Ask a Doctor: Our 10 best tips to help you live better
In the Ask a Doctor column, I answer readers' questions about anything and everything related to well-being and personal health. No topic is off limits. This y…
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Don't sign the check
Dear Heloise: I read a recent column of yours, and it reminded me of this story:
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Text messages are final connection to estranged siblings
DEAR ABBY: My siblings and I are estranged. I live in a different state. My brother and I never got along and stopped speaking many years ago. My older sister …
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Dilute your risk for everything from obesity to elevated blood sugar
Vast stretches of the Sahara Desert get less than half an inch of rain annually. No wonder the 2.5 million people living there have dramatically shorter life s…
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More super powers for coffee (including decaf)
Head and neck cancers affect around 55,000 folks in the U.S. every year, but many cases are avoidable if you get the HPV vaccine, don't smoke and limit alcohol…
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Disposing of meds with a powder
Dear Heloise: In one of your advisories regarding old medications, it was stated that taking them to the pharmacy drop-off was the only way we should dispose o…
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Anger roiling beneath the surface threatens to erupt
DEAR ABBY: I have anger issues that were passed down among the men in my family. My mother is a strong woman and wouldn't let my father get away with too much,…
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Open relationships often come with hidden costs
DEAR ABBY: I am a mental health therapist, and one of my favorite things to do is to read about people's experiences. Part of that is reading advice columns su…
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Aerobics can help you lose weight and dodge chronic diseases
You've often heard that the calories you take in (or don't take in) determine weight loss, not the calories you expend (through exercise), since the body adjus…
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Eliminating printer use little by little
Dear Heloise: I just found a way to use the address labels that nonprofits send you for donating to their charities. I recently moved to a retirement village a…
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Grandma doesn't want ex-husband back in her life
DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I share a 3-year-old grandchild through our son. Until now, it hasn't been a big problem because I live in the same city as my son…
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Sending postcards brightens days
Dear Heloise: I have always travelled extensively and have a shoebox full of postcards that I have collected but never sent. I send them now to friends and rel…
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Sticking it to inflammation; the value of routine wellness checks
Q: My acupuncturist suggests I try to tamp down inflammation that's aging me -- I'm 70 -- especially something called IL-11. What is it and what can I do? -- J…
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Stepdaughter's gift for dad hurts her stepmother's feelings
DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter "Annie" gave my husband a photo album of his life for his 80th birthday. The album included pictures of his parents and grandparents…
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Daughter devastated by breakup with cheating boyfriend
DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old daughter recently broke up with her boyfriend. She caught him on the phone talking with another female, and there were other signs of…
