Reach Wellness • Jennifer Allen Newton, Health Coach

10/09/2025

“Alzheimer’s, cancer, future pandemics, vaccines, you name it…We need science. Healthcare and medical technology are great equalizers. Science saves lives — blue lives and red lives, rich lives and poor lives, travel writers with cancer and, yes, the lives of people not even born yet.

“For God’s sake, take the politics out of funding medical research, embrace science, pay for it with taxes…and only then can you truly call yourself “pro-life.””

October 8th, a year ago, was a very happy day for me. I had lost my prostate. It was good riddance, as it was riddled with cancer. I’m now cancer-free — and thankful for the tax-funded technology that saved my life.

Think of a loved one or friend of yours who’s also thankful for medical research — or should be.

As I celebrate my health, nothing seems more “pro-life” to me than funding this research — and this anniversary has got me thinking about abortion politics. There are millions of Americans who, apparently, are willing to support a government that will defund medical research — not to mention compromise the environment their children will inherit, abandon poor and hungry people at home and abroad, and take away their very freedom (all “pro-life” causes they might support but don’t) for the sake of abortion politics.

To the single-issue voters who made (and make) President Trump possible, I’m speaking up on behalf of: countless Americans who, like me, are alive today because of medical research; funding that powered scientific breakthroughs that all of humanity has benefited from; and treatments and cures for life-threatening maladies that just one generation ago were a death sentence.

Doctors and nurses and scientists — people who’ve dedicated their lives to advancing public health — are befuddled, stymied, and demoralized by the Trump administration’s extra-constitutional determination to stop American medical research in its tracks. Billions of dollars have already been invested in work that was on the verge of life-saving breakthroughs. And for no good reason, that funding has been ended, and all that promising work-in-progress is callously being tossed away.

Alzheimer’s, cancer, future pandemics, vaccines, you name it…We need science. Healthcare and medical technology are great equalizers. Science saves lives — blue lives and red lives, rich lives and poor lives, travel writers with cancer and, yes, the lives of people not even born yet.

For God’s sake, take the politics out of funding medical research, embrace science, pay for it with taxes…and only then can you truly call yourself “pro-life.”

Yes, I am cancer-free. On the first anniversary of my successful robotic prostatectomy surgery, here’s to taxpayer-funded medical research and expertise — and a future, for so many of us, filled with happy travels!

10/05/2025

A recent study has found that high sugar intake can increase your risk of dementia by as much as 43%. Researchers also found that genetics can influence these numbers even further. But we already knew that, didn’t we? https://www.eatingwell.com/sugar-dementia-risk-study-11787744

10/05/2025

This is the basis of a healthy diet overall—for people and our planet. With only a few small modifications it can also be a very brain-health supporting diet!

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

10/03/2025

“We are constantly dealing with the embarrassment of being alive." - Ayo Edebiri

Cringe is a constant - the raw material of a rich life. Reject the demand for a flawless performance and reframe your next stumble as a beautiful lesson in being human. - AHA

10/02/2025

RIP Jane Goodall. She has been an inspiration for me since childhood.

09/30/2025

Most of us need to be reminded that we are good, that we are lovable, that we belong. If we knew just how powerfully our thoughts, words, and actions affected the hearts of those around us, we’d reach out and join hands again and again. Our relationships have the potential to be a sacred refuge, a place of healing and awakening. With each person we meet, we can learn to look behind the mask and see the one who longs to love and be loved. We can remember to say our blessings out loud.

09/29/2025

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing"

- Albert Einstein

09/26/2025

Even small changes can make a big difference!

Improving diet quality by just 20% over 12 years lowered the risk of death by 6–13% in the years that followed.

This 36-year study of more than 120,000 people found that higher diet quality consistently reduced the risk of death from all causes, including heart disease, cancer, and respiratory illness. The findings held true across all dietary patterns studied (Mediterranean, DASH, Healthy Eating Index, AHEI, and Planetary Health).

Even small, steady changes in what you eat can have a lasting impact on your healthspan.

🔗 Read the study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12221395/

09/24/2025

I met Elisa Song, MD at a conference and found her to be smart, science-based and credible as well as open to functional approaches. She offers some sage advice here for those concerned about following data vs. hype.

09/23/2025

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Genes may only account for about 10% of our lifespan and healthspan. That means the choices we make every day, including what we eat, how we move, how we manage stress, and how we connect, play a much bigger role in shaping how well and how long we live. Every small step toward nourishing yourself can add up to meaningful change. 🌿✨

***For educational purposes only. This information is not intended as medical advice or to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.***

09/23/2025

Great viewpoint.

09/22/2025

This is so true!

We all want the straight line. Set the goal, achieve the goal. B

ut life doesn’t work like that.

The path is messy, full of doubts, setbacks and failures.

And that’s exactly where the growth is.

The detours are not distractions, they’re the process.

Keep moving.