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Atrial Fibrillation aka AFib

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular heartbeat that puts the patient at higher risk for stroke, heart failure and other cardiac conditions. When a heart is in AFib, the upper chambers of the heart are not beating in synch with the lower chambers, possibly causing weakness, shortness of breath and heart palpitations. AFib is not generally…

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Forgiveness…Do It For You

Have you ever heard the saying,”‘Resentment Is Like Taking Poison And Waiting For The Other Person To Die‘”? Resentment causes us inner pain, yet we expect it to impact the person we’re upset with. In reality, it only affects our own well-being, much like drinking poison and hoping it harms someone else. What is forgiveness?…

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Let’s Call Fat Shaming What It Is…Bullying

In this video below, late-night talk show host James Corden responds to a bit that another late-night talk show host, Bill Maher, did about the supposed “value” of fat shaming. Maher’s position is that overweight and obese people should be called out for the size of their bodies. Really??? And when has that ever been…

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Who Do I Think I Am?

I haven’t really introduced myself in a while here so I thought I might take a minute to tell you who I am, what I do, why I do it  and why I think you could benefit from reading my work. Who am I? As you probably already figured out, my name is Karen Sammer.…

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Have You Thought About Your Act Two?

  Are you a woman “of a certain age”? You know what I mean. Kids are grown and flown. If you’re married, maybe you and the spouse have fallen into the hypnotic rhythm of life. Or you may have been a ‘stay at home’ and now the nest is empty. You may be coming to…

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What Are Your Risk Factors?

I want to share some information about heart disease and some of the ways it shows up, especially for women. Much of the existing heart disease in the US, in fact 80%, can be prevented through proper nutrition and lifestyle habits. There are some risk factors we all need to manage to keep ourselves healthy…

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