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Five million

By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
Journal · 205 replies
Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

A new Inspire report in collaboration with Stanford Medical School

By Brian · New reply May 5, 2013
Journal · 84 replies
As many of you know, Inspire has a professional collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine. Inspire members have written personal stories for the Stanford Scope column. I am pleased ...

Weston A. Price Foundation

By ewcollins · New reply May 3, 2013
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We often discuss the Weston A. Price Foundation here (or else use it as a reference to justify doing whatever we plan on doing anyway). I, myself, have no opinion of the Foundation. This article by Dr ...

Vegi pros and cons

By Kambui · Posted April 29, 2013
Discussion in Why I am a vegetarian or vegan · 0 replies
How do we convince the meat eater that he is making the wrong choice ...

Internet Echo Chamber

By ewcollins · New reply February 17, 2013
Journal · 9 replies
Participants in online communities may find their own opinions constantly echoed back to them, which reinforces their individual belief systems. This can create significant barriers to critical discourse ...

Going to post more in 2013 on more of the things I have!

By keshia89 · Posted February 12, 2013
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Sorry I have not been posting a lot so far this this year! I have been sick or out of time or working. But I will be posting a lot more just to have a place were I can post and not look nuts or like I'm ...

We're hiring!

By Walter · Posted January 22, 2013
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Hello everyone, We have a position open with our engineering team at Inspire, and I'd like to share the job description with you in the event you know just the person we're looking for. We found our most ...

Low Platelet Count

By ewcollins · New reply December 24, 2012
Journal · 21 replies
On 04/10/2012 I posted the following: "My platelet count dropped from 157 to 133 (reference range: 140 - 400 Thous/mcL). This is a 15% decrease in three months. All other components of the CBC were within ...

Still here, but moved on

By ArguingWriter · New reply December 23, 2012
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I just wanted to let my inspire friends and family know that I am still here, but I have moved over to live journal for most of my writing. I'll still be posting on here occasionally. If you would like ...

Turn Facebook Teal to Heal Petition

By iggygirl · New reply September 21, 2012
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Hello Inspire sisters: Here is a copy of my recent blog post. Please consider joining this cause....... Sign the Petition to turn Facebook Teal in September http://www.causes.com/causes/651059-teal -to-heal-turn-facebook-teal-in-september ...

No Cavities for 60 Years

By ewcollins · New reply July 5, 2012
Journal · 18 replies
I went to the dentist last yesterday (06/19/2012) for my semi-annual checkup and cleaning. Once again I had no cavities, and after 60 years, my teeth are still perfect. Was it luck? We make our own luck ...

Sources still sought for article on medical “apps”

By John2 · Posted July 2, 2012
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From: John Novack Communications Director, Inspire Dear members, The New England Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit organization based at Boston University http://necir-bu.org, is working ...

Low Platelet Count

By ewcollins · New reply April 16, 2012
Journal · 6 replies
My platelet count dropped from 157 to 133 (reference range: 140 - 400 Thous/mcL). This is a 15% decrease in three months. All other components of the CBC were within range. I will be tested again in three ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Howard Luks, MD

By John2 · New reply April 15, 2012
Journal · 59 replies
Dear Inspire Community Members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people we feel are making contributions to helping patients worldwide. We are posting ...

Bye Bye Water Weight & Hello Indigestion

By ArguingWriter · New reply March 21, 2012
Journal · 2 replies
Hey Ya'll, So wonders of wonders and awesome news . . . I BROKE THROUGH THE PLATEAU!!!!! Anyone who reads my posts (Do people really spend their free time reading my psychotic musings?) knows I've been ...

Be Veg Campaign 2011

By -Bruce · New reply February 24, 2012
Discussion in In the news · 1 reply
I just saw this. There are health benefits to going veg as well as important environmental reasons, but here is one of the other reasons to go veg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla yer_embedded&v=2iLjXxcAhkY ...

The Inspire Q&A--Inspire talks with Susan Grant

By John2 · New reply February 15, 2012
Journal · 31 replies
Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. We are posting these interviews ...

Inspire is hiring!

By Walter · New reply January 20, 2012
Journal · 15 replies
Inspire is hiring, and we're wondering if you know someone who would be the perfect addition to our team. Hello everyone, I'm Walter, one of Inspire's founders and the head of our technical team. I'm ...

Christmas Ham

By ewcollins · Posted December 16, 2011
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"Half the dogs in America will receive Christmas presents this year, yet few of us ever pause to consider the life of the pig – an animal easily as intelligent as a dog – that becomes the Christmas ham ...

Following: A new Inspire feature

By Walter · New reply December 5, 2011
Journal · 111 replies
Hello everyone, I'm writing to let you know about a new Inspire feature that we launched last night, designed to help you keep track of conversations you're interested in. We call it "following" and here's ...

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