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Dr. Richard O’Neill addresses a question from a listener who’s worried about their co-worker moving in across the street from them, and suggests they explore why it so difficult for them to be honest with the person about their feelings.

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Dr. Richard O’Neill reminds us to check with our own health provider before responding to research studies, like a recent one suggesting long-term calcium supplements do not reduce fracture risk and may increase risk of death.
Read the study: Long term calcium intake and rates of all cause and cardiovascular mortality: community based prospective longitudinal cohort study
US Prevention Task Force: Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures

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Dr. Richard O’Neill talks about a new study showing a link between diet soda and diabetes.  Read the study: Sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverage consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in men

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Dr. Richard O’Neill shares some surprising findings from a new study on the Mediterranean diet and heart disease, and the psychological prospective.  Read about the study: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet, from the New York Times.  Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke, from the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Dr. Richard O’Neill shares strategies to help overcome the inevitable “blue periods” in our lives.

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Dr. Richard O’Neill wrestles with a listener question about past indiscretions and whether to share them with others.

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In response to a recent study that links increased consumption of sugar with higher diabetes rates independent of rates of obesity, Dr. Richard O’Neill delves into the psychology behind the problem – how to go about changing what you eat, changing your kids’ diet, school lunch offerings and more. 
Read the study: The Relationship of Sugar to Population-Level Diabetes Prevalence: An Econometric Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Data
Read the New York Times summary article: It’s the Sugar, Folks

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Dr. Richard O’Neill reveals one more reason to get a good night’s sleep — gratitude.  

Read the story: Surprising Connections Between Our Well-being and Giving, Getting, and Gratitude 

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Dr. Richard O’Neill shares his delight in learning that a study has shown his favorite berries to be heart attack ‘secret’ – or not so secret – agents.  Read the story: Berry-rich diet credited with one-third drop in MI risk in NHS 2 cohort

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Dr. Richard O’Neill shares the bottom line from an interesting research study that looked at 15,000 cases of acute heart problems — people with more friends, and better relationships, had about 60% fewer acute, life-threatening cardiac events than people who lived alone.

Read the study: Prognosis of acute coronary events is worse in patients living alone: the FINAMI myocardial infarction register

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Dr. Richard O’Neill responds to a listener’s question asking for advice when an acquaintance asks for a letter of recommendation.

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Dr. Richard O’Neill answers a listener who asks “My husband’s brother won’t “friend” me on Facebook – what’s up with that?”

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