Archive for February 2016
In Mom’s Memory
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the day my mother died from a hard fall at a local hospital in Northern Virginia, the day before she was supposed to be…
Read MoreConfessions of a Non-Athlete
Do you exercise? If you don’t, is it intimidating to think of getting started? Have you stopped for a while? Isn’t it hard to get that motivation to get moving…
Read MoreFebruary 2016 Health Pearls: Vitamin D and Allergy; Seafood and Brain Health; Beet Juice and Heart Health…
*Vitamin D Consumption During Pregnancy and Lower Incidence of Allergy in Children.* A study by Mount Sinai researchers found a 20% reduction rate in allegies in children whose mothers had…
Read MoreItalian Vegetable Soup – Ribollita
I’m guessing your inbox is filled with recipes for comfort foods as a cold spell envelops the East Coast this weekend, just in time for Valentines’ Day, but here’s a…
Read MoreCAN’T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE PLEASANT? By Roz Chast – a book review
Are your parents aging? Are you trying to attend to their needs, perhaps to their medical crises, while working and raising children? Or, are you wondering what will happen when…
Read MoreIt is All a Matter of Detection
I recently heard a very scary story from my friend. Her father had called her at work saying he was not feeling well, and that an alarm was loudly blaring…
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