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Albany, NY – Let's talk about our weight. Not how we look and not what the media tells us is the feminine idea. Let's talk about what America's growing problem with excess weight is doing to our health. Dr. Carolyn Kaplan is a reproductive endocrinologist who practices in Atlanta, Georgia and she says not only is obesity responsible for the growing number of first and second grade girls who are hitting puberty, but it's also responsible for a syndrome that could have a deadly outcome it's called Polycystic Ovary Disease.
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Dr. Carolyn Kaplan is a reproductive endocrinologist in Atlanta Georgia. You can find out more about her and her practice at ivf.com.
As the economy continues to stumble along, we're all looking for the smartest way to handle whatever money we have. Flexible spending accounts. Do you have any idea what they are? Personal finance expert Manisha Thakor says you should.
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Manisha Thakor is an author and a frequent speaker on personal finance for women. If you'd like to see her in person, she'll be at the Omega Institute's Women and Power Conference in New York's Hudson Valley later this month. Go to eomega.org for more information and visit manishathakor.com for more good financial tips.
Finally, do you remember the excitement when you first learned to read? Those letters made words and those words created stories that took you anywhere you wanted to go - they helped you learn about the world. NPR visited Chameli Weila, a woman from a small village in Tibet who says the alphabet is the most powerful tool in the world. Jay Allison has more for This I Believe.
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