Marianne Wait

A devoted health junkie, Marianne believes that information plus inspiration equals action. She spent many years at Reader’s Digest creating health books designed to help people understand complex health topics and achieve their health goals, from lowering their cholesterol and blood sugar to losing weight to sharpening their brain power.

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Sharecare Expert Holiday Gift Guide

Posted by: | December 19th, 2012 | 0 comments

If all you want for Christmas is to be done with shopping, don’t despair. We asked some of our top health and fitness experts for a little help in knocking off the hard-to-please recipients on your list. Here are the items they plan to give -- or would like to get for themselves! View Full Post

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Is Your Guy Man Enough for the Doctor?

Posted by: | November 19th, 2012 | 0 comments

Ladies: How manly is your man? He may be able to build a campfire in the woods or fix the sink when it leaks, and maybe he can even rock your world in the bedroom—but is he man enough to get his prostate checked? View Full Post

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Surviving—and Thriving—When the Worst Happens

Posted by: | November 7th, 2012 | 0 comments

Americans are survivors. Yesterday we saw evidence of their perseverance as people in places like New York’s Staten Island, hard hit by Superstorm Sandy, walked or biked to reach dark, cold tents that served as polling places and stood in line, sometimes for hours, many of them without the... View Full Post

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Drink (Pink Lemonade) to Your (Breast) Health

Posted by: | October 19th, 2012 | 1 comment

Today is National Mammography day, a reminder to all women that regular mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer. Sharecare helped get the word out with a pink lemonade stand, which also raised money for the American Cancer Society. View Full Post

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Hormone Therapy? Fear Not

Posted by: | October 4th, 2012 | 2 comments

To all my newly menopausal women friends (and to women everywhere) who are suffering from lingering, way-down-in-the-dumps depression, sweating through two pairs of pajamas per night or flashing like a smoke alarm out of batteries at the most inconvenient or embarrassing times: It’s time to put aside your fear of hormone therapy. View Full Post

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