With sedation dentistry, there's no need to be afraid.Twenty- twenty- twenty-four hours ago,I wanna be sedated.Nothin' to do and nowhere to go,I wanna be sedated.Just get me to the airport and put me on a plane.Hurry, hurry, hurry, before I…
The many challenges of Celiac disease.Those of us who can eat just about anything without fear of gastrointestinal distress should consider ourselves lucky. We casually grab what we want off grocery store shelves, order pizza with insouciance, and toss down…
Look at it this way: If you are going to bend over backwards to get into shape, why not do it with yoga style and grace?Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India, whose goal is…
Retirement means dancing to a new tune.Sure, there's time for doing hobbies and what you love when you retire. But you don't just wake up the day after you leave work and become a piña-colada drinking, Bermuda-shorts wearing lounge-about. With…
Today's seniors are sitting on bikes, not rocking chairs.When Theresa Bean, 66, was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia close to a decade ago, the only prescription doctors gave to alleviate it came in the form of antidepressants. "They made me sleep…
Having a healthy pregnancy is good for you and for your soon-to-be bundle of joy.It makes some women glow, others pale. It usually leads to joy, but also a lifetime sprinkled with stress and worry. Pregnancy is a transformative experience…
Advances in surgery are a sight for sore eyes.They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. If only we could spritz them with something for an instant fix when they get cloudy or blurry, or pop them…
Many seniors are taking a (second) chance on romance.When Marcel Pion lost his wife Gloria to pancreatic cancer, he became a widower after 42 years of marriage. Happy to golf and then have a few beers afterwards with "the guys,"…
Offering directions for a new phase of life.If only retirement had a road map. As with any journey, it can be thorny to navigate without a guide. What's out there? Where to go if you have questions? Who can help?Luckily,…
Give your love handles the cold shoulder.In our never-ending quest to be slim, human beings try just about everything, from the sensible (a balanced, low-fat diet and regular exercise) to the merely hopeful (hello, all-cheeseburgers-all-the-time diet). When stubborn bulges continue…
