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Yikes! Life Is Getting Shorter in America Dec. 28, 2022
It's one thing when government raises your taxes, suffocates your business with regulations or censo... Read More
Deaths From Not Moving Feb. 15, 2022
It's not always easy defining "the American way." Is it a life of hiking and yoga and kale salads fo... Read More
US Life Expectancy Drops as Aversion to Exercise Remains Unchanged Jan. 29, 2021
As recently reported by NPR, according to analysis by researchers at the University of Southern Cali... Read More
August 11, 2020 Aug. 11, 2020
Dear Annie: It is a modern kind of problem to have such a long life expectancy. My husband and I are... Read More
Though Life Expectancy Rose Slightly in 2018, It Is Hardly Enough Feb. 07, 2020
When we look at the things we try to avoid in life, you would hope that escaping premature death wou... Read More
Parkinson's Dec. 27, 2019
Way back in the 1980s, I had the dream job of health and fitness editor at the Los Angeles Times Syn... Read More
Please Read This Book: Part 2 Dec. 06, 2019
Last week, I made a strong suggestion that everyone add "Happiness Is A Choice You Make: Lessons Fro... Read More
Grim Findings From the Journal of the American Medical Association Dec. 05, 2019
Washington — Do you spend much time reading the Journal of the American Medical Association? I... Read More
A Truly Populist Social Security Reform Aug. 22, 2019
The U.S. government's debt — that is, our and our children's debt as taxpayers — is grow... Read More
Addressing Chronic Neck Pain Aug. 02, 2019
Throughout our lives, we are saddled with carrying around this weighty orb — about 10 to 12 po... Read More
The Work Ahead in Preventing Premature Death Jun. 28, 2019
In the modern world, there have been steady increases in life expectancy. It has more than doubled i... Read More
Blue Zones: Part 1 Jun. 21, 2019
It's no secret that I've been labeled an alternative health advocate for most of my adult life. Ther... Read More
Live Long and Eat Like a Mediterranean Oct. 12, 2018
In 2015, I reported on the sleeping habits of three tribal groups whose lifestyles roughly match up ... Read More
2017 Wake-Up Call: The Doctor Is Out! Jan. 04, 2017
It's not my nature to end the year on such a somber note. Normally, I'm a pop-the-cork, hats-and-hor... Read More
March of the Centenarians May. 15, 2015
It's time for us to get ready for the "March of the Centenarians." I am not referring to the latest ... Read More
Racism and Discrimination in Health Care Feb. 26, 2015
The highly influential New England Journal of Medicine published a series of perspectives on racial ... Read More
Smoking Reduces a Woman's Life Expectancy by 10 Years Dec. 11, 2014
As a general rule when it comes to health, women are far better off than men. Prior to menopause, th... Read More
Things I Don't Understand Sep. 03, 2014
There are things that really puzzle me. Some life insurance companies charge lower premiums if you h... Read More
