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Rise and Shine with Breakfast

Bored with your bowl of oatmeal? Tired of your toast and jam? Ready to step outside the (cereal) box for breakfast? Switch it up with these creative combos that are easy-to-make and will keep you shining all morning long!

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This Thanksgiving Eat More! (Non-starchy veggies, that is!)

Fall holidays are known for their festive meals and celebrations. So how do you enjoy the foods of the season and still keep your blood sugar in check?

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Palliative Care: Helping Patients Live Their Best Lives

Lynn’s husband Steve was diabetic and diagnosed with end stage renal disease 11 years ago. Without warning, Steve’s condition turned critical three years ago. Desperate for guidance and strength, Lynn was connected to April and the Palliative Care team at Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

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Losing More Than Sleep

Everybody suffers occasionally from not getting enough sleep. But a lack of sleep can do more than just make you feel tired the next day. Chronic sleep problems can be a contributing factor to more serious health problems.

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Are You Ready for Flu Season?

While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu viruses are most common during the fall and winter. The exact timing and duration of flu seasons can vary, but influenza activity often begins to increase in October. Most of the time flu activity peaks between December and February, although activity can last as late as May.

With flu season approaching, make sure you understand what the flu is and how to avoid it.

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Work-Life and Physicians

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Physicians quickly realize that time is the most important resource that they have. Where have you placed YOU on your priority list?

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Setting priorities, learning to say no, delegating, and realizing that you can actually accomplish more by taking time for self-care, all lead to more time for fun.  Remember that word?

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Putting family and patients first, in conjuction with career and academic pressures, often come at the expense of sleep and personal well-being.

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Work toward personal and medical culture support for a fulfilling integrated work and home life - and in doing so improve patient care as well as personal satisfaction.

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