It's high noon, and there's about to be a shoot-out. On one side, a ho-hum, good-for-you packed lunch. On the other, somewhat tasty, definitely easy, greasy, Thai takeaway from the foodhall down the street. One way or another, whether it's the boring sanger or the kilojoule-crammed calamity, that bullet's heading your way.
Question:I am in my 82nd year, and last year was told that I had COPD. I gave up smoking 53 years ago, but my husband didn't stop until the price went up to nearly $11 per packet - about six years... Read more
The first of my blogs on parenting and children went up a little over two and a half years ago.I learned a lot from writing them, and I hope some of you found some of them helpful, too.It is one... Read more
Well, the best option is not to have a heart attack at all. But if you have one and are admitted to the hospital on a weekend, you have a 5 percent higher risk of dying in the following month than... Read more
More than 13 million people in the U.S. suffer from macular degeneration, and about half of all Americans over the age of 80 have cataracts. From a nutritional standpoint, a large-scale research... Read more
Abs are on everyone's "need to work on" list. "I want to have cut abs," is a phrase I hear all the time. Well, you can with the right exercises. But don't forget about the rest of your... Read more
I often state that olive oil should be used as the principle source of fat in a healthy diet. Given my olive oil preference, I was recently asked if a daily habit of eating popcorn popped with... Read more
Sleep is a powerful restorative: A good night's sleep can help us maintain a healthy weight,
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This week, my husband offered to make the weekly trip to the grocery store. In addition to our usual staples, he brought home a surprise for me: a widely advertised yogurt. He explained... Read more