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Dear Everyone who is making painful and confusing last minute decisions on your health insurance, Start with what you want: Access to a Doctor who knows you. That is what Health Studio KC provides: Health care designed for you. Care designed around conversation and convenience. Access to your Doctor when you need your Doctor. Access to a Doctor who can address the vast majority of your health care needs — when you have need. Time with your Doctor to have a conversation a

Turns out that it is true . . . it is better to give than to receive. Those who make a habit of giving live longer, healthier, happier lives. Giving lowers stress, anxiety and depression; decreases blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk; diminishes dementia, improves pain . . . giving generally improves happiness, well being and builds friendships and social interactions. If you could package it as a pill, GIVING is a wonder drug. Certainly, it is no coincidence

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I recently posted the question — When is the last time you Doctor asked you, “What are your health goals?” In a few conversations since, I am reaffirmed in how little many of us think about our health. Initially in these conversations, people are not sure what the question is asking — what does it mean to set a health goal? We are a culture of goal setters, so the issue is not the idea of goals. The problem is we have no imagination for our health. Imagination forms meani

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