Chelsey Simoni

What is the PACT ACT?The full name of the law is The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act. The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances. The PACT Act adds to […]

Jonathan Daige, better known as “JD” is a fighter. A true Bostonian at heart, he is used to winning and it shows as he has been through hell and back more times than we can count. We met JD a few years ago and immediately hit it off. He is your typical freedom-loving Patriot who

Abigail DePaulo should have been celebrating her fourth wedding anniversary alongside her husband, Carmen, on March 1st. Instead, she spent March 6th, the two-year mark of his untimely passing, by his grave in Arlington National Cemetery with their two little girls. SFC Carmen Joseph DePaulo III, known as “CJ,” enlisted into the Army in his

On March 27th, The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released an expanded list on their website titled “Presumptive Cancers related to Burn Pit exposure” – a more palatable list to accompany the apathetic list signed into law on August 10th of last year. Ironically, the VA is still under the assumption that burn pits are

On March 8th, President Biden stated his proposal will cut the nation’s deficit by nearly three-trillion dollars over 10 years as the federal debt will surpass the size of the United States economy within the next decade. Some concerns have been tossed around about cutting veterans benefits. This is HIGHLY unlikely and we doubt this will

Today is K9 Veterans Day! And there is no more of fitting story than that of Navy Special Operations dog handler, CMC (ret.) William Clark and his working dog, Aks, and their time at Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). A little backstory about William “Billy” Clark – he knew he wanted to serve, but more importantly,

Zach served as a combat medic in the 4th BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, with numerous combat tours overseas. He returned home from war and was diagnosed with brain cancer. He fought the most deadliest form of cancer for seven years before it claimed his life, at 32 years old, on February 4th 2023. We listened to

Exposures to potentially toxic substances occur in our every day lives, everything we do has a potential of being toxic given the appropriate conditions and opportunistic setting. As mentioned in the previous blog post about the serious side effects of inflammation and why it is necessary to manage stress and chronic inflammation to ease the toxic burden

Stars & Stripes published a piece today on Marine Corps Logistics Base, Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan in relation to a 2019 health hazards report released by NMCPHC after Congresswoman Julia Brownley after a concerned constituent reached out about the health of her grandson in the Marine Corps. The Naval Public Health Center found the

A combination of military-related stressors, lack of sleep, and how your body becomes its own worst enemy. January 12, 2023 When you ask someone what “inflammation” means, they’ll respond that it is the result of an acute (short-term) injury or illness that assists in the healing healing process, and acts as a temporary protective mechanism