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David Mokotoff
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The Most Underappreciated Cause of Death and Disability in the Elderly

My recent injuries provide a cautionary tale for every senior citizen. I never thought it would happen to me. I prided myself on keeping balanced after years of practicing Tai Chi. However, on March 28, 2022, I fell while getting onto my boat and, as a result, cracked a rib…

Aging

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The Most Underappreciated Cause of Death and Disability in the Elderly
The Most Underappreciated Cause of Death and Disability in the Elderly
Aging

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Maybe You Heard That the Supply Chain is Broken

From your favorite peanut butter to no furniture, it’s the supply chain stupid In 2020, there was a standard reply to my inability to reach a phone customer support person. I would hear at almost every voicemail, “wait times are longer than usual due to Covid-19.” After a while, I…

Satire

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Maybe You Heard That the Supply Chain is Broken
Maybe You Heard That the Supply Chain is Broken
Satire

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The Supply Chain Crisis Now Comes With a Surcharge

The broken supply chain now leads to an exciting twist as consumers fork over more money for delayed products I thought the above photo was a joke, or perhaps the latest story from the Babylon Bee. But no. I copied it from a friend’s Facebook page. So, let me get…

Satire

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The Supply Chain Crisis Now Comes With a Surcharge
The Supply Chain Crisis Now Comes With a Surcharge
Satire

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The Federal Government and Big Pharma are also to Blame for Vaccine-Reluctance

The “ do as I say and not as I do” policy no longer fools the public As the fourth Covid-19 (Delta variant) wave grips the country, the Federal government daily urges everyone to get vaccinated. How then do you explain that there is no policy mandating employees of the…

Pandemic

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The Federal Government and Big Pharma are also to Blame for Vaccine-Reluctance
The Federal Government and Big Pharma are also to Blame for Vaccine-Reluctance
Pandemic

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The Pandemic News is Bad Enough Without Lying About the Numbers

Two recent “accicental” cases of miscounting highlight why people don’t trust the media or government The Texas Tribune erroneously reported 5800 children were hospitalized in the state the first week of August. It turns out this number was since the start of the pandemic. That’s not a small error. Yesterday…

Pandemic

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The Pandemic News is Bad Enough Without Lying About the Numbers
The Pandemic News is Bad Enough Without Lying About the Numbers
Pandemic

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1 day ago

4 Hard Truths About Getting Older That Everyone Should Accept
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Sean Kernan

39.5 is nothing. Wait until you are 74.5, like me.

39.5 is nothing. Wait until you are 74.5, like me.

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39.5 is nothing. Wait until you are 74.5, like me.

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1 day ago

…bal (bird) flu pandemic is happening right now. So far, this pandemic is largely confined to birds. But it has started to seep into mammals, too.

Before COVID, There Was Flu
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Dr. Amy Rogers

Do you have a reference source for this, please>

Do you have a reference source for this, please>

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Do you have a reference source for this, please>

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2 days ago

Here’s How This Guy Lost 55lbs in 8 Months (With Small Changes)
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Kelan Ern

That is good advice, with one exception.

That is good advice, with one exception. Most diet/exercise weight loss studies suggest that weight loss is 75% diet and only 25% exercise, or something close to that. And it gets worse as we age and cannot do intensive workouts.

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That is good advice, with one exception. Most diet/exercise weight loss studies suggest that weight loss is 75% diet and only 25% exercise, or something close to that. And it gets worse as we age and cannot do intensive workouts.

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Published in Crow’s Feet

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The Best Time to Plan for Your Death is Today

If you make funeral and final arrangement plans now, your survivors will be thankful later. To varying degrees, we all live in a state of denial. That pain in my chest is only indigestion. The hurricane won’t hit here, or I can still drive at night. But death is the…

Death And Dying

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The Best Time to Plan for Your Death is Today
The Best Time to Plan for Your Death is Today
Death And Dying

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3 days ago

The Last Time You Laughed Hard, Your Stomach Hurt
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Henya Drescher

Great article.

Great article. My wife and I are considering having our tombstone engraved with the following: "Life is too short and too difficult not to laugh."

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Great article. My wife and I are considering having our tombstone engraved with the following: "Life is too short and too difficult not to laugh."

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David Mokotoff

David Mokotoff

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David Mokotoff is a retired MD. Passionate about writing, reading, fishing, and food, https://tinyurl.com/y7bjoqkd

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