Lonnie Listonsmith - Experienced Health Expert

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Why I get my health care at VA: Air Force Veteran Ken

Ken served in the Air Force for 20 years. After retirement, he had a stroke. Ken’s wife Maria joined us to talk about their struggles to stay together in their home despite Ken’s need for around-the-clock care, and about the VA program that made this possible.

Maria, at the time of the stroke, was Ken signed up for VA health care?

We were in the VA system but he wasn’t seeing them on a regular basis. We thought he had the flu but he wasn’t recovering quite well, so we went to VA. And they said do you know

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How healthy is TikTok-trendy chlorophyll water?

2 hours ago Andreas Milano

They’re chloro-full of it.

TikTok users are draining the swamp by sucking down liquid chlorophyll — a plant molecule that aids in growth and creates a green shade.

While the trend has been popular with celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Mandy Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kourtney Kardashian — with the latter two frequently criticized for their loose interpretations of scientific fact — Gen Z is now following their lead and getting on board. The hashtag #chlorophyll has 81.3 million views on TikTok.

Makers of the liquid drops claim the supplement can boost energy, detoxify the body, help with altitude sickness and

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Exercise and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

4 hours ago Andreas Milano

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New research investigates the relationship between exercise and mental health during the pandemic. Photo editing by Stephen Kelly; LindaRaymondPhotography/Getty Images

The mental health benefits of physical activity have been out of reach for people whose stress and anxiety levels have kept them from exercising during the pandemic, a new study shows.
People who have continued to exercise during the pandemic are more likely to be doing it for their mental health than for any other reason.
People who are less physically active than usual are experiencing more symptoms of mental health conditions during the pandemic.

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A year of COVID took toll on Miami’s healthcare heroes

8 hours ago Andreas Milano

Like the lungs of acute COVID-19 survivors, nurses, doctors and front-line healthcare workers remain scarred a year after the pandemic flooded South Florida hospitals with gasping patients sickened by an invisible, insidious virus.

While most people huddled at home, they stood at bedsides, knowing their own infected patients could kill them. The mental and emotional toll has been profound.

Through the first wave and succeeding, worsening surges, they worked grueling shifts, managing a complex, heavy and often hopeless caseload with the most critically ill patients hooked up to ventilators, dialysis machines, extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) life support and a

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Tend Raises $125M in Series C Funding Led by Addition | State

8 hours ago Andreas Milano

NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tend, the first dentist that people actually look forward to, today announced it has raised an additional $125 million in Series C funding. Addition led the round, with participation from existing investors including GV, Juxtapose, Redpoint and Zigg Capital.

Through a hospitality mindset and personalized approach, Tend is setting a new standard for oral health.

After its successful launch in October 2019, Tend has rapidly grown to serve more than 20,000 patients and 256 team members across six locations throughout New York City with plans to expand across the U.S. Tend

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LifeToGo Has Healthy Supplements and Tools To Balance Your Life

8 hours ago Andreas Milano

Disclosure: LifeToGo is a sister company of a360 Media, LLC – the publisher of Us Weekly.

This past year has been a rollercoaster for many of Us. Luckily, there’s plenty to be hopeful about, and our goal for the remainder of 2021 is to create more balance in our lives.

The first place to find balance is within our own personal health. When we’re taking proper care of our bodies, everything else tends to fall in place. Interested in doing the same? Check out this mix of daily supplements and other tools that you can incorporate to improve your

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Maria, at the time of the stroke, was Ken signed up for VA health care?

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