What Would Lisa Suennen Say?
In a country where it is estimated that 1 in every 3 people born today will get Type II diabetes and where there are already an estimated 19 million people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, another 6 million individuals with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, and 79 million with pre-diabetes, all resulting primarily from a lifetime […]
This week humorist Andy Borowitz sent out a Tweet on Twitter (I still feel like an idiot when I say Tweet with a straight face) which said, “Waiters say “Are you still working on that?” because Americans treat eating like a career.” As with all things Andy Borowitz, it was meant to be be funny […]
No one ever likes to lose their crown. I mean, you hold the world’s record in say, long jump, and then some young upstart comes along and shatters it. It has to feel bad. You work so hard, you become the best in the game, you watch your name get put up on the wall […]
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance? ~ Edgar Bergen So I’m just returning from a week’s vacation and I’ve definitely got a serious case of vacation re-entry disorder. In theory it isn’t fatal, or so I thought. A recent study I read suggests that returning to work just might give the […]
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance? ~ Edgar Bergen So I’m just returning from a week’s vacation and I’ve definitely got a serious case of vacation re-entry disorder. In theory it isn’t fatal, or so I thought. A recent study I read suggests that returning to work just might give the […]
I am fascinated by the whole concept of “happiness” as a science and so I was intrigued when I saw an article recently about “The Happiest Man in the America,” so named by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. The Index is the composite of a survey that is done with 1000 random Americans every single day […]
A few weeks ago, Judge Henry Hudson of Virginia ruled that the PPACA health reform law (oft-referred to as Obamacare) was unconstitutional because there was a provision that forced people to buy insurance. Commenting on his ruling, Judge Hudson was quoted as saying that using the Commerce clause to justify the requirement that everyone purchase […]
A few weeks ago, Judge Henry Hudson of Virginia ruled that the PPACA health reform law (oft-referred to as Obamacare) was unconstitutional because there was a provision that forced people to buy insurance. Commenting on his ruling, Judge Hudson was quoted as saying that using the Commerce clause to justify the requirement that everyone purchase […]
It’s nearly New Year’s Eve and if you are typical you will hear someone wish you a new year that brings good health. The promise of good health generally supposes that one will not get sick; in other words, that one will be able to prevent the onset of illness that might cramp ones style […]
Never Eat More Thank You Can Lift; that’s a quote from Miss Piggy and how appropriate to this particular missive. Some of you may recall my Baconator post from back in July; it is one of my most popular posts and people continue to read it regularly. But I must say that I am feeling […]
Lisa Suennen is a venture capital investor and the managing partner of Venture Valkyrie, LLC, which publishes the Venture Valkyrie blog and co-produces the Tech Tonics podcast. She is also co-founder of CSweetener, a women's healthcare mentoring organization.