Getting enough vitamins and minerals is very important for our overall health and well being, and vitamin D is one very important vitamin that we need to be aware of. Vitamin D helps our body absorb calcium, a mineral our body needs to build strong bones. Our heart, muscles, and nerves also ...

In my last article I told you about two successful falafel shops in Haifa, Israel, which I saw as a good example for competitive co-existence. Competition, however, doesn’t always result in a fruitful co-existence. We learn from watching sports, from listening to the news, and from our own ...

When was the last time you experienced pain? For some, it was the last time they stood up, and others (likely younger), it may have been some time. The sensation of pain is a complex phenomenon, involving many specific processes and numerous individual structures. Naturally, several kinds of ...

By The Associated Press After gaining 30 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo is finally getting back into fighting shape. Early pandemic lockdowns, endless hours on his laptop and heightened stress led Murillo, 27, to reach for cookies and chips in the ...

Dear Annie: I am a waitress, and there is a lady I work with who is six months pregnant. Every time she takes a break, she goes in the back and smokes cigarettes and sometimes she smokes weed. She has been smoking ever since I started four months ago, and I kind of knew that she was ...

More and more states are now taking a good look as to whether they should continue with daylight savings time (DST). For reasons noted below, I am not a fan of daylight savings time. The result of DST is that we have an hour of more darkness in the morning and an hour of more daylight in the ...