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GUILTY AS USUAL –

Jan. 28, 2025 – The lawsuit, Samson v. UnitedHealthCare Services, Inc., originated from claims that UnitedHealthcare persistently called individuals with marketing messages without their consent between 2015 and 2019. Notably, some recipients had explicitly requested removal from the call list, only to continue receiving calls.

The settlement, preliminarily approved by a Washington federal judge on January 16, 2025, suggests each class member could receive over $90. The final amount will depend on the number of claims submitted.

The lead plaintiff, Frantz Samson, who initiated the lawsuit after repeated calls on a wrong number, is proposed to receive a $20,000 service award. Legal fees for the attorneys are set to claim one-third of the settlement fund, amounting to approximately $833,333, per…

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FIZZ IS BIG BIZ – 

Jan. 25, 2025 – Does sparkling water damage your teeth?

Unfortunately, when it comes to your luxury bones (aka teeth), dentist Dr. Cerisa Moncayo had to burst my bubble. When you drink sparkling water, a chemical reaction in your mouth turns carbon dioxide into carbonic acid. And acid erodes tooth enamel. f you’re worried about your teeth, Moncayo says, limiting sparkling water and carbonation can be one place to start. But you don’t have to kick your seltzer habit completely.

Moncayo suggests, “Swish flat water in between seltzers to neutralize the pH and protect from stains.” You might also try drinking your seltzer through a straw so it doesn’t come into contact with your teeth.

In addition, Moncayo says, “Read the label. Sugars, sugar alcohols, and flavoring can cause extra damage.” Plain soda water and brands with fewer ingredients are likely going to be a little easier on your enamel.

Finally, she says, “Drink in one sitting, as opposed to sipping throughout the day.” The more time it takes to consume a sparkling water, the longer your enamel is exposed to carbonic acid. So if you, like me, need some bubbles to make your brain work, it’s best for your teeth to drink it down quickly.

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EYES WIDE OPEN? –

Jan. 30, 2025  – Vitamin D might be known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ but this nutrient could also play a key role in how well we sleep. According to recent studies, Vitamin D deficiency is linked to poor sleep quality and duration — and it affects roughly 35% of Americans. That’s a lot of people suffering with poor sleep needlessly. Vitamin D is produced by the body when we’re exposed to sunlight, and nutritionists have long recognized a connection between this common vitamin and bone health. However recent research has found that those lacking in vitamin D are also more likely to experience reduced sleep quality and they’re more likely to keep waking up at night.

So should we all be eating more fatty fish and soaking up the sun in the quest for better sleep? Here’s what vitamin D deficiency means for your shut-eye…

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HOPE IT LASTS –

Jan. 29, 2025 – Jim Jones is celebrating being sober for the first time in over three decades after ditching weed during his trip to Japan. 

Capo flew out to Asia last week, joining Kanye West who’s working on his BULLY album. However, cannabis laws in Japan are among the strictest in the world. On Wednesday morning (January 29), he took to Instagram to share that he’s embracing a new lease on life after five days without weed. 

“I been around here bouncing like a kid like I’m in high school,” Capo stated. “I definitely got that high school feeling.”  He added, “My body ain’t feel this pure in a minute. I was in the club dancing last night for like 45 minutes straight, sweating.” 

Jim Jones followed up in the caption, expressing how great he feels being sober for the first time in 33 years, but teased he’ll be lighting up as soon as he returns to America. 

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STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – 

Feb. 4, 2025 – I’m what some might call a modern-day renaissance man. During my multi-decade career, I’ve headed a successful entertainment PR firm, written, and produced two major motion pictures, owned a contemporary music record label, and created two podcast series. For a time, I was in the restaurant business, as one of the founders of LA’s Rainbow Bar & Grill. I’ve been clean and sober for over 42 years. I’ve also written three published books about addiction. 

Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug(s) of choice and when is your sobriety date?

A. Mostly cocaine but dabbled in everything from psychedelics to heroin.

Q. What do you like most about 12-step meetings?

A. The connection to a community with a singleness of purpose. To stay sober and help others.

Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice, or a wicked twist of fate?

A. An illness but possibly a wicked twist of fate, as well!

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ENERGY – 

Jan. 29, 2025 – Sure, along the way there are shining, brilliant moments of vitality. But as the weight of the years piles on, many of us fall into the rut of routine and the creative lights start to dim. This seems to be the case for everyone — well, everyone except Dorothy Martin. ach year, the fiery frontwoman of eponymous hard-rock band Dorothy seems to gain more life with every breath. She is about as exuberant and alive as a shaken-up soda, and that energy explodes over her music…

Dorothy — no more so than on her new and fourth album, The Way, a spiritually awakened, soul-stirring collection of high-powered rock & roll.

That next-level energy was stoked, in part, by producer Scott Stevens, who also produced and recorded “Rest in Peace” and “Black Sheep,” two standout tracks from Dorothy’s previous high-octane record, 2022’s Gifts From the Holy Ghost. “I was like, This is my partner in crime, he’s got to do the next album,” Martin says over a Zoom call. “I feel like it was the right decision because wow, this album feels really fiery. It’s heavier than anything I’ve done. It’s alive.”   

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SOBER REWARD –

Feb. 2, 2025 –  I bared my life, I Went through so much, I dedicated myself to sobriety and God told me that I would be rewarded. That he would should me just how good it can get. And I have to thank God. 

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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE –

Jan. 29, 2025 -Kennedy now credits his faith; 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous-style programs, which also have a spiritual foundation; and the influence of a book by philosopher Carl Jung for helping him beat his own opioid addiction.  “I became a drug addict when I was 15 years old,” Kennedy said last year during an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman. “I was addicted for 14 years. During that time, when you’re an addict, you’re living against conscience … and you kind of push God to the peripheries of your life.”

If confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services after Senate hearings scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Kennedy would hold broad sway over many of the biggest federal programs in the U.S. tackling addiction: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.feature d- 

While campaigning for the White House last year, Kennedy, now 71 years old, laid out a plan to tackle the United States’ devastating fentanyl and overdose crisis, proposing a sprawling new system of camps or farms where people experiencing addiction would be sent to recover.

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DRUNKEN ENGLISHMEN/WOMEN –

Jan. 23, 2025 – Half of drivers pulled over on suspicion of drug-driving are found to be over the legal limit, an investigation has found, sparking calls for minsters to take fresh measures to tackle the ‘growing epidemic’. Data for the first seven months of 2024 also showed nearly half of drivers drug tested were in excess of the limit.

Drug-driving rules consist of very low limits for eight illegal drugs such as cocaine and cannabis, risk-based limits for eight drugs that have a medical use, and a separate approach to amphetamines that aims to balance legitimate medical use with abuse.

Roadside swab tests – commonly referred to as ‘drugalysers’ – are carried by road cops and can identify whether a motorist is under the influence of cocaine or cannabis.

If an officer thinks a driver is unfit to drive because of taking any drugs, they are arrested and transported to a police station to undergo blood or urine tests to identify if they have illegal levels in their system.

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VIDEO – LISTEN GOOD – 

Jan. 2025 – In this eye-opening episode of Finding New Waters*, we sit down with acclaimed journalist and author Sam Quinones, whose investigative work has redefined how we understand addiction and community resilience. Known for his groundbreaking books *Dreamland and *The Least of Us*. 

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