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wellness with oomph! is a catalyst for learning about healthy aging. These webisodes show us the proactive steps we all can take to continue to be productive and engaged. [View More]

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health

New Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Screening New Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Screening

I’m about to make an appointment for my yearly physical. This year is especially... 

Finding the Fountain of oomph! Finding the Fountain of oomph!

When searching for the “fountain of youth,” or the “fountain of oomph!”... 

Watching TV Could Take Oomph Out of You Watching TV Could Take Oomph Out of You

An article I read last month by Jeannie Stein of the Los Angeles Times, describes... 

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inspiration

My Journey with MS by Garth McLean My Journey with MS by Garth McLean

It was a hot day in May 1996 when I found myself struggling to walk. Over the... 

Six Ways You Can Get oomph! Six Ways You Can Get oomph!

Many of us want to find creative ways of getting oomph! We all know we will not... 

Inspired by a Local Weight Loss Program Inspired by a Local Weight Loss Program

My partner, Tammy 0’ Connor, read about a local long-distance run in our home... 

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Personal Development

Today’s My Birthday Today’s My Birthday

Last month, I was at the gym as usual, trying to kick it up a notch by introducing some interval training. I was really working it, lost in the aura of my ipod (thank you, Rolling Stones), challenging myself for a real run and gun for sixty seconds here and there. Soon thereafter, an acquaintance asked me if I was doing a new routine and wanted to... [Read more of this review]

Mission Number Two – Accomplished Mission Number Two – Accomplished

The honeymoon is over In the continuing saga of my volunteer efforts with one, special foster care child, there has been some change. To recap: She had been prescribed a large of drugs, but the court intervened and she was taken off many of them. When I saw J., on her birthday, she was much better. She was enthusiastic about the turkey sandwich I... [Read more of this review]

Mission Number One – Accomplished Mission Number One – Accomplished

( Part of an ongoing series from work to the world of volunteering) A relationship develops With the downturn in the economy, and especially in journalism, I came to a crossroads a while back, a stalled out career and my last child leaving for college. So I decided to take on another job, of sorts. I became an advocate for a child wending her... [Read more of this review]

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