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Good Health is the Foundation to Your Success as an Anywhereist

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We all know good health is important, but we often underestimate how much impact feeling lousy has on everything we do, and everyone we come in contact with. Fortunately, as an Anywhereist, you can choose to live in places that support your health. Before we moved to Panama, I had spent several years under a huge amount of stress, and it took a severe toll. I was excited about our move, happy about the chance to dig out from under our personal financial crisis following the meltdown of …

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How to Stay Healthy in Your Travels – A Nurse’s Advice

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Guest Post by Marianne Marfleet Travel has always been my passion. I went into nursing with the idea I would become a travel nurse. But life happens -- marriage, mortgage, children, divorce, taxes. . . well, you get the picture. In my forties, I became purposeful about travel. My first serious travel involved surgical mission trips. From there I budgeted specifically for trips and eventually began escaping the Canadian winters. Unfortunately, unexpected illness can put a serious …

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Best Countries for Quality of Life in 2011

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An organization called Nation Ranking recently released its 2011 Quality of Life Index. One hundred thirty-seven countries were ranked according to: "a nation's livability for its average inhabitant. It is a composite of six sub-indexes, each describing one of the elements which objectively influence the quality of life: health, education, wealth, democracy, peace and environment." You can find the entire report here. I've pulled out the Top 10 for you in the overall Quality of Life and …

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The Sin of the Blogger

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Well, I've done it. I've committed the unforgiveable blogging sin: I haven't kept up with my posting schedule. Normally I put up a new article every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. But the past couple of weeks, I've only done two, and not on schedule. My bad. I've gotten distracted by another project. Shame on me. I should be superwoman and do it all regardless, right? Well, er. . . no. [ad#Google Adsense-1] You see, the other project I'm in the midst of deals with health and wellness, and I …

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Americans Totally Want a Public Health Care Option

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According to information released today by Sen. Dick Durbin, Americans overwhelmingly want a strong public option to be part of health care reform here in the US. Eighty percent of poll respondents fully support a 50-state public option, and 65% of respondents were completely opposed to the so-called "trigger" option. In the meantime, until the US finally comes to its senses, we will have better choices as expats in many countries. An update on our own Future Expats poll shows a slight …

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