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What does the current iteration of the Republican Party really want?

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor, the nobility is intact, and the peasants are seen and not heard. Which is utterly pleasant for the person sitting at the dining table, and not so grand for those doing the cooking.

The aim, then, of today’s Republican Party – it’s gotta be – is to restore the monarchy.

Which was not, if you ask me – in the slightest – the aim of the Founders.

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Evolve

Confessions of a Drama Addict

Reading Time: 4 minutesMake no mistake, drama is an addiction. It’s as simple as this, I tend to run a little cool, a little low energy, so when I’m sluggish, I can have a Dr. Pepper, a hit of drama, or I can be a rational person and take a nap. Let the record reflect I suffered from adrenal fatigue for a decade, so it doesn’t take a doctor to tell how I might tend to manage my energy deficit.

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Thrive

Give Your Eyes a Rest

Reading Time: 2 minutesGood visual health should be a component of maintaining your overall health and well-being. While the frequency of visits to your eye doctor typically varies for individual needs, most healthy adults should receive a comprehensive eye exam every year or two, which is included in most vision insurance plans. Eye exams can detect vision problems and allow you to adjust with corrective lenses, if necessary. This visit can also allow you to discuss any symptoms you may be experiencing, including eye strain.

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Informed

Cory Booker: I believe in ‘radical love of all people’

Reading Time: < 1 minute“Christ is the center of my life,” Sen. Cory Booker says during a CNN town hall, discussing how his faith impacts his political views. “I believe in that radical love of all people. I believe that the Bible talks more about poverty, about greeting the stranger, about being there for the convicted, far more than it talks about the kind of toxic stuff you often hear the President spewing out there.”

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Thrive

Detoxing with the Season: Helpful Supplements and Herbal Teas

Reading Time: 6 minutesIf you’ve visited the supplement section of a natural foods store lately, you were likely confronted with a huge display featuring a dizzying array of products that promised to cleanse and detox your system.

One reason for this is—as I explained in last week’s post on seasonal detoxing—the changing of seasons to Spring or Fall is a traditional time to cleanse and detox the body to clean out sludge from the winter or summer parties.

And, the advent of Spring is a time when many people feel even more determined to start eating healthier and lose those extra pounds. Marketers know this and many companies run sales on detox and diet products at the beginning of Spring, just like they do at New Year’s Resolution time.

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