Years ago we received a call from a customer upset with her doctor. Somehow her privacy had been invaded and she was pretty sure she knew where the leak had happened. Her story is all too common, and we just took another call regarding the same subject. If you didn’t already know, whatever you discuss with your doctor might not actually be kept private.

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It was barely 40 degrees in Chicagoland this morning. We seem to have had a scant Spring, a short Summer and now it looks like Fall is quickly giving way to Winter. It’s COLD.  I am going to take just a few minutes to tell you about the importance of having warm feet when you sleep. We actually studied this issue a short time ago and discovered that warm feet makes for better sleep.  See the article below, and tell your friends and family. Get a good hot water bottle. Wear socks. “Sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite.” (whatever that means)

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Is everybody talking about the flu? Unfortunately yes, everyone is talking about the flu. You can either jump on the bandwagon on the way to the clinic for a shot, or carefully make your own decision based on common sense, basic human physiology and your gut instinct. We won’t try to sway you either way, but staying healthy seems to be the ultimate goal. Here are our suggestions on staying healthy, always:

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Let’s take a naturally occurring substance, tinker around with it for a few years, run some tests, then sell it for a higher mark up than the naturally occurring substance is sold for in health food stores and pharmacies. Was there anything wrong with the naturally occurring substance? Some sort of side effect that the new drug is preventing? Of course not, you just can’t patent a naturally occurring substance, and how would I buy a new Prius if I can’t make money on my patent?

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We hear alot of drug stories, we tell alot of drug stories. We scoff, we chortle, we shake our heads. Yet this particular story brought a tear to our collective eye in that drugs were AVOIDED! It isn’t enough to realize that drugs are causing more problems than they are fixing after you’ve already started taking them, you need to pay attention to what’s being prescribed for you before you start taking it. Before you start popping pills left and right, call someone you trust, get a second opinion, get too googlin’, whatever – just do your research before you start down a path you might not be able to turn around on.

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