So if laughter really is the best medicine, let’s all get giggling. No co-pay necessary. Available in unlimited quantities and happily contagious. Share a story about how humor has been healing. What about a joke or funny story. Recount a side-splitting moment. We would love to hear it all. [...]

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I never expected it to go this far. I never expected to launch an international crusade for our kids or for the New York Times to call me “food’s Erin Brockovich” or to appear on Good Morning America. And I certainly never expected my life to change abruptly and irrevocably over a plate [...]

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Last Saturday, I put the Empoword concept into action when I competed in the YMCA St. Croix Croixathlon – a sprint triathlon. I woke up to a beautiful cloudless blue sky and thought, “Am I really going to do this?” Despite my best intentions to train long and hard, I simply had not. [...]

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Turns out this age old proverb is no joke. Medical research is showing us that laughter really does lead to better physical, emotional and mental health. A good laugh can help reduce stress, lower blood pressure, elevate mood, boost immune function, improve brain function, protect the heart and the list goes on. All this from [...]

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Empoword: A new business that is more than just words!
Stephanie Ross and Wendy Lutter are the women behind Empoword. Their friendship, lives, and the creation of Empoword are testimony to the power of how one right word can manifest change and help realize a goal. Stephanie realized that people need support and help to sustain [...]

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