Health

You may have read my posts or heard me talk about quitting smoking. Now I'm comfortable with graduating to the next level. Stopping smoking and getting off nicotine are two different adventures in quitting, at least for me. When you go from smoking to the patch or gum you are happy you're no longer smoking and on the path to being a non-smoker but the whole time you're on nicotine replacement you're also thinking, you're really not off of tobacco until you go with nothing.

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With flu season slowing taking down everyone you know, it's safe to say you'll be making a trip to the doctor's office pretty soon. No one likes going to the doctor-- it's one of those things we just have to buckle down and do, despite wanting to drag our feet and pout like a two-year-old.

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We’re in a brutal cold spell, at least through this week anyway. I’ve seen two Facebook status updates from people saying something to the effect of, "I hope we don’t run out of oil." Not sure if it's because of their cash flow or not, but it does make me think to at least help direct those who are going without oil, or are challenged with heating costs, to the right place.

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A fecal transplant is exactly what it sounds like. Feces from one person (the donor) being put into another's colon (the donee). There's a big "ewwwwwwe" factor here but there are also some important health benefits....believe it or not!

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The new Maine General Hospital has a new name for the new regional hospital. It will be called the ‘Alfond Center for Health.’ The new name was decided recently by the board of Maine General Health. They wanted to recognize the overall generosity of the Alfond family and foundation.

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We're back with another round of 'Lose it with the Y.' Join us on the Moose Morning Show every Friday for helpful healthy hints from the Kennebec Valley YMCA. It's 'Get Fit Fridays!' Plus, you can win a 1 year membership to the KVYMCA.

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This flu season is drawing attention to the issues around mandatory paid sick leave. Not so much for those who have it, but for those who do not.  More than 40 million people in the work force do not have paid sick days. So, when they are sick, if they do not work, they do not get paid.

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Augusta East Redevelopment Corporation, headed by developer Kevin Mattson, has purchased the current Maine General Medical Center property on Augusta's east side for $2.5 million. That's a wicked lotta dollars, huh?

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Everyone knows you can’t use your hands in soccer, but that’s causing quite a stir in New York City.

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This would have been very interesting to attend. It was an informational meeting with law enforcement and lawmakers on gun violence. The take away message for those who attended was that in order find the solutions, we need to dig deeper into the mental health issues not just the kinds of weapons used.

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