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Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know

23 January, 2024 zmyhdg 0 Comments 1 category

Before going any further, here’s the main thing parents should know about swimming lessons: all children should have them. Every year, over 4,500 people die from drowning in the United States — and, in fact,

Ultra-processed foods? Just say no

12 December, 2023 zmyhdg 0 Comments 1 category

Americans love their ultra-processed foods, whether they come as cereal (like Cap’n Crunch, a favorite of mine as a kid), snack foods (like Cheetos), entr’es (like hot dogs), or desserts (like Twinkies). Sure, loading your

Life can be challenging: Build your own resilience plan

11 December, 2023 zmyhdg 0 Comments 1 category

Nantucket, a beautiful, 14-mile-long island off the coast of Massachusetts, has a 40-point resiliency plan to help withstand the buffeting seas surrounding it as climate change takes a toll. Perhaps we can all benefit from

Power your paddle sports with three great exercises

5 December, 2023 zmyhdg 0 Comments 1 category

On the Gulf Coast of Florida where I live, the telltale sign of summer is not an influx of beachcombers, afternoon storms that arrive exactly at 2 p.m., or the first hurricane warning, but the

Health care should improve your health, right?

25 November, 2023 zmyhdg 0 Comments 1 category

It’s undeniable: modern medicine offers ever-expanding ways to heal and prevent disease. But it’s also true that health care can cause harm. One analysis found that about 6% of health care encounters caused preventable harm,

The cicadas are here: How’s your appetite?

22 October, 2023 zmyhdg 0 Comments 1 category

You’ve probably heard the news: Cicadas are coming. Or — wait — they’re already here. And are they ever! Due to an unusual overlap of the lifecycles of two types (or broods) of cicadas, trillions

Orienteering: Great exercise and better thinking skills?

17 October, 2023 zmyhdg 0 Comments 1 category

Picture this: you’re with friends in an unfamiliar forest using only a map and a compass to guide you to an upcoming checkpoint. There are no cell phones or GPS gadgets to help, just good

What is Lewy body dementia?

5 August, 2023 zmyhdg 0 Comments 1 category

Months after actor and comedian Robin Williams took his own life in August 2014, autopsy results revealed he had a devastating disease: Lewy body dementia (LBD). Unlike Alzheimer’s disease and even frontotemporal dementia, this brain