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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: The last kiss

Life is motion. Motion is energy. Life changes people. Circumstances change. In the early stages of my life, I experienced significant, emotional, loving, supportive and meaningful relationships with some wonderful women.

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Japan Drugstore Guide: Insect Repellent in Japan

Best Japanese insect repellents recommended by pharmacists in Japan.

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Foods for your mood: Nutrition helps with emotional well-being

Mental well-being is as crucial to a warfighter’s medical readiness as physical fitness. While nutrition is well known for its contributions to physical fitness, it’s often lesser known for its cognitive benefits.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: The walk of life

Illness humbles us all, but it can also draw families closer in care, compassion, and connection.

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Japan Drugstore Guide: Mosquito bite anti-itch products

No more scratching with these Japanese mosquito bite anti-itch products.

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Ask the Doc: Trust the Military Health System to guide your weight-loss journey

I’m adhering to my military branch’s instructions on keeping physically fit and eating nutritiously, but I’m having trouble getting rid of some excess pounds from my last duty station, where I mostly sat at a desk. How can I lose those pounds in a healthy way?

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Forest Bathing in Japan: Physical, mental well-being through forest therapy

I first visited Japan when I was sixteen years old. A friend from Tokyo had invited me.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Fate, destiny and karma

Do you believe in Fate? Karma? Destiny? Synchronicity? Your beliefs to a degree depend on your religious upbringing.

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Summer survival products in Japan

It’s time to upgrade your summer strategy for staying cool and hydrated.

Photo Of Cmdr. Mary Piliwale, associate director for public health, and Lt. Cmdr. Asa Schaefer, chief information officer at United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka, won the Other Process Improvement category in the 2025 Naval Medical Forces Pacific Continuous Process Improvement Project Competition.

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Navy Medicine improvement projects bolster warfighter readiness in Pacific region

Cmdr. Mary Piliwale, associate director for public health, and Lt. Cmdr. Asa Schaefer, chief information officer at United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka, won the Other Process Improvement category in the 2025 Naval Medical Forces Pacific Continuous Process Improvement Project Competition.

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Misawa AB Mental Health: PTSD Awareness

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristin Terry, 35th Medical Group behavioral health technician, discusses the signs, effects and resources available to those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: Relationship challenges

Are you still with the same romantic partner from high school? Well, that depends on your age. The road of romance is littered with the remnants of emotional grief, sorrow, and heartache.

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Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez: The world you see

A few years ago, I was in Rockford, Illinois, an idyllic leafy, tree-filled city, north of Chicago, close to Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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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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