LaShawn Wiltz LaShawn Wiltz hadn’t had a decent night’s sleep in decades. She’s had chronic sleep-maintenance insomnia since high school, meaning she has trouble staying asleep through the night. So when Wiltz, who’s now in her mid-40s, heard about the…
In October, the FDA approved a drug that can cure hepatitis C quicker than ever before — and with fewer side effects. Plus, more effective drugs are on the horizon. “A number of companies are trying to develop other drugs…
“If your path demands you to walk through hell, walk as though you own the place.” ~Unknown Trigger warning: This content contains references to self-harm and suicide. It was in the spring semester during graduate school. I was living alone…
Kate, Princess of Wales, recently revealed a cancer diagnosis and a course of chemotherapy. In a recent video, Kate said that it has taken time “to explain everything to George, Charlotte, and Louis,” her children with her husband William, Prince…
Does intermittent fasting raise your risk of death from heart disease? That’s what you might think from headlines about early research presented at a recent American Heart Association conference – drawing skepticism from experts and cautions from the researchers themselves. …
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us.” ~Steven Pressfield I was born a decade too late in 1975 in a small Pennsylvania town. By the time I was old enough to…
By RANDY SOUDERS During the years I served as Chairman of the Board for Jean Kennedy Smith’s Arts and Disability program, Very Special Arts (VSA at the Kennedy Center), I had there opportunity to meet a wide range of remarkable…
You’ve heard about the foods that can make your heartburn worse, from coffee to chocolate to tomatoes. But what about foods that could make your heartburn better? Check out some key eats you should add to your diet. When acid…
Pregnancy changes your life — and your body. You knew that your belly would expand, you’d feel more tired than usual, and you might throw up a few times as your pregnancy progressed. But you may not have expected some…
Of the many different diets out there, many people consider a vegan way of eating to be the strictest. The blandest. The most joyless. It’s not true, of course. But why do they have that idea? Because most carnivores can’t…
