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It Couldn't Hurt to Try

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By Ryan Ritchie
| Substack
The trash can is literally three feet away. The idea for this story has been percolating for months, the one about the frustration I feel each time I see gum that has been spit into urinals. This occurrence happens almost daily at the gym. Not just my gym — all gyms. As a professional housesitter, I have visited six health clubs in as many weeks, and gum in the urinals has greeted me at each location. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. But why?
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How lifestyle interventions reverse type 2 diabetes

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By Mahima Gulati, Ryan Ritchie, Gary Rothenberg
| KevinMD.com
I was a resident physician in New York City when I met a Jamaican woman in her early 40s, newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The hospital was always crowded and the schedules unpredictable, making continuity difficult. But appointment after appointment, she found her way back to me. She trusted me and even brought me gifts on holidays. Her hemoglobin A1c was 7.2. She had mild obesity, and no major complications.
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Chinatown grocery

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By Ryan Ritchie
| California Love
Jessica Wang (center) stands with her mother, Peggy (left), and father, Willie Wang (right), at the Gu Grocery storefront in Chinatown. What's next: Wang hopes to open by Father's Day — her general contractor dad's birthday — with a phased approach: prepared foods only through a takeout window, then slowly stocking shelves as revenue allows. Why now: Wang launched a GoFundMe campaign in mid-April after spending more than $200,000 on a buildout, permits and rent on a space she can't operate.
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