When her father died, Margarite Avendano found herself “a little bit alone” after tending to him full time as his health declined. As a caretaker, she says, “you kind [...]
María Branyas Morera has lived through two world wars, the Spanish civil war, the 1918 flu pandemic and Covid. Now the California-born woman is the world’s oldest living [...]
Snoring can be an annoying habit. Whether it’s your roommate, your partner or a houseguest, it’s easy to wonder how this involuntary sound can be so loud. This behavior [...]
People who share the same perspectives, attitudes, and activities tend to develop close relationships. The adage, “Birds of a feather flock together,” has merit. People [...]
What if you’re not the one trying to lose weight but rather your spouse or partner is trying to diet. How can you best support them without putting any wedges between [...]
Losing weight is hard. Losing weight by yourself is harder. Conversely, working with a partner to lose weight increases the likelihood of success, according to research [...]
Every day, it seems we learn of more people trying Intermittent Fasting for weight loss, including celebrities like Kelly Osbourne, who just lost 85 pounds on [...]
After years of dieting, losing a little and gaining more, I got serious about weight loss at age 50 and lost 40 pounds. When I started this journey, my loving husband, who [...]
Scientists suspect that one element of the obesity epidemic is that the brains of obese people respond differently to images of delicious, calorically dense foods. Obese [...]
On our first date, we split a three-tiered seafood tower and a wild mushroom flatbread. The tower was so tall I had to sit on my knees to reach the jumbo shrimp. My blind [...]