Tag: health

  • Beware this VSL health scam

    2:09pm
    Saint Paul

    My uncle’s memory is slipping.

    It’s not as bad as it could be. Yet.

    But it adds a lot of stress to the family, especially for my mom (his sister).

    So when my mom and dad were recently sent a Video Sales Letter (VSL) about a miracle cure for Alzheimer’s , they were interested in what it had to say.

    They watched the full hour or so.

    And then they sent it to other family members before one wrote back with a warning:

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  • Vibrational Health Care.

    9:17pm Thursday
    Saint Paul, Minn

    Earlier this week, my wife and two kids all wrapped up their second round of antibiotics for their second round of ear infections and strep throat. We’re stuck inside and the sickness has gone around and around…

    and I’ve managed to stay healthy!

    Is it because…

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  • The Coronavirus is coming for you (Part 1)

    There’s a global panic right now about the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

    While the illness is real, we have very little factual data about the illness or its spread.

    For starters, there’s an indication this isn’t actually a virus — antiviral medications aren’t making much of a dent.

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    How about some industrial hamburgers for you? "Mmmmm, Burgers!" by m01229, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    How about some industrial hamburgers for you? “Mmmmm, Burgers!” by m01229, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    #inflammation #pain #health #polite #technology #persuasion #food #restaurants #socialskills #light #nature #customers

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    "Head shot" by erat, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    “Head shot” by erat, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    #bias #ego #comfort #health #lies #bodylanguage #introvert (more…)

  • Making a Change for the New Year

    Last week we discussed Luck. Is an event that happens to us Good Luck or Bad Luck?

    The Yin and the Yang are opposing forces in the universe, in balance regardless of how Humans perceive things.
    The Yin and the Yang are opposing forces in the universe, in balance regardless of how Humans perceive things.

    In the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a film filled with references to the balance of the universe (tao), a character is asked that exact question.

    Was this event good luck or bad luck?

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