incredible story of Will’s life purpose to bring healthy foods to underserved families all around the world, but specifically in his home of Milwaukee. I absolutely…
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12) Reduce
Reduce, reuse, recycle: the triad of activities to help the Earth. For us, we will not stop at saving the Earth, though. This group of activities can also help you save money, save time, and be healthier…all of which should make your life one filled with much more happiness. Today, we will focus on the…