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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Children of suicide

One of my saddest memories as a trauma specialist was conducting a group therapy session for children.

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Eat like a heart doctor: Food is fuel to increase readiness

Health.mil sat down with Dr. Marc Alaric Franzos, a cardiologist at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland, to explain what’s the best diet to eat overall and what foods warfighters should focus on to stay fit for the fight.

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Zama weight loss contest inspires participants on lifelong health journey

Participants in this year’s “Biggest Loser” competition celebrated their completion of the seven-week health and fitness program during an awards presentation March 19 at the Yano Fitness Center here.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Conflict of Ideals

“What’s right today is wrong tomorrow. It all depends on where you are; It all depends on when you are; It all depends on what you feel; It all depends on how you feel. It all depends on how you’re praised; It all depends on point of view.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Self-management and stress

Regardless of one’s professional or social status or academic achievement in life, all humans have stress.

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English-speaking physiotherapy and chiropractic services in Tokyo

A useful guide to getting support for physical recovery.

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Misawa Exchange makes choosing healthy options easy for the military community

The Misawa Exchange is all in to help service members and their families meet their dietary and nutritional goals by making it simple to find healthy meals.

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Best air purifiers in Japan

Recommendations for allergies, quality air and quality sleep.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Resolving conflict

Decades ago, when I was a Federal Investigator with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., I attended numerous training courses. One of the most important courses was resolving conflict.

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Restore ‘care’ to primary care providers

“What can I do for you today?” my new primary care manager said, after tap-tap-tapping on and opening the door of the examining room at the Naval Health Clinic.

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Hida Mori no Megumi in Gifu, Japan: A hub for medicinal herbs

Hida Furukawa has a long-standing reputation as a hub for medicinal herbs. Perhaps it’s the fact that the Hida area is surrounded by mountains and rivers and is deeply connected to the environment that this fascination with medicinal herbs exists and continues with great enthusiasm today.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: The male challenge

Self-limits are imposed by habit. Some bad habits are connected to a negative self-image.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: You need courage to be yourself

The choices we make in connection with everyday thoughts, feelings, and behavior result in either successful management or mismanagement of our lives.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Life adjustments

When I was single, the bumper sticker on my car read: “Happiness is Being Single.”

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