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Cathleen's Discoveries
Health & Wellness
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Health & Wellness

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There might be an important concept here that’s hard to adopt. Something like: your body is the vessel that you’ve been allocated for the next many decades. You won’t be issued a new one if this one stops working right, so keep your future self in mind as you make decisions on how much time and energy to invest in maintaining it.

General • Sleep • Diet & Digestion • Bug Bites • Health Research • Covid • Cold & Allergies • Exercise

General

(not sure where to put this, but if you’re in an area they cover, I’ve heard really good things about One Medical. Update: it has now been acquired by Amazon.)

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Advice: Get baseline blood workAdvice: Get baseline blood work
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Advice: Get baseline blood work
Advice: Keep all your own medical records — x-rays, blood results, vaccinations, etc. Advice: Keep all your own medical records — x-rays, blood results, vaccinations, etc.
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Advice: Keep all your own medical records — x-rays, blood results, vaccinations, etc.
DNA test plus two genomic panelsDNA test plus two genomic panels
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DNA test plus two genomic panels
Vitamin D + k2Vitamin D + k2
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Vitamin D + k2
The Best Sunscreen (for people who hate sunscreen)The Best Sunscreen (for people who hate sunscreen)
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The Best Sunscreen (for people who hate sunscreen)
Advice: get an electric toothbrushAdvice: get an electric toothbrush
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Advice: get an electric toothbrush
Dental fluorideDental fluoride
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Dental fluoride
Advice: Don't offer a bowl if someone feels sickAdvice: Don't offer a bowl if someone feels sick
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Advice: Don't offer a bowl if someone feels sick
How I think about First AidHow I think about First Aid
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How I think about First Aid

Diet & Digestion

(See also: 🥧Food & Entertaining)

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Weight loss/gainWeight loss/gain
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Weight loss/gain
The best Gluten Free substitutesThe best Gluten Free substitutes
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The best Gluten Free substitutes
Perfect Health DietPerfect Health Diet
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Perfect Health Diet
Advice: Eat fermented foodsAdvice: Eat fermented foods
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Advice: Eat fermented foods
Squatty PottySquatty Potty
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Squatty Potty
Dairy sensitivity?Dairy sensitivity?
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Dairy sensitivity?
Best Gut Health CookbookBest Gut Health Cookbook
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Best Gut Health Cookbook
Advice: Eat fiberAdvice: Eat fiber
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Advice: Eat fiber
Congee (and related Chinese medicine/energetics)Congee (and related Chinese medicine/energetics)
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Congee (and related Chinese medicine/energetics)
The best Keto foodsThe best Keto foods
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The best Keto foods
Avoiding PesticidesAvoiding Pesticides
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Avoiding Pesticides

Colds & Allergies

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Air purifierAir purifier
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Air purifier
(Not your momma’s) Sinus Flushing(Not your momma’s) Sinus Flushing
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(Not your momma’s) Sinus Flushing
Zinc Lozenges to prevent/shorten colds (or other respiratory infections, e.g. covid)Zinc Lozenges to prevent/shorten colds (or other respiratory infections, e.g. covid)
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Zinc Lozenges to prevent/shorten colds (or other respiratory infections, e.g. covid)

Covid

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Calculate the covid risk of your activitiesCalculate the covid risk of your activities
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Calculate the covid risk of your activities
Advice: think about Covid like fireAdvice: think about Covid like fire
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Advice: think about Covid like fire
Understanding Covid-19 (useful if you get it or don’t want to get it or want/need to talk to others about it)Understanding Covid-19 (useful if you get it or don’t want to get it or want/need to talk to others about it)
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Understanding Covid-19 (useful if you get it or don’t want to get it or want/need to talk to others about it)
Coronavirus Dank Meme StashCoronavirus Dank Meme Stash
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Coronavirus Dank Meme Stash

Sleep

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Ways to help you get sleepy & stay asleepWays to help you get sleepy & stay asleep
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Ways to help you get sleepy & stay asleep
Advice: Get a duvet that's one size too smallAdvice: Get a duvet that's one size too small
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Advice: Get a duvet that's one size too small
Programmable lightingProgrammable lighting
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Programmable lighting
Benydryl or other 1st gen H1 antihistamineBenydryl or other 1st gen H1 antihistamine
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Benydryl or other 1st gen H1 antihistamine
Blackout blindsBlackout blinds
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Blackout blinds
Eye maskEye mask
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Eye mask
Silicone earplugsSilicone earplugs
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Silicone earplugs
Magnesium (+ Vitamin C + Calcium)Magnesium (+ Vitamin C + Calcium)
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Magnesium (+ Vitamin C + Calcium)
FanFan
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Fan
Advice: The best napping setupAdvice: The best napping setup
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Advice: The best napping setup

Bug Bites

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Mosquito shirtMosquito shirt
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Mosquito shirt
Mosquito bite relief: a tiny heaterMosquito bite relief: a tiny heater
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Mosquito bite relief: a tiny heater
Tick bite avoidance & tick removalTick bite avoidance & tick removal
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Tick bite avoidance & tick removal

Exercise

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Stretches for back and neck de-compressionStretches for back and neck de-compression
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Stretches for back and neck de-compression
Fitness BlenderFitness Blender
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Fitness Blender
Dance FitnessDance Fitness
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Dance Fitness
Improving your brain-body coodinationImproving your brain-body coodination
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Improving your brain-body coodination

Health Research

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CochraneCochrane
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Cochrane
Other health services/guidesOther health services/guides
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Other health services/guides

See also: 🚺Women's Health & Wellness

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Disclaimer: this content shouldn’t replace any professional advice — I am not a physician nor a nutritionist — your health is your responsibility.