Are You Taking Your Pills the Right Way? This Study Says It’s Unlikely

Available for Interviews: John Rodriguez, MD

Dr. John Rodriguez is a Chief Medical Officer of Healthcare2U and is passionate about the care provided to their patients. He manages all the care providers in Healthcare2U’s network of clinics and oversees care protocols and training.

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How to Optimally Take Your Medication:

Sometimes when you take medication, you’ll notice it takes longer to kick in. This is due to various factors, but a study1 done by Johns Hopkins University revealed that there are certain ways to take pills that work faster and better.

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Study Finds Older Adults are Addicted to Highly Processed Foods

Available for Interviews: John Rodriguez, MD

Dr. John Rodriguez is a Chief Medical Officer of Healthcare2U and is passionate about the care provided to their patients. He manages all the care providers in Healthcare2U’s network of clinics and oversees care protocols and training.

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Highly Processed Food Addiction in Older Adults:

A new study found that older adults are becoming more addicted to highly processed foods. This study concluded that 13 percent of adults aged 50-80 met the criteria for an addiction to highly processed foods.1

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The US Diet Is Deadly. Here Are 6 Ways We Can Advocate For Change

Available for Interviews: Dr. Franchell Hamilton

Dr. Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FOMA, is the Founder of NeuroSwitch™ Weigh Loss–a place for people to receive treatments ranging from bariatric surgery and medical weight loss to hormone therapy. Dr. Hamiltion recently released, Curiosity is the Best Weight Loss Medicine: Observations from a Bariatric Surgeon. 

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The American Diet Epidemic:

The standard American diet is disheartening and consists mainly of processed food originally meant to be able to last longer during the Industrial Revolution.

    • Diet-related deaths in the US outrank deaths from smoking.
    • Half of US deaths are from heart disease.
    • Dietary risks were responsible for 11 million deaths over a period of time, according to some studies.

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Insure the Love. Get the Prenup. Here’s Why.

Available for Interviews: Teddi Ann Barry

Teddy Ann Barry, Esq. is a family attorney and writer who has been serving families through divorce and custody and has been practicing family law for over twenty years; and also comes with a wealth of experience in mediation and collaborative law. She is also the author of The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Divorce in Colorado.

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Prenuptial Protections
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With spring here and the wedding season upon us, couples should be considering many more things besides dresses, caterers, and locations for a wedding. Do you really know who you are marrying?  What’s his debt picture look like? How much is she spending on “necessities” a month?  Are someone’s parents going to help you buy a home?  Is this a second marriage with children to protect?  What is the exit strategy?

    • While some may scoff at a Prenuptial Agreement, we advise couples to sign the prenup and “insure” the love!

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Debunking the Myth About What Causes Burnout

Available for Interviews: Dr. Pete Loper

Dr. Pete Loper, MD, MSEd, FAAP, is a triple board-certified physician in pediatrics, psychiatry, and child psychiatry. He is also a professor and executive coach and is dedicated to mental health and wellness advocacy.

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Human Development & Burnout:

Whether you are getting into arguments with colleagues, taking 3-hour lunch breaks, regularly calling out sick, or quitting your job, burnout manifests as a series of avoidance, withdrawal, and acting-out behaviors.  With this in mind, burnout is simply maldevelopment.  If we understand burnout as maldevelopment, then by definition, we can understand that an insufficiency causes burnout in one of the 3 core ingredients required for healthy human development.

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5 Foods That Sound “Healthy” But Really Aren’t

Available for Interviews: John Rodriguez, MD

Dr. John Rodriguez is a Chief Medical Officer of Healthcare2U and is passionate about the care provided to their patients. He manages all the care providers in Healthcare2U’s network of clinics and oversees care protocols and training.

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So-Called Healthy Foods:

We’ve all fallen victim to diet fads or the latest “superfood,” but what foods are actually good for you?

Unfortunately, there are many foods that are marketed as the “healthy” option but really aren’t. These foods can be packed with sugar substitutes that sometimes contain even more calories, carbohydrates, etc.

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Debut a New You: Transforming Your Life at Any Age

Available for Interviews: Dr. Mimi Secor

Dr. Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner specializing in Women’s Health for over 40 years. She is a sought-after national speaker, and consultant and has been featured in numerous local and national media outlets. Dr. Mimi is also a fitness and health advocate, is passionate about helping women to lose weight and feel great, and is the author of the newest book,  Healthy & Fit at Any Age: A Guide to Creating Mindset, Nutrition, and Exercise Habits for Busy Women.


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How to reach new lifestyle goals
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    • Be specific about what you want so you can make a path to get there.
    • You need to learn a system, need help to make it happen, and need consistency to reach your goal(s).

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The Science Behind Emotional Eating and What We Can Do

Available for Interviews: Dr. Franchell Hamilton

Dr. Franchell Hamilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FOMA, is the Founder of NeuroSwitch™ Weigh Loss–a place for people to receive treatments ranging from bariatric surgery and medical weight loss to hormone therapy. Dr. Hamiltion recently released, Curiosity is the Best Weight Loss Medicine: Observations from a Bariatric Surgeon. 

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How Emotions Play a Role in :

    • Could have been triggered in infancy—when you cried did your caregiver just stick a bottle in your mouth or give you snacks when you were upset? If this was done in infancy or childhood, this could lead to external regulation as an adult.

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What We Need to Know About Taxes During Divorce

Available for Interviews: Teddi Ann Barry

Teddy Ann Barry, Esq. is a family attorney and writer who has been serving families through divorce and custody and has been practicing family law for over twenty years, and also comes with a wealth of experience in mediation and collaborative law. She is also the author of The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Divorce in Colorado.

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Taxes and Divorce
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Divorce and Taxes are at the top of many people’s minds this time of year. There are several issues you must think about when filing taxes in the midst of or after your divorce is final.

    • New filing status
    • Determining who claims the children
    • Reporting maintenance or not (When was your divorce final?)
    • Did you sell the marital home?
    • Did retirement accounts get exchanged?
    • Did you properly deduct legal fees?

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