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stressful your work and family environments are, what kinds of illnesses you get
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one of a number of addictions. {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}this
portrait, you should have a checkup to determine how your blood, heart, and
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drink two martinis every evening, have a high-stress {{U}} {{U}}
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use marijuana occasionally on weekends, you should quit smoking first, followed
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the stress of your job, giving up your marijuana habit, and then finally giving
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to prevent first cancer, and then heart disease. Even for the youthful working
person who has never been sick a day in his life, who is {{U}} {{U}}
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