We have a winner!

The winner of our November contest is Mary Ann Stovall of Hampton, Virginia, who won a Showerwise water filter from Waterwise. Congratulations Mary!

Win a shower filter from Waterwise!

The Deluxe Showerwise Filtration System from Waterwise can help reduce harmful contaminants such as chlorine and bacteria from your shower water (for more information visit www.waterwise.com). We’ll be giving away a Showerwise in November and in December—giving you two chances to win.

To enter the contest, simply leave a comment under this blog entry. PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR COMMENT—your blog screen name isn’t enough.

How did Steve Jobs affect your life?

In our November/December story “The Core of Steve Jobs,” we learned that the late Apple CEO brought energy and passion to personal electronics—and helped spawn a technological age that has touched the lives of nearly everyone, including apps and devices that many foresee revolutionizing healthcare.

Now it’s your turn. How has the wired, interconnected world that Jobs helped to create affected you? We want to know!

Do you protect yourself against cell phone radiation?

In our November/December story Calling on Caution” (Earth Matters), we learned about a possible link between cell phones and brain cancer (as well as other types of cancer), especially in people who use cell phones intensively over a long period of time.

Now it’s your turn. Are you concerned about cell phone safety, and what precautions are you taking? We want to know!

We have a winner!

The winner of our September contest is Emily Savidge of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, who won a collection of burritos from Evol Foods. Congratulations Emily!

How do you, as a caregiver, care for yourself?

In our October story “Building Brain Health,” we look at ways to avoid—or at least slow down—Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Now it’s your turn. Do you take care of someone with dementia and, if so, what do you do to maintain your own health and well-being? We want to know!

Do you use integrative medicine?

In our September story “The Evolution of Integrative Medicine,” we learned that disciplines that once thought of as “alternative” medicine—such as naturopathy, Chinese medicine and Ayurveda—are making their way into standard medical settings, paving the way for a system in which conventional and holistic practices are integrated into a seamless whole.

Now it’s your turn. Do you use alternative therapies and do you see the US developing a fully integrative medical system? We want to know!