DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male who is in pretty good health. I keep my blood pressure under control and exercise five days a week at a gym, doing 30 minutes of cardio and lifting light weights. However, I have osteoporosis. As I have declined to take medications such as Fosamax due to ...
Dear Heloise: A friend of my mother decided to downsize to a townhome after living in her large family home for years. She decided the things that she wanted to take with her, then hired an estate sale company so as not to deal with the things that she had amassed and no longer needed over the ...
Today is Saturday, Sept. 20, the 263rd day of 2025. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the Houston Astrodome. Also on ...
We manage closeness and space in relationships through dynamics of attention. The solar opposition to Saturn reminds us how sometimes closeness creates distance, and distance creates closeness, and you can use that rhythm to your advantage. For instance, giving extra attention might make ...
Dear Annie: I suffer from severe anxiety over everything. I am and have been on medication for some time and I do see a therapist, but nothing seems to help. I have my share of issues, but my mind always jumps to the worst possible outcomes. In December, I had a hemorrhage. The doctors gave ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I see people walking everywhere with weighted vests. Is this a good idea for exercise? -- M.B.W. ANSWER: In my opinion, there are plusses and minuses about a weighted vest. On the good side, they increase the intensity of workouts and activate muscles that don't ordinarily get ...