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Q: Should I be taking calcium pills for my bones?
Last fall, my 75-year-old next-door neighbor fell down the stairs that lead upward to her front door. Her left ankle shattered into tiny pieces that had to be painstakingly fitted back together during a grueling 5-hour surgery. After years of taking...
The headline is in green ink because the topic is about making money. Readers of this Wenatchee Business Journal for the last 35 years understand that. Always searching for clues, hints, seminars, online education and services, whatever it takes to keep one’s nose above water, especially in this...
When May arrives every year, I think of my mother. Although Mother’s Day is indeed in mid-May, May is also National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month. For the last 10 years of her life, my mother suffered greatly from complications of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition where...
Q: My neighbor swears by cod liver oil and says I should try it. Could it improve my health?
Taking cod liver oil may help if you are deficient in vitamin A or vitamin D because it is an excellent source of these two fat-soluble vitamins.
According to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), the...
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, I still wear a surgical mask every minute while at work, putting it on as I step out of my car into our clinic parking lot, and wearing it until opening my car door again to head home.
At my clinic we are expected to keep our masks on unless we are eating,...
Society has lost integrity from many different points of view and, yes, I am concerned.
There are numerous examples of disrespect of our own history, our beliefs, our ancestors, our own patriotic notions. Is this what we really want for our lives and that of our kids and their kids?
The...
Q: When my allergies kick up, my antihistamine helps my sneezing and stuffy nose, but my eyes still feel “itchy”. What else can I do?
Years ago, I bought my “dream” car, a classic jet-black 1985 Jeep CJ7 hardtop. I can still remember that Saturday afternoon in August when my husband...
Q: Can green tea help lower my blood sugar? I was diagnosed with diabetes last month. My sister recommended drinking green tea.
Green tea contains antioxidants. Drinking at least 3-5 cups of green tea daily has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, endometrial cancer, and...
Easter is the holiday most associated with candy. According to the National Confectioner’s Association, Americans purchase more candy at Easter than at any other holiday,surpassing even Halloween and Valentine’s Day.
Over 75% of Americans make an Easter basket each year. Bunnies made out of...
Sometimes clichés are spot on, dead to right and hammered on the nail. There is a reason for clichés and I think it dates back to caveman days and the very survival of the species.
Imagine a leopard is getting dangerously close to a troupe of monkeys and then one of them sees this leopard, but...
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