Menopause can be an intense season for women as they navigate hormonal changes and fluctuations and the various symptoms that come with it. This article provides women with real steps and ideas of how to manage their menopausal symptoms day-to-day from a holistic perspective. Diet A holistic, sustaining approach to menopause begins with choosing a…
What’s Concierge Medicine? Is It Worth It?
My primary care doctor recently left her practice and invited me to join her at her new gig—a concierge medicine group. There, for a membership fee, I’d have better and more personal access to her services: same-day appointments and long conversations! Concierge medicine—a model in which patients pay a membership fee for a more direct…
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’
1954 | Not Rated | 2h 3m | Drama, Western Some filmmakers use a narrative trick that almost feels like cheating in order to pique curiosity about their films. This clever setup involves starting a movie in the present and having the characters elude to something critical to the story that happened in the past….
The Price of Prescription Drugs Expected to Fall for Retirees
By Sandra Block From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance If you’re enrolled in Medicare and spend a lot of money on prescription drugs, legislation enacted last summer could lower some of your expenses. The prescription-drug provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act will be phased in over seven years, but some take effect as early as this…
Social Security for Younger Retirees
Conventional wisdom has it that to get the most out of your Social Security, you should wait as long as possible to start your benefits. That’s good advice for some, but not for all. There are a variety of reasons why you might want to take your benefits at 62 (the earliest you can start…
Dear Cheapskate: Oodles of Hotel Toiletries, Lawn Mower Agreement, and an IRS Goof-up, Too!
Lots of mail this week, but who’s complaining? Not me, that’s for sure. I love hearing from my readers, and when I can help out with an opinion, website or other solution to a problem, that makes it even better. Dear Cheapskate: I have bags and bags of hotel soaps—you know, stuffed away after trips…
Blue Hydrangeas
Question: I received a pretty blue flowering hydrangea for Mother’s Day. I already have white-flowering hydrangeas that I would like to turn blue. I was told I could put nails in the soil around the roots to turn them blue. Is that true, and if so, what kind of nails do you use? Answer: It…
Fine Art Photographer’s Magnificent Pictures of Big Waves Exemplify the Power of the Ocean
A lifelong swimmer and surfer from California has captured the beauty and power of the ocean through his long career, and his reverence for water radiates from his art. Fine art photographer Aaron Chang, 66, lives in Carlsbad, California. He started competitive swimming at the age of 7 and surfing at 9. He credits the…
Photographer Captures Footage of Extremely Rare White Killer Whale Calf Spotted off California Coast
A rare white orca calf has been spotted off the coast of southern California. “It’s already rare to see orcas in this area, let alone a white one,” said Mark Girardeau, an experienced drone pilot and wildlife photographer based in Orange County. This orca, nicknamed Frosty, is thought to have a condition known as leucism,…
Surprised Parents of Twins Give Birth to Triplets, Love Their Huge Happy Family
The parents of naturally-conceived twins were shocked and delighted when their second pregnancy turned out to be triplets. Neither had multiples in their family, but both have adapted to life as a family of seven and adore their lively, happy home. Mandi and Danny Oldani are parents to 3-year-old fraternal twin sons, Beckett and Benson,…
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